My darlings, please enjoy this fantastic article by Paula Marie Usrey. Paula founded Boomer Best U to promote positive aging and to fight age discrimination. She wrote this most recent article all about planning for retirement and living your best life after 50! Enjoy.  My friend Laura retired early. She recently shared, “I have no […]

Orchid Will Always Be in Our Hearts If you think diamonds are a girl’s best friend, you’ve never owned a dog! The love and affection a dog can provide cannot be measured. Our dog, Orchid, was part of our family. With 27 grands, Orchid was still our favorite of the bunch. Our friends still talk […]

I own my identity as you own yours. On reflection, I am a composite of several of the women in my family. Each of these women possessed qualities I continuously incorporate into my life. Their virtues, values, positivity and even the way one of my grandmothers made fresh corn on the cob have impacted me […]

Chicago, My Chicago   My darlings, as you know I love my beautiful Chicago. Living here with my husband Shelly is good for my soul and also for my growth. Chicago is an old city full of history and culture. The sheer amount of activities and places you can explore are endless. If you have […]

Today is our last day on the Seabourn. Oh, how I will miss this beautiful vessel. I will never be able to repay her for her gift: my physical and emotional sense of wellbeing. I have not felt this sense of unceasing tranquility since my days living near the ocean in Honolulu. On all of […]