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Right-Sizing Helps Active Adults Relax At Home

Like the Not-So-Big movement, Right-Sizing has become de riguer for Active Adults, as they recognize that retirement is best enjoyed while we’re healthy, active, and able to live in our next-chapter dream home.

Active Adults Pursue Perseid Stargazing

Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket

Never let it fade away    - Perry Como

Or, if you believe the folklore, you may prefer to make a wish when you see a shooting star.

Either way, you’ll have lots of wishes and very full pockets this weekend, when it’s peak viewing time for the Perseids Meteor Shower in the Northern Hemisphere.

Tips for Active Adults to Maintain Excellent Eyesight

It’s the middle of summer, as you can clearly see from the soaring temperatures on your car’s dashboard or your home’s outdoor thermometer…

Or can you?

Tips To Help Active Adults Avoid Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!

The thermometer has reached or exceeded 90 degrees several times in the past week or so, which is normal for Georgia in July and August, but that doesn’t mean you need to be outside in the heat. Taking the proper precautions during summer heat is important to your health and well-being, and are easy to do.

Information for Active Adults About Outdoor Pests

One of the greatest pleasures Active Adults enjoy during summer is spending new-found leisure time pursuing outdoor activities, such as gardening, hiking, cycling, camping, and more.

As with any activity, maintaining health and safety begins with awareness, so we’re here to share information about how to deal with outdoor pests, including:

Active Adult’s Revered Home

Listen, grandchildren, and you shall hear

Of the right-size quest that brought me here,

On this fortuitous day in Two Thousand Eighteen

Not too big, nor too small, but Just Right in between,

Is this home to which you live so near.

Active Adults See Big Benefits In “Not-So-Big” Living

Ask any Active Adult what they dream for their future, and you’ll likely hear one of these answers:

• “To spend more time with friends and family.”
• “To have more time to pursue hobbies and interests.”
• “To spend time traveling.”

Do you see the common theme in these answers? It’s “more TIME.”

Active Adults and Depression Awareness

Whether we’ve already retired, are looking forward to doing so in the near future, or anticipate a life change – such as changing careers, volunteering, or moving to a new city – one of the things we may not anticipate is the stress that accompanies these exciting changes.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) urge individuals to be aware that stress is a major contributor to anxiety and depression, the symptoms of which are often dismissed, especially in people 55 years and over.

Boomers and Social Media – Practices & Precautions

Nearly half of the world’s population – more than three billion people – are currently using social media each month. In the United States alone, 230 million people use social media on at least a monthly basis, making it the most populated “place” on the planet.

Our Right-Sized House

Neighbors dropped by to visit for a minute

And we talked and laughed until the moon was bright

They walked home and we retired

To the cozy living room inside

Where the gas log fireplace kept us warm last winter.