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Learning to Live (and Love) in an Empty Nest

I came across this article and cute illustration on empty nesters and wanted to share. Many things ring true. This we know: first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage. But what happens when baby grows up and moves out? The...

Published 20 May 2010 9:16 PM by Jeanette

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Relationship, Love, Home
Get a Job!

I just met a very impressive woman who worked for 40 years in textiles. She ran the sewing floor of a upscale blouse company. I met her when I needed a skirt taken up and she was recommended for impeccable alterations. What I got was a beautifully fitted...

Published 28 Apr 2010 9:56 PM by Jenifer Harmon
Comfort in Staying at Home

Since my last post, I did not manage to move out. After looking at my finances and struggling with the idea of paying rent versus saving a little more and buying a place, I just couldn't do it. However, as graduation approaches, I find that I'm...

Published 18 Mar 2010 9:51 AM by Brooke O'Brien
Pride in your empty nest

The age old question, how can you raise 3 children the exact same way and they be so different. 2 that are successful, college educated, married, homeowners that are exactly how you envisioned your children to grow up to be. And then the 1 that is a high...

Published 4 Dec 2009 9:49 PM by Jeanette
Ready for Adventure, Swap Houses!

You may be like many of us...by this point in your life you thought you would be heading out on grand adventures. Your kids are grown, you are retired or thinking about it. And now all you had hoped just isn't coming to fruition. Well don't let...

Published 9 Oct 2009 1:09 PM by Jenifer Harmon
Inspiring My Inner Handiwoman

I'm a big believer in DIY (do it yourself), in spite of the fact that I'm not terribly tech savvy or mechanically inclined. I've even been accused of making things harder than they really are when I've tried to figure something out for...

Published 28 Sep 2009 3:34 PM by sarahsings
10 Ways to Get More For Your Money

This is a great article from Ivillage.com. Everything from letting your kids walk to school to wrapping your water heater, this artile will show you have to save even more dough. Check it out here at: 10 Ways to Get More For Your Money

Published 17 Sep 2009 1:17 PM by Elizabeth

Filed under: Family, Money, Shopping, Environment, Home
What can retailers do to get you back in their stores?

Empty Nesters spend more money online than almost any other consumer segment. Do you? And why? Is it the convenience and ease of browsing the options? Is it the written descriptions that provide more than a salesperson is able? Retailers want you back...

Published 31 Aug 2009 1:51 PM by Jenifer Harmon
Spare Time? Become a Mentor!

If you are like most of us, life really hasn't slowed down much at all. You are just as busy now as you were when you had school age children with their sports, homework and clubs. However, as yellow school buses line the streets once again this fall...

Published 11 Aug 2009 9:51 AM by Jenifer Harmon
Will You Be My Friend?

If you have ever moved to a new city, you know how hard it can be to make new girl friends. Not acquaintances, those are easy to find. I mean real, true friends that you can count on during a rough patch, work out with when your struggling with that last...

Published 3 Aug 2009 2:16 PM by Caroline Eddings

Filed under: Fashion, Single, Parenting, Friendship, Entertaining, Health, Relationship, Passions, Love, Food, Shopping, Fitness, Travel, Environment, Beauty
2009 Fall Fashion, Shop Your Closet First!

Empty Nester or not, I bet you have a closet or two full of great clothes. This fall shop your closet first, then make a list of new pieces you need to complete your fashion-forward fall wardrobe. Fall fashion 2009 is going back to the basics. Key pieces...

Published 29 Jul 2009 4:37 PM by Jenifer Harmon
Embrace the Freedom of Your Empty Nest

In Oprah’s June 2009 edition is an article called Look Ma, No Kids! According to recent research, many mothers are discovering that “empty nest” syndrome isn’t so empty after all. Due to all the technology we have available to...

Published 24 Jul 2009 11:38 AM by Brooke O'Brien
Reclaiming Your Financial Health

When Suze Orman talks, I listen. She is kind of like the E.F. Hutton of the twenty first century. Suze is known for providing conservative, straight-forward, brutally honest financial advice to those who seek her help. Oprah put her on the map in 1998...

Published 24 Jul 2009 11:37 AM by Caroline Eddings

Filed under: Family, Money, Health, Careers, Business, Home, retirement
Extra room and deadbeat relatives

How is it that deadbeat relatives think just because you now have room in your empty nest you are supposed to allow them to move in and disrupt your newly found quiet, intimate household? I'm sorry if I sound harsh, but it really seems that more people...

Published 24 Jul 2009 7:19 AM by Jeanette
Looking for the bright side

Empty Nest seems to have negative connotations - at least which is the way I think when I hear or think about it. I keep having new revelations – I have more spending money for ME! Oh, don’t get me wrong, I still see things for the grown kids...

Published 23 Jul 2009 4:50 PM by Jeanette

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