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Your Personal Health Plan Reduces Your Stress
The proposed national healthcare bill remains in the news as more town meetings are set up to discuss the details. The latest poll by the Pew Research Center indicates Americans are interested in the issue but currently more of them oppose the legislation than support it, 44% to 38%. Whatever your stance on the bill being drafted by Congress, you can develop your own personal health plan that will ensure a healthier lifestyle for you. With the economy continuing to stall and family responsibilities growing, your stress levels may be … Continue reading
Refreshing the Relationship with Your Boomerang Kids
Robert Frost wasn’t thinking about boomerang kids when he wrote in his 1915 poem, Death of the Hired Man, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” But he sure might have been. In this economy, adult children are moving back home in record numbers – for many different reasons. Some are doing frugal planning ahead of the curve. They want to put aside money to buy a house or other large purchase and arrange to put the money they save … Continue reading
Taking Staycations in this Economic Environment
With the summer solstice arriving this past weekend, we can now officially be in summer vacation mode. With the most time between sunrise and sunset, we have more daylight hours to spend with our families. But with the unemployment rate above 11% in California and many other states and the recession not showing signs of an early end, everyone feels the need to cut back on expenses. The Auto Club estimates that the traditional vacation in the U.S. costs an average of $244 per day for two people just for … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, family in flux, Her Mentor Center, Sandwiched Boomer, staycation, sunset
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Honoring Our Dads on Father’s Day
We end our week dedicated to improving our understanding of the men in our lives by thinking about fathers. Traditional wisdom tells us that, especially in the past, they were less involved with parenting than mothers. But, looking back at our own childhoods, we recognize that we’ve gotten so much from them. They taught us how to do things, how to accomplish our goals, and especially how to feel cherished. Usually they would teach by playing – at first by throwing us up in the air as babies, later by … Continue reading
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Tagged aging father, Father's Day, men, relationship, Sandwiched Boomer, women
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