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Layoffs and Sandwiched Boomers
Consumer spending fell for a record sixth straight month in December as recession battered households worried about surging layoffs. As sandwiched boomers, you and your family may be personally effected by job loss. In years of plenty, our society operated largely on the pleasure principal, embracing the notion of ‘I want what I want when I want it.’ Accustomed to instant gratification and a sense of entitlement, we were emotionally conditioned to have it all. The average American carried nine credit cards with a total $17,000 balance. We have been … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer spending, credit card debt, family, layoffs, recession, Sandwiched Boomers, slow recovery
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Virtual Book Tour for Sandwiched Boomers
We welcome Lynn Goodwin and all Sandwiched Boomers. Lynn’s book, YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers, gives encouragement, simple instructions, and over 200 sentence starts to get you journaling. According to Lynn, journaling relieves stress, helps you analyze and process your life, and sometimes helps you find joy. Even if you are only taking care of yourself, journaling is a great way to get through stuck places and open up new ideas. NR: Why do you believe that journaling is such a great stress reliever? LG: Writing … Continue reading
Getting Started on Your New Year’s Resolutions
Do you feel stuck in your tracks when you want to get started on fulfilling your New Year’s resolutions? Here are some suggestions to get you and other Sandwiched Boomers moving in the right direction. Decide on a realistic goal. Make it a specific one you can attain. If you want to be more physically fit, commit to taking a 30-minute walk three times a week. If weight loss is your goal, resolve to lose two pounds a month so that you are 10 pounds lighter by summer. Make a … Continue reading
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Tagged Confucius, diet, exercise, fight inertia, goals, New Year's resolutions, Sandwiched Boomers
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Strategies to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Over two thousand years ago, the ancient Romans began the practice of making New Year’s resolutions when they named the first month after Janus, the god of beginnings. Janus had two faces, one looking back at the old year, the other looking forward to the new one. In order to secure good fortune in the future, January became the time when you ask forgiveness for past deeds and look inward for how you can improve. Now that you have made your own personal resolutions – still an honored ritual at … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking, exercise, goals, lose weight, New Year's resolutions, Sandwiched Boomers, smoking
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