Tag Archives: stress

Future Challenge – Beating the Blues

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Challenge #23 Into each life a little rain must fall… Each of us has ways of dealing with life’s little troubles. Some of us get busy, and some of us can’t get going. Some eat and some fast. Some seek … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Challenges, Health Issues | Tagged aging, Beating Depression, choices, lifestyle, Staying Healthy, stress | 16 Comments

Undertaking the Challenge – Day 1

Posted on May 11, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Today’s the day! My beloved is not travelling overseas for a few weeks, we have our 24-Day Challenge products, and we’ve hit the grocery store with a clear and limited focus! The Challenge is just that – not just because … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Issues, Health-Diet, Information | Tagged 24 Day Challenge, Anti-inflammatory, arthritis, change, choices, Diet, Exercise, Health, lifestyle, Physical exercise, Senior Health, stress, Supplements, Weight loss | 5 Comments

Diet, Diet, Who’s Got the Diet?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

One of my retirement resolutions is to get better control of my health. This includes sleep, diet, exercise – the whole shootin’ match. The sleep is better already, now that I don’t wake up several times each night, thinking I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Health Issues, Health-Diet, Information, Ruminations | Tagged 24 Day Challenge, aging, arthritis, asthma, change, choices, Diet, Exercise, Health, lifestyle, Physical exercise, Senior Health, stress, Weight loss | 9 Comments

Responsible Family Member: Handle with Care

Posted on April 12, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

My sister and I first learned caregiving skills with dolls and pets when we were kids. Then we cared for our children (and our husbands as well). More recently, our parents have been the loved ones requiring some form of assistance or … Continue reading →

Posted in Caregiving, Family, Financial Issues, Giving Back, Health Issues, Information | Tagged aging, Assisted living, Caregiver, Caregiver Support, Caregiving, change, choices, Elderly care, family, Health, Health Insurance, lifestyle, Nursing home, Parents, Respite care, Senior Health, stress | 12 Comments

Countdown to My New Life

Posted on March 24, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Four more days…. that’s all that’s left of my career. I had other jobs before I started down this path, but I started as a temp in an insurance office in 1974, and signed on full-time in 1975. I briefly tried something else, … Continue reading →