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Old friends are the treasures of life!

There's something to be said about old friends - people who've known you for years and have stuck by you for better or worse. True...

Off again...and out of my comfort zone!

I love a good adventure but after enduring spartan conditions trekking in Nepal and Tanzania, I have decided I need some creature...

Five ways to fire up your motivation...

Some days, you just don't feel like it...anything! And it is perfectly okay to have days when you simply shut down, do your thing and...

Wine, coffee and me...a love story!

I do love a glass of wine...and some things just taste better with a great red. I can't imagine myself eating a bowl of pasta, or a...

Hitting the airwaves on ageism

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/louise-di-francesco-on-ageism/id1472959893?i=1000623987866 Ageism is one of the most important...

Some days, it is only the couch that will do!

Today was one of those days! No energy, no get up and go and no desire to do anything at all except head for the couch to binge Netflix...

Money...how much do you need in retirement?

The End Of Financial Year agony is now over and the inevitable day of reckoning with the accountant and financial advisor is in the rear...

Greetings from sunny Spain!

Ticking things off my bucket list has become a bit of obssession lately. After a near-fatal heart attack in 2021, it has become all the...

60 is the new 30! Let's celebrate...

Was at a party on Saturday night when I got into a conversation about age with a lovely woman I have known for years. Now this particular...

Change - the only thing that is constant...

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude” - Oprah Winfrey Having...

To party or not to party - that's the question!

The season of non-stop indulgence and celebration is upon us, and this year it feels like it's busier than ever. It is probably not, but...

Just say no....

How hard is it to say no to requests/demands from friends and family when you really, really don't want to do something but they pressure...

The benefit of doing...absolutely nothing!

It's not often I get to sit and gaze at a beautiful view of nature, alone, with no devices. In fact, thinking about it, it is probably...

Age is no barrier to adventure!

I just love Over Fifty Still Fabulous women who set amazingly challenging goals and just go for it. Charmian Frend is an Australian ice...

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