Posts Tagged ‘senior citizens’
Exercise is important at any age but perhaps the most challenging for senior citizens who have a few special needs such as decreasing ability to balance. So it is a great idea to find great exercise options that take this into consideration. One of these options is the tricycle for adults. You will find a [...]
When vision is a challenge you might like to find out that there are talking electronics you can buy for yourself or a loved one. One of these is the talking alarm clocks which can provide you with preset or customized sounds and recorded statements. Some clocks have periodic announcements which would be great [...]
Yes, you can continue to earn money after retirement. There is no reason to stop earning money just because of your age. You just need to think about it a little differently. Quite frankly, few of us want to work for someone else when we are past retirement age. Self-employment is fun. I am the [...]
Jim “Doc” Hellams is opening a new office in Pendleton SC this month! Jim is my brother-in-law and he and my sister are working diligently to get the new “cash only” family medical office open as soon as possible. So what’s unusual about that, you ask? Jim is 80 years old. He retired after 50 [...]
As senior citizens, we simply must remember to approach every event with enthusiasm and to participate in life with joy! I love my older cousins – but even more than loving them, I admire their enthusiasm and willingness to be a part of all our crazy activities.
Life changes as time passes. We all know that. Trying to explain to the younger generation what our lives were like is often like speaking a foreign language. And the opposite is also true. I cannot imagine my own parents living in this technological world. I received this little poem in my email today and I wanted you to see it. I think the author has said it all very well. The world we grew up in did not prepare us for living in the world of today — who knew?
I learned a new lesson from our granddaughter today – we went to the grocery store. She carefully wrote out our grocery list and off we went. But we somehow arrived at the store without our list. Jessica said, “Don’t worry, JoanJoan, I remember them all!” And she did! We quickly bought groceries with the help of her young memory. Yippee! From now on, she is going to the store with me so I don’t forget anything, even when I forget the list!
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