So what is on your Summer Reading List? My reading habits go from voracious to non-existent. Partly because I get busy and partly because I will read a book that I don’t particularly like and it sours me on reading for the time being. However, then someone recommends a great book and I am off …
One more change in the Empty Nest Graduate from high school, move out, go to college, graduate from college, get a job – rinse, repeat. This is all happening again. Now, five years later, our second and last child has left the nest and graduated from UCLA just a few days ago. I knew …
“There’s no cryin’ in baseball” – Tom Hanks’ character in the movie A League of Their Own. This is an updated post I wrote about how much the game of baseball has touched our lives. I am certain you will relate to this on some level. It was published in the Huffington Post as well. Recently we took our …
A fun new cooking class! Cooking for my family has been one of the greatest joys of my life. My skill level has improved over the last 30 years and the techniques I have learned from accomplished chefs have layered my basic skills with a depth of knowledge I could have never received from a …
Welcome back Guest Adventurer Cinthia! Cinthia Milner is a trained horticulturist who works as a garden coach, speaker, educator and writer at a local, independent garden center in Asheville, NC. She writes for magazines, and newspapers but enjoys her blog writing the most at www.transplantedandstillblooming.com, where she writes about the ‘inevitable changes’ life brings (transplanted) and the …
I am always on the lookout for an interesting new empty nester adventure! Sometimes these exciting new experiences can emerge from the most unusual places. What I have learned at the fabulous age of midlife is… Don’t immediately say no! Listen carefully to what is presented to you and seriously consider participating if it sounds intriguing! Midlife is the …
The empty nester downsize move is complete, we have done our best to sift through the boxes, achieved some semblance of order and are ready to begin to plan the renovation. We even have a hashtag to help you follow our new “nest” adventure! #newnestadventure Architect Georgie Kajer, of Kajer Architects, who came highly recommended, is the …
While exploring our new neighborhood on our daily walk, we have found some beautiful places to enjoy nature. Our recent move and downsize to a smaller, much older home is now described as our “rightsize” move. Our new city, Pasadena, is 75 miles miles away from the beach community where we lived for 23 years and it has …
Please welcome our newest Guest Adventurer! Cinthia Milner Horticulturist, Writer, Believer Cinthia is a trained horticulturist who works as a garden coach, speaker, educator and writer at a local, independent garden center in Asheville, NC. She writes for magazines, and newspapers but enjoys her blog writing the most at www.transplantedandstillblooming.com, where she writes about the …
Please help me give a warm welcome to our newest Guest Adventurer! Mary Pat is an empty nest single mom of two sons. She writes tips to help fathers in the transition on her free newsletter www.emptynestdad.com. My two sons are 24 and 25. I enjoyed their company at every stage of their lives and …