As my husband and I head into our 3rd year as empty nesters (we’re veterans now), I have chosen to focus on the upsides of this period in our lives. Now, don’t get me wrong. This mom cried her eyes out when I dropped each of my 2 kids off at college and I still …
Instagram for Empty Nesters… it’s not just for our kids. Are you on Instagram? If not, #youaremissingout. I joined Instagram last year and I absolutely love it. Don’t tell my Facebook friends but I think I enjoy it a great deal more! You can pinpoint exactly what you are interested in seeing. There is a …
I feel like an empty nester veteran as I comfortably settle in to my fifth year. I have twin daughters: one who always wanted to go east, the other who was looking forward to her college years as a Bruin just like my husband and me. The summer before their senior year in high school …
College kids leave us over and over again. It sure seems like it. Does it seem like you are always saying goodbye to your college kids? I was thinking about all of the new Empty Nesters and how they are finishing their holiday time with their sons and daughters. The last child has left the …
Empty Nesters and a midlife gap year… is it for you? Some Empty Nesters are trying a midlife gap year. Just yesterday, I read in the Wall St Journal about how couples are tired of doing the same old thing and switching it up a bit. “After decades of raising children and climbing the corporate ladder, …
Empty Nesters get dogs. Yep it is true. I know several Empty Nesters who have gotten dogs. I am one of them. I would not really consider us “dog people”. You know what I mean, people who don’t mind being jumped on and slobbered on. But after 5 1/2 months with Rocco, I think we …
Welcome! This is the place to learn about what is going on in the world of Empty Nesters! I was so curious about what was happening with other Empty Nesters that I created this site! What are you doing? Where are you going? What are you reading, eating, cooking? How are you feeling now that …
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