A Swift September – Travel News & Fall Activities

October 8, 2024

September Travel News & More! In my last newsletter update, I wrote that August was a whirlwind of activity, and to be perfectly honest, September was no slower! Our September travel news found us in the pumpkin fields of Seattle, the mountains of the Rockies, and in the gardens of California. A wonderful month! Garden …

Without a doubt, empty nesters love their dogs ~

February 25, 2020March 5, 2019

Without a doubt, empty nesters love their dogs – An Update!

Does a dog fill in the space that has been left behind since our kids have grown and left the nest? Can a dog fulfill a parenting need in the Empty Nest? In my opinion, yes. Yes on both questions. Don’t misunderstand dogs are not children, we just love them like they are!

Ultimately, it may not the best idea for enhancing our new-found freedom. The kids are grown, the house is quiet and we get… A DOG? Why now? Why complicate life with a new puppy? Because they are awesome!

The Top 5 Most Popular Posts of 2015

March 24, 2020January 3, 2016

You do not have to look too deep in to the world of social media to see that everyone is publishing topics like the Top 5 Most Popular Posts ,The Nine Best Instagram Photos, The Best of This, The Best of That and even The Top Ten Dishes of 2015 (I did that). There is a very good reason for this. Reflection. As responsible bloggers, we need to reflect upon the work from the prior year in order to plan for and evaluate the next year’s editorial calendar.

However, my favorite part of the “Best of Post” is revisiting a topic that made people happy! My goal was to bring together a community of empty nesters to share their adventures. I am indeed the largest contributor, but there have been many Guest Adventurers who have written amazing articles and were willing to allow me to publish them! Thank you for that!

The baseball game is the same, but the players are different.

March 24, 2020May 15, 2015

“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 …

It’s Called the Empty Nest and it is a Syndrome

March 24, 2020January 14, 2015

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 …

Find Adventure in Midlife!

March 24, 2020October 27, 2014

You’ve reached midlife, the kids are doing great… now what? I believe that might be the million-dollar question. What do you want to do when you grow up? Now that our kids are grown and we have put all of our energy into making them the very best adults they can be, it is our …

When the empty nest starts adding members

March 24, 2020August 8, 2014

A New Guest Adventurer! My name is Leslie Brangham. I have been married to my husband Waldie for 32 years this August. We have two boys, Trevor 28 , & Derek 25. I am most proud of being a mom to my 2 amazing sons, who happen to both be Cal Poly graduates in mechanical engineering. …

Coachella: From an Empty Nester’s Point of View

March 24, 2020April 23, 2014

This post is written by first time Guest Adventurer, Christina. When not enjoying concerts, Christina and her HLP (see below) reside in north Orange County. Their nest at one time had four eaglets between them. They now have two soaring eagles out of the nest, one eagle preparing to fly and an eaglet who is …

A delightful day with the Almost Empty Nesters at UCLA

March 24, 2020April 21, 2014

My definition of Almost Empty Nesters: Parents who have a child in high school who are preparing for their exit. It’s time to set out for college- you watch them fill out the application and then wait… for the email or the envelope to arrive. You go through the motion of preparing for college not …

Rock Steady Boxing: A successful new program for Parkinson’s Disease

March 24, 2020April 14, 2014

This is a post written by Anne Adams, a first time Guest Adventurer and Empty Nester. Her program for people with Parkinson’s Disease is so remarkable that I begged her to tell her story! Please share this inspiring article with your friends and family, you could change someone’s life. I have volunteered at a class …

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Without a doubt, empty nesters love their dogs – An Update!