Boomer Blog (Page 2 of 4)

Home for the Holidays at a Del Webb Community!

Retirement blogger Robert Fowler shares why the holidays are so special in active adult retirement communities!

Scarecrows and Baseball and Foxes, Oh My: Inside Look into An Active Adult Community’s Fall Tradition

Retirement blogger Robert Fowler enjoys a scarecrow contest and shares his thoughts on the displays…and the creativity of his fellow residents.

It’s Showtime!

All of the actors said it was fun and encouraged other residents to give the dramatic arts a try.

I was almost tempted to do exactly that.

12 Changes Boomers Face in Retirement

Here are 12 changes you may face in retirement…and all the ways you can adjust to them.

‘Hilarious’ Wife Makes Light of Husband’s First Colonoscopy

What’s so funny about a colonoscopy? Just ask my wife!

These Boomers Found Happiness Through Subtraction – Could You?

John and Marie are selling their home. Tony is giving up politics. Ann is ridding her house of clutter. How could “subtraction” help you?

Why Boomers Should Try Out Square Dancing

Square dancing is one of the most popular activities in my retirement community. After trying it out for myself, it’s not hard to see why!

Why Not Write Your Life?

To make sense of what had once seemed impossible, I began deconstructing the decades of my life.

And, much to my surprise, I found the process both enlightening and liberating.

Should I Get Involved in a Senior Center?

Retirement blogger, Robert Fowler recounts his first visit to a senior center.

Be Bold

For those of us who are determined to make the very most of every single day we greet, the most challenging trick is to resist the temptation to let our chronological age turn us into timorous, fear-filled seniors.

4 Ways to Support Others After the Death of a Spouse

Since we moved into the Village at Deaton Creek, we’ve noticed many happily married couples walking hand-in-hand along the parkway. However, a lot of our neighbors are single—both by choice and circumstance.

How to Keep Retirement Interesting (Plus, 5 Tips on Active Listening)

Variety is the spice of life. Being curious and trying new things keeps life interesting.

Dear Boomers, This Christmas, I’m Thinking of You

No matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, and no matter how you are feeling – let it be known that tonight someone has thought of YOU.

Chemo at Christmas and Learning Resilience

It was the week of Christmas and, like any other week, patient appointments were piling up. Except, this week, the physicians’ schedule seemed three times heavier than usual.

What is a Baby Boomer, Anyway?

As teens, and into our college years, many of us resisted the 1950s-style suburbanite culture, leading the fight for social equality and civil rights for minority populations.