Tax Tip: As April usually means “Taxes” to many of us, remember this. While donations or travel expenses related to qualifying organizations may be deducted, your TIME cannot. Twice in the early 1990s, I stood in front of the TV listening to President George H.W. Bush address the nation. I still remember. One amounted to … Read more
Note: If you use social media, such as Facebook or Twitter, please remember to share posts you like. Links are at the bottom of the page. My First Memory of Making an Excuse I had turned 9 years old two months before. I was now huddling – really hiding – behind the ‘cubbies’ wall of … Read more
This post contains the announcement I have striven for since starting Aging-With-Pizzazz in 2014. In great part, it was the very reason I began the blog (which more than one person calls a “newsletter”). So finally, the day is here and I can now make the announcement. I am proud to introduce the gentle conditioning … Read more
Note for Year End – This Covid-year has felt very repetitive at times. I hope to think of some creative ways for changing things up a bit during the last month of this trying year, and encourage others to do the same. I’m going to take some time to do that – and continue to … Read more
My sister-in-law has a truly lovely face, but often laments the dark circles under her eyes. My husband does too. In fact, all the siblings suffer from what they affectionately call the “family eyes.” (Of course, they use their name.) A branch of my family also has that frequent dark, sunken look. As we will … Read more
Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is still alive-and-well. In my house, even though we share none of the cultural background, we have built our own tradition in acknowledgment of it. We’ve modified it, not out of disrespect, but on the contrary to pay tribute to loved ones, honoring their spirit, and that … Read more