How to Look Stylish and Have Adventures after 50
Raising money for charity is not only really worthwhile, but it can be very rewarding too. However, sometimes finding actionable charity fundraising ideas is difficult. I hope this post will offer you some simple tips for easy fundraising ideas to skyrocket your donations, and also some useful …
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I’ve been reading a fabulous book called The Good Life by Hugh Mackay, and the theme is really relevant to Lifestyle Fifty which of course is all about The Art of Ageing and living the good life, offering tips about how to live life to the fullest as we get older. Do we live life to the …
Do you live life to the fullest? Debunking the good life as we know it.Read More
We're always on the look out for ways to save money for retirement. For us there was one easy no-brainer. One car would be sufficient, thank you. So I sent Dave packing on his bike, and I took possession of the car! LOL! But it wasn't really like that ... in reality we share the car and we were …
Have you ever wondered where are the best places to retire overseas? Would you retire overseas? Or would you prefer to stay close to friends and family? Let's be frank though, many people are looking for the cheapest places to retire in the world because countries like Australia are considered …
Yes! It's a Yes! On the evening of the day Australians voted Yes to same sex marriage (Yay Australia!) I mulled over the reasons so many of us, straight or gay, want to get married in the first place, and then started thinking about how to keep marriage happy (without resorting to marriage …
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I was chatting to my cousin the other day over a cup of coffee and we were reminiscing not only about how quickly life is flashing past, but also about the art of gratitude and how to be happier as you age. "It wasn't so long ago that I remember my mother saying to us cousins: It really doesn't …
There's nothing I like more than a get together with friends over a glass of champagne. What better way to do this than to combine it with raising money for a cause? With the help of 12 lovely friends I recently hosted a Purple Bra Event in support of Breast Cancer Care WA. We raised $420 …
I've been keeping this under my hat, because there were times when I thought I might crack, or regret the decision, or fall completely apart. We kept on asking should we, or shouldn't we, and deeply pondered the advantage of living in the country. You see, we've bought a little house 'down south' …
I'm all for saving money where I can, and I do quite a lot of shopping over the internet. But it wasn't until my daughter and her boyfriend bought a camper van, and my son bought a camper trailer from Gumtree that I realised what a great site it is for finding both new and second hand goods …
Sponsored post and prize in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures. Going in Style is an American heist comedy. I can't wait to see it because I'm sure it's going to tickle my funny bone. Lifestyle Fifty is all about the art of ageing and living the good life, so the concept of Going in Style …
One of the great things about blogging is the lovely people you get to meet. People who very often have the same outlook on life as you do, and are into the same sort of things. I've known Jo Williams for a few years online, and then met her in person at the Problogger Conference on the Gold Coast …
I’m a big lists person. I make lists all the time. The sad thing is making to do lists doesn’t seem to make me more organised. Far from it. Rather it seems to have the opposite effect because I have lists scrawled on scraps of paper in my handbag, a list of things to do in my desk diary, lists in …
It's all to easy to lapse into default at Christmas isn't it? When you're wondering what to give the woman who has everything, or who appears to have everything, it's really hard not to slip into gifting 'the smellies' option. Er, know what I mean? To tell you the truth, I've seen my dear Mum …
We’ve just had a lovely weekend away down south. Not in five star luxury, not in three star convenience ... but under canvas in a tent. And it was brilliant. Which has led me to think about the reasons why camping is good for you. Really good for you. Honest! Dave and I didn’t fall out putting …
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Downsizing. To downsize or not, that is the question.Read More
Here's the thing. I was an expat wife and a stay at home mum for around 20 years. When the day came and our house was empty except for Dave and myself I felt completely at a loss. I also, overnight, felt quite a lot older. I spoke about the empty nest syndrome and all that it entails on radio the …
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Walk in Nature When we first arrived in Western Australia the State seemed so vast and the scenery so unknown to us that when a friend in Bunbury mentioned she'd been to see the tulips at Araluen Botanical Park near Perth, I thought how odd. In my ignorance, I associated mass plantings of …
One of the lovely things about being on a cruise is that after a hot day sightseeing you can come back on board, kick off your shoes, put on your sarong and enjoy a long cool cocktail as the ship leaves yet another beautiful destination. There’s no driving to worry about, no taxis to pay, no …
New to Bunbury in 2010 I was keen to connect with other writers, and one day in a cafe close to where we were living at the time I met Ingrid who introduced me to Glennys and we decided to start-up a writer’s group. The group grew quickly to include 12 of us, and back in 2010 we began talking …
Sponsored by Nuffnang and Sunsuper’s the Dream Project. Lynn Ruth Miller started a brand new career at the ripe young age of 71 and, at 83, is currently the oldest performing stand-up comedienne on both sides of the Atlantic. Isn’t that incredible? Wow, this is someone who totally rocks the …
Do you have a legacy you'd like to leave to your children? For instance, how would you like to be remembered? What life lessons do you think you've passed on to your children? Life Stories If our life stories are our legacy then what would you like to pass on to future generations …
Sponsored by Nuffnang and Sunsuper’s the Dream Project As many of you know, I’m fortunate enough to be on a world cruise at the moment. I’m visiting 27 different countries on a 104 night adventure circumnavigating the globe. I’ve met some amazing retired people who are living their …
I've tried juicing and after a while felt it wasn't really for me, but now I've truly found my soul blending mate in the form of a NutriBullet. Why I love my NutriBullet What I love about the NutriBullet apart from the fabulous smoothies, is the science behind it. The thing is you see, it has …
Ever since I can remember travel has been a part of my life. Making new friends, learning to adapt and fit in, accepting different ways of doing things stood me in good steady when I began travelling with my husband, a geologist and over the years’ living and travelling abroad I’ve become bolder, …
