Image by Christchurch City Libraries via Flickr Baby Boomers grew up at a time of dramatic social change in the country. In the United States, that social change marked the generation with a strong cultural expression, between the proponents of social change and the more conservative. Some analysts believe this class has played out politically [...]

Image by United Way of the Lower Mainland via Flickr What do you need to know about senior’s health that could be helpful for your aging parents. As one progresses in age, he retreats in health and sometimes in fitness. Though senior citizens are counseled to stay fit, it is barely the case. Numerous natural [...]

Image by cobalt123 via Flickr There are an awful lot of reasons baby boomers don’t make good parents with probably the #1 being lack of patience. Now that I have your attention I am not saying that baby boomers weren’t good parents when they were younger and in the making a family part of their [...]

Image by Samad Jee ( buzzzyyy with life these days…will r via Flickr The fastest growing group of new computer users is senior citizens, often referred to as ‘silver surfers’. If you fit into this group you have probably watched your children or grandchildren doing all sorts of amazing things with their computers and you [...]

Image by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton via Flickr Virginia Ironside is one of Britain’s leading agony aunts, and she has contributed regularly to Woman magazine, the Daily Mail and the Sunday Mirror. Many people enjoy her direct and charismatic approach to self-help and she has published a number of books on marriage, bereavement, fertility and [...]

Image via Wikipedia There are a number of homemade beauty recipes you can make in your own home. You don’t have to buy commercial products to have really great-looking skin. In fact, homemade beauty recipes are genuinely healthier and more effective than commercially purchased products. Some commercial products can do more harm than good and [...]

Image by thinkpanama via Flickr A baby boomer is described as someone who was born between 1946 through 1964 or somewhere in that area, depending on where you look and who you speak with. The following are several websites that will help baby boomers in their search for friendships, where to stay when traveling, women’s [...]

Image by Steph L. via Flickr Know the Facts Before You Hire Home Help As Americans work longer hours and live more active lives, more homeowners are turning to cleaning-service companies for help with housework. Choosing a company can be daunting, as there are nearly 22,000 cleaning-service options in the United States, ranging from self-employed [...]

When my father had a massive stroke, I remember arriving in the emergency room and being asked a dozen questions about his medical history. My mother was out of it, in shock, I guess, and although my father had been taken to the hospital he gone to for almost 40 years, they were still asking [...]

Image via Wikipedia For years you’ve lived in that sprawling house where you raised your children . . . after all it’s home. But now you don’t need all the space and the upkeep is becoming more difficult every year for you to handle. You now have to consider things that weren’t issues before. When [...]

Image via Wikipedia Shingles can recur more than doctors originally thought possible.   Okay so now that this baby boomer has shingles I have been finding interesting articles about the symptoms, effects and treatment.  I must a dmit that looking at the photos of others people wit h Shingles I somehow did not get as [...]

10 Great Winter Fashion Trends This Season It’s that time of the year again with snowflakes falling, yuletide cheer and Christmas shopping, hot cups of coco and cozy warm fireplace with sizzling embers of coal crackling away. But what’s heating up the fashion scene this winter, a closer look reveals some interesting insights on the [...]

Image via Wikipedia Baby Boomers are suffering from hearing loss due to use of iPods and other electronic gadgets.  Even though these same Boomers lived with the Woodstock generational music hearing loss was not often reported.  However with the invention of the iPod and other gadgets the Baby Boomers have purchased them to stay hip [...]

If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window… DO NOT GET OUT TO REMOVE IT! Drivers BEWARE!

Boomers are being hit hard by recession on all fronts. Not only has their retirement accounts been sinking faster than the Titanic but they are also having a tough time finding jobs to fill the void in their savings. The lucky one is Ken Karpman who at least has time on his side to replenish [...]