Old Fashioned Cooking – An Interview With Susanne Myers, The Hillbilly Housewife
Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
What do old fashioned cooking, easy freezer meals, and The Hillbilly Housewife have in common?
If you grew up preparing food to store for a winter season, you may know the term “putting food by.” This [...]
Drop And Give Me 30 – Day 3 – Taking Your Measurements
Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Why take your measurements when you start a new fitness program?
The least fun of all… finding out how many inches you’ve got to lose.
I’m going to make today’s post short and sweet.
You’ll need to take [...]
Drop And Give Me 30 – Day 2 – Make Exercise A Habit
Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Is exercise a habit of body or a habit of mind?
It’s only Day 2 of my fitness challenge and already I’m asking you to make exercise a habit.
Now, you’re wondering – isn’t a habit something [...]
Drop And Give Me 30 – Day 1 – Is Fitness After 50 Unique?
Posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010
Does getting fit and healthy after 50 require a different approach than any other age group?
How is fitness defined at different ages and what sort of exercise methods should someone over 50 use?
Is exercise after [...]
Drop And Give Me 30 – My 30 Day Fitness Challenge
Posted on Saturday, February 27th, 2010
It’s time to talk about getting and staying Fit Over 50, and beyond.
Yeah, I know. It can be a tedious subject if you start thinking you’ll have to do sit-ups and crunches every day for [...]
Iwo Jima
Posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
If you know me or have been following my blog, you know that my Mom was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during WWII.
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the flag raising on [...]
Remember Nostalgia? Boomers Long For Decades Past, But Which Ones?
Posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010
When you are given to flights of fancy, waxing and waning between now and then, which decade are you most apt to feel all warm and fuzzy about?
Yes, it depends on your age.
The Baby Boomer [...]
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Fat Tuesday Is Upon Us
Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
It’s Fat Tuesday, ya’ll! That means parades, masks, beads, Moon Pies, and general crazy-making throughout the land, especially the South. So, ya’ll, laissez les bons temps rouler – Let the good times roll!
Being raised up [...]
Nostalgic Super Bowl Ads – Here Are The Videos Per Your Request
Posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010
Okay, the people have spoken and I was listening. Nostalgia sells, alright, but where are the videos? Here they are. Olde Tyme stuff selling to the Boomers… enjoy!
(FYI: if the advertisers shut [...]
Super Bowl Ads Prove Nostalgia Still Sells – Boomers Buying Memories
Posted on Friday, February 12th, 2010
Did you watch the Super Bowl? Not a football fan? Me neither, really. Although, I must admit, I was drawn in by the sentimental favorite, the New Orleans’ Saints. I even surrounded my beverage with [...]
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