Growing Bolder Community

People with extensive networks of good friends outlive those without them by 22% That's a big number. Other studies indicate that friends can improve our survival rate from sickness by as much as 50%. A lack of friends in our senior years saps the life out of anyone. And old friends inevitably dwindle in number. Some find themselves housebound due to illness. Some get divorced....

People with extensive networks of good friends outlive those without them by 22% That's a big number. Other studies indicate that friends can improve our survival rate from sickness by as much as 50%. A lack of friends in our senior years saps the life out of anyone. And old friends inevitably dwindle in number. Some find themselves housebound due to illness. Some get divorced....

People with extensive networks of good friends outlive those without them by 22% That's a big number. Other studies indicate that friends can improve our survival rate from sickness by as much as 50%. A lack of friends in our senior years saps the life out of anyone. And old friends inevitably dwindle in number. Some find themselves housebound due to illness. Some get divorced....

People with extensive networks of good friends outlive those without them by 22% That's a big number. Other studies indicate that friends can improve our survival rate from sickness by as much as 50%. A lack of friends in our senior years saps the life out of anyone. And old friends inevitably dwindle in number. Some find themselves housebound due to illness. Some get divorced....

People with extensive networks of good friends outlive those without them by 22% That's a big number. Other studies indicate that friends can improve our survival rate from sickness by as much as 50%. A lack of friends in our senior years saps the life out of anyone. And old friends inevitably dwindle in number. Some find themselves housebound due to illness. Some get divorced....

“You sure know how to pick ‘em, Earline.” “Mama, you’ve made sum mistakes with men, too.” “Earline, we ain’t talkin’ about my mistakes this mornin’ – we’re talkin about yours.” “Yes, mama, but I didn’t know that he dranked wen I took up with him.” “Are you stoopid? What did you think was in them paper cups – sody pop? An didn’t you smell it?”...

(This can also be found on www.nesschesters.wordpress.com - you can click "follow" if you wish to follow future blogs. The theme of my blogs are living life to the fullest) >>>>>>> It has now been officially almost a year and a half since my accident. A journey of a lifetime, and I feel so very blessed to have experienced it. There were moments where I will be marked forever. However, I...

I have recently semi retired. I now work 3 days a week instead of 5. As I have worked for a lot of years, I did not realize how much I did not have time to learn about. I'm loving it. I walk a lot more and take the time to enjoy each time of day. I ride the bike and stop to talk to friends and sometime to someone I don't even know. I am living in a new area of Texas and don't have family...

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of participants in a recent BoomerOpinions poll reported that their financial situation had grown worse over the past couple of years, with 29% saying their finances had remained about the same. The same survey found, however, in spite of current economic woes, 76% of these Boomer respondents are likely to travel on vacation during the next year. I was heartened...

Being recently retired and finding that I now have more time to do what I want to, I have started paying more attention to television advertisements and, frankly, I have become a big fan of Genie bras. I calmly watched the first commercial a couple of weeks ago and learned that those things are magic!! I heard and saw a testimonial from a woman who wears a double D!! (Like I could identify with...