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This is post four of Be Brave. Lose the Beige’s 12 days of New Years Resolutions. I am newly returned from spending the most amazing Thanksgiving week in the mountains of Taos, New Mexico with my husband and our adult children. My kids think this may have been one of the best trips we’ve ever taken. We skied, hiked, dined, and browsed our way through galleries filled with turquoise and...

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...

I'm now 74 and am still an active Innkeeper at the Iron mountain Inn- the log lodge B&B I designed and built in the mountains of NE Tennessee. I also built and run a log cabin by the creek and since I had a house atop the mountain, and one by the creek, I also designed and built a house on beautiful WataugaLake. The last one was to be my retirement home, but I'm having too much fun meeting...

It's amazing what a trip to the mountain's can do for your Mind, Body and Spirit.We go to our cabin in the Smokey Mountain's, N. Carolina Our cabin is called Matadlee, named after our three sons Mathew, Adam and lee. It sits in one acre of land nestled in the side of the mountain. As soon as we drive through the gate we feel at ease and the quiet and peacefulness falls over you and we begin to let...

GrowingBolder.com member MetroMike has written his first blog ever! In it, he explains how his dreams in life have changed now that his kids are grown and flown the nest. Check it out and share your dreams!