April 30, 2022April 30, 2022Coronavirus, Family, House Redo, Senior Influencer

The Neverending Second Story

My kids and I watched The Neverending Story on repeat in the 80s, but there IS a definite ending, when the dragon […]

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022Current Events, EARTH DAY 2022, Senior Influencer, Writing

Standing Up for the Planet

As your Senior Influencer, it’s time for me to crawl back up on my soapbox. Gird your loins. In 1970 we celebrated […]

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022Cats, Children, Family, Houseguests, Senior Influencer

Upstairs/Downstairs, Part II

Last week I told you about my two houseguests, Adam and Corey, staying with me for a month while their apartment is […]

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022Entertaining, Family, Senior Influencer, Wine

Upstairs/Downstairs, Part 1

As I write this, I can hear two men upstairs talking forcefully on their separate Zoom calls. They are my son Adam […]

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022Decorating, Entertaining, Food, House Redo, Senior Influencer, Wine

1 Correction & 2 Stories About Wine

CORRECTION: First, I have to set the record straight about my remodel. I realized that the way I wrote it sounded like […]

March 24, 2022April 30, 2022Decorating, House Redo, Scott, Senior Influencer

Everything Old is New Again

And by that title I mean the inside of my house. My house is a two-story Farmhouse/Cape Cod mash-up in the Lake […]

March 18, 2022Exercise, Family, Food, Healthy Eating, Scott, Senior Influencer, Wine

Entering the Blue Zone

I am determined not to diet. I hate the word as it implies a temporary, unsustainable, unpleasant attempt to lose weight through […]

March 10, 2022Aging, Exercise, Family, Food, Healthy Eating, work

My New Job

Growing up, my parents modeled a very strong work ethic. Daddy commuted downtown every day, never once stayed home sick (except that […]

March 3, 2022Current Events, Senior Influencer, Writing

Standing Up

I wear a bracelet stamped with the words STAND UP. They are words I chose because I felt it was an important […]

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022Aging, Senior Influencer, Writing

And I Call Myself a Senior Influencer?

Okay, so when I started this blog, I thought, “Cindy, you are so clever. You are brilliant. No one has thought of […]