We live in challenging times, not only for seniors but for everyone. Some say our economy is failing; costs of groceries and housing are rising, gas prices are steadily increasing every week, and everything is getting more expensive by the day. Depression for many members of our society are at an all-time high. More people … Read more
From what I was told, William McLean was born in Scotland. He’d travelled by ship across the Atlantic Ocean to Canada. It must have been a scary decision to leave your country and begin a new life in a foreign country. However, he married Alice MacDonald, and together they started their married life on a … Read more
Yesterday, we talked about the “noise” of the internet—that feeling of being in a crowded room where everyone is shouting. Today, let’s talk about the alternative: finding a room where people are actually talking about the things you love. One of the great myths about getting older is that our circles naturally shrink. We retire, … Read more
When You Can’t Host Anymore (And That’s Okay) Hi there, and welcome back to Your Canadian Senior Moment! We’ve spent the past four installments talking about how to make holiday hosting more manageable—simplifying traditions, setting boundaries, creating new approaches, and mastering the practical details. But today, we need to talk about something harder: what happens … Read more
Taking Care of Yourself First (You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup) Here’s the uncomfortable truth about holiday hosting: You can simplify every tradition and set every boundary in the world, but if you’re running yourself ragged trying to make everyone else happy, you’re still going to crash. And when you crash, nobody wins. Not … Read more
Setting Boundaries With Love (Even When They Don’t Make It Easy) Hello again, and welcome back! Yesterday, we talked about giving yourself permission to simplify holiday traditions—to do less without guilt. Today, we’re tackling what many of you told us is even trickier: navigating family dynamics and setting boundaries when everyone has opinions about how … Read more
Simplifying Traditions (Permission to Do Less) Hi there. Welcome back to “Your Canadian Senior Moment”! Remember when you used to make seventeen different kinds of Christmas cookies, hand-address 150 cards, and spend three days preparing a feast that was consumed in twenty minutes? Remember thinking, “This is wonderful, and I’ll do this forever”? And now? … Read more
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