5 ACTIVITIES TO DO IN JANUARY FOR THE SENIOR BUNCH

Children love the outdoors but as we grow older often staying inside becomes the norm. So how to enjoy January.

1. If you have the money or a place to go, get away to a sunny location. Sit on the beach. Read  favourite magazines and newspapers. Read a book. Enjoy the meals and party life.

2. If staying locally, find some indoor places that bring meaning. Even a trip to the coffee shop several times weekly gives a change of scenery. Restaurant meals. Order in. Buy one of those delivered food kits.Invite friends for a quick meal like a simple lunch. The library. The movie theatre. Visit a friend. Reduces the social isolation.

3. Organizing the household. Decluttering. Setting a budget for the year. And of course planning for the Spring/Summer jaunts. Are there tour bus trips? Road trips alone or with family. Researching takes time so often just perusing the internet and dreaming can be uplifting. All the ideas will not be fulfilled but it is fun to dream. Assessing the cost and how it can be managed is a good activity.

4. Watching old loved movies. Reading those books that were on the summer list. Rediscovering what is loved and can be kept and what can be sent to a new home. If a hobby like genealogy, then get to some research and writing of family stories. Phone someone instead of emailing or facebooking. A long conversation can be fun too.

5. Good month for appointments. Eyes checked. Doctor. Dentist. Legal matters. Have the grandchildren for sleepovers. Visit local art galleries. Museums. Historic places. Less crowds during the week.

Seniors always worry more about the weather and the potential of a fall. Smart thinking. So do activities safely.
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FALL ARRIVES- ARE YOU READY?

Fall that season before winter and after summer. Time to be outside with all its glory. The fall colours. The fall vegetables. The fall markets. The farm trips. The fall of our lives bring some renewed energy too. For many people the children are raised. Some are retired. Some working longer to acquire more assets or room on the pensions. Fall the time for harvest. What have you harvested in your life? Fall is a good time to reflect, evaluate, give thanks, do less and enjoy what you really want to do or need to do. Sometimes health problems slow us down so regrouping and doing what can be done.

Finding the true meaning in our lives then embracing it. Not to be fenced in!

                                                     Not to be chained to any issue.

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