Throw a Little Kindness to Your Neighbors.

It can’t hurt and it might help you as well!

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When I was first starting out, I had a life plan. It involved hard work and a little luck. The plan was that once I finished my education, I would get a job and save money. I would go on numerous holidays, would have an active social life and then I would meet my soul

mate. We would eventually have children and live happily ever after.

As you can imagine I was rather young when I made those plans. Yes, I did work hard and save money, I did go on a few holidays and I did meet my soul mate. That was as good as it got for a long time. I know I was blessed to achieve what I did.

But now I am retired. My time is my own. We are not worrying about money. So what are my plans now? I want to be a writer. I have written my first novel and am completing the editing process. I want to blog about life as a senior.

Life is good as a senior. I am busier than I have ever been. And believe me, as the mother of three active boys, working full-time and being a partner with my husband, I know busy!

I always volunteered while the boys were growing up. I figured it was good role modeling. I was on the Parent Advisory Council at…