Transitions With Jean - Columns
Does your closet overwhelm you?
November 7, 2021
Brrr…. It’s getting cold outside! Are you ready to switch out your seasonal clothes? Let’s take this opportunity to really attack that closet that you find so overwhelming.
The reality is that we all have favorite clothes that we wear over and over. We spend 80% of our...
Decades of "stuff" is overwhelming to clear out
October 3, 2021
Oh, Jean..........
You really nailed it with the article about “These are a few of my favorite things”. My husband and I are in our 80s. Forty years ago (when we were in our 40s), he and I fully enjoyed flea markets, rummage sales, and auctions. When we would...
Don’t be too proud to use a walker or wheelchair
September 5, 2021
“Pride goeth before a fall”
That is an expression I heard growing up. It was always given as a warning when I was letting vanity get in the way of good common sense. The origin of the expression is Proverbs 16:17: ’Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit...
Have you thought about selling your home? A bit of advice.
August 1, 2021
Good heavens, it is hot out there.
No, I am not talking about the weather. I am talking about the house-selling market.
Seniors and Boomers, if you have ever thought about selling your house, but are overwhelmed with the work to get it ready, think again. Your time is now.
...Our ’favorite things’ are full of memories
July 4, 2021
I love music. Anyone who has met me knows that. Music lifts me up. If you hear me singing, you might beg for mercy because I can’t carry a tune worth a darn, but it still brings me joy. My best memory is when I was about ten years old. I remember when my sisters and I used to do dishes...
