Lifelong fitness drives local senior – Sooke News Mirror
An inspiring story of a local senior in my community. I have many clients in their 90s still charging through life. I always ask what they’ve done to stay healthy. Most often, they tell me they’ve made it their mission to stay active and maintain a positive view on life. Straightforward advice! Source: Lifelong fitness drives […]
Meet Sue Maitland!
I want to introduce you to a colleague of mine, Sue Maitland. Sue has reached countless seniors through her live presentations, magazine articles and radio appearances with her positive message about the need for seniors to pro-actively plan where they will live in the later stages of their life. Excerpted from her website ….”If you’re […]
Caution: Seniors residences may make you feel young again.
https://youtu.be/ebD_drWYVaI http://www.people.com/article/senior-citizens-dancing-pharrell-happy
Its going to be a hot weekend!
Don’t forget your elderly neighbours who may need a check in. Hot weather can be difficult for seniors, especially if they have respiratory difficulties. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-heat-wave-why-heat-is-more-dangerous-for-seniors-1.3126638
The important thing about moving forward is to start moving
One of the hardest things about moving is to making the decision to do so. Change is hard. Everyone can relate to that. The hardest part about change is the fear of the unknown. “what if I don’t like it?” “what if I hate the food?” “What if I lose my privacy?” “What if I […]
You may need to downsize, if….
This is kind of a fun (and cheeky!) poke at all of us who hold on to too much for no particularly good reason. Downsizing is hard but its useful. If you’re moving into a smaller space, its time to take a good, hard look at the things you’re holding onto and whether they still […]
Keep Calm and Carry On
Its our Mantra and it should be yours, too. Moving is stressful. Whether you are moving across town, or across the country, there can and will be problems that come up that will cause stress. Its the nature of the beast. The reassurance we offer our clients is that we’ve probably seen it before, and […]
Life Lessons From Our Clients
My staff and I talk all the time about the life lessons we have learned from supporting our clients through the process of transition. Here are a few notable ones: 1.If you have good dishes, crystal and the like – use it! Nearly every client we move has carefully saved a lifetime of these treasures only […]
Support Your Parents Through Transition
Moving represents one of life’s biggest challenges, especially when a person has lived in the same home for many years. Often a late-in-life move is necessitated by a decline in health or the death of a spouse. Understandably, this can be a very difficult process. The following are ways you can support your parent through […]
Don’t Wait to Downsize! Five Tips to Get Started Today
For many people, there comes a time when our mind makes a subtle shift to viewing downsizing as a good thing rather than the inevitable consequence of aging. Tending lawns and gardens become burdensome and we realize we’re spending a lot of time dusting furniture in mostly unused bedrooms save for the once or twice a […]
