Last year we visited adaptive tools for the kitchen. After a year, I haven’t yet purchased a set of ‘Forghetti’ pasta forks (it’s still on my list). Like many of us, need is generally what motivates me; I continue to manage my pasta with my simple utensils, so hence no Forghetti (yet). Both my husband […]

Wishing everyone a productive 2025, with less stress and ample hope. Time again. At least one more year of sharing some tidbits I’ve learned in the past months. There is no rhyme or reason to the order or the selections. It’s difficult just picking out a few and giving them a cursory covering. The latter […]

Note: As I always enjoy a bit of time off at the end of the year, I’m taking this opportunity now to wish you all Happy Holidays. This month represents the 10th year of Aging_With_Pizzazz. Not certain if that is Happy Birthday or Happy 10th Anniversary. Either way, 10 years is a long time for […]

Personal Note: To all of you celebrating over this month’s election, I say congratulations. I trust you will watch for the results from your choice. For those of you grieving over the same election, I offer sympathy, and the time-old solace that “this too shall pass.” Finally, for all of us, I suspect that being […]

I trust that each of you enjoyed the numerous daily posts you have received from me in the past two months while I was away. Are you shaking your head in wonder? Thinking ‘did I miss something?’ In turn, I wonder if this is gaslighting or sanewashing my readers. To include a fact-check, I didn’t […]

Note to Readers: Aging_with_Pizzazz will be taking a Hiatus. Keep up all your good work and I’ll be back with you in the fall. Upon mentioning my gym ball in a class recently, a guy asked me “well, what is a gym ball?” It was one of those moments when you stumble and wish you […]

A belly-laugh a day keeps the doctor away. Okay, so maybe not exactly a guarantee. Still, we recognize that we feel better when we laugh, when we smile or when we are joyful. I’m convinced it’s part of Aging with Pizzazz. You may remember my last point in Day to Reveal THE Key to Longevity […]

I’m conflicted about writing this piece. Mostly because I wear contact lenses, have friends and family who rely on their CPAP devices for a good night’s sleep and because I am an avid promoter of the Neti Pot. (If you’re not familiar with a Neti pot, it’s a small device for nasal rinsing that looks […]

I suspect it isn’t rare for any of us to suffer follow-up failure. Times we ‘meant to’ finish sharing a thought or a plan or information with someone and then it becomes too late. The opportunity is gone. I was unable to finish a follow-up conversation that I had with Alice, a person I really […]

In years past, I only discussed the topic of spinal stenosis with Chiropractic associates. It was on the lips of these docs because they diagnosed and treated it in their daily practice. Nowadays I hear about it regularly from lay friends. As I age it’s not surprising to hear about spinal stenosis from my peers […]