Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam a weekly link up which I’m delighted to be joining as a co-host in 2025. Each week, I’ll be joining Marsha, from Marsha in the Middle, Melynda, from Scratch Made Food for Hungry People, and Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, so please take the time to visit the other co-hosts as well […]

April is a month of celebrations in our family with birthdays and also our own wedding anniversary as well as taking time out for the long Easter break. It is also school holiday time and that means spending more time with my grandsons. Autumn has finally arrived with cool, crips mornings and glorious sunny days […]

In this episode, my guest is Maria Hopwood a vibrant and effervescent woman who overcame setbacks in life to not only survive but to live a life of purpose. During our conversation we discussed: Listen to the Podcast Gratitude & Grit – My Immigrant Journey From Survival to a Life of Purpose Watch the Video […]

April 22 is Earth Day an annual event to encourage us to focus on the environmental issues that face our beautiful Mother Earth. First held in 1970 it includes a wide range of events coordinated globally through earthday.org and 1 billion people in more than 193 countries now partipate. There are so many ‘Special Days’ now […]

Start Monday with Your Weekly Boost: Living Life in Full Bloom 🌸my free weekly Newsletter. This week This week, I want to focus on how we can make space to breathe, move and be – even when we have responsibilities that need our attention. I’m sure this happens in your life, so I would be […]

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam a weekly link up which I’m delighted to be joining as a co-host in 2025. Each week, I’ll be joining Marsha, from Marsha in the Middle, Melynda, from Scratch Made Food for Hungry People, and Lisa, from Boondock Ramblings, so please take the time to visit the other co-hosts as well […]

A monthly review of books I’ve read this month. ” data-image-caption=” What’s on your bookshelf? ” data-medium-file=”https://babyboomer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Whats-on-your-bookshelf-350×233-1.jpg” data-large-file=”https://www.womenlivingwellafter50.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Whats-on-your-bookshelf-1024×683.jpg” /> It’s time for the monthly What’s On your Bookshelf? link up . I’m looking forward to you sharing what you’ve read at our monthly link up co-hosted with my friends Deb from Deb’s World, Donna from Retirement Reflections and Joanne […]

This week’s Sparks of Joy #28 was found in the kitchen. My daughter, Rachel’s birthday, was on Monday and Sunday morning the family gathered at her house for morning tea to celebrate. As regular readers will know, I love to make special birthday cakes, (especially for my grandchildren), and I had decided to make her […]

Start Monday with Your Weekly Boost: Living Life in Full Bloom 🌸my free weekly Newsletter. This week it’s about a topic is about looking back. Yes, you heard that right – looking back and celebrating your own journey and why we should take the time for reflection. In this issue: 🌸The Reverse Bucket List – […]

Harmony – that was the ‘ah ha’ moment I had when speaking to my guest, Wendy Demaresque from Steps Towards Freedom. Her thoughts on replacing Balance with Harmony gave me pause and I actually wrote about it for my monthly Wellness Reimagined post: Cultivating Harmony for a Life in Full Bloom. During the episode we […]