Are your blinds open right now? Or perhaps the better question is: if they aren’t, do you want them to be?I’ve spent most of my life in a blind-less, curtain-less utopia. This privilege comes from living on a few acres, where the only sign of my neighbors is the faint glow of … [Read more...] about Garden Journal: A Clear View
Home Improvements
Improved Independence With These Helpful Gadgets
While navigating the bathroom can become more challenging as we age, there are a number of products on the market that can improve the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of this important area of your home. These tech innovations can make daily routines safer and more … [Read more...] about Improved Independence With These Helpful Gadgets
Caregiving Answers: How To Make A Bath Safer
When mobility is a challenge, tasks that were once simple such as getting into the bath or shower, become not only more difficult, but also more dangerous, as balance wanes. There are a number of useful assistive technology devices that make getting into the bath or shower a … [Read more...] about Caregiving Answers: How To Make A Bath Safer
Make Moving Manageable
You never know how much stuff you have until you have to move it all somewhere. Especially when we’ve gradually accumulated possessions over decades, the idea of sorting through it all in order to make a move — and the decisions we have to make about each item along the way — can … [Read more...] about Make Moving Manageable
Tools To Help You Stay (And Thrive) In Your Home
What would make your home work better for you? There are many tools available to help seniors age in place in their homes, because home is indeed where the heart is, as well as where cherished memories, dignity, and optimism reside. Independent aging tools can range from home … [Read more...] about Tools To Help You Stay (And Thrive) In Your Home