December 23rd, 2010
Menopause
Take Back Your Sleep By Cathy Lee Taylor NABBW’s Expert on Menopause Menopause results into trouble sleeping for so many women. We wake up too many times in the night to go to the bathroom. Our restless legs wake us up. As our hormones continue to shift (typically declining) beginning with peri-menopause throughout menopause and […]
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December 23rd, 2010
Health Care and Physical Fitness
Free Fall By Marilyn Slaby One of our boomer neighbors took a spill early this fall. He was hurrying down the street and looking at his cell phone as he walked. He stepped off the curb and went face-down in the street where he lay for 30 minutes until someone saw him. He jammed the […]
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December 23rd, 2010
Blogging
With the redesign of NABBW’s website, we wanted to give you some easy instructions for accessing your membership benefits to ensure that you get the full benefit of your membership. The top horizontal bar of the website has a place for you to login by entering your “Username” and “Password”, and then clicking the “Log […]
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December 23rd, 2010
Give The Gift Of NABBW Membership There are LOTS of reasons to give a gift of an NABBW membership. Perhaps you want to: Affirm a friendship Share the power of the new NABBW.com site with a colleague Honor a family member (your mother, your sister, your daughter, your grandmother…) Connect with a loved one Mark […]
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December 21st, 2010
Books
Canadian Retirement Planning Mistakes: Key Strategies on How to Take Action to Avoid Them Author: Grant W. Hicks, RDB, C.I.M., FSCI, Retirement Planning Specialist www.ghicks.com Amazon link: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1426913540/ref=sib_rdr_dp Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW Grant Hicks is a financial educator and well-known among retirees for his expertise in advising retirees – and those about […]
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December 20th, 2010
Books
Francesca of Lost Nation Author: Lucinda Sue Crosby http://stories.luckycinda.com/ Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Francesca-of-Lost-Nation-ebook/dp/B003MGKA5Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1291744576&sr=1-1 Reviewed by: Anne Holmes for the NABBW You’ll have a hard time putting this book down, once you start reading it. This is a coming of age story, set in Lost Nation, Iowa, a real farm town located in Eastern Iowa, about halfway […]
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December 16th, 2010
Entrepreneurial Authoring
How to Write a Book with Multiple Authors By Ronda Del Boccio NABBW’s Entrepreneurial Authoring Expert Writing a book doesn\’t get much easier than assembling a book with multiple authors. After all, you don\’t have to write very much of the book. You simply have to pick some great co-authors and put everything together in […]
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December 16th, 2010
Expert Columns
Think Ahead this Holiday Season By Regina Leeds NABBW’s Organizational Skills Expert At this time of year most people are trying to keep their heads above water. The TV airwaves and newspapers are full of ways to celebrate. What if we did something a bit radical? What if we looked beyond the holiday and found […]
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December 15th, 2010
Expert Columns
Style: Keeping Covered Yet Gorgeous for Dressy Holiday Parties By Sherrie Mathieson NABBW’s Fashion Expert I know dressing for holiday events can be a challenge if you don\’t want lots of skin bared. I have shown in the past how wearing a dressy fabric shirt style –paired with dressy slacks, long skirt (full or slim) […]
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December 15th, 2010
Expert Columns
Tis’ the Season for Family Stress and Drama: How to Navigate Difficult Family Relationships During the Holidays When You\’re Living with Chronic Illness By Mary J. Yerkes NABBW’s Living with Chronic Illness Expert The holiday season is once again upon us and with it comes the family drama. No matter how close you and your […]
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