National Association of Baby Boomer Women - Part 55National Association of Baby Boomer Women

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A Rare Chinese Astrological Event, the Year of the Fire Horse, Is Galloping Toward Us: Equestrian Linda Ballou Says, "Let the Adventure Begin!"
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate If you're not a devoted follower of Chinese astrology, you might not realize (a) that the Horse is the seventh animal in the 12-year zodiac...
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In a Malibu State of Mind, Linda Ballou Shares the Amazing Tale of May Rindge, the "Queen of Malibu," & Other Reasons Why You Should Visit
By Linda Ballou for the NABBW Malibu is uniquely isolated from the rest of the coastal towns along the Pacific Ocean primarily because of the efforts of one feisty and highly accomplished...
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Linda Ballou Shares Seven Great Travel Picks for 2026. Now's the Time to Plan an Epic Trip!!
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate NOTE to READERS: Last month Linda offered NABBW readers a handful of "giftable" travel-related books related to trips she highly...
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Linda Ballou Suggests Gifts for the Adventure Travel Junkie in Your Life: Awesome Adventure Travel Books!
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate Hello friends! It's my hope that today's article will be a timely and practical one which is designed to help you find the perfect gift for...
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Linda Ballou Samples the Untamed Beauty of Big Sur Along the Pacific Coast Highway-- From Point Lobos to Pacific Grove
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate A moisture-laden, bone chilling wind funneled up from the canyon as I stood on a vista point on California’s Highway 1, aka the Pacific...
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Linda Ballou Finds Corvallis, Oregon To Be Organically Charming, Energetic, Highly Walkable and Worthy of Your Visit
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate Nestled in the heart of the fertile Willamette Valley, Corvallis, Oregon is located just forty-five minutes from the Oregon coast. It enjoys...
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Ojai, California: This Santa Fe Knock-off, Nicknamed "Shangri-La," Offers Visitors Spirituality, Music, Art Tours, Wine Tastings -- And Coastal Breezes
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate Just thirteen miles inland from the coast, Ojai enjoys a moderate climate all year round. Long heralded as a place of health, serenity and a...
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Linda Ballou Recommends Awesome AI-Powered Tools Designed to Improve Your 2025 Travel Planning & Experience
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Now is the time to plan your summer holiday. Here are some tips to help you streamline the process. Artificial intelligence plays a significant...
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Planning a Visit to Northern New Mexico? Linda Ballou Advises Stepping Out From Santa Fe for Several Awesome Day Trips
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate As if The City of Santa Fe isn’t fully wondrous enough on its own, it further serves as a springboard for multiple exciting northern New...
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Linda Ballou Invites You to Experience Sensational Santa Fe in Northern New Mexico
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate Sheltered in the foothills of Sangre de Christo Mountains, Santa Fe has served as a resting place for travelers for centuries. It has become...
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Why Kristine Tompkins is Passionate About Rewilding the World: Insights from Linda Ballou
In 1961 Douglas Rainsford Tompkins was one of the first to summit Mt. Fitzroy in the depths of southern Chile, and he fell in love with the magnitude and majesty of one of the few remaining wild...
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Is the Extra Expense of Traveling with a Small Tour Group Worthwhile?
By Phyllis Stoller, NABBW's Group Travel Associate Tour groups composed of 15 or fewer travelers are probably a bit more expensive. But, our guests at The Women's Travel Group happily tell...
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Linda Ballou's Costa Rican Odyssey Part Two: A Little Country with a Big Heart
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate Bowers of luxuriant tropical flowers grace the well-tended grounds of the Blue River Resort and Hot Springs. Magenta spikes of torch ginger,...
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Linda Ballou Shares Part One of Her Costa Rican Odyssey: From the Lush Rain Forests to the Shining Sea
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate After enduring hours of cramped airplanes, air-conditioned hotels, and buses, being immersed in nature once again finally settled my molecules...
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Do You Really Need Travel Insurance? Adventure Travel Writer Linda Ballou Shares Her Experiences and Advice
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Writer Since Covid hit our shores, travel insurance has become more important than ever. While it is true flight delays have lessened, flights are still a...
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Linda Ballou Shares Her Best Tips for Enjoying a Successful Walking Holiday – And Why She Calls Them a “Boomer Balancing Act”
By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Mobility issues are a problem for many Boomers. I am no exception, so I have investigated ways of ensuring that I don’t take a fall that...
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Lorraine Miano, NABBW’s Holistic Menopause Health Associate, Shares News on How to Prevent or Reverse Post-Menopause Osteoporosis
By Lorraine Miano, NABBW's Holistic Menopause Health Associate My recent osteoporosis diagnosis felt like a sucker punch to the gut. It was totally unexpected and left me wondering how and why did...
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Linda Ballou Recommends You Take a Walk on Kaua'i's Wild Side
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate When I lived on the North Shore in 1978, there was not one home on the shore of horseshoe-shaped Hanalei Bay. The notorious Taylor Camp...
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Book Reviews

Reading Janie Dempsey Watts' New Book, "Mostly True: Stories with a Southern Sensibility," Is a Delightful Treat, Much Like Catching Up with a Dear Old Friend
Review by Anne L. Holmes for the NABBW: The first thing that grabs your attention when you behold this book is the gorgeous photo on the cover, which depicts two beautiful horses running across...
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Linda Ballou Suggests Gifts for the Adventure Travel Junkie in Your Life: Awesome Adventure Travel Books!
By Linda Ballou, NABBW's Adventure Travel Associate Hello friends! It's my hope that today's article will be a timely and practical one which is designed to help you find the perfect gift for...
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Book Review: My Reaction to Peter Attia MD's new book, "Outlive"
Title: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Author: Peter Attia, MD (author, audiobook narrator) with Bill Gifford (author) Reviewed for BabyBoomer.org by Gregory Damian I...
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Book Review: Lost Angel Unleashed: You'll Be "Gobsmacked" At Ballou's Third Book in Her Lost Angel Travel Series
Title: Lost Angel Unleashed: Stories from the Heart (Lost Angel Travel Series: Book Three) Author Linda Ballou Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Lost Angel Unleashed is the third...
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Book Review: Brent Green's 'Noble Chaos: A Novel' Offers Rare Opportunity to Relive the Collegiate Experience of the Turbulent Sixties and Seventies
Title: Noble Chaos: A Novel Author Brent Green Audiobook narrated by Jack de Golia Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Let me begin my review with this disclaimer: Brent Green's Noble...
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Book Review: "Pap Pap Goes To Paris" is a Fun Picture Book to Gift to That Specially Beloved Child in Your Life
Pap Pap goes to Paris By Janie Dempsey Watts, Illustrated by Lyn Martin Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Snow globes and the winter holidays always seem to go together, so this is a...
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Strigberger's Latest Book 'Boomers, Zoomers and Other Oomers' Will Have You Laughing Over the Dread "A Word:" Aging
Title: Boomers, Zoomers, and Other Oomers: A Boomer-biased Irreverent Perspective on Aging Author: Marcel Strigberger ISBN-10#:0995950121 Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Canadian author...
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Wish You Could Improve Your Mobility Without Pain Or Injury? The Book 'Stretching for 50+' Shows You How to Succeed
Title: Stretching for 50+: A Customized Program for Increasing Flexibility, Avoiding Injury and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle, 2nd Edition Author: Dr. Karl Knopf ISBN-10#: 1612436714 Reviewed for...
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'Core Strength for 50+' Author Says Your Core is Critical to Mobility, But You Won't Need a Gym Membership to Achieve It
Title: Core Strength for 50+: A Customized Program for Safely Toning Ab, Back, and Oblique Muscles Author: Dr. Karl Knopf ISBN-10#: 978-1-612-43101-7 Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne...
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Member Articles

Trina O'Quinn is back after knee replacement surgery - sharing a big idea and looking for your stories...
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Hello! After along unanticipated break, I am back to posting my blogs on NABBW and BabyBoomer.org. My recent hiatus, not by my own choice, has come to an end, finally. The past 10 months have been a...
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Lorraine Miano, NABBW’s Holistic Menopause Health Associate, Shares News on How to Prevent or Reverse Post-Menopause Osteoporosis
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By Lorraine Miano, NABBW's Holistic Menopause Health Associate My recent osteoporosis diagnosis felt like a sucker punch to the gut. It was totally unexpected and left me wondering how and why did...
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Tammy Hader Offers Her Quick Start Guide to Parent/Child Role Reversal
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By Tammy Hader for the NABBW: I knew it was out there, stalking me from the shadows of time. Parent/child role reversal is nothing new. It was easy to ignore until it became the reality of my...
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Needle Work, Quilting and the First Aspect of Joy
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW How does needlework and quilting bring me Joy? In several ways: Tactiley -- the feel of the cloth and thread in my hand and fingers brings me a sense of calm. ...
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NABBW Member Tammy Hader Explains Why She Pivoted to "The Path Not Taken" in Order to Leave a Meaningful Legacy
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By Tammy Hader for the NABBW After 30 years of defining myself as an accountant and developing an adequately successful career, I decided to retire and explore a different path. This task sounds...
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Trina O'Quinn Reflects on Her New Personal Zen, the Art of Needlework, And Explains the Concept of Product vs. Process
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW One of the gifts of my retirement has been my resumption of needlework -- specifically embroidery and quilting. Since I fully retired in November of 2019, I...
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In Which Trina Further Discusses Her Year of Joy And What She's Learned So Far...
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW I ended my last blog stating that I was going to use the following prompts to set my year of Joy. I hope that they helped you in January and February as they have...
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In the Year 2023, Trina Is Deliberately Choosing Joy vs. Happiness. What's the Difference, You Ask? Check Out Her Answer Here
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW I spoke often about grief and loss in 2022. I also covered journaling and the different types of journaling as the way I chose to listen to my inner self. I used it to...
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In Which Trina Shares the Structured Journaling Exercise She Uses for Coping with a 'Dyslexic Spin'
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW In my last post I explained how an ordinary course of events - like traveling and not immediately being able to find something - can create much anxiety, even a...
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Trina O'Quinn Explains What She Calls "Dyslexic Spin" And How She's Coping With It
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW Recently, my husband and I were on our first vacation together in 3 years. COVID and my mother’s heart condition had kept us from traveling anywhere, especially...
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In Which Trina Discusses the Different Types of Journals and Explains Their Best Use
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW In my last blog, written just before my mother’s death on January 2, 2022, I wrote about the difference between using journals and...
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Gramps Jeffrey: Too Many Grandparents Just Don’t Care
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Guest Post By Gramps Jeffrey, author of "I Don't Want to Turn 3" According to an often-quoted sociology study, "Grandparents and Family Crisis," by Cherin & Furstenberg, 30% of grandparents...
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Trina O'Quinn Shares Her List of Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone Who Is Grieving
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” ~ John Lennon, lyric from “Beautiful Boy,” from his last album, 'Double Fantasy,' with...
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High on Positive Energy, Member Maggie Davenport Discusses the Importance of HOPE (Especially If You've Let Your New Years Resolutions Slip)
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By Maggie Davenport for the NABBW Winter. A time of natural rest and retreat, of wrapping ourselves in fluffy blankets and settling down, reflecting (or not!). Meanwhile, in perfect sync...
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Gramps Jeffrey Ponders Our Nation's Opioid Overdose Epidemic and the Proliferation of Homeless Baby Boomers, Wonders Why We Can't Do More
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Guest post by Gramps Jeffrey, author of “I Don’t Want to Turn 3” For years, we Baby Boomers have viewed ourselves as the best generation our great country has ever seen. Prior to...
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In Which Trina Clarifies the Difference Between Journals vs. Diaries, and Shares Her Personal Journaling Journey
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW In reviewing the blogs that I have written over the last year and a half, I have discovered they have some common themes. These themes are: - The...
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At This Time in Our Lives, We Baby Boomer’s Need to Realize One of Our Most Important Roles Is Mentoring Our Grandchildren
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Guest post by Gramps Jeffrey, author of “I Don’t Want to Turn 3” I remember celebrating my father’s 60th birthday, and I did not say this out loud, but definitely thought “he is an old...
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'Self-Care' Is Not Synonymous with 'Self Indulgence.' Trina O'Quinn Discusses How Her Definition Has Evolved Since She First Encountered the Term in the 1970s
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By Trina O'Quinn for the NABBW Since March of 2020, it seems that the only subject I have see written or spoken about is “self-care.” I was first introduced to the concept of self-care in...
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