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  • Working "later" in life

    Earlier this year, Yahoo Inc. conducted a poll which indicated that 2/3 of Americans would like to be in business for themselves and many of those already “older” said that one is never too old to launch a business.

    And were these respondents going to do this business this for money? Nope – they said they wanted to do something they loved or to be their own boss.

    Interesting. Older Americans are still wanting to work – 2/3 of us is a LOT of older people. And as we are living longer, we old folk are going to be possibly working for a long time – AFTER we retire from our previous careers. Does that mean we did not love our careers or that we are so adaptable and interesting and interested that we can tackle a whole new career in later life and make a go of it?I myself have had many “careers” and now I am into an even newer one [my glyconutrient business] and back into what was once a hobby [photography] and I’m now making money at it….

    I love getting older – we can make changes in our lives without all the angst that we might have had in our 20’s or 30’s…..

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  • Will you retire?

    Our lifespans have increased and our health is better. So do we continue to “retire” at 65? 70?
    Or will we take on newer careers at those ages?

    The median annual income for older women [ 65 and up] is a few thousand dollars over the definition of poverty level. And although we worked hard at women’s equality – we are not equal financially. Our income at over 65 is about half of that of a male.

    So it makes economic sense for women to keep working. I’ll always work – but it will not ever be 9 to 5. I’ve tried that a few times and it doesn’t fit my psyche :- ). I’ve changed careers many times…when I was 50 I went to law school and my son, who was then 11, wrote an essay about me that ended with “My mom is 50 and she still doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up.” His mom is almost 67 and still wonders what she’ll be when she grows up….I love reading and learning – but
    for now I’m content to do it on my own without collecting any more degrees….

    I’m more into degree-less work now….It its my growing older better psyche : -)

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  • Money and growing older

    For many, there is a financial need to continue working after hitting the 60’s. For others, there is a desire to keep working until we are no longer able to do so….. One nice thing about aging is that we hopefully learn to work smarter and not harder.

    We are living longer and maintaining our health as we age…and for some, we are getting healthier as we grow older better I am in much better physical shape than I was when in my 50’s. , Maybe even better than when in my 40’s.

    So – do we keep working or not? It’s an individual choice – and depends on how much “better” you want to grow older : ). Full retirement with sufficient funds so that there is absolutely no stress related to money is great. But with increasing costs of everything – it’s wise to not totally count on what you now have if you are retired.

    I complain about corporations here: http://illegitimisnilcarborundum.blogspot.com
    but I will say here that they scare me. All they want is the moolah and the hell with the people. Yes I know this is not true of all corporations but too many have hurt us – like the pharmaceuticals, the energy ones, the oil people, etc. Their goal is to increase their own net incomes and those of their shareholders- they do not care about who might get hurt. [The Medicare part D doughnut hole is a good example.]

    Over the next bunch of postings – I am going to look at working and aging.

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  • Obesity – again

    We are entering a new generation of obesity and now it’s not just adults who are obese – it is expected that the number of children who are obese will hit 20% by the year 2010 – that’s only FOUR years from now.

    I heard or read somewhere that we are reaching that stage in obesity where this or the next generation of children will NOT have a longer life span than the parents…

    Not only is obesity bad in and of itself, it makes all other medical problems worse….

    I’ve been blogging about healthier children for a while now and hope the readers of this blog are among those who will not have obese children…It is something parents and grandparents have control over during the child’s early years…and good nutrition early on can never be a bad choice…

    Please watch what your children and grandchildren eat and make sure they get exercise…. After all we want them to grow older better – just like we are : -)

    glyconutrients, healthy aging, growing older, aging, nutrition, exercise, eating properly,

  • Having fun as we age

    Aside from having my son here all summer, and pedaling bridges, and working – I am a member of a newly formed group of artists. Almost as soon as we were formed, in May, we were invited to show at a local museum….egads – we had a lot to learn about forming a professional group, doing PR and all else related to having a show – and we had to do it quickly… but we did it! And we all found time to do our art….

    Now I am one of those 12 artists in a show debuting next week at the Oregon Jewish Museum.

    If you are in or near Portland, Oregon come see a lot of great art from ORA – , .

    It’s a special “First Thursday” Debut Exhibit at the Museum – come meet us on September 7th from 5-8 PM

    The museum is at 310 NW Davis Street and the exhibit will be there through September 19th…..

    I am busier growing older better than I was being youthful :- )

    All but one of my photos for this show are from near my house – mainly views in and around my moorage….like this one…

    © Gray Wolf Productions 2006

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