5 Things That Will Make You Happier

Research suggests you can boost your mood through certain practices By Clara Moskowitz LiveScience Senior Writer The pursuit of happiness is sometimes easier said than done. Some scientists have argued that happiness is largely determined by genetics, health and other factors mostly outside of our […]

Choose A Good Spot To Ensure Survival

Now is a good time to prepare for a long, hot and dry summer. The Green Gardener Steve Kite has some simple techniques to help your plants reach autumn with a minimum of stress. The return of the El Nino weather pattern has been confirmed […]

Interviews Or Interrogations?

I must have read hundreds of articles about how people should behave in interviews, what they should say, how they should dress, the research they should do… yawn! I would like to throw something in the ring to those who are interviewing potential employees and […]

Uzbekistan

I am on no 3 computer in an internet cafe in Bukhara having been assured that no 3 actually sends, because yesterday I spent 2 and a half hours writing a missive twice on number 1 and kaboom! into the ether they went. So here […]

Boomer Politicians Have A Lot To Answer For

By Josh Fear – posted Friday, 26 September 2008 Much of what passes for “generational theory” is simply the perpetuation of trite generalities. Commentary about Generations X, Y and Baby Boomer often reveals more about our tendency to believe whatever theories confirm our pre-existing notions […]

Retirement?

The question is not ‘What do I do IN my retirement?’ . . . rather ‘What do I do WITH my retirement?’ The very word ‘retirement’ conjures up something different for each and everyone one of us. I wonder what it means for you? What […]

The Cultured Traveller Revealed

If you crave adventure, have time on your hands, money in the bank and are interested in the arts you could very well be, a cultural tourist. Wanting much more than sightseeing and shopping or indulging in beach bathing, this type of consumer dreams of […]

Common Aging Ailments Can Be Fatal

Celebrity nutritionist Desi Carlos speaks to The Retiree about the new weight-related epidemic, about managing these ageing ailments simply through diet, and about putting quality years back on to the end of your life. Australia’s baby boomers are getting ready to retire and begin a […]

New Book Urges Baby Boomers To Step Up

There is a restlessness in the Baby Boomer generation. A feeling something isn’t finished. Perhaps an undercurrent of disappointment. Author David Mills has figured out what’s wrong and he’s offering up a cure in his new book, “10,000 Days: A Call to Arms for the […]