Can We Make Next Year Better Than Last Year?
Today is New Year’s Day, the first day of 2023. Ordinarily, this day is filled with resolutions, good intentions, and hope for the shiny new
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Learning to Live with Our New Reality
COVID isn’t going away More than two years since the pandemic began, the virus that causes COVID-19 is still a big part of our everyday
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 by the Numbers
When we talk about COVID, we usually do so in terms of numbers—dates, numbers of cases and deaths, numbers of vaccinated or not, numbers of
COVID Confusion
Is COVID over? That is the question. And the answer depends on whom you ask. Here are three recent responses: When will the COVID-19 pandemic
Surviving a Life-Changing Event
We are living in a new reality. Nothing is the same as it used to be. The simple pleasure of bumping into an old friend
How to Save Money
Besides the pandemic, money seems to be the subject on most people’s minds these days. Closed businesses and layoffs have taken a huge toll on
Why isn’t this pandemic over yet?
Does this seem like the pandemic that never ends? Every time we think it’s slowing down, close to the end, almost over at last, the
The Birth of a Book
I wasn’t planning to write another book. I had just gone through several major life changes, including closing my business after thirty years of juggling
The Pandemic, One Year Later
The news is full of stories trying to encapsulate the most unforgettable year most of us have ever lived through. When we think back on
Is it COVID or Age Discrimination?
According to Tamara Lytle, writing for the AARP Bulletin, while the COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of people their jobs, statistics reveal that older workers
