by Diana Elarde | Aug 29, 2018 | Adventure, Travel
Ireland is a veritable wonderland of sights, sounds, and people. A land that is experienced to the fullest by the traveler that is willing to abandon the traditional bus tour and head out on their own in a rental car, armed with a map, a GPS, and sense of...
by Diana Elarde | Jul 30, 2018 | Retirement
By Diana Creel Elarde For years, family members had been suggesting to my parents it was time to give up their isolated retirement life in rural Florida. Twenty-some miles separated them from the closest small town, down winding narrow roads. The nearest hospital was...
by Diana Elarde | Jul 3, 2018 | Growth
By Diana Creel Elarde If there ever was a song representative of our hectic fast-paced American lifestyle, it has to be “I’m in a Hurry to Get Things Done”, by Randy Van Warmer & Roger Murrah. Recorded by the country group Alabama over 26 years ago, these lyrics...
by Diana Elarde | Jun 15, 2018 | Challenges, Inspirational
By Diana Creel Elarde In the past when I attempted to explain my midlife crisis to others, I often shared it as a time of struggle and hardship. However, as I’ve aged and my wisdom has grown, I now see this time period as not only the hardship that it was, but also as...
by Diana Elarde | May 3, 2018 | Health & Vitality
By Diana Creel Elarde We have all had those times, the ones we joke about as a “senior moment” where our memory seems to fail us. A word lost here and there, or perhaps a foggy recollection of an event that we have trouble fully recalling. Does age affect memory,...