We are creatures of habit. What we do over and over each day become habits and habits become our life. Sometimes without us noticing. Just today I heard a wise man say that it is not so necessary to try to change or eliminate bad habits. That just focuses on them and gives them more strength in our life. His advice is to create new good habits—enough of them to crowd out the old. Here are three habits I find make my life better.

Make Your Bed Every Day

I know, you are all sighing and saying, “come on!” to this one. Hear me out. Every morning I get out of bed, turn around and immediately make that bed. I then have a clean and neat place to set out my clothing for the day. Clothing that, by the way, was hung up/put away. With a neatly made bed in the room, clothing strewn around or sitting in baskets just isn’t attractive.

There, my first accomplishment of the day—done! Makes it easier to start working on the rest of my list.  Making my bed starts my day off with some organization and neatness. That clears my mind to focus on the rest of my day. Bring on the emails, lists and meetings.

A side benefit comes at night, when I can pull the covers back and see smoothed sheets and pillows. Nothing feels as good—except, of course, when I have put clean sheets on the bed! That is heaven day in our house.

Say Thank You

When was the last time you told a total stranger thank you? You know, the clerk in the store—the one who went out of his way to help you find exactly the paint color you were looking for? The customer service person on the end of the phone call? Who helped you get your computer/TV/iPad working again? Reaching out to another human being and offering thanks for a job well done (or even for a kindness offered out of the blue) can be so rewarding. Our lives seem so busy that often we forget to acknowledge another’s actions in a positive way.

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Just the two of us

Forty years ago today I walked down the aisle to meet the love of my life, my soulmate and my best friend at the altar. We had already made a commitment to each other for life, and this step was a joyful celebration with our loved ones of that commitment. The golden haired, blue eyed boy I loved then is still as handsome as then and eyes are still a beautiful blue. He wore jeans, boots and cowboy shirts that snapped up the front, probably a reflection of his time in Montana.

He still wears jeans and boots. He still loves me, he still takes care of me, he is still my safe place in the world.

Marriage is not easy. Anyone who has been married knows that. It is full of hills and valleys, highs and lows, love and anger. It is not speaking for days, it is holding hands, weeping together, worrying together and praying together . It is the awareness that this person knows you better than anyone else on earth does.

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Okay, so I started this blog because I found a lack of blogs written by older women. Blogs that are not about high fashion or cocktail parties or touring Europe(although we will touch on travel!).  About the realities of those of us who are of baby boomer age and who find ourselves with more energy, more health and more money than our parents did.

I will be honest and say that my interests are as varied as my thoughts; therefore, expect blogs to be a little all over the place! However, I do have a list of of subjects that are important to me and we will be touching on all of these as often as possible. Please bear with me and maybe you will even like the variety! In no particular order:

My Faith

I am a devout Catholic and Continue Reading