Feisty Side of 50

Revolutionizing the Spirit and Style of Aging

The Feisty Side of Fifty / Baby Boomer Women

Hello and welcome to THE FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY,™ the site that celebrates a truly remarkable generation of women. We alpha boomers, now fifty plus but nowhere near matronly, are rockin’ on and still flaunting our famously bodacious spirit and style. In truth, how could it be otherwise? We ladies can be deservedly proud of our shared history and far-reaching accomplishments. The determined women of our generation drove through legislation that reversed centuries of discrimination and forever altered the role of being born female in this country. (A rather formidable triumph, I might add!) Better yet, the … Read More

BOOMER LIFE BLOG

Patio Designs Your Family Will Enjoy

You’re planning on designing your patio, where the whole family can enjoy a relaxing time and have some fun, but you’re unsure how to begin the project. On top of that, there are numerous home-improvement trends, which can help create a beautiful and inviting space, but not all of them can be incorporated into your home design. So, in order to help you, we have singled out our top suggestions for a quality family patio design. Let’s take a look and get inspired. Quality landscaping First things first, you can’t expect people to have a great time in your patio area if it’s overgrown in weeds and tall … Read More...

Seniors’ Legal Matters: 6 Best Tips When Hiring a Defence Lawyer

Becoming a senior comes with its ups and downs. As you grow older, the issues and problems you need to handle become much different. If you want to live your senior life with ease, it’s essential to adapt. After all, you may still encounter legal issues during your retirement. This is where having a defense lawyer can come in handy. And if you are looking for an attorney who can handle your affairs, here are six things that you should check out: 1. Experience When you're hiring someone to do anything for you, the first thing that you would usually look at would be their experience. It'll be a good idea … Read More...

6 Home Office Design Tips to Motivate Senior Employees

When you reach your senior years, you are expected to enjoy your retirement. However, not every person is satisfied with living a life like that, even as a senior. Many people in their senior years opt to stay in employment in some way or another. Some people even start a home business after retiring. Speaking of the changes in the modern workforce, it is much easier nowadays to continue working even when at home. The rise of interest in establishing a home office is one proof of that.  For senior employees, the things you would want in a home office will be more particular. You have to make sure that … Read More...

Simple Tips for Reviving Your Aging, Thinning Hair

As we age as women, we expect to go gray, but we don’t expect to start balding. For many ladies, our hair thinning and falling out might be one of the biggest ego-challenging aspects of aging. It’s easy to cover gray hairs with dye, but disguising the thinning hair that millions of women start noticing when they turn 50 and 60 is a little bit harder to mask. Some women experience hair loss long before their middle age. So what can you do to save your aging and thinning hair? Wash your hair less frequently Regardless of your hair type, washing your hair too much can dry out and damage your hair, so … Read More...

7 Best Cleaning Tools For Seniors to Use

It is a generally accepted idea that a clean home is a healthy home. That's because ensuring that our house is spic and span reduces our exposure to disease-causing bacteria. However, as we age, some physical limitations may not allow us to use the same methods for cleaning that we have in the past. Here are 7 celaning tools that are not only effective on dirt, they're easy on our joints: 1. Lightweight vacuum cleaner Vacuum cleaners are a must-have for any household. That's because they're the most convenient way to eliminate minute debris, dust, and the like around the house. With that said, many … Read More...

How to Give Your Landscape a Complete Makeover Without Stress

If you’ve just retired and you feel like you’re wasting your time, you’ll be happy to hear that there is a rather simple project you can take on that will both resolve your boredom issue and make your house look more beautiful. The thing in question is giving your landscape a makeover. Namely, you won’t have to invest a lot of time or money into this project and, yet, you’ll feel amazing while doing it and the backyard will look flawless when you’re done. Here is how to start this fun project.   Start small The first thing you need to do is that you're doing a fun DIY project and that you don't need … Read More...

Feisty Podcasts/Interviews

Retirement Heaven Or Hell: Which Will You Choose?

Are you a boomer who is considering retirement and concerned about your financial security and general wellbeing? If so… you’ll want to be sure to take a listen to what Mike Drak and Susan Williams share on Feisty Side of Fifty Radio. Mike is a forty-year veteran of the financial services sector who found … Read More...

Surefire Strategies for Mature Jobseekers

How Has the Pandemic Affected Older Workers?

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown very little discrimination. It has managed to exert its effect on practically every human being on the planet. Hardly anyone can claim the pandemic has made no impact on their life. However, these effects have not been the same for everyone, and some have had it worse than … Read More...

From Retirement to Entrepreneurship in a Few Simple Steps

Though retirement sounds like the best thing in the world some people simply don’t like being retired. That’s why they look into different ideas and choose to become entrepreneurs. If that’s something you’d like to do as well, here are a few things you need to consider. Pick the right path When starting your … Read More...