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August 21, 2026 Hi Reader When Things Don't Go as Planned Today I had my usual to-do list. It's Thursday, and my week had already been jam-packed — always ten pounds of sugar in a five-pound bag. It just seems so natural to me. My plan: morning routine, straighten the house for the cleaning ladies, check blog analytics and emails, then head out for my walk, where I'd pick up my bike from the repair shop. Get home, finish my blog post. Etc., etc. But today, the universe had other plans. It...

August 14, 2026 Hi Reader Quick personal note before we dive in — OverSixtyInsights just crossed over 250 subscribers this week. I know that might sound small to some, but every single one of you showing up on my email list gives me a little jolt of excitement - people actually want to read this! So, thank you. Genuinely. Now to my thoughts for the week. I have been reading Fredrik Bachman's, My Friends this month. One scene stopped me cold and got me thinking. Three fourteen-year-old boys...

August 7, 2026 Hi Reader I love golf. I have been working very hard to improve my game, and recently it all started to backfire. No matter what I did, when I got off the course my scores were rising. I'd three-putt numerous holes. I couldn't get out of a bunker in one shot. My drives went out of bounds. What was happening? I was trying so hard! Then a friend gently sent me a text — "Don't be so hard on yourself." What a simple phrase. What good advice, in so many ways. Is there something you...

July 31, 2026 Hi Reader Have you ever been really looking forward to something — a trip, a dinner, a get-together with friends — and then had it just... fall apart? That happened to me this week. I had a little getaway planned, and then Chicago got hit with crazy weather that grounded 900 flights, mine included. By the time I could rebook, it was already time to be back home. So we just cancelled the whole trip. I've been walking around in a fog and a bad mood ever since. When Plans Fall...

July 24, 2026 Hi Reader Last week I told you about my time-scarcity spiral — the conference calls, the HOA meeting, sorting out my Uncle Dan's taxes, contractors at the house. This week wasn't much quieter. But something happened that made me stop and actually notice the world around me for about sixty seconds, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. Finding Calm in the Chaos Turn on the news for five minutes and you'll find plenty to worry about — the situation with Iran, the endless...

July 17, 2026 Hi Reader This week has been so busy. I had conference calls for Breakthrough T1D, an HOA meeting, and gala planning. I helped my Uncle Dan sort through a tax situation. We had contractors at the house. I bought a birthday gift for my granddaughter Tessa and a baby shower gift for a friend’s daughter-in-law. Groceries, bills, etc. It just seemed like a lot. If you’re nodding along, I want to tell you something I’ve been sitting with this week: this feeling of Time Scarcity does...

July 10, 2026 Hi Reader My granddaughter turned one on July 9th, and I genuinely cannot believe it. A year ago she was brand new, and now she’s this happy, smiley little bundle of joy who has completely rearranged my heart. One year — that’s all it took. It got me thinking about how much can change in twelve months, if you let it. That’s actually the exact idea behind this week’s post: 5 Mindset Shifts You Need to Make as You Enter Retirement. One of the shifts is simply “give it a year...

July 3, 2026 Hi Reader The Fourth of July. I have very fond memories of the 4th. When I was growing up, we would take the long six-hour drive to Glenwood, Iowa, to celebrate with my grandparents. My grandfather's birthday was on the 4th. The festivities included golf, with a trophy for the winner; my grandmother's homemade ice cream, which my sister, cousins, and I hand-cranked; and backyard fireworks. What a fun time. To this day, Gary and Mark remain two of my closest cousins — like...

June 26, 2026 Hi Reader I have a confession. I am out on the golf course at least three times a week. Nine holes most days, but if I can talk anyone into eighteen, I will absolutely take it. If I can't get a girlfriend to join me, my husband will. There is something about being out there — the sunshine, the smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of absolutely nothing except birds and the occasional groan when I miss a putt — that resets me in a way nothing else does. It is my happy place. Full...

June 19, 2026 Reader I was at the gym today and ran into a fellow I hadn't seen in a long time. We made the usual casual hellos — how are you, how's the family — and then he asked me if I was still retired, and was it like five years now? It made me stop and think. Has it been five years? Not quite — but it will be four years this August. Wow. How fast life moves. Then, later in the day, I was reading an article about retirement that stopped me cold. It said that while most people assume...