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True Confession Time! I am NOT a mega sports fan. GASP! Yes, it's true. I rarely know who's playing who. I do know the Washington Seahawks won today and are still in the running for the Super Bowl. That's primarily because of the fun stories about blue and noise and how well they can play even in...

There are many different facets to successful aging in place. Bathrooms are one part of a much bigger picture. The part that confuses me, though, is that it would be so easy to give every new home some simple basics that would make it very useful for elderly buyers, as well as anyone of any age w...

Thinking of selling your home or helping an elderly relative sell theirs? Or maybe you've tried and its lingering on the market? Check out these suggestions from Janice Akrett. Important ideas and wise words of advice for all!   So often Sellers have trouble seeing their home as a product.  To th...

WOW! Check out this gorgeous photo! The end of a lovely summer day in the Hood Canal in the Puget Sound of Washington. It was originally shared by Rich Jacobson from Kitsap County and definitely illustrates one of the many things we love about this gorgeous and evergreen state of Washington!     ...

I drive through the Snoqualmie Pass in the state of Washington periodically when heading towards Idaho. It's a long but lovely drive however I never leave the main road to go explore. My senior mom went with me on one trip and loved it but probably won't go again for awhile. So when I saw this go...

ActiveRain is a grand help for many of us in the real estate business. It's a terrific place to learn new things, encourage each other and be encouraged, and an excellent way to help grow our businesses online and off.  One of ActiveRain's guiding principles from their "Weltanschauung," is "we be...

  Some of the many reasons I decided to work with Keller Williams Realty in Tacoma Washington were because I loved their values statement - "God, Family, then Business," because I valued their emphasis on training, and because I really appreciated that their love for technology matched mine. Need...

Parks are such a grand part of a city's plans, aren't they? And such a help to so many who live there - including grandparents with visiting grandkids. In Lakewood, Washington, there are twelve parks. One of our favorites is Fort Steilacoom Park located at 8714 87th Ave SW, right across the stree...

For over five years, I've been blogging about boomers and seniors and real estate and life and caregiving and family and moving and... I've learned a lot over the last five + years. Some things good. Some things bad. Some things exciting. Today I learned something that made the younger folk in my...

I told a friend I had written an article about Aging in Place and Universal Design this week and she asked, "Cool. Uhhhh....What are they?"  Since I've been writing about caregiving, multigenerational families, boomers and seniors, and seniors aging-in-place for over five years, they are very fam...