by Marie Burns | Mar 13, 2024 | Financially Organized, Mindset
Beyond Valentine’s Day When I shared the first draft of my financial checklist book with a publisher years ago, his reaction surprised me. “This is a ‘honey, I love you’ book!” he said. “I am going to get this book for my wife for Valentine’s Day and tell her that my...
by Marie Burns | Feb 1, 2024 | Estate Planning, Marriage, Suddenly Single, Widow
In this month of “love” I think it’s appropriate to share a blog from Pastor Jack, from Avondale Baptist Church in Arizona. He wrote a blog for his congregation a few years ago about how to love your wife even after you’re gone and I requested his permission to share...
by Marie Burns | Jan 25, 2024 | Grandparents
To wrap up the grandma school series, but also kick off the new year, Dr. Jill has some final fun experiences to share for those of us with young grandchildren. Fun Experiences As a Mimi myself, I bring my “Mimi’s Travel Bag” that I fill with activities to do with our...
by Marie Burns | Jan 14, 2024 | Financial Wellness, Financially Organized, Mindset
Are you sick of it yet… all the tips and tricks for making New Year’s Resolutions? And at the same time, all of the depressing stats on how quickly we fail (by mid-January!) at keeping those resolutions? Don’t get me wrong. I am a huge fan and believer in being...
by Marie Burns | Dec 28, 2023 | Grandparents, Parents
What better time than the holidays, when hopefully we are seeing our grandchildren even more, to continue our focus on maximizing our playtime with the young ones. How about a fun time together AND nurturing better brain development? To that end, I continue...
by Marie Burns | Dec 23, 2023 | Mindset
As you can see, I wore another one of my grandmother’s hats to our annual Christmas Tea for the women at my church this year. I’m not an expert but I think my black 100% wool felt hat was a version of a fedora. It also had scarf-like material stitched into the inner...
by Marie Burns | Nov 29, 2023 | Suddenly Single
As the holiday season approaches, I often think about those who are Suddenly Single – and have recently experienced life-altering events such as divorce, widowhood, or separation. Especially during the holidays, overwhelming feelings of loneliness and isolation can be...
by Marie Burns | Nov 15, 2023 | Grandparents, Retirees
Children Learn Through Play As a grandma, or an aunt, or a grandma figure to someone else’s children, you may already be aware that child play is how children learn. But have you ever wondered about the best ways to enhance that child’s play time for better...
by Marie Burns | Nov 2, 2023 | Financial Wellness, Financially Organized, Retirees
I don’t remember what age it started, but, at one point, the grandma I visited the most started ending each visit, phone conversation or otherwise, with a comment like, “Well, if I’m still around, I will see you next time.” At first, I didn’t give it much thought but...
by Marie Burns | Oct 19, 2023 | Parents, Youth
This year, our daughter got us started on writing the answers to some questions about our lives through a program called “Storyworth.” I know there are several versions of this service out there but basically, you get email questions weekly about various aspects of...
by Marie Burns | Sep 26, 2023 | Empty Nesters
“Don’t let the door hit you in the #@!& (rear end)!” This was the comment one father made to me when sharing that his son was graduating from high school and moving out. My first reaction hearing that was “How sad!” Of course, I didn’t know his whole story. And...
by Marie Burns | Sep 7, 2023 | Empty Nesters
Oh, if we had only known then what we know now! We can say that about many things in life. August is Wellness Month so I want to share some thoughts on exercising your money muscles and a challenge for you about financial wellness. It’s a topic we have yet to embrace...
