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Resources
I love
I'm a voracious reader, and I love discovering new resources that
I can share with you. Here are a few of my faves.
Here's an interview I did recently for a Podcast with Mia Moran of Plan Simple Meals
Read my article on the Grown & Flown website:
College Life Is Like A Painting In Progress
I recently shared some insights on Collegiate Parent about “what comes next” for women going through this transition period in their lives.
As part of a panel on PepperLane, I contributed to the discussion of how three women entrepreneurs won their first customer.
My Reading List
of course, if you want to fast-track, you can always contact me
to get you going on your journey
WHY I LIKE IT
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Meetup is a great social tool that lets you find people in your local area that share a common interest. As it happens, there are "Empty Nester" groups all over the place!
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For some, facing the "empty nest challenge" is rough. This article has great strategies and additional links to help overcome the difficult parts of this transition.
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This couple has chosen to wander the globe being "gypsy-nesters" and not "empty nesters." They share their adventures with humor, not to mention enviable itineraries.
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Real stories from real 50+ women on all types of subjects. There's a great article with 8 very helpful ideas for not just getting through the "empty nest" transition, but thriving afterwards.
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Lots of fun articles on this site about travel, restaurants/food, health/wellness and more. They clearly have a desire to build a community and welcome people to share their own stories.
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This site aims to be a source of inspiration and ideas for people going through any life change/event. Some of the content is open to all, but some of it requires you to become a site member, which has some perks.
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Blogger Sharon shares her life-after-empty-nest experiences and covers a wide range of topics--from DIY projects to organizing to saving money. Her newsletter, which you can sign up for, is pretty entertaining!
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With categories like "Bucket List," "Musings," and "Faith/Family," the blog covers a lot of ground as this mother of five "grown and flown" daughters shares her journey from chaos to quiet.
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This "e-zine" started as a print magazine project in the editor's publishing class and is geared towards "mature" families. The issues are limited
(4 per year), but contain some lovely writing.
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This site is for those of us who want to do more traveling in our empty-nest years, and it's chock-full of great money-saving tips that can help you travel more economically than you would have thought possible.