Last year I took steps to make my apartment shareable. One year later, this plan is working well. The apartment is in good enough shape to host AirBnB guests, which is bringing many rewards. Hosting AirBnB guests: valuable in so many ways I had three reasons for starting as an AirBnB host, letting my spare bedroom […]
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In which I confess that I designed my home for a hermit and that I now intend to mend my ways in preparation for an almost inevitable old age. OK. My awareness of hazards within my home has been raised, and no doubt I’ll carry on making it safer. But shareability is just as important if […]
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Reframing reality. I’ve known about reframing since hearing these immortal words on a Louise Hay tape 20 years ago: A thought is only a thought. You can think a new thought. Truly? Really? I considered that idea with amazement. I knew it was true, and what a relief! I have used reframing often since then. It changes everything! Or rather, […]
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In which I evade future manslaughter charges and accidentally make my home safer for old people. My first task in the boot camp challenge was to upgrade my apartment for old age. Most people (I suspect) want to stay in their own homes until the day they die. We want to live independently, and if independence […]
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In which the jabbering residents of my interior rest home duke it out. I’ve got my very own rest home inside my skull, with at least five residents. When I try to Think with a capital T about how to prepare for growing old, their voices drown me out. Jabber jabber jabber! Depressa: It’s […]
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