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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Thirty-sixth Edition

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:04 AM PDT

Welcome to the April 21, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Family

Tom Bills presents Caregiver Support: Preventing Caregiver Burnout posted at In-LawSuite.com, saying, “As caregivers to elderly parents fill their "free" time with chores and other tasks for their loved one, they start to separate from everything they used to do: go out with friends, exercise, maintain memberships to clubs and other activities. They become isolated from everyone else because their time is spent caring for this other person. Feelings of being trapped in the situation are not uncommon, and that can lead to depression.”

Tom King presents Executive Marriage Coach ? The Eyes of an Angel posted at Grow It Forward, saying, “I asked a couple that I have been coaching for a while to look deeply into the eyes of one another and tell me what they saw. The husband looked at his wife for a moment and said "I see the eyes of an angel". What is remarkable is this is a couple who has worked through infidelity and some other tough issues and are now emotionally healthier and more connected than ever. They are learning what it feels like to be in quadrant 4 of the Dynamic Marriage Map.”

Joe Plemon presents Airstream Saga Continues: Jan and I Second Guess Our Decision posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “We bought a “bargain” and are still wondering if it was really a bargain.”

Digerati Life presents Balance Transfer Credit Card Tips, Facts and Traps posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Here are some tips on dealing with your credit card debt. Tips on dealing with balance transfers.”

Wallet Blogger presents Debt To Income Ratio Calculator: How To Calculate Your Ratio posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “Lots of baby boomers these days face a lot of debt. Here’s a tool to help you gauge your debt load.”

tamaricek presents Miracle of Pregnancy – My Miscarriages posted at miracle-of-pregnancy.com, saying, “Excellent personal story with guides readers through hell of author’s attempts to get pregnant, till her the most beautiful life moment – birthday of her daughter.”

Fitness

Edward Phillips presents 100 Handy Health Hacks for Busy Business Travelers posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

Olivia Coleman presents 100 Amazing Home Remedies from Around the World posted at MRI Technician Schools.

Alex Carson presents 100 Best Men?s Health & Fitness Blogs posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

General

Susan Howe presents 10 Creative Ways Recycling Can Save You Money in a Tough Economy posted at The Budget Life Blog, saying, “Recycling is not just good for the environment and health, but it can also help us save and make a little extra money. Especially that everyone needs to stretch every dollar that they can nowadays. This article provide some of the ways on how to green up our lives.”

Denise Harris presents Personal Security Tips For Seniors posted at Able Mart, saying, “These security tips will help seniors stay safe.”

Mark Allen presents 8 Boomers Who Could Have Easily Bombed by Baby Boomer Jan Bolick : Baby Boomer Talk Online posted at Baby Boomer Talk Online, saying, “Personal Note and Thanks to Jan for providing this exceptional, inspiring and encouraging article. If you are not a subscriber to her blog shame on you.”

Donald Latumahina presents How to Give Compliments That Mean Something posted at Life Optimizer.

Steven and Debra presents FEDs Boo Hoo Collateral Damage posted at The END TIMES Hoax, saying, “Putting the shoe on the other foot…ouch!”

Health

Elisha Knackwood presents Everything You Need to Know About Sleep and Your Health posted at Online Nurse Practicioner Programs, saying, “When most people think about their health, they consider how they should eating and exercising. Some might even considering switching to a greener lifestyle in order improve health. However, while thinking about exercising and eating right, many people neglect another important aspect of their health: Sleep.”

Raymond Fernandez20 presents Top 50 Health Care Pundits Worth Following on Twitter posted at Nurse Practitioner Degree, saying, “One way for citizens and health care professionals to stay on top of the news is to follow health care news correspondents, health publications and Health 2.0 advocates on Twitter. To that end, this list of top 50 health care pundits worth following includes individuals and news publications that focus on various health issues.”

Jennifer Kingsley presents 10 Essential Web Tools for Nurse Practitioners posted at Nurse Practitioner Education, saying, “Nurse Practitioners have difficult jobs, however, with the proliferation of the internet, there are several web tools that can be quite useful for nurses.”

Richard Adams presents 7 Amazingly Good Reasons Start Growing Your Own Food posted at Eco Living Advice.

Doug Boude presents HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE posted at Doug Boude (rhymes with ‘loud’), saying, “Nothing is more therapeutic than relaxation, and what better way to relax than to reward one’s self with the perfect cup of coffee? This article is both instructional and entertaining, revealing the art and spirit of making the perfect cup of coffee.”

carolyn strimike presents Fibroid Awareness Week posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong.

Herbert Aitken presents 50 Authoritative Public Health Experts Worth Following on Twitter posted at MPH Degree, saying, “The following 50 authoritative public health experts tweet the news as fast as they receive it, often beating mainstream media to the punch.”

marjorie presents Top 7 Health Foods for Losing Weight posted at Laurel on Health Food, saying, “Weight loss is all about food, stress management, and exercise and until you get those factors in order, you are likely to have trouble losing weight.”

Herbert Anderson presents Top 50 Continuing Medical Education Blogs posted at Online Nursing, saying, “The following list of top 50 continuing medical education blogs offer news, learning opportunities and information on health informatics, oncology, allergies and much more.”

Aaliyah Williams presents 5 Ways You Can Research Any Medicine Online (For Free) posted at Masters in Clinical Research, saying, “The internet is great for research but only if you can find the right sources. Following are 5 reliable ways you can research any medicine online.”

Canika Jackson presents 6 Reasons You Ought to Immunize Your Child posted at Neonatal Nurse Practioner Degrees, saying, “Immunizations are an important way to keep your child healthy and safe, here are 6 reasons why.”

Alisha Harmann presents The 5 Best .gov Websites About Child Healthcare posted at Pediatric Nurse Practioner Degrees, saying, “Child healthcare is incredibly important; to that end, here are 5 of the best .gov resources covering the topic.”

Leonard Gilhooley x presents 50 Free Open Courseware Classes for Healthcare IT Professionals posted at Masters in Hospital Administration, saying, “If you are a healthcare IT professional, or hospital administrator looking for a little more information about IT, you can take open courseware classes to help you stay up to date. Here are 50 great open courseware classes for healthcare IT professionals.”

Humor

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Don’t Put These On Your Headstone (Limericks) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Laws

Madison DuPaix presents IRS Closing in on Tax Cheaters posted at My Dollar Plan.

Retirement

Consumer Boomer presents Checking Your Credit Score posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “How often you should baby boomers check your credit score and what’s the best way to do it?”

Jeff Rose, CFP presents How To Improve Your Credit Score Fast posted at Jeff Rose, saying, “Baby boomer that need a bump in their credit score fast can do so with these helpful tips.”

Mr. ToughMoneyLove presents Do You Need a Million Dollars to Retire? posted at Go To Retirement, saying, “What is the magic number for a retirement nest egg? That depends on who is asking the question.”

Work

nissim ziv presents Why Changing Jobs: Reasons for a Job Change posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “It is not about money or at least, not just money give you rational for changing jobs and look elsewhere.”

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