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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Ninety-first Edition

Posted: 11 May 2011 04:35 AM PDT

Welcome to the May 11, 2011 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

Susan Howe presents Are Mom’s Really Worth $61,436 a Year? posted at Insure, saying, “Flowers and cards can never quite repay mom for all she’s done, but have you ever thought about how much she’s really worth?”

Fitness

Peter Stockwell presents How To Lose Stubborn Stomach Fat posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog, saying, “It is not hard to lose stomach fat. It just takes time.”

James Nara presents Gym Out, Nature In: Same Exercise with Twice the Joy posted at The Secret to Be Happy and Feel Fulfilled, saying, “I have weight problems. To sum to that I also have a stressed life, mostly due to my day job. Exercising is the natural solution for both problems. I decided to join a Gymnasium. My expectation was that the Gym would give me the extra motivation to exercise. Now I realize that I can do the exact same exercises I did at the gym outdoors in contact with nature. Let me tell you why I think you should do the same.”

Kola Olaosebikan presents My 2 Cents on Chinese Weight Loss Secrets posted at Personal Development Tools That Motivate and Empower…, saying, “fun, light-hearted, and very relevant for baby boomers”

General

Laura Grace Weldon presents 16 Ways To Spark Creativity posted at Laura Grace Weldon, saying, “Jump start your creativity with tactics such as an aggravation list, anti-thank you notes, sensory awareness, unusual music, and much more.”

Shelly Scriba presents Mixed Messages « myboomer2boomer blog posted at myboomer2boomer blog, saying, “The messages being sent to Boomers today are confusing. But that’s nothing new. Many Boomers are used to it as they grew up receiving mixed messages from their parents.”

Joe Plemon presents 9 Non-extreme Grocery Coupon Tips posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “You don’t have to be extreme to save lots of money using coupons. This post gives some down to earth tips.”

Terry Hamburg presents Baby Boomer Slang posted at BabyBoomerDaily.com, saying, “These words tumbled out of our mouths every day. Do you know where they came from?”

Lisa Brooks presents 10 Good Reasons To Not Live Near Relatives posted at Movers and Packers.

Health

Michelle Kenway presents Videos for safe osteoporosis exercises for hips | Pelvic Exercises posted at Pelvic Exercises, saying, “Hi, attached is my blog video on osteoporosis exercises for hips. I am an Australian Physiotherapist, author and exercise instructor for women’s health. A special interest of mine is bone density exercise and I have achieved wonderful results working with women performing these exercises for hip bone density. Unfortunately there is a lack of information regarding safe and professional exercises for women and bone health. Thank you for considering my post for future carnivals, I hope you enjoy. Kindest regards Michelle Kenway”

Charles Chua C K presents Healthy Habits Be Smart at Work posted at All About Living with Life.

Linda@NHE presents 5 Ways to Use Lavender in Your Home and Garden posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “Lavender has so many benefits and can be used in so many ways. Find out what they are!”

Emilia Klapp presents The 5 Pillars of Mediterranean Diets, Part 1 posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “The traditional Mediterranean diets are linked to the lifestyle of the people of the Mediterranean region. One predominant characteristic of the inhabitants of these regions is that they love to take their time to enjoy meals. In fact, they will go insane if they had to live as the people of North Europe or the United States, meaning, eating in a rush to satisfy hunger and immediately going back to work.”

Laws

Consumer Boomer presents New Health Insurance Law and How It Affects You posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “With the new health care law being in the news a lot since it was first proposed, it can be a confusing subject with varying opinions. Here’s a look at a few of those options.”

Retirement

GoingLikeSixty presents We Loved It, But We’re Leaving It. Why We’re Leaving the U.S. and Retiring to Costa Rica. posted at Baby Boomer Going Like Sixty, saying, “One of a series of posts about a couple of boomers retiring to Costa Rica.”

Jason Price presents Baby Boomers Retirement Poll Results | Are You Ready for Retirement? posted at One Money Design, saying, “A recent baby boomers retirement poll shows how ready people are for retirement and the results were not good. Are you ready for retirement?”

Travel

Doris Gallan presents Baby Boomers Traveling: The Arts Nestled in Natural Beauty posted at Baby Boomers Traveling, saying, “Not very many people are familiar with the Pacific Northwest’s treasure of a town named Lake Oswego just a short drive from better-known Portland. What awaits visitors is more than worth the short drive through lush green forests to discover how important public art has become to one town’s new identity.”

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