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Back To School

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At least you know you aren’t alone at this time of year when other parents are checking their list twice and always stuffing Kleenex up their shirt.  It just isn’t real yet and for other parents ,...

Tags: anxiety, boomer, excitement, hug goodbye, transition

Do You Want To Know A Surprise From Having Fun, Boomers And Empty Nesters?

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Sometimes you don't have a friend to go out and about.  Your inner voice whines about the traffic or the loneliness, which are actually true, and you just can't seem to gear up. How about if you go...

Tags: boomers, empty nester, loneliness, natalie

Missing Your Children, Boomers And Empty Nesters?

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How cute are these kids playing hide-n-seek from their parents?  I heard them yelling...peek-a-boo, mom...peek-a-boo, dad." The mood I was in brought a smile.  Another time, it might have brought...

Tags: boomers, empty nesters, parenting, smile

Empty Nesters and Boomers Good News

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Summer is playful and dreading because back to school is around the corner. A mother shared with me that she knows change is coming but her brain doesn’t know how to have fun NOW with the family.  Brain...

Tags: Boomer-Living, change, emptiness, present moment

Another Dream Comes True

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Surprises that lift an empty nesters and baby boomer. Rick Bayless’s new restaurant, RED O, just opened in my home town of Los Angeles.  I have been fortunate to take a cooking class with him, eat at...

Tags: baby boomer, natalie, neighborhood, rick bayless

Empty Nesters And Boomers Want To Connect

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Who do you want to give a shout out to this summer?  You forget that it can be simple to begin a conversation. A mother called me feeling lonely.  Her friends were on vacation with their partners. ...

Tags: boomers, empty nesters, neighborhood, old friends

Empty Nesters and Boomers Ask, What’s Up With Relationships?

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Do you wish you would win the WORLD CUP or simply be in the game of relationships? Even when you are in the partnering you wonder, is this as good as it gets? During the World Cup events, did you...

Tags: clarity, new perspectives, relationships, transition stage

College Orientation, Are You Going?

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Parents have called to share their feelings and questions about attending their child’s college orientation. Some will be going to move their college children into dorms or apartments about a month...

Tags: Boomer-Living, children, college orientation, pros and cons, transition

Boomers, Like Empty Nesters, Get Disappointed

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As you know, one of my passions is my organic vegetable and flower garden. Here is a surprise:  I planted my sunflower seeds all at the same time.  I have never grown them. Surprise is, the smallest,...

Tags: Boomer-Living, boomers, empty nester, organic vegetable

A Plan For Empty Nesters and Boomers

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You already know that planning for a fun time, makes it happen.  These photos are from a night out to see the play, IN THE HEIGHTS in Hollywood. We even bought candy which we never do and dressed...

Tags: Boomer-Living, choices, free time, fun time

Empty Nesters – Little Girl Steps Into Wedding Blues

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Marriage, parents want that for their children.  They want to like the new family, the partner, the town, the freedom.  Now that is the head chatting about the upcoming wedding day , but the EMPTY NESTERS...

Tags: boomers, children, empty nesters, memories, weddings

Why Can’t We Get Along?

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Baby boomers, empty nesters, new parents, grandparents, newlyweds, adult children, teens, divorced families, well you can add to this list, all wonder , WHY CAN”T WE GET ALONG? You are not going to...

Tags: baby boomers, communication, vulnerability

Feel Like Howling – Boomers and Empty Nesters?

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When you are reaching out for someone to connect with you or crying for the missing of your children who are never home or moved away, do you think howling helps?  Have you tried it? Summer Solstice...

Tags: boomers, empty nesters, life experiences, life transition

Empty Nester Heading to Rancho La Puerta Resort and Spa

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I am so excited about returning to teach at Rancho La Puerta Resort and Spa, LIFE IN TRANSITION, WHAT'S NEXT?  I want to remind you and me that dreams do come true since this winner for best resort and...

Tags: life in transition, rancho la puerta, rick bayless, spectacular vacation

Are You Moving – Empty Nesters And Boomers?

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  Would you want to move in with your children and grandchildren?  Would you want to live in the same town? What we think might be different than when the reality of making that decision sits on...

Tags: boomers, change, empty nesters, family

Boomers and Empty Nesters Celebrate Fourth of July

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This summer of fireworks, picnics, road trips and gatherings might be different if you are in a transition. Our neighborhood makes it easy because we are a community.  Fourth of July morning we have...

Tags: boomer, empty nesters, fourth of july, gatherings

Empty Nesters and Baby Boomers – About Transitions

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Look for something to add beauty to your transition days.  For me, it is flowers and photos.  What is it for you that helps during changes besides for the softest Kleenex during a well needed deep cry,...

Tags: baby boomers, creativity and spirituality, empty nest

Join Natalie at Rancho La Puerta

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Rancho La Puerta Spa and Resort - San Diego, CA Area Come join Natalie at this renowned location "Favorite Spa in North America" SpaFinder 2008 You are invited to join Natalie Caine as she returns...

Tags: cooking classes, fitness classes, life in transition, music photography, rancho la puerta spa

Empty Nesters and Boomers, What Have You Done?

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People stop and stare at this painted building in San Francisco.  An empty nester mom said to me, "I was never allowed to paint on a building and I am an artist."  What do you wish you were allowed to...

Tags: empty nester, memories, natalie

Empty Nesters, Who Would You Like To Sit With Today?

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Are your children back home or not coming home except for a short visit? Are your children planning marriage, boot camp, or internships?  Season changes into summer. I always long for a vacation. Memories...

Tags: empty nesters, self care, vacation memories

Boomers And Empty Nesters – What Do They Wish They Could Do Over?

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  Empty bird house with a knob that could open what?  Parents and Boomers shared with me that the overall do over in parenting would be to worry less and simply enjoy the relationship with their children...

Tags: parenting, parents, raising children, Relationship Center

Boomers and Empty Nesters, Who Stands Up For You?

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I saw this statue and felt its protection.  I wondered who is a constant in the lives of Boomers and Empty Nesters?  Children leave, friends move away, parents die, couples divorce, finances and health...

Tags: boomers, happiness, home space

What About Adult Children – Empty Nesters And Boomers?

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  College is over. High school is over. Faded memories for everyone.  Summer weddings and new families joining.  Boot camp and service.  Parents are asking me, now what? How do I have a good summer...

Tags: adult children, deep feelings, life transition, memories

How Do I Handle Their Significant Others?

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Father’s Day for Boomers and Empty Nesters

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These two sons forgot to call their dad on Father's Day.  Can you feel their stress in this photo? Parents ask me, "At what age will my children remember to call without my reminding them to call?" ...

Tags: being a dad, boomers, feelings, memories