Retirement and Marriage: What I’m Learning Before We Get There
The hardest part of retirement may not be the logistics. It may be how it reshapes daily life and marriage. Even though we’re not there yet, I’m sharing the questions I’m asking now.
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10 Essential Life Skills for College Students & Young Adults
You want your kids to be successful when they leave the nest! Here are 10 essential life skills for college students to know before they go.
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The Future of Empty Nest Blessed
I’m opening up my heart and sharing my upcoming plans! Here’s what’s up for the future of Empty Nest Blessed.
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10 Small Steps for Big Change | You Were Made for More!
No need for big, sweeping resolutions that are destined for failure! Nope! Take small steps for big change. Here’s how!
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Financial Planning for Empty Nesters: What You Need to Do NOW!
When it comes to financial planning for empty nesters, there are a few specific things you need to know (and do) NOW!
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A Step-by-Step Plan For Finding Your Purpose in the Empty Nest
What are you good at? What do you love? You can find meaning in life as an empty nester! Here’s how to find your purpose in the empty nest.
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Six Ways to Make Money in the Empty Nest
With more time on your hands, making money in the empty nest is a real possibility! Here are 6 ideas to help you make some serious dough.
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How to Have Meaningful Conversations With Your Adult Kids
Do you long to have meaningful conversations with your adult kids? You’re not alone! Here are my tips (including prompts you can use). Plus, what to do if a conversation goes wrong.
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Tips For Empty Nesters | How to Prepare for the Empty Nest
Wondering how to prepare for life in the empty nest? Here are tips for empty nesters that will help you not just survive, but thrive!
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Super Aging | How to Embrace Life & Live Like You’re Years Younger
Have you heard of super aging? It’s an optimistic mindset plus simple habits that together can help you live like you’re decades younger! Author Jeff Cory tells us how.
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6 Time Management Tips for Empty Nesters + Inside A Day in My Life
Need help managing your daily schedule now that the kids have flown the nest? I’m sharing time management tips for empty nesters.
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Thriving Empty Nesters Share Their Best Empty Nester Advice
I asked some of the wisest empty nesters I know to share their best empty nester advice. You’ll love meeting them & hearing what they shared!
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8 Great Date Night Ideas That Are Perfect for Empty Nesters
Check out these 8 great date night ideas for empty nesters! Strengthen your relationship with these unique & creative dates.
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Eight Great Date Ideas for Empty Nesters + My Valentine’s Gift Guide Faves
In the empty nest, every night is date night! With no kids around, you can do whatever, whenever. Sharing date ideas + my favorite Valentine’s gift ideas!
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My Five Favorite Things About Life as an Empty Nester
I’ve been an empty nester for several years now. Once I got past the initial shock to the system, I’ve come to love life in the empty nest. Here’s why.
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Stress and the Empty Nest | How I Handle It & You Can Too
Maybe you thought when the kids left your stress would decrease. That probably didn’t happen, because stress and the empty nest is real! I’m sharing the four significant causes of stress for empty nesters, telling you how I’ve dealt with it, and offering practical tips to help you deal with it too.
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Still Struggling With the Empty Nest? | Tips to Help Get Your Groove Back
Are you still struggling with the empty nest? You’re not alone! It takes some people months or years to get their groove back. I’m sharing seven tips that can help!
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Ten Reasons to Embrace Aging & Love Getting Older
Are you struggling to feel positive about getting older? Just like any stage, there are challenges AND joys. Here’s how to embrace it!
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Getting Real About Empty Nest Grief | What’s Normal, What’s Not
I am not a professional counselor, but as someone who has talked to hundreds of empty nesters and dealt with the transition myself, I do know a few things about empty nest grief. I get hundreds of direct messages and emails from empty nesters every month asking me if what they’re feeling is “normal.” First…
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Five Ways to Build the Relationship You Want With Your Adult Children
One of the biggest challenges you’ll face as a parent is making the transition from parenting your children to establishing a healthy relationship with your adult children. You really don’t parent adult kids per se, but if you work to cultivate your relationship, you may win their hearts as a coveted encourager, a trusted advisor, and…
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Walking Into the Future: Figuring Out What’s Next in the Empty Nest
Once the kids are gone, and you’re past the initial sadness and shock, the reality of life without them to focus on can hit you like a ton of bricks. You may find that you need to play catch up in some areas of life you set aside when the kids were your primary focus. How’s…
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Five Things No One Tells You About the Empty Nest
Without a doubt, the transition to life as an empty nester is challenging. After all, when you’ve spent 18 or more years with child-rearing as your primary focus, it only makes sense that the empty nest adjustment would be significant. Oh, you expect the sadness and uncertainty about the future. But there are some things…
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The Joys of Cooking For Two (Empty Nest Blessed, Indeed!)
Cooking for two has been a joy for me in the empty nest season of life! We eat lighter, healthier and simpler now. Do you? In fact, without all of the chaos of having teenagers rushing in and out and trying to adjust mealtimes to their crazy schedules, I actually find it cooking kind of relaxing!…
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Sharing More About Me and How ENB Came to Be
Today, I’m answering your questions! Lots of you have sweetly asked for more information about me and my own empty nester experience. That is so kind and encouraging! This period of life can be challenging, and I am so happy to share my personal growth and struggles with you. Some of these questions have come from…
