Nothing can make one feel older than the birthday of your youngest child - especially after they reach 21 and up.  Each day, in the mirror, there appears even more lines and wrinkles that weren't as deep yesterday and will be deeper and more pronounced tomorrow.  What is happening?

I have always looked younger than my age.  I think this was just in my imagination - now that the person at the movie ticket booth doesn't even question my "senior"-ness.  I look at my 97/almost 98 year old mother a...
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We're in that stage of the market where prices are going up, for both sellers and buyers.  If you want to move to a larger or smaller place, it's time to put your house on the market and start looking for your new home.

BUT FIRST, you need to fix up your place - make it live-able but clean and neat, including the outside and the inside.  If you need termite work done, get it done now.  If you need to freshen up with new paint, new carpet, or even new flooring, get that done so you can demand t...
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