Ageless and Well

The writing on this site is directed towards women who are aged 50 and over who have a very strong desire and drive to live with joy, and be ageless and well, in mind, spirit and body.

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We are the Boomers

We are children of the sixties – and we’ve seen a lot.
We remember what rock and roll was like before the corporations.
Our coming of age was about flower power, free love (and birth control.)
Our mythology is Woodstock and missions to the moon.

We are not aging like the generations before us.

We are questioning (or rejecting) the concept of retirement, of doing ‘what you are supposed to do’ once you reach a certain age. And on this one, we are writing the road map as we go.

And yet...

we are also at the age where big life changes are looming
or are already here in how we live and work:

it could be downsizing, care-giving – or both – or changes in our own health.
We are at a point of taking stock of what is, and isn’t, working in our lives.

We share a desire :

to learn,
grow,
challenge our mind, body and spirit,
and continue to do what we love —
for the rest of our lives.

We want to offer our best,

keep our hearts open. and find grace and beauty around us.

Sometimes we will fall short of the mark, even if it is in our own eyes only.

We take inspiration

in the amazing creative energy of some of those who are coming of age today;

other times we find it in remembering the fearless people of our own youth.

We are ageless and well.

We are finding our voices.

We are reclaiming our wildness.

So hop on in!

Where would you like to explore?

Are you interested in wellness?
How about movement and health?
Downsizing and minimalism?

Check the links below.

Wellness

Thoughts and stories about becoming ageless through finding grace, beauty and balance, keeping our hearts open as we figure out how to be healthy without succumbing to the fear machines.

Movement

Thoughts and stories about how we’ve made the body we live in, and how we can change it cell by cell, just through conscious movement.

Minimalism

Thoughts and stories about living more deliberately and getting out of the rat-race of consumption – and finding ourselves in the process.

You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.

Isadora Duncan

Downsizing your Closet for Big Gains

by dredfern | September 20, 2017 | Blog, Minimalism, Recent Posts | 0 Comments

For me 'downsizing' is a good thing. It can be an opportunity to get more clarity about what fits the time and place you are in life because, "the only thing that Is constant Is change" (Heraclitus). What suits you changes over time, and there is no need...

Tiny Wardrobe Magic: 40 Outfits From 10 Pieces

by dredfern | August 9, 2017 | Minimalism, Recent Posts | 0 Comments

Making a tiny wardrobe is one of the healthiest things I've ever done for myself. I've been doing Project 333 for a couple of years now (read about my experience when I still had 50 items in my capsule, here). Project 333 is the minimalist fashion...

Creating a Capsule Wardrobe with Project 333

by dredfern | August 5, 2017 | Blog, Minimalism, Recent Posts | 0 Comments

I'm no stranger to doing a capsule wardrobe: it is how I've packed for trips for years. I've been a fairly light packer all my life and could pull out my 4 or 5 time-tested outfits and put them in my suitcase with no problem. The problem was the rest of my...

How to make upcycled clothing fragrance-free

by dredfern | March 3, 2017 | Blog, Recent Posts, Wellness | 0 Comments

Upcycled clothing: read sustainable fashion, second hand rose, re-used, or 'thrifted' clothes - are you a fan? I am, and one of the main reasons for that is my health. (Another reason is this.) Usually upcycled clothes have 'broken' the dyes, pesticides and other...

Restrictive Clothing – What it Does to your Body

by dredfern | October 20, 2016 | Blog, Movement, Wellness | 0 Comments

Wearing restrictive clothing is related to a host of health problems. A couple of weeks ago I posted on my Facebook page that I changed into another outfit before noon. There wasn't anything wrong with what I had on, except I was in discomfort. There is a very good...