Category: Features

Savor Retirement: Practicing Self-Care in Retirement

Tim Malone Practicing self-care means intentionally nurturing your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. It’s the art of listening to your needs and responding with kindness, not guilt. Self-care isn’t selfish—it’s foundational. It allows you to show up fully for yourself and others. Practicing self-care in retirement offers a wealth of benefits that extend far…

Word of the Month: Quotidian

David Zapatka While reading in the October Mensa Bulletin, member and contributor Ruth said she loved watching old monster movies and said, “I preferred all these monsters to quotidian life.” Quotidian: kwoh-TID-ee-uhn, adjective, 1. Occurring daily; happening every day 2. Ordinary or everyday, especially when mundane or trivial 3. (Medical) Recurring every day, particularly referring…

Lovely Poinsettias

Barbara Brown, Master Gardener The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) can be a perfect holiday-time accent with its bright red flowers, which are not flowers at all. They’re bracts, or specialized leaves. The actual poinsettia flowers are the small yellow balls in the center of the bract. If red is not your desired color, you can find…