Blog Posts

• Aug 31, 2024

  Back-to-School: How Grandparents Can Help

  

  

  The playgrounds are getting quiet. The streets will soon be a sea of large orange vehicles with flashing lights – that only stop when you are behind them and in a hurry. Yep. The grandkids are heading back to school. And yes,...

• Aug 30, 2024

  Thriving on Two Fronts: Balancing Career Aspirations with Parental Support

  

  

  Schlepping kids to soccer practice. Getting your parents to doctor appointments. Dealing with pressure at your office – when explaining why you need to arrive late or leave early. If this scenario rings familiar, congrats. You...

• Aug 29, 2024

  Tips to Protecting Your Investments During a Market Downturn

  

  

  If you’re old enough to remember Lucy and Ricky sleeping in separate beds, chances are you’ve seen your share of market ups and downs. You’ve experienced enough volatile market conditions to know the only constant is the state...

• Aug 28, 2024

  Exploring Old Town Scottsdale: A Guide for Seniors

  

  

  If an annual average of 330 days of crystal-clear skies, and a backdrop of knock-your-socks-off scenery is not enough to lure you to Overture’s premier senior apartments in Scottsdale, Arizona , consider the jewel in its crown:...

• Aug 13, 2024

  Crafting Comfort: Luxury Amenities in your Overture Community

  

  

  If you really stop and think about the time and energy invested in building a career, well…you’d just have to lie down. Immediately. It was both exhilarating and exhausting. But guess what? You’ve paid those dues and earned the...

• Jul 31, 2024

  Top Stock Trading Platforms for Seniors

  

  

  The good news: You can go online and trade stocks on your own. The bad news: You can go online and trade stocks on your own. While it’s super fun to sit down at the computer and play the stock market, it’s also easy to...

• Jul 25, 2024

  Creating a Wildlife-Friendly Patio Garden

  

  

  If you’re looking for a way to positively impact the environment, look no further than your balcony or patio. There is a world of glorious opportunities for biodiversity right outside your apartment door. Rightsizing into a...

• Jul 21, 2024

  Planning a Summer Visit to Your Parents in an Overture Community

  

  

  The evolution of the parent child relationship is easily summed up. It’s all about the jacket. At the beginning of your life, your parents will buy your jacket and put it on you when necessary. As you get a little...

• Jul 10, 2024

  Low Salt and Low Fat Summer Recipes for Seniors

  

  

  Ever wonder why all the foods that taste so yummy are so unhealthy? The answer is simple: The universe likes to play cruel jokes. Hence, we yield to the temptation of those delicious high fat, high sodium choices, only to learn...

• Jul 07, 2024

  Windy City Wonders: Engaging Senior and Family Activities in Chicago

  

  

  It was 1893. Chicago was abuzz with the World’s Columbian Exposition, its first world fair. But, fun fact, it was the appearance of the first brownie that took Chicago - and the fair - by storm. Yes, Bertha Palmer, wife of...