Sixtyplus Place

By Madeleine Kolb

My new blog is finally ready. I’ve expanded the focus because I think that many of the issues in aging—such as the matter of good physical health—are vital throughout our adult lives.  And if we maintain healthy habits in our 30s and 40s and 50s, we are so much more likely to be healthy in our 50s and 60s and 70s and so on. 

Yet many negative ideas (or outright myths) lead us to think that as we grow older, we will become sicker. That’s just one example. There are plenty of others. I’ve changed the name of my blog to reflect this focus.

I’d love to have you check it out at www.agemyths.com and to consider subscribing. I’d also appreciate comments or suggestions. Woody Allen once said, I love feedback; I just don’t want to step in any. That’s amusing to be sure, but—after nearly 10 years in Toastmasters where members improve by repeated cycles of give-speech-get-feedback—I recognize how essential feedback from others is in helping me do a better job.

Click here to go to www.agemyths.com.

By Madeleine Kolb

There can be change without progress, but not progress without change.– Anonymous

I am excited about big changes in the works. Very shortly, I will phase out Sixtyplus Place and move to a new blog.

I’ve learned so much in the few months since I started blogging. I’ve learned from the experience of writing posts and reading comments as well as reading posts on other blogs and leaving comments. I’ve learned from a terrific course called A-List Blogging Bootcamp, offered by Leo Babauta and Mary Jaksch, and from the talented, energetic, and very supportive bloggers also taking the course.

The more I learned, the more I realized that to make progress, I had to make changes.  My still-young blog needed a makeover. I would change the name, expand the focus and give it a face-lift. (Don’t believe in them for people, but that’s a subject for another post.) I’ve been working on my new blog and should have it ready in a few days. When it is, I’ll put up a notice here with a link. 

I appreciate so much the support I’ve gotten on all sorts of questions and technical matters from my blogging buddies and from others who’ve read and commented on Sixtyplus Place. I hope that you’ll check out the new one.