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Portland was my favorite place to live out of all the places I’ve lived in my life. I wish I could go back but DH refused.

Front Range Colorado for 34 years. Pros: family all live here; climate has low humidity, (almost) four seasons and generally mild; easy access to beautiful mountains. Cons: used to be pretty much a backwater/cowtown, now is incredibly crowded and expensive. Used to be a red state, now is way...

You’re ready for the apocalypse.

A trip to attend DH’s uncle’s 100th birthday party. Uncle passed away three months later.

So, once you go to the N plan, you can never go back to the G plan? And in 5 years, God forbid, you have some major health issue that isn't fully covered by the N plan. Then what are you going to do?

Do you wear glasses? Many glasses providers give a 20% discount on lenses and frames to AARP members.

Teacher Terry, you are an angel. Only those of us who have done this understand how much work and effort and dedication are involved (I was responsible for my mother under similar circumstances).

First, get the legal and financial affairs in order. Wills, durable general power of attorney, medical power of attorney, HIPPA release at all doctors, living wills, POLST/MOLST forms, list of all financial assets and their locations, beneficiaries on all financial accounts and maybe you should...

Sold my very used car to the dealership, then went to the DMV online and filled out a waiver indicating that the car was no longer mine and that I was no longer responsible for any problems that arose after the sale.

Don’t forget, you can get COBRA health insurance for 18 months after you leave.

Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park is now reservation only, and the higher roads there will still be closed by snow in April. Can be cold and snowy in our mountains in April. Great Sand Dunes NP is a good stop for camping.

I also have an aging TSX (great car) and Car and Driver or one of those auto mags says much the same thing. Basically the Acura is the same car as the TSX (especially an older TSX). Plus you can upgrade the Acura to be pretty close to the heated leather seat level of the TSX. Acura has dropped...

I don't have to attend social events. Big big plus.

Been living in #2 for 30 years. Not a low COL state. Half the state burned down last year and smoked out the other half. Waiting for the water to run out. Aside from that, it's pretty nice.

The companion Is DF in a common law marriage state? The companion may have more rights than you think.

In our auction, the big surprise was a large 55 year old Stieff stuffed fox in great condition with original tags. It went for $650! I would have given it away.

It took me 8 months! to go through my mother's 4000 sq foot hoard loaded with mice. Don't do that to your kids. We saved about 5% of her stuff, had an estate sale company deal with the rest, made lots of $$ and took pictures of everything for posterity.

I can't swallow those giant multivitamin pills, even cut into pieces. Is there any multivitamin that comes in small size pills?

SE worked for me I did the same and am perfectly happy with the SE. Not a photographer so whatever quality photos I'm getting on the SE are just fine. Battery lasts all day and lots and lots of storage.

Top government exec in the 60s and 70s My dad was a two-martini-lunch kind of guy.

Yes. And latex gloves. And I take Clorox wipes and wipe down the cart, and after shopping wipe down my gloves before getting in car.

Spice If you really think it's the end of the world, stock up on spices, chocolate/cocoa powder, sugar, hard candies, and coffee/tea. Advice from long-time reader of end-of-the-world novels LOL.

Exactly the same thing happened to me. They asked me on the phone whether I wanted SSI and I said no, just regular SS. Luckily they included the telephone number of the local office on the letter. When I called the local office to make an appointment they couldn't have been nicer and also...

So true. I am in the same boat as you, although not at 24/7 home care yet. It's a full-time job, isn't it? Just arranging the doctor visits takes me several hours a week, and at least 4 hours per visit to actually go to them (1/2 hour to drive to parent's house, 1 hour to nag parent to get out...