We’ve teamed up Humana with tips on kicking YOUR Generation Encore into high, healthy gear with full page advertorial appearing in the August/September 2016 issues Real Simple, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Sunset, Coastal Living, Golf, and Money magazines! We were paid to appear and, as always, all opinions are our own.
My beloved Grandpa used to love the saying “health is wealth.”
As his caretaker while in my thirties, I was familiar with the phrase but never thought much about it.
Even when Grandpa would sweetly explain to me what the phrase meant to him and why I should take it to heart, I didn’t.
Sorry Grandpa, but I just didn’t get it.
I was young, energetic, and happily busy chasing three kids around. On top of running my own business and traveling to California as much as I could to help my stepdad care for my beautiful, dying mother.
Looking back at that time of my life, I’m not sure how I did it. David was out on the road for long, brutal stretches and the juggling got intense—it felt at times like there was not enough of me to go around.
I should have counted my blessings more. And my health was one of those blessings I rarely counted.
Now that I’m older and, hopefully, wiser (though I doubt I’ll ever reach Grandpa wise), I take eating right, staying active, and getting a good night’s sleep more seriously.
It’s simply impossible to keep up with the pace of my chosen lifestyle otherwise. Gone are those glory days of endless energy, and I’ve finally learned the importance of taking care of myself. I’m worthless to others otherwise.
Health IS wealth.
So, when Humana asked us to team up to help get the word out to Generation Encore (of which we are proud, card-carrying members—okay, there’s no card, but we’d carry one if there was!), we said HECK YEAH!
What an honor it is to share our story and tips in top magazines:
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Look for us when you pick up your copy of Real Simple, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Sunset, Coastal Living, Golf, and Money magazines this month!
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Stay healthy, my friends, so you can have encore adventures like this in Sicily:
Or this in Arizona:
This is YOUR time. Get up, get active, and have some fun!
Veronica, GypsyNester.com
YOUR TURN: How important is staying healthy as you navigate your encore years? Have we missed any important tips? Please share yours in the comment section!
Couldn’t think of better brands spokepersons! You exude midlife adventure.
Exude… Maybe we should get that looked at. 😉
Seven magazines!!! That is so awesome! Can’t wait to read!
You are famous! So can I now say I know some celebrities?
You know celebrities? Really? Who? Can we meet them? 😉
Congrats, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, eating, exercise and traveling sounds like a good diet
Thanks George, it’s one we can live with.
Congratulations! Your parnership with Humana and the related publishing of your travel expertise in several mass market publications will make you even more famous than you already are! Enjoy the ride and again congratulations!
Famous? I think we might just be Twitter famous. 😉
wow, congratulations to you both, what a fantastic opportunity!
Thanks Noel!
Please forgive my vulgar mouth but THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME!…Congrats. Well deserved and you are both adorable.
You said it!
Congratulations! You two are definitely active boomers! I thought I was active, but after watching (and reading about) you two, you put me to shame! This is why you look so young!
That, and photoshop. 😉
Congratulations on the feature! Such an important message to get across.
Thanks Karen, we are happy to be a part of it.
Love Generation Encore – encompasses all that baby boomers are….loving your journey guys! Keep travelling
We like the term, seems to fit well. Thanks!
Generation Encore is a new term to me but it makes sense. Staying active is most important which means we have to find a way – next to our travels – keep on exercising. Not easy!
We mainly keep active by riding our bikes as much as possible, otherwise walking.
This is so true… health is wealth! We must take care of ourselves in order to keep up with the lifestyle we want and take necessary precautions. That includes eating well, getting adequate sleep and exercise to keep us active!
Couldn’t agree more! Keeping active is really the key I think.
I’ll be looking for you in print! Congrats~
Thanks! We will be too… 😉
Congrats on the feature. That’s so neat and you both look great.
Thanks Judy!
This is fantastic! You are the perfect role models for our generation! Love it!
Thanks Suzanne!
agreed.