Archive for 'Empty Nexter' Category
Empty Nexter: Three lessons we can learn from the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll
By Carrie Perrien Smith Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939 to sharecroppers in rural Tennessee. She developed her singing voice in church and participated in talent shows. Like many kids, she grew up in a family haunted by her parents’ tumultuous relationship. She and her sisters lived with grandparents and a cousin [...]
Empty Nexter: Excuse me, what did you say?!
By Carrie Perrien Smith It’s kind of funny frolicking through this third twenty years of my life with my partner in crime. I’m an old Gen X and he’s a young Baby Boomer. We’re sitting squarely in that time in our lives where we aren’t quite ready to admit we have a hearing problem but [...]
Empty Nexter: A gym that rocks the house
By Carrie Perrien Smith We finally have the home gym we’ve wanted for years. As kids leave the home, it’s a great new use for their old bedrooms. You might be reluctant to convert your beloved child’s room at first, but once they pack up for that second year at college, you’ll have fewer reservations. [...]
Empty Nexter: Set Kick-Butt Goals
By Carrie Perrien Smith Ask anyone that you know who produces great results and you will find a common thread in the fabric of their success — the ability to set and meet goals. As I’ve seen in my life with amazing frequency, goals are miracles simply waiting to happen. Here are key elements to [...]
Empty Nexter: Reach out to lonely hearts over the holiday
By Carrie Perrien Smith It was my first Christmas after the divorce. Our daughter was six. I was thirty. I was living with half of my belongings in a two-bedroom, low-income apartment that I could almost afford. My dogs were staying with my parents in Tulsa until I could get my finances together and buy [...]
Empty Nexter: What to give people who have almost EVERYTHING
By Carrie Perrien Smith We moved this summer. As I packed the contents of the closets, I discovered a number of Black Friday deals I had purchased over the years. Still in the box. Taking up closet space. Now they’re sitting in the dining room at the new house … still taking up space. During [...]
Empty “Next-er”: Look and Feel Amazing After 40
By Carrie Perrien Smith After 40, we’re just trying to defy gravity and survive the day without a nap. Looking put together most days is hard enough. I’m like everyone else. I struggle with my weight, have no time to exercise, and feel like a truck hit me too many mornings. I have more to [...]
Empty Nexter: Spreading your wings in the empty nest
By Carrie Perrien Smith Now that the dust has settled on back-to-school season, you’ve had a chance to breathe. Maybe you just sent your last child off to college or you just reflected on those days as friends and family members sent their kids back to school. Myself, I was glad it was them and [...]