Once upon a time I was a motel receptionist. We worked back-to-back shifts: 3pm - 11pm followed by 7am - 3pm, and around again starting at 3pm the following day. When I finished at 11pm, I handed over to the night porter. Returning at 7am, he handed back to me. His tales of what had happened overnight … Continue reading CHAMELEON
The Good Life YouTube Channel for over 55s
The Good Life YouTube channel delivers professionally produced, commercial-free monthly episodes on everything from news, people profiles, lifestyle and finance. The initiative is one of IRT Foundation’s key education and advocacy initiatives.
Episode 10 of The Good Life: August 2016: A Careers Expo with a difference; Try a Triathlon; and Ben cooks up Osso Bucco
Last month, one of the stories we covered was Ageism, and I threw in my experience of job-hunting in my fifties. So, we know what the problem is. . . . after fifty, many employers perceive we are incapable of learning, incapable of using technology, incapable of working with younger colleagues, incapable of joining in team building … Continue reading Episode 10 of The Good Life: August 2016: A Careers Expo with a difference; Try a Triathlon; and Ben cooks up Osso Bucco
Episode 9 of The Good Life: July 2016: Blood Bank, Treasured Possessions, the last ‘ism’ and lamb pizza!
I had a lot of fun writing the blog posts on our recent trip, The Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday, but it did mean I fell behind in a number of other things on the "to-do" list, and one of them was to post the July and August episodes of The Good Life. In Episode 9, linked below, … Continue reading Episode 9 of The Good Life: July 2016: Blood Bank, Treasured Possessions, the last ‘ism’ and lamb pizza!
The Reluctant Retiree 