by Hilary Henderson | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Over the past week I have embarked on the mammoth task of sorting out old photographs. When my mother died I cleared her house and so ended up with all her albums to add to my own considerable pile. Now that I am downscaling I am having to think about whether I want...
by Hilary Henderson | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, I returned from my first holiday in 4 years! It was a pleasant break from the everyday routine of working from home, as I visited with friends and relatives in the warmer climes of Natal. I seem to have also been lucky to have missed a pretty wet and...
by Hilary Henderson | Aug 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I get caught up talking about retirement not only in my work but often in social settings too. There are two things I hear everywhere – one is concern over the money lasting, the other is the fact that most of us do not want to stop working because we have...
by Hilary Henderson | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is a public holiday here in South Africa and I don’t really want to spend the day at my computer, so I am going to throw it out to you, my readers!! I was triggered by something I watched yesterday on the Sixty&Me site, into remembering a coaching exercise I...
by Hilary Henderson | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last weekend I was invited to speak at a church in my local neighbourhood. I use their facilities for my workshops. Not sure what age the group would be, I decided to talk on restoring balance in your life after retirement. In the question time, someone asked me if...
by Hilary Henderson | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I was with a friend from University and she was struggling to remember a name. I realised I regularly experience this problem. Yes, I know, a senior moment, we all have them! But they are happening more regularly, so I have given this some thought....
by Hilary Henderson | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I was interviewed for a South African woman’s magazine on the topic of starting your own business in retirement. I was reminded during the interview of my frustration with the word retirement, for me it conjures up pictures of old people sitting around...
by Hilary Henderson | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
MAKE RETIREMENT WORK FOR YOU” Workshop with Hilary Henderson 6% of South Africans have sufficient retirement capital to be able to maintain their current lifestyle when they retire. That leaves 94% having to either drastically cut their expenditure, or find a way to...
by Hilary Henderson | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
So another Easter weekend is over. This year I spent time thinking about the fact that Easter (and Christmas) are traditionally family times, when families gather even if they are not Christian, enjoy a Sunday lunch and generally spend quality...
by Hilary Henderson | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I write, I am just home after my morning walk with the dogs in Newlands forest at the foot of Table Mountain. Since the Autumn solstice, the morning walks are becoming crisper and bracing as we head for winter. Why would I be sharing that with you? Well, in...
