June is here, although we’re still waiting for the weather to warm up consistently here in southern Ontario. I finally got my tomatoes and flowers planted a few days before the end of May, and then I had to cover them up on May 31 when the overnight temperature was forecast to dip to 3C.

In addition to my goals update, my May 2025 roundup has terrific posts on the wisdom of age, making light of our technological challenges, and reclaiming our hope and joy.

Happy reading!

Cool things I read in May

Since publishing my first monthly roundup at the end of 2020, it has been an honour to introduce you to some of my favourite bloggers. I started the roundup to say thank you to the blogging community and bring attention to talented writers who create inspiring and informative content.

Here are 3 pieces that captured my attention in May.

Why the Young Dismiss the Old – Dr. Gerald Stein

You’ll find some brilliant insights in this piece from Dr. Gerald Stein that discusses the gap between the young and the old. Dr. Stein offers six reasons why the young dismiss their elders and eight reasons why paying attention to those wise elders might be helpful.

At a young age, people tend to think they are smart enough to avoid the mistakes made by their elders. Older adults have erred and have the memories to prove it.

Dr. Gerald Stein – Why the Young Dismiss the Old

Chapter One Hundred Eighty-Two: Ma’am is Technically Challenged – Out of My Head

Kat’s posts always make me laugh out loud! I read this one about a half hour after Dr. Stein’s post and I just had to share it. Kat takes a hilarious look at the challenges of technology…and some of the gaffes she’s made along the way.

Texting, well, I finally embraced the emojis and bit emojis. Here lies the problem…. For several years now, I have been sending out what I thought were cute emojis. I was the “hip, cool” mom, or so I thought….

Out of My Head – Chapter One Hundred Eighty-Two: Ma’am is Technically Challenged

Helpful Advice to Reclaim Your Hope and Joy From Fear – Transatlantic Notes

In a tumultuous world that constantly tells us we’re never enough or we never have enough, it’s sometimes hard to feel hopeful. In this terrific post, Molly explores what’s behind our fears and offers tips to reclaim our peace.

Practising hope doesn’t mean ignoring hardship—it means making room for the possibility of something better.

Transatlantic Notes – Helpful Advice to Reclaim Your Hope and Joy From Fear

What I wrote in May

In case you missed any of them, here are the new posts I published in May here on Boomer Eco Crusader.

• The Sunday Spark – What will be our legacy for future generations?
• The Sunday Spark – Seeking truth in an age of misinformation
• Do you know the environmental impact of pollution? – A Climate Change Collective post
• The Sunday Spark – Gratitude, growth and the reverse bucket list
• Spring reading update – The road to 1000 books
• The Sunday Spark – Oops! AI did it again!
• How sustainable living helps in uncertain economic times – A Climate Change Collective post

Plus, I refreshed and republished these posts.

• What Mom really wants for Mother’s Day
• 12 ways to make your wardrobe more sustainable

And on my retirement coaching site Second Life Vision, I published:

• Free webinar! Non-financial questions to ask before you retire
• 5 keys to better brain health

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May goals update

After a mixed month in April, things got back on track in May. Let’s look at how the month went.

Fitness goals

This is an area where I’ve been consistently hitting my goals this year. After a strong April, I increased my goal from 325 to 350 minutes of physical activity a week, including walks, along with 2 strength training and 3 balance/flexibility sessions every week.

I averaged 371 minutes a week, and hit my strength, balance, and flexibility goals as well.

Reading

I exceeded my goal of reading 4 books in May with 5 books read. Here’s what I read this month:

• Nighttime is My Time by Mary Higgins Clark
• The Power of Purpose by Richard Leider and David Shapiro
• Final Scream by Lisa Jackson
• The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
• The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Writing

With a bunch of writing projects on the go, I needed to get organized. I spent some time mapping out and planning my writing activities for the rest of the year.

I didn’t make much progress on the draft of my piece for a collaboration I’m working on.

Other goals

• I completed 17 out of 18 tasks on my spring cleaning checklist. The one I didn’t get to was washing my living room curtains and hanging them out to dry. We can thank the weather for that.
• I updated my retirement coaching introductory webinar and scheduled it for June 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. If you’re interested in joining this free webinar on Non-financial questions to ask before you retire, you can register here.

My June goals

May was a good month, so I want to keep the momentum going in June. Here are my goals for this month.

• Fitness goals: This is an area where I’ve been consistently hitting my goals this year. The summer months are my best opportunity to get more exercise, so I’ve increased my goal to 400 minutes of physical activity a week, including walks and 2 strength training and 3 balance/flexibility sessions.
• Reading: My daughters will be home for 10 days at the end of the month, so I’m keeping my reading goal at 4 books for this month.
• Writing: I have two writing goals for June. First, I plan to turn the outline of my piece for a collaboration I’m working on into a first draft. And I plan to write 4 “stories” for my personal memoir.
• Retirement coaching:
  • Schedule a fall date for my virtual retirement coaching workshop.
  • Investigate how to submit a proposal for a presentation at the public library.

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