Boomer Magazine: April 2020
As I write this, the world is suffering from a pandemic. COVID-19 seems to have affected all of us in one way or another. Although I don’t have any school-aged children, my adult kids are still afraid. The only reassurance I can give them is to do the best they can and follow what the CDC says—wash your hands often (forget hoarding TP, I want hand lotion—my hands are sooo dry from washing them so much!) and social distance as much as you can without isolating yourself—unless you are sick. But they seem to be more worried about my husband and me who are both over 65. I am thinking of getting a fake ID showing that I’m only 64 (or perhaps younger…might as well give 55 another go). I don’t want people judging me for leaving my house! I’m healthy and keep away from those who aren’t and follow the guidelines. I don’t want my kids to worry. But there is one thing we can all do while we’re home hiding under our beds. And that is to READ! This magazine, for one, has tons of interesting articles. Keep in mind that almost all of the editorial was written before the pandemic landed in our area, so please check the websites of any event, restaurant, or business that we’ve discussed to see if they are open or have shortened hours. If you can, visit the local shops and anywhere that is open—we must do our part to help the economy. Small businesses are the lifeblood of any community and ours is no exception. So, shop if you can, dine out if you can, and if you can’t then order in! Many places are offering delivery and takeout. Take advantage!
As I write this, the world is suffering from a pandemic. COVID-19 seems to have affected all of us in one way or another. Although I don’t have any school-aged children, my adult kids are still afraid. The only reassurance I can give them is to do the best they can and follow what the CDC says—wash your hands often (forget hoarding TP, I want hand lotion—my hands are sooo dry from washing them so much!) and social distance as much as you can without isolating yourself—unless you are sick. But they seem to be more worried about my husband and me who are both over 65. I am thinking of getting a fake ID showing that I’m only 64 (or perhaps younger…might as well give 55 another go). I don’t want people judging me for leaving my house! I’m healthy and keep away from those who aren’t and follow the guidelines. I don’t want my kids to worry.
But there is one thing we can all do while we’re home hiding under our beds. And that is to READ! This magazine, for one, has tons of interesting articles. Keep in mind that almost all of the editorial was written before the pandemic landed in our area, so please check the websites of any event, restaurant, or business that we’ve discussed to see if they are open or have shortened hours. If you can, visit the local shops and anywhere that is open—we must do our part to help the economy. Small businesses are the lifeblood of any community and ours is no exception. So, shop if you can, dine out if you can, and if you can’t then order in! Many places are offering delivery and takeout. Take advantage!
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do your research, prep for the<br />
conversation, and have your talking<br />
points ready. A bit of preparation<br />
will help you feel confident to make<br />
the best first impression. Ageism<br />
unfortunately does exist, and the<br />
more you prepare, the better you’ll<br />
do to showcase your talents and<br />
highlight your skills.<br />
4. Use your network.<br />
As a retired baby boomer, you’ve<br />
got a huge network of friends and<br />
colleagues who may be able to<br />
help you find that next career<br />
path and/or help you make a<br />
new connection or introduction.<br />
Use this to your advantage.<br />
Share your goals with those<br />
around you, which will allow<br />
you to put it out into the<br />
universe. And in return, that job<br />
just might come directly to you.<br />
Cindie Wilding<br />
Rocklin 65<br />
age<br />
Cindie Wilding thought she would be a<br />
teacher, just like her parents. “I graduated<br />
from college with a degree in English,<br />
because I love stories and I love to write,”<br />
she says. “However, while I enjoyed student<br />
teaching, I didn’t see it as being my forever<br />
career path.”<br />
Wilding graduated from paralegal school<br />
and spent nearly 35 years as a trial<br />
paralegal. “I worked directly with clients<br />
for a long time, which I loved, and then<br />
switched to environmental law where<br />
our clients were water companies,” she<br />
remembers. “While I loved the work we did,<br />
my job was a lot of summarizing massive<br />
amounts of documents—boxes and boxes of<br />
documents.”<br />
After some time, she began to realize the<br />
work didn’t fulfill in a way it once did. “It<br />
was no longer feeding my soul,” she says.<br />
“I began looking for another career—one<br />
that ideally could be my own business and<br />
sustain me.” But after short stints as a life<br />
coach and certified retreat coach still felt<br />
she needed something more.<br />
Then one day, she saw an ad in a magazine<br />
for The Celebrant Institute. “The ad stated<br />
something along the lines of ‘make all<br />
ceremonies meaningful for the people<br />
involved,’” she says. “This totally resonated<br />
with me, as I had been to so many weddings<br />
and my own mother-in-law’s memorial,<br />
where the ceremony had nothing to do<br />
with the people. I always felt rather empty<br />
afterward, as I wanted to know more about<br />
that person or those people. When I shared<br />
the ad with my best friend and told her I<br />
was thinking of going through the program,<br />
she told me she had seen the same ad and<br />
immediately thought of me.”<br />
After completing two specialties in the<br />
online program, she began doing weddings<br />
while still working at the law firm. Every<br />
year, the number of ceremonies increased.<br />
“After four years of a ‘day job’ and my<br />
celebrant practice, it was time for me to fly<br />
the nest. For the last six years, I’ve run my<br />
business quite successfully and am so very<br />
proud of what I have created for myself and<br />
for the people who are my clients.”<br />
What is the best job perk you have right<br />
now?<br />
I absolutely love what I do, and so many<br />
people, both clients and those who know<br />
me intimately, comment on how well it suits<br />
me. I love meeting new people and getting<br />
to know them and tell their story. Every<br />
ceremony involves a love story—the love<br />
story of the people involved, whether it’s a<br />
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