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One of the smartest things we can do in our mature age is to follow that famous motto and, ‘be prepared’.

Why?  Because the grim reality of life is one day, death will come knocking at your door.

It could be a family member, but more likely a neighbor, a friend, or someone you hardly know and you may be the only one to pack up their possessions.  Most people never think of this scenario.

Ask yourself this! How many people do you know who are are living alone?  How many of these have little or no family around or living?Read more

The most common question people ask me is “Why did I take on writing about such a difficult subject?”

What am I talking about? Writing about a subject that a large portion of the adult population avoids, until one day ... Read more

My blog today is from a colleague who edited my book and I felt his thoughts were worthy to read. Here they are from Jim Stevens, Documentary editor and producer.
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When Diana approached me to edit her book 'Wrapping It Up - The Ultimate Guide', I had very little idea just how the task would fundamentally change the way I viewed the world.Read more

How many times have you moved house? If you’ve been around for a few decades no doubt you’ve moved numerous times possibly in different parts of the world. I have, 53 times.

Yes that sounds a lot but career and life generally has caused me to be a nomad and I wasn’t wealthy to do that, the opposite. Aussies love travel, and now people around the world are moving more times in life than they were decades ago. And that, has unexpected implications.Read more