Life

Gen Y are lazy. Gen Y are selfish. To understand Gen Y, you have to put yourself in their shoes and ask: "What's in it for me?"

Recently I was asked a question that crops up on a regular basis and the question is "What finish should I use on a particular piece of furniture"?

Recently Barry Hunt and his wife, Mavis, sold their home and moved to Rutherford Retirement Village. Life is great and their advice is "Don't wait till you are too old".

Gill Vergine and her partner Gary left Britain for New Zealand in 1997. They decided Nelson was where they wanted to settle partly because they "enjoyed coming to a climate where you can grow such a wide range of wonderful plants".

A friend asked question last week about the best method of painting an old dining room chair with a wicker seat. Without hesitation I suggested using a tin of spray paint.

With increasing longevity, particularly over the past century, our lives can roughly be divided into thirds. The growing up years, working years, and the ageing years.

John Patterson, a New Zealand Positive Ageing Ambassador, has done much to promote positive ageing throughout the country and, in particular, in his own community of Christchurch.

Like with tip number one, miscommunication starts when there is a general misunderstanding going on.

As winter moves into spring its time for the home owner to do a check around his or her property for any damage caused by the depredation of winter.

In response to a question from a fellow GrownUp, in this feature I am going to explore the idea of sanding wooden floors.