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Kathleen Michelich

Scars of Beauty

The Japanese art of Kintsugi (“golden joinery”) treats the necessary repair of a broken piece of ceramic pottery as an opportunity to honor the history of the piece. Instead of trying to mask the repairs by creating nearly invisible cracks, the shards of a broken piece of pottery are reattached using a special lacquer mixed […]

WRITTEN BY: Kathy Michelich, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Warren County

REVIEWED BY: Melanie Hart, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Greene County

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SOURCES:

  • Mayo Clinic (2018) Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment - Get to know the emotions that are common for cancer survivors and how to manage your feelings. Find out what's normal and what indicates you should consider getting help at https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/in-depth/cancer-survivor/art-20047129
  • Doyle, J.S. Psychology Today (2015) Resilience, Growth & Kintsukuroi
  • You are better than you think you areat: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/luminous-things/201510/resilience-growth-kintsukuroi

Retirement: When Your Income Stream is Suddenly in Your Hands

Ah, the blessings of retirement – no early morning alarm, no troublesome commute, and . . . no paycheck. You’re on your own for assuring a steady income flows into your checking account every month – hopefully one that will support your accustomed life style. In his study of this topic(PDF)Links to a PDF document., […]

REVIEWED BY: Reviewed by: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

Consider the Gift of Debt Freedom in 2018

A recent poll of 1,155 American adults found at CreditCards.com revealed that only 53% planned to buy Christmas gifts that cost $50 or more this year. And it wasn’t only those with modest incomes who were planning to cut back on spending.  According to the survey, 44% of those with annual household incomes of over […]

REVIEWED BY: Reviewed by: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

Where to Keep Your Valuable Records

Most households accumulate papers and records that are important to them but many people do not know the best way to store them. There are two common types of household record storage: at home and a safe deposit box. At Home Most of your records will be kept at home. Paper documentation remains the comfortable […]

WRITTEN BY: Kathy Michelich, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Warren County

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

SOURCES:

  • The Federal Trade Commission
  • 10 TopReviews

Working in the “Retirement Years”

By 2020, one in four American workers will be over the age of 55 and as the Baby Boomer generation continues to age into their retirement years, not working is becoming more a developmental process than an abrupt event. A recent Pew Research Center analysis of federal employment data reported that in May of 2000, […]

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist

Are You the Family Bank?

Have you always been seen as the “responsible one” in your family? Did you save and invest responsibility through your 30s, 40s, and 50s, and now your grown children and other relatives are coming to you for money?  A study by Merrill Lynch in partnership with Age Wave(PDF)Links to a PDF document. reveals that three […]

SOURCES:

  • https://mlaem.fs.ml.com/content/dam/ML/Articles/pdf/family-and-retirement-elephant-in-the-room.pdf
  • http://crr.bc.edu/special-projects/national-retirement-risk-index/
  • http://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IB_17-4.pdf

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