All posts by Maria Davies

About Maria Davies

I was born and raised in Hungary, went to school in Germany for 1 ½ years, came to the US, where I have lived until 2014. I also enjoyed in the middle of my life a 10 year hiatus in Europe and the West Indies. My working years were spent as a clinical social worker, manager of an 125 foot passenger sailing ship cruising the Windward Islands of the West Indies and for the past 25 years a REALTOR, specializing in local and international residential sales. Recently, I started the next phase of my life, retired from all of the above but am never idle. Having had the varied & unusual experiences cited above, I thought it might be fun to establish a web site and share my passion for mentoring, food, travel & fitness with like minded people. My husband of 30+ years and I are thrilled to be living on the island of Grenada in the West Indies! Our current life is a long held dream come true for us. We love exploring our own personal paradise, gardening, hiking and entertaining.

Archived From Fun With Food – Food Glorious Food

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FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD

What can one say about food that hasn’t already been said? Not much, but therein lies the dilemma. This page attempts to help wade through the food information overload, make sense of it, adapt it to our individual needs.

I’ll also  attempt to address issues that I personally have found helpful to me maintaining a healthy weight and energy level.  My goal is to try to look at familiar issues in new ways and share new research.

Food is big part of my life.  I love to experiment with new things.  I watch what I eat without depriving myself in anyway.

Archived Text From Retirement Life Re-Imagined

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There are as many retirement experiences as there are people reaching this all important milestone. While there is no right or wrong way to retire, there are some concrete steps one can take to make this phase a comfortable one.

  • Ask yourself whether or not you are ready to retire
  • How will I spend my time?
  • Can I afford to retire? There are many excellent books on the subject so go on line or to your local library and do some research.
  • Be aware of your tax situation, consult your accountant.
  • Where do you want to live in retirement? Decide on climate, proximity to family, type of house/condo. Maybe the ideal location is not in the US. I’ve chosen the island of Grenada in the West Indies, which is my personal paradise.
  • Have a plan? Do you want to be productive, lazy, focus more on family, friends. Whatever you decide to do, realize that there is no wrong choice here.
  • Take time to decide the course of the next many years. You may feel energetic now, want to volunteer, start a new venture, go back to school. However, a year or two or five from now, those goals may change and that’s perfectly OK.