by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Jan 8, 2019 | adult child, Aging In Place, baby boomers, Featured Products, Home Building, Home Styles, millennials, Real Estate, Remodeling, Valerie's Views
Happy New Year Everyone! I spent the last few weeks of December traveling, dancing and eating my way through different parts of the planet as well as looking out for some cool things for your house! I really like to offer some moments that make you say “that’s cool!”...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Dec 11, 2018 | adult child, Aging In Place, baby boomers, Featured Products, Home Building, millennials, Multigenerational, Real Estate, Remodeling
A few weeks ago I wrote about a home product that is truly a throne, The TOTO Washlet. This is a particular commode style that I love and I’m hoping that the idea of using it takes off in America. I do feel that the lack of information (education) for any product will...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Nov 15, 2018 | Aging In Place, baby boomers, Featured Products, Home Building, home purchase, millennials, Multigenerational, Remodeling
Hello everyone, I’m back! I just spent 3 weeks in Asia. We traveled all over Japan, then to S Korea and China. Being the creature of habit that I am, I can never travel and not pay attention to housing. As you can imagine, housing in those countries is very different...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Oct 25, 2018 | adult child, Aging In Place, baby boomers, millennials, Valerie's Views
Parents. Some have them, some don’t, some wish they didn’t and some won’t. Parents. In life I always use this thought: in every answer, there are two roads called “this and that” and I will now use it in the Parent Zone! **If it weren’t for your parents you...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Oct 18, 2018 | adult child, Aging In Place, baby boomers, Humor & Motivation, living in community, millennials, Multigenerational, Valerie's Views
“While it may come as a surprise to some, chickens offer significant therapeutic benefits for people of all ages and are proving a powerful therapeutic tool for those suffering from anxiety, depression, isolation, loneliness, and dementia.” As soon as I read that I...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Oct 11, 2018 | Aging In Place, baby boomers, Home Building, living in community, millennials, Multigenerational, Real Estate, Valerie's Views
Mortgage fraud risk jumped more than 12 percent year over year at the end of the second quarter, according to CoreLogic. One in every 109 mortgage applications is estimated to have indications of fraud. Loan applications for real estate purchases are more likely to...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Oct 4, 2018 | adult child, Aging In Place, baby boomers, millennials
I read an article today that had me scratching my head. It wasn’t because I didn’t understand it, it’s because I could never imagine my parents giving us kids money growing up. Simply stated, they just didn’t have extra. Raising 6 kids and a dog in a small...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Sep 25, 2018 | Aging In Place, baby boomers, Featured Products, Home Building, Home Styles, Real Estate, Remodeling
If you’re like me, this is the time of year that you start to think about brisk mornings, coffee outside on the swing wearing layers of comfy clothes, and feeling good about it! To me, there is nothing quite like it. I live in a busy area but we have a log cabin in...
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Sep 6, 2018 | adult child, Aging In Place, baby boomers, Home Styles, living in community, Multigenerational
Did you ever hear of a show called The Golden Girls? Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose all lived in a house together. Two were mother and daughter and the other two were friends. They all had separate bedrooms, shared the kitchen and other common areas in the house....
by Valerie Jurik-Henry | Aug 28, 2018 | Aging In Place, baby boomers, Home Building, living in community, Multigenerational, Real Estate, Remodeling
I’m Back! I received emails asking if I quit writing…HA! No, I haven’t. There was a reason why I ghosted and that reason sparked me to write about today’s topic. I am working with builders to create and market The Ageless Home™ here in North...