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My Real Life

Former Harvard Press editor Lynda King starts digging up the roots of her family tree in her blog post, “Uncovering Family Secrets, Mysteries, and Lies.”

“Genealogy is for mystery lovers—you know, the people who get a rush from figuring out that the butler did it in the pantry with a butcher knife,” she writes. Visit King’s blog for tips on getting started on your own genealogy project.

Jonathan's Digressions

Though he says, “I actually hate doing crafty things,” Harvard resident Jonathan Feist digresses into candle making anyway. Is he successful? Find out on his blog.

“Hopefully, this candle obsession phase will be a short one, for me. I’m finding it something of a psychologically grueling bottomless pit, and I have a lot of real work to do.”

Retirement Your Way

Local retirement expert Chuck Yanikoski offers advice for avoiding “retirement depression.”

“The problem,” he says, “is that getting off on the wrong foot can easily send people into a downward spiral that doesn’t feel like it’s heading downward, until you’re pretty well into it.”

Discover Yankikoski’s solution on his blog.