12 Surprising Reasons Why Alexa Is Especially Useful For Seniors

PLUS: Reflections on love and loss, 9 easy ways to enhance store-bought pasta sauce, and more. PLUS: Reflections on love and loss, 9 easy ways to enhance store-bought pasta sauce, and more. January 2, 2023 [View Online]( Good morning! Voice-operated virtual assistants can be useful to just about anyone, but they can be uniquely beneficial to seniors. In Today’s Good Thing, I’ll tell you about 12 ways that Amazon’s Alexa can make life easier for seniors you care about. Today’s Monday Motivation is a matter of life and death... but only in that it deals with both. Reckoning with mortality is never easy, but doing so can have far-reaching benefits. Jillee TODAY'S GOOD THING [Photos of Amazon Echo speakers.]( [12 Surprising Reasons Why Alexa Is Especially Useful For Seniors]( Regardless of which Alexa-enabled device they use, Amazon's virtual assistant can make life easier for seniors! [READ MORE]( [READ MORE]( You might also like: ◆ [6 Ways Your Amazon Echo Can Make Your Life Easier]( ◆ [9 Ways That Alexa Is The Kitchen Helper Of Your Dreams]( QUICK TIPS ⚡️ Not only do these 9 genius hacks add tons of flavor to jarred pasta sauces, but they also require little to no effort. [Read more ➜]( ⚡️ Hemming a pair of jeans may sound like an advanced project, but it’s fairly simple when you retain the original hem. [Read more ➜]( ⚡️ When I first tried this rug cleaning tip, I was genuinely shocked (and a little disgusted) by how much dirt came out. [Read more ➜]( MONDAY MOTIVATION Acknowledge Death And Savor Life Life and death are two sides of the same coin—you don’t get one without the other. We all know we’re going to die one day, but as social creatures, we may have an easier time accepting our own mortality than accepting the fate that awaits the people we love. But refusing to acknowledge that your time with your loved ones is finite doesn't do anyone any favors. Treating your loved ones like permanent fixtures may be comforting in the moment, but it will only make future losses more difficult to bear. Choosing to ignore our mortality is short-sighted, especially given how unpredictable death can be. As I reflect on people in my life who passed away suddenly or unexpectedly—the wife of a colleague with 5 young kids, our longtime neighbor and friend, my own sister-in-law—I’m reminded how fragile, and thus precious, life is. But there’s a silver lining here—if we accept that our time with our loved ones is limited, we can choose to make the most of that time. Reckoning with death can be difficult, but the perspective it gives you can lead to deeper, more fulfilling relationships in life. Death is a bridge we’ll all cross eventually, but you haven’t come to it just yet. Life is for the living, and if you spend yours cherishing your loved ones, you’ll leave no room for regret. YESTERDAY'S GOOD THING [Photos of various items Jillee bought on Amazon.]( [These Are The 11 Best Things I Bought In 2022]( No buyer’s remorse here—these are some of my favorite buys from the past year, from kitchen items to pet toys and beyond. [READ MORE]( [READ MORE]( A FEW MORE THINGS... Observances Of The Month: Here in the States, January is National Mentoring Month, Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Stalking Awareness Month, Cervical Health Awareness Month, Blood Donor Month, and, for many both here and abroad, Dry January. 🚀 Stranger Than Fiction: Today is National Science Fiction Day, celebrated on January 2 to commemorate the birthday of sci-fi writer [Isaac Asimov](. Since being defined by authors like Mary Shelley and Jules Verne, science fiction has provided the inspiration for real-world technologies like submarines, tasers, and the internet. Reply to this email and tell me about your favorite sci-fi work! 🤔 Wordle: [Solve today's 5-letter word](. What did you think of today's email? [Not good]( | [Just okay]( | [Loved it!]( 🏠[Visit the By Jillee Shop]( 🤗 [Join OGT Free]( Let's connect! [facebook]( [instagram]( [pinterest]( [youtube]( If you have thoughts, comments, questions or a tip or trick you'd like to share, I'd love to hear from you! My inbox is always open, so just hit "reply" and let me know what's on your mind. See you tomorrow! Sending you bright ideas and simple solutions to help you create a home and life you love. My mailing address is: One Good Thing by Jillee 841 S. Main St. Heber City, UT 84032 If you're not happy please reply to this email to tell me why. Update your email preferences or [unsubscribe]( [here](. View our privacy policy [here](.