Pizza, Break-Ins & A Big Arena Move 📢

Gold Dust Pizza Opening in Town Center
Popular Central Valley pizza brand bringing fast-casual pies to El Dorado Hills. Read more →

Hands4Hope Seeks Adult Volunteers
Free training in EDH for mentors supporting youth-led service projects. Read more →

Serrano Break-Ins Raise Safety Concerns
Five burglaries reported; neighbors urged to check cameras, stay alert. Read more →

Proposed Folsom Arena Moves Elsewhere
4,000-seat sports complex shifts to Sunrise Mall redevelopment plan. Read more →

Apartment Fire Displaces Rancho Cordova Residents
Wind-fueled blaze damages four units; Red Cross assisting families. Read more →

License Plate Cameras Spark Privacy Debate
$1M surveillance system praised by police, criticized by residents. Read more →

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Your go-to list for family-friendly events and happenings:

🎸 Live Music - Infuzed – March 13 | 7:00-10:00 PM
Location: Brickyard Counter & Bar, EDH
Top-hits cover band returns to rock El Dorado Hills. See more →

🍀 EDH Shamrock Festival – March 14 | 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Location: El Dorado Hills Town Center
Live music, bagpipes, kids activities, festive St. Patrick’s fun. See more →

📚 Austen-tatious Book Club – March 16 | 3:30-4:50 PM
Location: El Dorado Hills Library
Discuss Persuasion with fellow Austen fans and local Janeite host. See more →

🍪 “Luck of the Icing!” Cookie Decorating – March 17 | 5:30-7:00 PM
Location: Painted. Studios, Folsom
Decorate four lucky cookie designs like a pro. See more →

💼 Town Center Connect Mixer – March 18 | 4:30-6:30 PM
Location: C. Knight’s Steakhouse, EDH
Free networking mixer with local business owners and professionals. See more →

🖌️ Relief Watercolor Painting – March 21 | 9:00-10:30 AM
Location: 3935 Park Drive, El Dorado Hills
Beginner-friendly watercolor workshop using fun relief techniques. See more →

✏️ Charcoal Portraits Art Class – March 22 | 1:30-3:30 PM
Location: 1970 Blue Oaks Blvd, Roseville
Learn charcoal portrait drawing step-by-step, beginner-friendly session. See more →

Oak Ridge Wrestling Fundraiser Event
March 19 | 5:00-8:00 PM | Relish Burger Bar, EDH
Burgers, live music, prizes—20% supports ORHS Wrestling team. Learn more →

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— by Lil City Staff

There was a time when napping felt like wasting daylight. When sitting on a porch with a cup of coffee seemed like something only grandparents did. When wearing comfortable clothes at home meant you'd given up. And then, somewhere along the way, something shifted.

A recent conversation caught fire online when people started sharing the "old person" habits they've quietly adopted, and now swear by. Not because they're trendy or Instagram-worthy. But because they simply make life better.

It started small. A 30-year-old admitted to crocheting, being in pajamas by 2 p.m., and preferring a phone call to a text thread. Then came the confessions: making coffee the night before so it's ready at sunrise. Sending actual holiday cards through the mail. Keeping fruit on the desk and eating it without thinking. Turning off notifications. Reading the local newspaper. Using an alarm clock instead of a phone.

What followed was a quiet revolution of self-care disguised as aging. People described afternoon naps with dogs on their laps, sitting in the dark waiting for the sun to rise, and the sacred ritual of making the bed first thing in the morning. One person wrote about waking up early just to listen to their wife move through her routine, eyes still closed, before a soft kiss on the forehead signaled it was time to start the day.

That's the thing about these habits. They're not really about age. They're about finally giving yourself permission to slow down, to find joy in small rituals, to prioritize comfort over performance. They're about realizing that a life well-lived isn't measured in how busy you are, but in how present you've learned to become.

So maybe the joke's on us. The naps, the early bedtimes, the birdwatching, the quiet mornings with coffee, they weren't signs of getting old. They were survival strategies all along. And the wisest among us figured it out decades ago.

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