Category Archives: healthy living

Hang onto your Joy

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

I was listening to a Joel Osteen message about Joy and how nothing can take our joy from us.  This means that no issues with a spouse, illness, loss of job or abilities or challenges associated with caring for an … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercare, healthy living | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Positive Focus for the New Year

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

Every year has good and bad moments.  Sadly, as we look in the rear-view mirror of the passing year, many will focus on the bad which, more than likely, were probably fewer than the good but can appear larger in … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, encouragement, healthy living | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reconciliation and Your Well-Being

Posted on December 29, 2016 by

Family and Forgiveness Growing up my family was very close.  In typical Italian style, every Sunday was spent at my grandparent’s home in Chicago where random aunts, uncles and cousins (most of which lived on the same block) gathered for … Continue reading →

Posted in against all odds, boomers, encouragement, forgiveness, health care, healthy living, sandwich generation, saying I'm sorry, work/life/flex, working caregiver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

PUT YOUR DAMN PHONES DOWN and other Holiday Tips

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

  I am infuriated every time I see the commercial with the elderly couple reading their grandchildren’s social media posts that says “Entering the gates of hell, where there’s no Wi-Fi and no shows, aka Grandma’s house.” So, the elderly … Continue reading →

Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, eldercare, healthy living | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nothing Left Unsaid

Posted on September 11, 2016 by

My mom recently visited New York and was showing me the pictures of the Ground Zero Memorial. One of my most unsettling thoughts regarding 9/11 was about what was left unsaid. My mind goes to a couple who possibly had … Continue reading →

Posted in against all odds, aging, boomers, caregiving, dying, encouragement, forgiveness, healthy living, losing a loved one | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

A Fundamental Rule of Caregiving (that No one can seem to Follow)

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

An essential imperative of caregiving is: Take care of yourself.  However; the majority of family caregivers are so busy taking care of others that they neglect to care for themselves.  The sad irony is that if caregivers made it a … Continue reading →

Posted in caregiving, disabilities, dying, eldercare, encouragement, healthy living, sandwich generation, work/life/flex, working caregiver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Living a Big Life

Posted on March 14, 2016 by

We’ve all heard the expression “Go big or Go Home” at one point or another.  For some reason this past week this has become my mantra, so to speak.  You see I tend to have spurts of time where I live … Continue reading →

Posted in against all odds, boomers, caregiving, encouragement, healthy living, work/life/flex, working caregiver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments