Archive for the 'Family and Parenting' Category

Keeping a Loved One Out of the Nursing Home

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

So many of us are facing the challenge of what to do with our parents or other loved ones when they can no longer live independently in their own homes. In the past the only option was a nursing home and the only real choice was which nursing home would be most comfortable…few options for […]

Single Mom Help - Juggling Life After a Divorce

Monday, August 20th, 2007

The juggler stood poised, balls positioned in his hands, ready to take flight. The air in the big tent was electric, the spectators waiting to be regaled. The circus was all that everyone had expected it to be, and more, so expectations were at an all-time high for the finale. The juggler could feel his […]

Lessons Learned from Virginia Tech Massacre…

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

“I sure hope the schools learned a lesson from the Virginia Tech massacre.” That seems to be the lament around the country these days.
We are so quick to judge what others are doing wrong, and so slow to learn the lessons from life that are thrown our way. We duck at life’s instructions […]

Embracing Different Perspectives for Working Mothers…

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

I just posted an article on Women’s Work by Georgette Pascale - Have a Kid; Have a Life? Dispelling Myths for Working Mothers. I felt compelled to publish this article and share it with the Women’s Work community because in the article Georgette shares her experiences with juggling the many roles that a woman takes […]

So what’s the deal?

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

I often make deals with myself and I bet you do too. You know what I’m talking about…..that secret voice that taunts us. “You can have the dessert Carol, but only if you do an extra hour of cardio this week.” Deal. Then there’s the early morning alarm interrupting a nice, sound […]