Image via Wikipedia During the holiday, we are told to Make Merry or Be Merry. We are wished a Merry Christmas. Can we really have Merry in our life? Yes. You actually already do. You have Merry when you hold your care recipient’s hand, when you share a smile with a loved one, when you [...]
Change is the constant in caregiving. And, it’s not just changes from day to day; often, changes occur one minute to the next. When you’re close to these changes, you may adjust to them without much thought. Until a milestone, like the holiday season, happens. And, then you think: Wow! It’s all different now. So, [...]
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Today, on Your Caregiving Journey, Crystal Roberts, national director of memory care, Emeritus Senior Living, shared tips to keep your care recipient involved in the holidays. She also shared ways to prepare your care recipient for holiday visitors–and well as how to set expectations for visiting family and friends. You can listen to the show [...]
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You want it to be nice, unforgettable, special, as close to perfect as possible. Surely, there can’t be that many more left for both of you to enjoy. But, the pressure to make it perfect can ruin any well-intentioned holiday, be it Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or Christmas. And, the pressure intensifies because of those [...]
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Does “wonderful” describe your life? Yes, it does! It does because of you. You make it wonderful because you believe in yourself. Because you keep the faith in yourself, even on your rough days. Because your decisions reflect the respect you have for yourself, your family and your values. Because you know about the precious [...]
Anna Stookey, our feel-good expert who joins us monthly on Your Caregiving Journey, is holding a one-hour free teleclass to help us avoid holiday over-eating. Here are the details: Over the Strudel and Through the Nog: The Body Reunion Solution to Avoiding Holiday Overeating 9:30am PST/12:30pm EST on Saturday, December 19th Tune in before you [...]
The holidays should bring good tidings. Instead, they sometimes can seem to bring a laundry list of chores and hassles, which can hide the true meaning of the holiday season. In preparation for this year’s holidays, target. Meaning, target what you want. Do you want a holiday without a lot of fuss? Would you like [...]
It was yesterday so it should be in our past. But, sometimes, the emotional left-overs hang around as long as those turkey legs. Those holiday hang-overs of resentments and regrets or sadness and sullenness can turn the next few days sour. Who wants that? So, tell us: What are your emotional left-overs? Tell us now [...]
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You sit expectantly by the window in your living room, watching for the blue van that brings your daughter and her family for their visit. Although the holidays are hectic, this is the part of the season you relish: The opportunity to see those family members and friends who rarely drop by anymore. These visits [...]
Commercials tells us we should love the holidays. During the holidays, commercials tell us, we have fun parties to attend, glamorous clothes to wear, beautiful gifts to open. It seems there is much to love about the holidays. Except for those things we hate.
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