When we were kids, my younger sister and I spent just about every day after school during the winter months ice skating. Our town turned a local field in a park into what we consider heaven: A skating rink. Round and round we skated, oblivious to cold and the setting sun.
Looking back, I think: Skating is such an awesome skill; it’s like running on a thin blade across a slippery surface. It’s quit a...
Where’s there winter, there’s snow. We shovel it, play in it, hope it arrives on December 24. We love it, until we have too much of it. Then, we want it to melt.
So, what in your life needs melting? Do you have a cold heart to a family member? Toward yourself about an incident or episode in your past? Do you need to melt so you’ll consider other possibilities because a current option no longer...
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It’s February, which means it’s We Break for Winter. During our seasonal breaks, we take time to reflect on what’s going well in your caregiving role and what needs tweaking.
We’re also making our celebration a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a...
We’re holding a Open House on Super Bowl Sunday. Stop by Caregiving.com throughout the day to enjoy a taste of what we typically offer throughout the month. Our Open House kicks off with a 15-minute meditation at Noon ET. Other free events include:
—Solitaire Showdown, from 1 p.m. ET to 3 p.m. ET: Visitors have two hours to top the Leader Board; high score at 3 p.m. ET wins $50. Visitors can practice...
It’s Saturday and we end We Break for Fall! with a playful request: How will you play today?
Play a game, play your favorite music, play hookey from housework, play a great movie. Whatever you play, make sure it adds to your happiness.
Today’s the last chance to win one of turkey. So, post a comment for a chance to win. And, congrats to Trish who won yesterday!
(Note: A very, very special “thank you” to our...
I took a bike ride last week through one of our nature trails. The trees flashed amazing colors while the leaves colored and covered the ground. As I rode, I could hear squirrels wading their ways through the leaves, gathering their food for the winter. They’re getting ready for what’s next.
So, today, I wonder: How will you prepare for your future?
Maybe you’ll save what you can (see our A Dollar...
We are creatures of comfort. And, sometimes we get so comfortable in a schedule or a routine that we don’t realize it no longer works for us.
So, today, we wonder: What will you change in your schedule to make your day a little easier?
It could be that you change how often you bathe your caree (from three days each week to two days) or when your caree has the last cup of water before bedtime or when you give...
It’s tops on our list: Eating right and exercising. But, somehow, as the day (and days) go by, it stays on the list but not in our life.
So, today, how will you make a healthy habit a part of your day? And, how will you make it easy on yourself so it really becomes a habit you fell into?
Share in our comments section for a chance to win one a gift check for a Butterball turkey. And, congrats to NJ, who won...
We’re breaking for fall, the season of colors. The golds, reds and yellows paint our view during the height of the autumn season.
Once September comes, it’s what we look for: The fall colors.
So, how can you add color to your day? How can you punch up your surroundings so you look forward to seeing colors that remind you of nature’s miracle?
Share in our comments section for a chance to win a gift check for a...
We break for fall starts today! Our week of special events hopes to help you find a new perspective or a better way. Every day for the next week, we’ll pose a question on Caregiving.com. We’ll choose a daily winner from those who post an answer; the winner will receive a gift check for a Butterball turkey. (Yep, we’re giving away turkeys!!) For a chance to win, just post your answer each day in our...
Today’s the last day we break for summer!
So, we’re ending on a fun note. Today’s question is: How will you play today?
You can play an instrument, play a board game, play cards, play tag or play a favorite song.
Or, maybe you’ll take a playful attitude.
You can play for a minute or two hours; it’s not about the time but about the doing. Play, then share in our comments section for your last chance to...
We’re breaking for summer!
We’re taking time this week to reflect and to enjoy some down time. We’re also posing daily questions which prod reflection or action.
Today’s question is: What activity will you enjoy with your caree?
It can seem like all you and your caree often play a game of cat and mouse. Today, though, enjoy a game that allows you both to enjoy, to relax, to be beyond the disease or injury...
We’re breaking for summer!
We’re taking time this week to reflect and to enjoy some down time. We’re also posing daily questions which prod reflection or action.
Today’s question is: What needs your attention (your water, so to speak)?
Caregiving will make you wish for a clone. Without the help of a clone, something or someone slips from your radar. Today, water what needs your attention: A relationship,...
We’re breaking for summer!
We’re taking time this week to reflect and to enjoy some down time. We’re also posing daily questions which prod reflection or action.
Today’s question is: What will you dive in and try?
Today, if you are new to our site, I hope you will dive in to our discussions (we’d love to meet you!).
Today, it’s about taking a chance, about diving into discomfort. Talk openly with your...
We’re breaking for summer!
We’re taking time this week to reflect and to enjoy some down time. We’re also posing daily questions which prod reflection or action.
Today’s question is: How will you jump into a new or better or different way?
Thinking you should try a new service? Find a better way? Choose a different perspective? Today’s the day to do it! Jump in, get your feet wet, swim a few laps. Test...
We’re breaking for summer!
Today’s question is: How will you make a splash today?
You might make a splash by saying, “To heck with chores! It’s all about R&R today.” Or, by choosing to wear your tie-dyed t-shirt and flip flops. Or, by contacting everyone who has made a difference in your life and saying, “Thank you.”
Make your splash. Then, tell us about it in our comments section. When you...
We Break for Summer! starts today. Every day this week, we’ll pose a question to help you reflect and find a perspective. When you share an answer in our comments section, below, you’ll be entered into a chance to win one of our daily gift baskets (you’ll love it) and our grand prize (four free coaching sessions with me).
Here’s today’s question: What thought will you take a break...
It’s summer, which means it’s time for We Break for Summer! We’ll celebrate summer while encouraging you to take a break (even a short five-minute one) daily to do something just for you or about you. Our special week begins August 28 and ends September 3.
We’re kicking off our week-long event with a Caregiving Party on Twitter on Sunday, August 28. Our party begins at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5...
We end our We Break for Spring celebration as we began: Playing.
You can play an instrument, play a board game, play cards, play tag or play a favorite song.
Or, maybe you’ll take a playful attitude.
You can play for a minute or two hours; it’s not about the time but about the doing.
So, how will you play today? Share in our comments section for a chance to win a beautiful gift basket. Congrats to The Unit...
Today, as part of We Break for Spring!, we commit to learning something new.
It could be that you’d like to learn about a new resource or a new option for your caree. Or, you’d like to learn about a new technique that could make caregiving easier for you. Or, perhaps you’d like to take today to learn something new about someone, like your caree or another family member. Or, perhaps...
We all have one—that one problem (sometimes small, sometimes large) that we avoid. We see it, we know it’s there, we know it needs our attention. So, instead we watch TV, or call a friend, or read a book, or just fidget.
But not today!
Today, we solve it.
We make the phone call, ask the question, find the receipt, make the decision, have it out, take the high road, begin the dialogue, commit to an...
We’ve been busy playing, growing and planting. Today, we take a break to reflect.
Caregiving teaches. What have you learned? Have you learned to know that the saying “This too shall pass” says it all? Have you realized life is too short to waste on grudges? Have you gained an insight into your caree which helps you better understand yourself? Have you come to understand that everyone is wounded...
