I have 3 mantras: less is more; you must start the way you want to finish; and, life is short but wide. As many of you know, I’m a planner. I’ve had my funeral folder since I was 19. Even with my good genes (my 98 year old father is
The egg aisle is a confusing place! The egg cartons are plastered with pictures of happy chickens and seemingly healthy terms like farm fresh, natural, organic, free range, and cage free. So many options can make your head spin! How do you decide which one to buy? Let’s dig a
Working in hospice I learned there was nothing I could say to erase a person’s pain, sadness, anger etc. I didn’t have that power and it would be irresponsible to think that I did. However, through education, I found that I could often ease the unnecessary additional suffering caused by misinformation and
As I write this we are halfway through teaching our first Powerful Tools for Caregiving class. It has been an exciting time of learning and growth for all of us. Each time I work with caregivers, I am reminded of a common theme – the delicate dance of trying to
Waffle irons are just for making waffles, right? WRONG! Obviously, waffle irons do make waffles, but if you’ve only been using it for waffles, you’re missing out.
Have you ever experienced that “gut feeling” ….you know the one that’s trying to tell you something and you don’t know why? I remember having a feeling I couldn’t quite explain fifteen years ago. There was a job opportunity in Canada. As a way to entice moving there, I was provided
“There’s so much free time on my work calendar this week” said No SAS Employee Ever. For most of us there's never a lot of downtime at work but there are certain times of the year that we consider our ‘busy season’. For Work/Life it’s January, right after the holidays.
It’s been quite an interesting Winter, one that was predicted by the Farmer’s Almanac to be cold and wet. Cold? Not so much. Wet? Painfully so! Parts of it have been beautiful, though, including an unexpected snow storm in January that covered our area in 10 – 12 inches of
I remember going to a workshop about grief a few years back. At one point, the speaker talked about various types of support grieving folks need after the typical mourning rituals have receded and life continues on. He asked the workshop participants to pull out a sheet of paper and
Thank you to Katie Pape, LPC for this Friday's guest post for the Work/Life Center 2018 Relationship Series. In a new relationship or a first date scenario, you might think you have to downplay who you are or change your persona to get a needed laugh from your interesting date,
