I slept and dreamed that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty. --Ellen Sturgis Hooper Today is Veterans Day when we honor those who have served our country at home and abroad to ensure our freedom. But it is not just our service men and women who...
We remember her as an icon of the 70s and 80s from controversial movies like Pretty Baby and those provocative Calvin Klein ads (“You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”). In recent years she has reinvented herself as a TV star (Lipstick...
November is the start of National Family Caregiver Month and to celebrate the 65 million Americans caring for a loved one who has a chronic illness, a disability or whose age requires more help, I thought I would present my 10 ideas for the Caregiver Bill of Rights....
November is National Caregiver Month - watch for special blogs, videos and other activities all month celebrating our 65 million family caregivers.
In preparation for Halloween, I felt it was time to show that caregiving for an older loved one does not have to be something scary like Freddy or Zombies or Clowns (yes – like Carrie Bradshaw I’m one of those people who are really terrified of clowns). In order to...
Today, Reese Witherspoon showed her compassion by announcing she would not press charges against the older driver who hit the Academy Award-winning actress as she jogged in Santa Monica, California over a month ago. Thankfully Reese’s story does not have a...
Pink is typically associated with Spring, Schiaparelli or that fabulous Audrey Hepburn movie, Funny Face. And, while it is the color for princesses and ballerinas, it is also the color of Breast Cancer Awareness and the Fight for the Cure which we celebrate this...
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. – Vince Lombardi It is officially fall and fall means football season – fans, cheerleaders, Friday night lights, afternoon tailgaters, Monday Night...
Me Time Monday Videos and Tip Sheets, provide Caregiving Club expert advice to help caregivers balance self-care while caring for a loved one. Our Me Time Monday materials support the Caregivers' Monday Campaign which is part of the Healthy Monday Campaigns, a...
My caregiving version of the Emmy Awards are out - honoring the "reel life" and "real life" caregivers on TV - read more about the award winners.
For the last three years I have bestowed my own version of the Emmy Awards – something I call the CARE-Y Awards™ that acknowledges the TV programming that showcases caregivers and caregiving situations. I also have bestowed honors on those TV personalities and talent...
Fashion fades, only style remains the same. – Coco Chanel As we gear up for some of the fun fashion events of the season (Fall Fashion Week just started and the Emmy Awards are on September 18), it had me thinking about the different styles we have when it comes to...