cultivating change

Cultivating Change

As the sun slowly makes more of an appearance, its shining prompts us of Spring and the inevitable changes to come. Often changes in life can be stressful or not wanted. But just as we cultivate new life in Spring, we can also be cultivating change in our approach to make memorable moments. Regardless of … Read more

a fresh start

A Fresh Start

Turning the calendar to April always feels a bit like a fresh start. Spring is coming and April heralds its brilliance beautifully. New life sprouts from the earth, brighter colors flood the landscape, and animals are birthed in the fresh breezes of April. It’s also a great time to start anew on our memory wellness … Read more

circles of life

Circles of Life

Geometry is not my thing but it seems life moves repeating cycles or circles of life. The Earth revolves around the sun, the moon revolves around the Earth, seasons, time, and even our own habits are cyclical. Sometimes our circles of life habits become so ingrained, we lose the wonder or stimulation of life, especially … Read more

Sharpen your saw

Sharpen your Saw!

The evening chill, crunch of the leaves, pumpkin spice everywhere and the Packers in full swing all scream October. I’m excited we’re jumping into our second month of the Fall #MemoryMakeover series. Now that we’ve created our goals, adjusted or created habits to help and redirected our focus, it’s time to sharpen your saw and … Read more

refill your leaky bucket

Refill your Leaky Bucket

Ever feel like a leaky bucket? We finally catch up and another urgent need screams for attention. It may be a project, necessary tasks like laundry or grocery shopping, a person in our care-professionally or personally or just even our own body crying out for attention. Continually giving of ourselves leads to burnout. Instead, let’s … Read more

caregiver stress

The Importance of Self-Care

Many of us care for others but don’t realize we are caregivers.  We think it’s our job or role as a parent, child, spouse, doctor, nurse, social worker, home health aide, therapist, teacher, manager, employer, you name it.  But the giving our time, efforts and ourselves can be draining. The importance of self-care while caring … Read more