pay attention to just one thing

If You Pay Attention to Just One Thing…

I sat down to write this seven hours ago. I began with great intentions. But one thing lead to another, my thoughts become distracted, other priorities popped up while seven hours elapsed. There’s a great children’s book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie which describes this very thing. A mouse is given a cookie, … 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

find your memory

Find your Memory

“I know I wrote it down, but where is that slip of paper?  When is the appointment again?”  The phone rang and I jotted down important information on a slip of paper intending to write it in a more permanent spot.  But  life intervened.  Now the random piece of paper is nowhere to be found.  … Read more

how to prevent Alzheimer's

How to Prevent Alzheimer’s

There is no cure.  There is no one medicine or thing you can do to prevent Alzheimer’s.  While true, there are some factors that can potentially reduce the onset or incidence of the plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, according to a recent small study. How to Prevent Alzheimer’s In the study, 44 men … Read more