When you’re busy caregiving, it’s easy to view holidays and special occasions as “not applicable” to you. After all, what’s to celebrate?...

Whenever I fly I have to resist the urge to stop in one of those airport gift shops to pick up at least one of the latest celeb...

Words matter. Being a writer and editor, I take the meaning and usage of words very seriously. Maybe that’s why of late I have found...

What do you think of when you hear the term “controlling personality”? A bullying boss? An obnoxious, overbearing relative? A busybody...

A very good friend of mine died yesterday. Although the news was stunning, it was not totally shocking. She had endured some significant...

Have you ever seen Gone with the Wind? I think I learned everything I know about the Civil War from watching the movie and reading the...

When you start to get involved in the care of your challenging elderly loved one, accumulating key information might take a little extra...

One of your first tasks in the process of caregiving is getting a handle on the paperwork: bills, bank statements, tax assessments,...

How many times over the course of a year do you write out a check, pay off a charge card balance, or make a bank withdrawal for literally...

Welcome – this time for real! After much tweaking, agonizing, hesitation, and procrastination, the time is now to put myself and this...