I confess, caregiving is hard. This probably isn’t a surprise. Anyone typing “caregiving” into Google already knows it’s hard. Or maybe fears it will be. It can also be fulfilling and life-altering and horrible and ruin your health. All your health – physical, mental, emotional, relationships. Caregiving is hard in the way that planning a […]
The Orchid Gift: A Short Story
Look at this orchid, they said, it’s for you as a welcome to your new job. Welcome! We’re so happy you’re here. We hope and expect great things! Oh goody. An orchid. Through gritted teeth. Look at this orchid, she said, but don’t touch. Another for my collection. Oh good, you’ve finished your homework. Now […]
Nonfiction Book Review: Passages in Caregiving by Gail Sheehy
Author Gail Sheehy is a literary journalist and her earlier book, New York Times Bestseller Passages, is about the major milestones and common experiences of our 20s, 30s, 40s, etc. In Passages in Caregiving, Sheehy recounts the years she cared for her husband, legendary magazine editor Clay Felker (founder of New York magazine, among other […]
Nonfiction Book Review: The Birth Order Book by Dr. Kevin Leman
The Birth Order Book: Why You Are The Way You Are is a classic now and I’ve come across it occasionally over the years as I browsed bookstores and libraries and stood reading excerpts, hunkered between the shelves. I found the idea of birth order interesting, probably because I’m the oldest of six. I recently […]