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With Mother’s Day coming next weekend, this Sunday marks the end of our contest honoring motherhood and the nurturing women in your life. You still have a chance to tell us about the most significant lesson you have learned from a special caring woman – your mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter, favorite teacher, mentor. Just email us at www.Mentors@HerMentorCenter.com and tell us why this woman had such a meaningful impact on you. We will publish the winning tribute here on our blog and also in our May newsletter – … Continue reading
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Yesterday we began the discussion about how to set aside time for a family vacation that will give you the opportunity to recharge yourself as you reconnect with your loved ones. As a Sandwiched Boomer carrying a heavy load all year long, let you family know that you want to ease up, defuse the tension you live with daily, and enjoy a change of scenery. After juggling the responsibilities of caring for your aging parents and growing children, you deserve some down time. Brainstorm in order to come up with … Continue reading
Today we welcome Irish writer, Orna Ross, who has recently published her first novel. “Lovers’ Hollow.” Her book is historical fiction but told through a contemporary lens, weaving backwards and forwards in time. Effortlessly interweaving past and present, and building towards a compelling and surprising conclusion, “Lovers’ Hollow” ranges across three generations and two continents to deliver a page-turning exploration of love, revenge and the true nature of freedom. Q: When did you start writing? Orna: When I wrote the first words of my first novel, “Lovers’ Hollow?” When I … Continue reading
Some Sandwiched Boomers have developed innovative means of connecting with their grandchildren, using talents they didn’t even know they had. Let your own creative juices run wild as you reach out to them. On a lark, Sara wrote a poem for her grandson on his first birthday. It reviewed the things she had done with him – watching his first smiles, seeing him sit up and eat in his high chair, having him crawl to her, holding his hand as he learned to walk. She found that she enjoyed the … Continue reading
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Tagged grandchildren, Grandparents, movie, poetry, Sandwich Generation, Sandwiched Boomers
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