Category Archives: Lifestyle

Holiday gift Guide

The Working Daughter 2023 Gift Guide

We know how busy you are, and the last thing you need is for the holidays to add more to your to-do lists or stress level. That’s why we’ve put together our holiday gift guide for everyone on your list – from your aging parents to the newest member of your family. Happy gifting! This […]

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Why You Need a Plan for Life After Caregiving

And Why You Need to Act On It Now Too often I hear from working daughters that their life as they once knew it is over now that they are caring for an another person. Their careers, relationships, and health suffer. They can no longer remember what brought them joy. I understand how they feel […]

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2023 Desk Calendars Are Here

Our 2023 Desk Calendars are now available: 12 months of inspiring quotes from women about resilience, strength, gratitude and love for women balancing care, career and life. Two designs for any budget: premium easel design or standard, spiral design. 12 matte cards on polished beech wood easel block. $38.99 BUY HERE. Spiral bound, standing paper […]

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Positive Self-Talk: The Benefits for Working Daughters

What are your thoughts when you open your eyes in the morning? Are you aware of them? When I was at the height of my caregiving, after both of my parents were diagnosed with terminal illnesses, one of my first thoughts after I woke in the morning was, “I can’t face today.” I would think […]

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Why Waiting Until Is A Bad Idea

One of the saddest things we can do in life – as a caregiver, or in any situation – is wait until…wait until things get better, until someone heals, until we get the promotion, until work slows down, until we get thinner, until we find the perfect partner, until the pandemic ends. Our lives are now, not when some event happens, or some event ends. And as challenging as it may be, we can learn to live, not just exist, in and through whatever we are facing.

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The 2020 Working Daughter Holiday Gift Guide

What to gift all of the special people in your life? We’ve got answers! The 2020 Working Daughter Holiday Gift Guide has gift ideas* for all ages and all budgets. And, because we know how busy working daughters are, we’ve got easy wrapping solutions for you too! For your mother Memory keeper Give your mother […]

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5 Last Minute Father’s Day Gifts for Elderly Dads

Are you still looking for Father’s Day gifts for elderly dads? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We’ve got gifts to make your father feel special, keep him entertained and feeling loved. Give him a classic: a deck of Bicycle playing cards – but with large print. He will still beat you in poker, just […]

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Our 10 Favorite Oreo and Wine Pairings

Sometimes Oreos and wine are for dinner. Amirite? That’s just facts. Like sometimes, your mother is in the hospital and your father is in memory care and your kid needs help with homework and your boss is displeased with you and your spouse is watching ESPN and you don’t have time to make an organic, […]

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The Working Daughter Galentine’s Day Gift Guide

If ever there was a holiday made for Working Daughters, it’s Galentine’s Day. February 13 is the day for ladies to celebrate ladies. So, if you want to show some appreciation to the ladies in your life – your best friend, your manicurist or hair stylist, the coworker who has your back, your sister who […]

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8 New Year’s Resolutions for Working Daughters

Thinking about a fresh start for the new year and decade? We’ve got you covered. Here are 8 New Year’s resolutions to help busy working daughters find some balance and respite in 2020. Some of these resolutions coincide with the steps I outline in the book, Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring For Your Aging […]

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