Work/Life Balance

February 22nd, 2012

Therapeutic Recreation has its roots in the military, believe it or not.  You could say the first known accounts of such work was done by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War (1853-1856) where she became best known for her special work in caring for wounded soldiers.  It wasn’t until the year 1981 that the National [...]

Tags: caregiver burnout, journal, Pranakriya Yoga, therapeutic recreation

November 23rd, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be thankful for.  When things are going well in our lives it is easy to come up with ideas of things we appreciate.  During difficult times it can be more challenging to bring thoughts of gratitude to mind. My senior year of high school, a friend of [...]

Tags: gratitude, journal

August 15th, 2011

In that last two weeks or so I’ve been talking to friends who are dealing with the often-dreaded experience of moving.  For college students, apartment-dwellers and people who live in crowded cities, this becomes very cyclic.  It seems in Boston the most common lease-start date is September 1, which means that for some people this [...]

July 1st, 2011

Something occurred to me today and it is a theme that has come up before for me and likely for you as well.  I thought to myself, “Am I creating my own barriers?”  Let me back up a minute by describing what led to this question.  In the last two months I started a part-time [...]

Tags: barriers, constraints

May 27th, 2011

Hi space & time readers! I am Catherine from the sewing blog La Créature and today, I am here to share with you some tips about finding the time, the energy and the motivation to practice a hobby. We all have busy lives and it is quite easy at the end of the day to [...]

May 4th, 2011

I apologize for the delay in posting April’s book review!  As you can see we are now into May and I am just getting this post up.  I had my own version of some recent caregiving events as well as some struggle to find an equilibrium in my work/life/caregiving balance.  My parents live long-distance and [...]

April 15th, 2011

It’s a simple enough question.  We might ask ourselves, “What’s in it for me?” in deciding whether or not to pursue something such as following a blog, taking on a new role or responsibility, or making an investment.  This is an absolutely valid, important and legitimate question!  It is a good idea to be discerning [...]

April 4th, 2011

Hello, and welcome to the official space & time blog, a place for all caregivers to learn, share and apply useful information about organization, time management, stress reduction and healthy balance to everyday life! I’d like to propose that all of us are interconnected by an intricate web of social existence.  We might spend our [...]