The photo is outside my office window. In the winter it looks like dead leaves . Suddenly, this red closed bud, appears in a vine, spreading. Soon it will open to white fragrant jasmine. Spring is near. A new beginning, again.So how can you open to something new for yourself? 1. Step SMALL, no leaps.
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Do you feel like you are in the thick of it and just want a little opening of a better day? For some parents, college acceptance letters are arriving , for others Spring Break with children deciding not to come home or the anxiety of transition, home and then gone again, differences and needs and
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Cooking. Well not all of you. I met a woman last night at a celebration party who gave it up. What replaced that creativity? Nonprofit work for an author, long walks and whatever. She was so calm and clear about doing a little of this and a little of that which sounds like how she
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When I was in Vancouver I tried new foods and new trails. The advantage of being a Boomer and Empty Nester is that I can make a wish list and actually complete it without watching the clock or dashing to the grocery store. Vancouver had been on my wish list for years.
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I think most of us push ourselves too hard to do something when clarity hasn’t arrived.Parents call me tearful that they can’t get over the emptiness. Who is rushing you? Do you think if you float that might bring you something you didn’t even realize had value? A mother, who now lives solo, since
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I took this photo when I was in Washington, D.C. I keep it in my office to remind me of the bigger picture in life. How am I affecting others and what are my values? Am I carrying around issues in life that I need to put down? A dad called to chat about
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Empty Nesters and Boomers are partnering and going solo. What can they do to celebrate love? I love using my digital camera. I am a lover of gardens, oceans, and forests and lakes. I take my camera and shoot. I have no idea what speed or distance to stand. I experiment. This week, I keep
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This week emails and calls have been about the winter blues. Parents want to chat more with their children but the children aren’t interested. Don’t take it personally. They don’t care if it is snowing. Youth sends them out and about like an ordinary day. They don’t have fears of slipping and falling on
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This empty nester is on the countdown to the Super Bowl. Good reason to view the food photos again and share them with you.
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Being an empty nester, my wish has been to travel more. We don’t always get what we wish for, but this time I did. New Orleans music, people, and food are now a fun memory for me and a pull to return. Here are some photos for you. What places are on
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Thanks, Gaye, for sending me our childhood memory. Looks like a great day in the life and they just keep on keepin on. Hey, can any of you recognize which one is me? Send me an email natalie@emptynestsupport.com and guess which one just for the fun of it!. Natalie
As your age climbs, your home vacates, you lose your job, you are ill, or you divorce, do you feel unseen? A mom called telling me she feels like a fog covers her. I asked her, after chatting awhile, what is the gift of a fog covering you? Immediately she said, “I can be ok
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org