I have been hearing from parents that their children have made their college choices. Some wishes have come true, some are waiting for a year, gap year, until they can afford college, some will be volunteering, and others are staying local to cut costs. For parents it brings up shifting what they thought would happen
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Do you remember the celebration of high school graduation and then college? I will never forget those milestones with my daughter. True joy. Heavenly Days. I loved my family and dear friends being in the same room to celebrate her. I loved seeing all the other families so happy with their clicking cameras and Kleenex.
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Hello Empty Nesters and those on the way. I will be joining the 5K walk with Susan Love M.D., on Sunday, May 17th in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Los Angeles area). We are meeting at the public library at eight am. If you want information, call 1-866-569-0388, or just meet us there Sunday morning. Get information
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Celebrations from high school and college grads are streaming the country. Congratulations, you did it! Parents and grads are BEGINNERS again. The roles they have lived are changing. GUT FEELINGS and CURIOSITY will be your sign posts, as well as, those WEIRD VOICES in your head that compares you to others, chatters so loud that
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I stopped buying bottled water. I don’t use paper towels or napkins. I use cloth. I read the labels more than before for cleaning products, but mostly I ask my friends what changes they are making. As you know, I am growing my own self-taught, organic vegetables and sharing them with friends and neighbors. I
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As I Look Back Author Unknown As I look back on my life, I find myself wondering…..Did I remember to thank youfor all that you have done for me? For all of the times you were by my sideto help me celebrate my successesand accept my defeats? Or for teaching me the value of
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Empting the nest or being an empty nester, you are a great mom who has been there for your children. Here are some ideas of how they can be there for you…go ahead and forward this list to them and your partner. 1. You drive and take her somewhere for a surprise. I would love
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Oh, the challenge list: being wait listed for college, twitching finances to attend college, children not coming home for Mother’s Day, mother’s who aren’t with us anymore, children moving back home, juggling bills, planning for retirement, caring for the ill, helping your children who learn differently. Are you sad now? Sorry, for that list which
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“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.” – Rachel Carson When you read that quotation you saw it was a message for keeping
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For six years I have been speaking with parents across the country about the challenges of being an empty nester, including the revolving door. I know we get sick of the word change and still that is inevitable. Books, articles, media, all say just do it, get on board for change now. Parents are asked
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As Oprah said on Earth Day, there is nothing more satisfying then going into your garden and pulling up the vegetables you grew. I might not have exactly how she said it, but I do have the fun of growing organic tomatoes, lettuces, peas, beans, chilies, basil, eggplant, arugula, and more. Pick them from your
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I am no expert when it comes to saving the earth. Since I have become an empty nester, I have gone beyond recycling bins at home and buying products that don’t pollute or drain the energy of the earth. I finally had the time to live one of my dreams. I have a small home
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org