I have been cheering and holding on as I watched the Olympics. I remember my daughter in the den with our quick dinners and friends sitting on the floor. In my empty nest now, I am inspired by the athlete
News Flash! I am doing the wild thing that could only happen in empty nest. I am going to Europe to meet my daughter who is a junior and studying abroad. We always had this dream, but it was a dream. Now, I am packing. She is so excited. It took courage and trust for
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I always thought we would go to the extreme land of Las Vegas, see a glitzy show, play 21, toast her with a mixed drink, watch the people and the night lights as we walked from casino to casino, but she is studying abroad.
Checklist:PassportVisaXerox copies of important documents to keep at home and to put in different places while you are traveling abroadEmergency numbers of the study abroad program and for your child to have with themTravel with the coins needed for that country , so you can get what you need as soon as you land, like
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All of us have a story to tell ourselves.. Sometimes we see the dark side, the negative side of our perceptions and other times we see the light and positive expressions. I believe both sides need writing release time. The blank page might be numbing, but just begin with any thing. a word, a doodle,
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Empty Nest Support is a welcoming harbor and a place to build a larger community for each other. I believe we write because we are all wanting to make a connection, know who we are, and unfold what we are needing, feeling and thinking. Sometimes we connect with
I believe this year is going to be full of opportunities to: believe you can, to risk, to say I am sorry and I need you to
I was talking with a sad mother today who was missing her son who got married. She reminisced about past holidays of stringing the garland popcorn, pre-school gifts he made her, like the hand print in clay, school day projects of salt maps, and those freezing football games of jumping up and down, always praying
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Empty nest had an advantage today, quiet and no other person
The holidays have tapped on our door and empty time is placed in the basement. I still have my intention to engage in a creative force. I feel the chaos from my to-do list, the shopping, the events to schedule, the want to bring joy and beauty to my home, and keeping creativity flowing. Right
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When my tears bring me down, and I curl into bed missing that love
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org