The National Indie Excellence® Awards recognized Run, Walk, Crawl- A Caregiver Caught Between Generations as Winner in the Caregiving category! I admit, I’m over the moon to win in the Caregiving category! Mindful of how many selfless caregiver’s there are across the nation, my hope is to have well represented this hardworking, often overlooked assembly and moved the dial just a...
Run, Walk, Crawl- A Caregiver Caught Between Generations recently placed Silver in the Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Non-Fiction Cover Design category! This award is extra special as it’s recognition for my truly talented husband, Tony Persiani. I’m grateful for not only the beautiful cover options that he designed (shown below) but for the tireless feedback and support that he...
Run, Walk, Crawl- A Caregiver Caught Between Generations was recently awarded Winner status in the 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) Christian category. I’m honored and humbled! Thank you immensely to the NGIBA panel of judges for reading my book and finding merit in the pages of a rundown but forever changed former family caregiver. I hope my story can be...
One of the biggest corporate diversity and inclusion issues facing us this century has nothing to do with age, gender, sexuality, race, religion, ethnicity, or ability. Unlike most diversity and inclusion issues, its source isn’t always an integral part of a candidate or employee’s personal identity. And someday, you could be one of the people discriminated against, or you could...
As the year draws to an end, pretty much everything that arrives in my inbox and mailbox, (i.e. mountains of catalogs and junk mail galore) all herald the lure and promise of free shipping. Love it? I suppose as a country of deal seeking shoppers, we do! And that has nothing at all to do with this blog. I actually pulled a random...
According to the Pantone Color Institute, Ultra Violet is the color of the year 2018. In common terms, it’s a super bright purple. It just so happens that caregiver awareness and appreciation is represented by the color purple. The color also represents, Alzheimer's Disease, Attention Deficit Disorder, ADHD, Animal Abuse, Cancer Survivors, Chiari Malformation, Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence,...
Most of the working family caregivers I know are thrilled that the holidays are behind us, but are not necessarily making stellar plans for the New Year. As fun as holiday gift exchanges, unexpected treats and festive gatherings can be, they can throw off much needed routines and already overloaded schedules. Returning to a predictable day is as comfortable as...
I feel like I can pretty much do anything when I have on my rubber dishwashing gloves. In fact, I love that rubber glove manufacturers have caught on to the fact that some of us may want to be fashionable while doing dishes and make them available in fun colors and styles. Sure, I have my share of basic yellow,...