Kudos to Caregivers
All of us have been at the giving or receiving end of care in our lives. Our first caregivers are our parents who start caring for us from the…
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7 Keys To A Successful 24 Hour Shift
By Mary Flom This line of work can make for some pretty long days! When I first started working at Compass, I went through a bit of a culture shock….
Life Hacks for the Busy Caregiver
Here are some handy Life Hacks to make the life of a busy caregiver a little bit simpler: CAR HACKS It’s a good idea to keep other handy…
Common Misconceptions about Mental Illness
Today is World Mental Health Day! So we thought we would share an article we found from Psychology Today written by Amy Morin who also wrote the international best seller,…
A Reel Good Blog: National Hunting & Fishing Day
by Mary Flom Did you know September 22nd is National hunting and fishing day? No? Well let me ask you this, where do fish keep their money? A riverbank! Oh…
Life Lessons from Mary Poppins
During this week in 1964, Walt Disney Studios released the musical film Mary Poppins, a story about a nanny who descends seemingly from the heavens to bring order to a…
Accessible Trails in Northern California
By Mary Flom Did you know that August 1st is National Mountain Climbing Day? We thought we would celebrate by rounding up a list of accessible trails in Northern California. …
Time to Clean House
by Mary Flom Where Did Spring Cleaning Come From? Have you ever thought about why “spring cleaning” is a thing? Historically, spring cleaning is rooted in Jewish religion as preparation…
5 Ways To Get Your Hopes Up
By Mary Flom The Pollyanna Hypothesis The Huffington Post put out an article some time ago titled The Science Behind Why Hope Can Help Heal Us. In it they referred…
Grandma’s Cheese Ball & Other Thoughts on Holiday Traditions
by Mary Luft For the majority of us, when we think of the holidays, various traditions and thoughts come to mind. You probably fall in one of the following camps:…