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MidLife Women – The Caregiver in MidLife, where do their needs end & yours begin?
I did it! My e-book, The Caregiver in MidLife, where do their needs end & yours begin? is available through my website. It’s been a labor of love & is my offering to other midlife women caring for elderly parents. It interweaves my personal story of caregiving for my Mom with helpful information & exercises.
Well, I’m off to Southeast Asia with my partner on Sunday for a few weeks. First the train from Bangkok to Laos. I’m told Laos is a very romantic country. I read in the travel book that the people like to laugh a lot & think there’s something wrong with those who work too hard. Then Malaysia, to Kuala Lumpur & up to the highlands where the tea is grown, then on to Krabi province in South Thailand, where my brother spends each winter. It’s our first visit to him; we’ve heard it’s a pretty idylic place, the food’s so good & the menu so extensive you can’t get through it during your time there.
We’re trying to reduce our air travel this year, & have purchased gold standard carbon offsets to help offset the damage to the environment. See the David Suzuki website for information on carbon offsets; we chose Ben & Jerry’s to purchase our carbon offsets. Unfortunately we can’t take the ferry from North Malaysia to South Thailand as we planned, because the Thai visa rules have changed. We need 21 days & can only get 15 days coming in by boat!
Keep your eye on my blog for my musings about Southeast Asia.
Happy New Year
As a fellow caregiving author, I commend you for your labor of love–every story, every bit of advice, every insight helps
others on this journey.
Have a fun trip!
~Carol D. O’Dell
Author, Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir
available on Amazon
http://www.mothering-mother.com
Hi Carol: Sorry for the delay, but thanks for taking the time to send your comment & give your positive feedback. Your book sounds great – perhaps we can connect when I return & network.
Cheers
Ellen B.