Fred asked for night shirt as a Christmas present. That request made me ecstatic: To me that means that Fred expects to be around quite awhile longer: through the holidays and then for enough time to enjoy many more nights. Thank goodness! Fred was born in 1913, the same year my late dad was born. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Good Vibes’
When a 96-Year-Old Requests a Gift
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Health, Nutrition, tagged Aging, Eldercare, Good Vibes, Positive Attitude on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings! Welcome to Annsights
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Caring for Mom, Health, Nutrition, tagged Blog, Blogging, Eldercare, Fitness, Gift Ideas, Good Attitude, Good Vibes, Health, Mourning, Nutrition, Trusera, Weightloss on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My name is Ann. Since these are my personal insights, they are “Annsights.” My hope is that my insights will ring true for someone else, making a positive difference in some small way in another’s life. Please return often. I’ll enjoy your company. With a personal goal of “Pursuing Lifelong Fitness” after going from a [...]
Skinny Gals in the Gym
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Fit-For-Life Pursuit, tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Diet, Dieting, Exercise, Fit for Life, Fitness, Good Vibes, Gym, Health, Influences, Lifestyle Change, Losing weight, Motivation, Owning Our Health, Positive Attitude, Weightloss on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You see, today, I’m one of those skinny gals at the gym. But last year, I wasn’t. It bothers me that the person next to me doesn’t know my history, so may not be motivated, and may even be discouraged, working out next to me.
Gifts: Recording Singalongs and Readalongs
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Cheap Gifts, Eldercare, Family, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Gifts of Time, Good Vibes, Laughter, Meaningful gifts, Music Therapy, Positive Attitude, Stroke on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 08:05:18 GMT When the nieces and nephews were young, they lived hours away, in Wisconsin and Washington, while I lived in Indiana. Still, I wanted to make sure they had fun memories of me. I wanted to make sure they knew how much I loved them. So, one year I recorded [...]
Andy Recorded Advice to His Son
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Death, Fading Life, Family, Good Vibes, Legacy, Mourning, Oral Histories, Oral History, Positive Attitude, Priorities, Regrets on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 07:38:33 GMT Andy died a number of years ago. He expected it would happen. Knew it would happen. So before he did, he video taped advice to his son. This wasn’t just a single tape. At the celebration of Andy’s life at his widow’s house, I saw excerpts from the long, [...]
Recording, Preserving, Family Stories During Holidays
Posted in Eldercare, Gift Ideas, tagged Eldercare, Gift Ideas, Good Vibes, Oral Histories, Oral History, Preserving History, Products on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 06:34:29 GMT Before I head off to holiday meals, I’m going to make sure my digital recorder is in my purse, along with fresh backup batteries. I want to capture some more stories, while the story teller is still with us. Then, someday, some year, I’ll give them as gifts. When [...]
Gifts: Digitally Recording “I Love You”
Posted in Eldercare, Gift Ideas, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Eldercare, Fading Life, Family, Favorite Products, Gift Ideas, Good Vibes, Heirloom-Quality Gifts, I Love You, Memorable Gifts, Preserving Memories, Talking Picture Frame, VoiceQuilt, www.voicequilt.com on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 23:08:58 GMT Finally, just now, I went back to myfamily.com and viewed video snippets I made last year of Mom saying “I love you” to each of her children, including me. It’s kind of hard to see the screen as I type this, because of the tears. Mom took her last [...]
Bookmark This Heirloom-Quality Gift Idea: Captures the Power of the Human Voice
Posted in Gift Ideas, tagged Caregiver, Caregiving, Eldercare, Gift Giving, Gift Ideas, Good Vibes, Heirlooms, Heriloom-Quality Gift, Meaningful gifts, Memories, Music Therapy, Nursing Homes, Positive Attitude, Preserving Memories, Products, Stroke, VoiceQuilt on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, October 18, 2008 21:49:38 GMT Rarely do we run across an invention, a touching, heirloom-quality gift idea, which everyone should have in their “gift giving ideas” file. The VoiceQuilt keepsake box ( www.voicequilt.com ) is one of those discoveries: one likely to evoke tears of appreciation. This gift, created on the premise that “loving [...]
Choose to Laugh
Posted in Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), tagged Ann-itudes (+ Attitudes), Good Vibes, Laughter, Life Philosophies, Positive Attitude, Priorities on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 17:58:39 GMT Laughter is a choice. I often pause, then proactively choose to laugh. It sure beats the other choices. Choosing laughter is much healthier than choosing to be upset, stressed, irritated or mad. I know, because as a type A personality, I used to make those other choices, frequently. Then [...]
