Breaking Out of the Rut: Recharging as a Caregiver to Avoid Burnout
Last week, I split my time in San Diego between vacation and work—a change from how I used to travel, which was mainly work-focused. As...
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Aug 163 min read
Caregiving and Celebrations: Why Taking Time to Celebrate Matters
As caregivers, it's easy to get lost in the demands of looking after our loved ones, often pushing aside our needs and desires. The idea...
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Jun 277 min read
remembering Lynda
Lynda (Testa) Tenaglia passed away on June 6, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of 54 years...
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Jun 53 min read
To a whole new level
By Michael D. Tenaglia Caregiving is the activity or profession of regularly caring for a sick, elderly, or disabled person. It can be...
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May 116 min read
Cupcakes & karma
The Sweetness of Possibility The Easy Bake oven Mom got me for Christmas was the highlight of my Christmas that year. It also prompted my...
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Apr 74 min read
Know your sweet spots
During the first four months of the pandemic, I made more than 250 loaves of sourdough bread. My second favorite item to bake was...
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Mar 185 min read
The bus ride eventually ends
My dad’s Alzheimer’s battle started in 2014 and lasted seven years, but my life changed the instant I heard the diagnosis. I was angry,...
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Mar 115 min read
Don't let it get away
No matter how many times I hear the lyrics to a song, I can't seem to remember them. Only the refrain stays with me. When I compiled a...
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Feb 142 min read
Snow day
It's Tuesday, February 13, the day before my least favorite holiday. Lucky for me, Coleen feels the same way. Up to 10" of snow is...
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Jan 293 min read
86,400
Written by Michael D. Tenaglia, Co-Author of The Greatest Burden The Greatest Blessing February 5th marks the 11-year anniversary of the...
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Jan 274 min read
"The Earth is cooking"
Our tour guide's name was Bjorng. He was driving Campbell, me, and twelve others along Iceland's southern coast. Our destination was the...
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Jan 173 min read
honor and privilege
I describe myself as an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. And I am. I know I can write well. I service my promotional branding customers...
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Jan 33 min read
The "best" of 2023 in under two minutes
I like what I like, so I often don't pay much attention to television or movie reviews. Sometimes, I rely on recommendations from my son,...
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Nov 27, 20234 min read
"Don't Make a Straight Line Crooked"
Classic McConaughey. As in Matthew McConaughey. I read his memoir, Greenlights, which is chalk full of lines like this. If you like...
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Oct 27, 20234 min read
Brothers for life
You'll spend the next four years of high school together but it won't end there. No, you'll be brothers for life. That's what they told...
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Sep 1, 20233 min read
Sundays are for Sleeping
I test-drove a used car earlier in the day. I had been dreading the experience for weeks but could no longer put it off. To be fair, it...
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Aug 15, 20233 min read
Best Books for Caregivers in 2023
Will The Greatest Blessing book be one of the best of 2023?
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Aug 7, 20232 min read
It's Never Too Late—or Early—to Pursue your Passion
Sunday, August 8, 1:35 pm My first book, Ten Days With Dad, was published on March 13, 2022, the day I turned fifty years old. Yes, I...
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Jul 28, 20234 min read
Caregiving "Guys"
July 28, 2023. A Friday afternoon. I'm swamped with my day job, selling branded promotional products, apparel, and merch. The orders...
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