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Dlynn Milo--
1. "sandwich generation"--have mother in 80s to care for, plus 9-year-old child
2. "a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children."
3. Good info link on this is Money magazine 2/20/07:
"Sandwich Generation: Survive the midlife tug of war-- The Web sites, books and people that can help you to be both a good kid and a good parent."
4. try to use one calendar--Dlynn uses Outlook; uses colors; mail from boss is RED
Here's more:
5. Use a family PAPER calendar at home--put everything on it, "even items that seem benign"
like gutter-cleaning, first and last days of school.
6. Know when to opt-out; reschedule one or another
7. multiple conflicting priorities--there's not much you can do about this but re-reset priorities,
or lower a personal standard on something and go with the flow reminding yourself to plan better
next time.
8. Put some limits; 9-year-old only gets two activities at a time; 3 recurring community things at a time, for example.
9. Vacations: take real vacations, where I am not also the pilot, cook, maid, organizer of that too!
Posted by Jay Gillette at April 14, 2008 04:10 PM