Archive for the 'Sandwich Generation' Category

Sat
16
Jul

Get Your Stress UP!

8:47 pm

My parting news gift from CNN is the report about women and stress. They ranked women in 29 countries and guess who’s #1? The women in India. Why? Because they’re an emerging nation creating jobs. The women are going to work and coming home to men who lift their feet so they can vacuum under them. And [...]

It’s funny how vacations were originally designed for relaxation. Oh, how things have changed. Lara and Gus announce a surprise family vacation. She informs me she’s rented a van and I should buy a warm sleeping bag. From that point on I knew this vacation could mean stress! Lara insists the whole family to be ready by 6:00 [...]

One hundred seventeen degrees and walls of monsoon dust motivate a soul to do strange things. Lara and Gus think it would be a great idea to take a surprise family vacation. (Yes, that includes my mother and the grandchildren.) She won’t tell us where we’re going. She said, “Pack light for day and bring jackets for night. And don’t [...]

Fri
29
Apr

My Mother, the Jeweler

5:24 pm

Jean Rubin’s mother wants to make jewelery out of medication she doesn’t use.

Jean Rubin’s friend, Glee, is excited that the Real Housewives may be coming to Scottsdale!

Jean Rubin’s mother fears the Housewives Burglaries in Chandler, Arizona.

Jean Rubin’s mother wants to go to driving school and Jean thinks there should be different driving schools to fit the different personalities of Scottsdale.

Wed
9
Feb

Honeysuckle Is It!

5:53 pm

I do not pay a lot of attention to fashion trends. Between my Stressed in Scottsdale life and a lack of style sense, I get dressed every day with abandon. At least I did until Glee and April called me on a conference call and told me that my wardrobe needed updating. “Look, if you [...]

Air pollution, twits and senior reality shows give Jean stress.

Tue
20
Apr

Was Erma Funny?

7:00 am

With little time to blog Jean has decided to cop out.