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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
About - QCharm - College Station, TX
About - QCharm - College Station, TX
We are Updating! Thank you for joining us here at QCharm. We are updating our website (http://www.qcharm.com) and services so that we can better serve caregivers of all types. Through our QCharm Portable and Visual Cuing System and my newly created SOAR program, we will help caregivers easily manage their have-to-do-tasks so they can perform their love-to-do activities. Enjoy, share and contribute to my blog posts so we can all learn and teach new and exciting ways to ease caregiver burden. If you are a caregiver, please let us know your top 3 tasks you need help with ie. someone to play Legos with your child while you sit down with a cup of coffee (in peace) or suggestions regarding products that make life easier. We will look for possible solutions and resources for you to investigate further.
You may also follow us and join us on twitter and facebook (QCharm, SOAR, Denise Meissner).
I look forward to meeting and working with you.
Sincerely,
Denise Meissner
We are Updating! Thank you for joining us here at QCharm. We are updating our website (http://www.qcharm.com) and services so that we can better serve caregivers of all types. Through our QCharm Portable and Visual Cuing System and my newly created SOAR program, we will help caregivers easily manage their have-to-do-tasks so they can perform their love-to-do activities. Enjoy, share and contribute to my blog posts so we can all learn and teach new and exciting ways to ease caregiver burden. If you are a caregiver, please let us know your top 3 tasks you need help with ie. someone to play Legos with your child while you sit down with a cup of coffee (in peace) or suggestions regarding products that make life easier. We will look for possible solutions and resources for you to investigate further.
You may also follow us and join us on twitter and facebook (QCharm, SOAR, Denise Meissner).
I look forward to meeting and working with you.
Sincerely,
Denise Meissner
Monday, February 7, 2011
SOAR Business Plan Drafted
Just submitted SOAR business plan draft to Our Savior's Lutheran Church's ministry committee chairperson. She will present it to OSLC's council members tomorrow. I am looking for those of you who can help me help caregivers manage their have-to-do daily tasks so they can more easily engage in their want-to-do tasks. Any products, services, links, information you can send me will be appreciated. I would also like to create an online community for members/visitors to interact.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Every Child’s a Star: The story behind the Autism Today logo
Every Child’s a Star: The story behind the Autism Today logo
For parents of a child (or children) with autism, this author seems to have a lot to offer. Check out her blog...I think you will be impressed.
For parents of a child (or children) with autism, this author seems to have a lot to offer. Check out her blog...I think you will be impressed.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
New Caregiver Support Program
I am creating a new caregiver support program which will unite caregivers with local & online resources. Let me know if you are interested in providing activity management tips, links to online info, and even sample products/coupons. I will keep you posted on this program's progress. So far I have presented an outline to Our Savior's Lutheran Church's ministry committee (here in College Station, TX) and soon it will be presented to the church's council members.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Caregivers and Double Standard (Design Happens)
Design Happens
When it comes to being a primary caregiver, it seems there is a double standard for us vs. let's say, pro athletes or primary bread winners. When an athlete is coached, he/she is instructed to "leave everything on the field" (meaning give the game or event every bit of your energy, concentration, effort...). When a caregiver tries to hold down a job/pursue a career and then come home to their loved one(s), he/she may be instructed not to work so hard at the day job/career so he/she can have more energy for the loved one (you know, the job that often doesn't pay at all or nearly as much as the career pays). This double standard drives me crazy because I had to jump off my career ladder to care for our family (especially my son with Autism). Why was it not honorable for me to "leave every thing on the field"? Why weren't my efforts at work worthy of praise, awards, promotions? Because my field didn't pay as much.
Now that I am a stay-at-home mom (and have been since 2007), I have come to grips with reality and decided to make the most of the situation. So I am here to help other caregivers make the most of their time and energy. One way to save time and energy is to check out the products in Solutions catalog (http://www.solutions.com). I just found this wall hook/basket combo that looks like a fantastic way to store frequently used items and to make these items easily accessible. I have already placed this item on my Solutions wish list. We just turned our foyer into a "mud room" to help get the boys in and out of the house on time (1st bus arrives at 7am!). What are some of your time and energy savers?? Please share your experiences as a caregiver.
When it comes to being a primary caregiver, it seems there is a double standard for us vs. let's say, pro athletes or primary bread winners. When an athlete is coached, he/she is instructed to "leave everything on the field" (meaning give the game or event every bit of your energy, concentration, effort...). When a caregiver tries to hold down a job/pursue a career and then come home to their loved one(s), he/she may be instructed not to work so hard at the day job/career so he/she can have more energy for the loved one (you know, the job that often doesn't pay at all or nearly as much as the career pays). This double standard drives me crazy because I had to jump off my career ladder to care for our family (especially my son with Autism). Why was it not honorable for me to "leave every thing on the field"? Why weren't my efforts at work worthy of praise, awards, promotions? Because my field didn't pay as much.
Now that I am a stay-at-home mom (and have been since 2007), I have come to grips with reality and decided to make the most of the situation. So I am here to help other caregivers make the most of their time and energy. One way to save time and energy is to check out the products in Solutions catalog (http://www.solutions.com). I just found this wall hook/basket combo that looks like a fantastic way to store frequently used items and to make these items easily accessible. I have already placed this item on my Solutions wish list. We just turned our foyer into a "mud room" to help get the boys in and out of the house on time (1st bus arrives at 7am!). What are some of your time and energy savers?? Please share your experiences as a caregiver.
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