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LIVING THE JAM GEN: If Life is a Sandwich, Why Am I in the Jam?

Living Life in the Sandwich Generation

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Jam Gen Well-Being: Labour Day Blues

Posted on August 27, 2022September 5, 2022 by Marina

There it is again, as regular as clockwork. As much as I try to “reason” my way out of it,… Read more Jam Gen Well-Being: Labour Day Blues

Jam Gen Health: The 4 AM Blues

Posted on May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 by Marina

What IS it about 4 AM? I am fortunate to sleep through most nights. But on some occasions, usually in… Read more Jam Gen Health: The 4 AM Blues

Jam Gen Health: The Small Pleasures of Life

Posted on March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 by Marina

Recently it hit me that some of the greatest pleasures in life are the simple ones, the ones we so… Read more Jam Gen Health: The Small Pleasures of Life

Jam Gen Nostalgia: A Trip to the Kiwanis Music Festival

Posted on February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 by Marina

In February 2019, in those halcyon days before anyone had heard of COVID-19, I signed up to volunteer as a… Read more Jam Gen Nostalgia: A Trip to the Kiwanis Music Festival

Jam Gen Holiday Fun: The Marvellous Mrs. Claus

Posted on December 4, 2021December 23, 2022 by Marina

‘Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the Pole Not a creature was stirring – except one tired old… Read more Jam Gen Holiday Fun: The Marvellous Mrs. Claus

Jam Gen Health: Writing Our Way Through the Pandemic

Posted on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 by Marina

In January 2019, I finally did something I had wanted to do for years – I signed up for a… Read more Jam Gen Health: Writing Our Way Through the Pandemic

Jam Gen Health: The Winter of Our Discontent

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by Marina

So 2020 has departed none too soon and here we are in the first quarter of 2021. Doesn’t feel much… Read more Jam Gen Health: The Winter of Our Discontent

Jam Gen Calendar: A Guided Tour Around the Sun

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 by Marina

Even in the good years, getting through a trip around the sun can feel like a Herculean effort. Each lunar… Read more Jam Gen Calendar: A Guided Tour Around the Sun

Jam Gen Ethics: The Ambiguity of Lying

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 by Marina

I knew Santa’s days were numbered when Son #1, then age eight, told me that there was a “real” Santa… Read more Jam Gen Ethics: The Ambiguity of Lying

Jam Gen Parenting: Back to School

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 by Marina

Hear that noise? No? Me neither. It’s 9:30 in the morning on the first day of school. That sound? Dead… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Back to School

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