by KimBoo York | Apr 7, 2015 | Caretaking
Recently, I told a friend to buy some coloring books. Even to me it seems like an out-of-the-blue suggestion, and after I commented on her Facebook post I felt a little idiotic. Who tells a grown woman in a stressful, chaotic time of her life to buy a coloring book?...
by KimBoo York | Dec 30, 2012 | Caretaking, Mourning
At Florida State University, there was a project that went on for a few years but seems to have dropped off called HEAL: Humanism Evolving through Arts and Literature. It was headed by a doctor out of the medical college. It’s mission statement is pretty...
by ::::kbs | Aug 20, 2011 | Caretaking, Mourning, Reflections
Meet Choco. That’s short for “Chocolate”. A sophisticated piece of work, is our dear Choco; I made him when I was five, maybe. Really I don’t know for sure, and I certainly don’t remember doing it. Like so many other projects I fumbled...
by ::::kbs | May 1, 2011 | Caretaking, Reflections
A friend recently wrote in her journal about having to take time off to be a temporary caretaker for her partner, who had not-minor surgery on his shoulder. I sympathized with her experiences, but she was careful to point out that the few weeks she spent caretaking in...
