One of the first things you come to realize as a care giver is that the minutes go by much faster than before. It becomes very apparent very quickly that merely good intentions to get something done is not enough. This is never more true than when your own family and responsibilities seem to be coming a distant second to the care giver role. Without a sense of focus and a structure to organize all those extra activities you become your own hamster on the care giving wheel.

Care giving is at...