I think of all living things as—divine frequency in matter, making us a bit like a tuning fork. Our divine frequencies are influenced by our soul resonance as well as the vibes around us.
This “pan-tastic” moment is set to surround us in the vibe of empowerment and joyous purpose to help us reverberate at our best. Have a Pan-tastic Day!
In love, light, and sound
Delaina
It is so easy to get caught up in events happening around us. Life! Things that feel out of our control, or so heavy we don’t even know where to begin. It can feel like we are in a constant state of mourning.
It is times like these when the Fred Rogers quote gets me through. Because it is true, there are helpers everywhere. I just need to look. Some of these helpers have heroic careers facing big challenges. Some helpers are people doing simple acts that are kind.
You, for instance, are a helper. You might not even be aware how much you helped someone yesterday or this morning even. But chances are extremely high that you have. You might not even know how you helped someone simply by being yourselves. Heck, you might not know if your kindness is even seen. But I promise you, your kind acts are always felt.
All of us are the helpers in any given moment, walking the walk and living the talk. When overwhelm gets too much, lean into your helper mode a bit more. This will help you see your own power in the situation. And your attention on helping will create more ease to see other helpers.
The best part is you don’t even have to step outside our comfort zones. You instinctively change your world with your natural actions. And create a chain reaction by giving care. Thanks, for making a difference. Thank you for sharing your light. Thank you for all the love you bring into the world through your creations.
Kristin and I are grateful for you. And we support you and your endeavors. That is why we do what we do.
We are always adding and collecting resources on our Hello Caregiving YouTube channel. Our newest is Laughter Yoga. We will be sharing much more but you can get started now and laugh your way to less stress and a happier life.
On Etsy we have activity sheets and inspiring tools to help give you a little boost and support you on your caregiver journey.
There are all sorts of books from coloring to poetry including Kristin’s new activity book, “The Handyman Special…,” that you can give to your aging loved one or do with them to build happy memories.
And offer music, the magical mood shifter. Delaina’s collection is on our website and on YouTube.
Tell us what are your go to’s when you need an emotional boost?
With love and gratitude,
Delaina and Kristin
The Knock On My Door
Flushed with excitement, she asked
for pen and paper to capture
greatness ready to unfurl.
We had never met before,
but I knew her poems, that look
in her eyes mirroring my own.
I welcomed her in, offerings
placed on the kitchen table,
as, I quietly tried not to stare.
She held her pen
above the blank paper
like a word midsentence.
Then a whispering light
of energy flowed. The words
streamed as sunshine in a dark room.
Ink on paper, consciousness
flowing from the forgotten
onto the threads of trees
to illuminate the stargazing me,
breath held, the tension
or intention to swim
in the magic of connection,
poets prompting each other on
while sharing a pot of tea.
The vastness of mysteries,
the sacredness of passage,
the unity of desire
pulse from our hearts,
bleeding onto paper,
lettered in black and blue.
Our fragile, fleeting
stanzas become markers
of our shared human destiny.
And when we wait
for the knock on the door,
we may answer to find
a star-filled universe spilling open
on our doormats. And we, full
of wonder, invite it in for a cup of tea.
®2025 Delaina J. Miller
Hiya;
One of the common discussions we had with fellow caregivers during The Heartland Caregiving Conference by Sandwiched KC, was the magical effect music has on our loved ones. We were mostly referencing how engaging sing-alongs are, and how songs help, especially with dementia, bridge the mind’s time gap to happier and fulfilling memories and moments.
As vibrational beings we have the power to amplify joy and our health with simple sounds. The gentle tide of breath, the unassuming hum, and the practice of laughter, have all been scientifically proven to help our bodies reduce depression, stress, anxiety, and even boost our immune systems.
Our caregiver journey began, like many, suddenly. Communication was the biggest challenge we faced helping our loved one. So we did what we do, we researched solutions. Kristin found stroke recovery activities and started creating activity sheets. Delaina began online sound therapy classes and now creates handpan music.
We both love how music calms and connects our loved ones. And how it helps us tune-in to our wellbeing and joy. Some of our daily favorites can be found here: Centerpoint’s Holosync, Hello Caregiving’s sing-a-longs and more, and Delaina’s various musical offerings.
Thank you for being in our lives and letting us be in yours. We hope we have helped you in some way find your vibe. Also sharing is caring so please share your go to music hubs with us.
In love and gratitude,
Delaina and Kristin
Hiya;
Oh my gosh what a great time we had at the Sandwiched KC’s Heartland Caregiving Conference. It has been a long time since we sponsored a table at an event. And Rachel Hiles and her crew at Sandwiched KC did a wonderful job. The event was full of nurturing breakout sessions as well as vendors and sponsors like us that sincerely support caregivers on the journey.
And at the end, thanks to the genius that is Danielle Ate the Sandwich, we created a song together. Caregivers wrote caregiving words that are important to them on a poster and Danielle put the words to a chorus and created this years Caregiver Anthem. How incredible is that?
Rachel said that her reason for doing all of this was so that caregivers don’t feel alone. We think that is what attracted us to the event in the first place. Caregiving can feel isolating and many times (a day) caregivers feel underappreciated and undersupported. It was clear to see during the Heartland Caregivers Conference that caregivers are not alone. We are so grateful we were able to stand with our fellow caregivers.
We are especially grateful for the connections we made with the caregivers that stopped by our table. Kristin and I were both surprised and delighted to see people’s eyes light up when they learned we were fellow caregivers sharing what works for us. To think that not only is our caregiver journey helping our loved ones but that our creations are helping other families. Maybe, this sounds daft. After all, why be there if we didn’t think we would be helpful, right? But that is just the thing, sometimes we are so deep into it that we miss noticing how helpful and valuable we can be.
To our fellow family caregivers, thank you. Thank you for what you do day in and day out for your loved ones. Thank you for stopping by our table and letting us share our passion of family caregiving.
With love and gratitude,
Delaina and Kristin
Hiya;
Happy Halloween & Blessed Samhain. Kristin and I could not think of a better treat than to announce our sweet new offerings for Caregivers.
First up, The Handyman Special: An Activity book for People Who Love To Fix Things, is a new activity book for the fixer in your life that loves a good puzzle and would enjoy those puzzles even more in large print and simplified so they can feel the success of achievement. This book is the first in our Smart Brain Series and features logic puzzles such as: Sudoku, Word Search, Number, Finds, Spot the Difference, and Mazes. These are similar games we did with our loved one to help him stay engaged and feel purpose when he could no longer do what he used to do. This 108 page book is available on Amazon and soon other retailers as well.
Next up are two new Caregiver Quick Guides. Our “Busy Box Basics” is a six page guide to help the family caregiver create moments of nostalgia and connection with their loved one using an assortment of items that mean something and/or relative to their loved ones interests. “Doll Therapy 101” is a five page guide to using dolls as a way to help calm and restore a sense of purpose for a loved one with dementia. We used both of these methods to help keep our loved one engaged and focused. Both are available on Etsy to download today.
As long as you are checking out our Etsy shop, grab some Halloween Activity Sheets and Coloring Pages for some family entertainment. And grab one of our Halloween Countdown Sheets (the playlist is the same for both styles). Yes, today is the day but the QR code will take you to a playlist of vintage songs that will get your goblins dancing and singing, setting a perfect atmosphere for completing your Halloween themed party.
Please let us know how the activity book, Quick Guides, and Activities work for you and your loved one.
With love and gratitude,
Delaina and Kristin
Hiya friends;
Whew, what a week! We have been so busy getting ready for the Heartland Caregiving Conference and getting our Hello Caregiving ‘ducks in a row’ that Sunday kinda snuck up on us. But we are sure excited!
There is a really good chance that we will have our newest book, The Handyman Special: An Activity Book for People Who Love to Fix Things, on the table for attendees to thumb through. Bursting with large print puzzles and activities that are simplified and designed for rejuvenation and relaxation. We are just waiting to make sure it looks as good in paperback form as it does digitally. Fingers crossed!
Also on the table will be a few ideas and book suggestions to help caregivers and their loved ones stay engaged, entertained, and maintaining a sense of purpose. We will bring tip sheets and examples of our large-print puzzles that you can purchase and print from our Hello Caregiving ETSY shop.
If you are attending please stop by and say hello. We would love to meet you.
Before we forget, we are super excited to donate our Savvy Self Care Basket to the Caregiving Conference. Filled with relaxing music, coloring books (featuring our soothing Mantra Mandalas), colored pens and more. We put together this basket with a lot of love for caregivers to enjoy some quiet introspective coloring or reading by themselves or with those they care for.
How is it the end of October already?? WOW!
Until next time,
Cheers,
Delaina & Kristin
Hiya;
Kristin and I started our morning looking at our Why’s. This might sound strange but we find as multi-passionate entrepreneurs and creators that it is easy to get swept up in the momentum of “Yes” energy. Every now and then it helps us to check in with our soul energy. These moments rarely mean big shifts. They usually feel like a date with our friends, Ideas.
We started with why–Norwex? Honesty because we love: the products, everything the company stands for, and green cleaning. Norwex ✔️’s the boxes: plain, simple, and full of soulful-yes energy.
Why–Music? Because the seismic sound of our mother’s body is one of our first human experiences. Music calms, energizes, and connects us emotionally, physically, and spiritually; throw in some Reiki and we heal timelines and lifetimes of experiences.
Why–Poetry? Because poetry, like music, is the language of the soul. And I personally love to create with this medium. If we didn’t publish another poetry book I would still write poetry.
Why–Hello Caregiving? Caregiving, like music and poetry, is a vocation for us. We could no more refuse to be caregivers then we could refuse to take our next breath. It wasn’t part of the plan when we created Content X Design, but caregiving, creating, and publishing caregiver materials has enriched our lives in ways we could never have imagined.
And speaking of caregiving, we are less than two weeks away from having a table at the Heartland Caregiving Convention. It has been a long time since we have had a table at a caregiver event. Because of that we are hyper-focused on our caregiver publications right now. We might even have an activity book to show for it. Kristin has been pouring herself into the final touches of A Handyman’s Special: An Activity Book for People Who Love to Fix Things. At this rate there’s a good chance we will have a copy on the table.
Thank you for being in our lives. It helps knowing there is someone on the other end, hopeful nodding your own head as you think about your whys. Do your ‘whys’ bring you peace?
In love, light, and yes energy,
Delaina and Kristin
Hiya:
Kristin and I are putting more effort into our self care. The caregiver hat is hard for us to take off. And I’m not really convinced that we need too. Afterall, it’s not that big of a deal to help someone get groceries, or to make handmade maracas so residents can play along with a handpan or other little things that are easy for us and not so easy for someone else. But sometimes when the needs of others are high we find it difficult to create space for our own well being.
Small steps, that is how we are doing it. Sometimes we add, sometimes we subtract. Sometimes self care means going to bed early; sometimes it’s binging a great show (hello Karen Pirie;) sometimes it’s as simple as nurturing our faces with lux-feeling skin care products (hello Norwex).
What are you doing this week to take care of yourself?
In love, light, and self care,
Delaina and Kristin
Hiya;
This morning we went to Prairie Elder Care for their Fall Festival. Kristin donated her crochet masterpieces: Worry Worms, Chickens, Scarves (some are fleece cut by her mom). Delaina played handpans. A couple of small business owners brought goods to sell. We all got a chance to bid on art created by the residents. Everyone had a great time eating donuts and drinking cider.
Prairie Elder Care is a small home concept for those living with dementia. The original owners, the new owners, everyone that works, even the volunteers understand that community helps families thrive. It really is a farm with garden plots hosting a range of vegetables, berries, herbs, and flowers. And yes there are a few farm animals too, hence the crochet chickens and worms.
They get a lot of things right at PEC. And they were there for us when we needed them and in many ways they are still. After all, grief doesn’t just dissolve when the celebrations of life are over. Probably because we never stop celebrating the life of a loved one.
Thank you PEC for welcoming us into your family and letting us remain part of your community.
In love, light, and gratitude,
Delaina and Kristin
