Survival Guide 2011

Finding Your Balance

Your Health
Finding Balance in Health & Wellness
by Debbi Honorof
Women today are busier than ever—working, caring for our children and our parents, taking classes, joining boards of community organizations—and often, taking care of ourselves falls to the bottom of the list. Eating right, exercising, and getting regular checkups? Who has the time? We're already stressed to the limit, and can't possibly fit one more thing into our busy schedules! But there are ways, and some local experts tell us how.

Your Life
Work-Life Balance in a Changing World
by Judy Martin
150 women are mulling around at Carlyle on the Green at Bethpage State Park. They're there to learn how to make better choices about their health, at the American Cancer Society's Choose You Luncheon. Work-Life Balance is a common thread of conversation.

Your Family
Sandwiched
by Annie Blachley
Sociologist Dorothy Miller is credited with introducing the sandwich generation term in 1981. Because women traditionally assume this role, usually living longer than men, sometimes they are called "women in the middle." Today, an estimated one in five Americans—about 22 percent—care for their parents and their own children simultaneously.

Your Money
Balancing Your Financial Life
by Arlene K. Haims
We all seek balance in our lives, but how many of us consider our financial balance? Balancing your checkbook is only the beginning; if you want to find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, you need to take an honest look at your current financial colors, paint them with your future goals, and find a way to balance the two.

Resource Guide
Arboretums and Gardens
Fairs & Festivals
Green and Natural Long Island
Support Groups
Women's Resources