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contents MAY 2019
spotlight
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16 FOND OF LOUISVILLE Why we love Benedictine
18 27 THINGS
Happenings, news and tidbits that caught Today’s Woman’s eye this month
24 WOMEN IN HOME
Ideas on how to freshen up the style of your home for spring
40 WORK WARDROBE
Her Derby work wardrobe
42 TRAVEL
How India changed her focus
44 LUNCH + FUN
Enjoy a perfect Mother’s Day outing
46 PASSIONS
Authenticity online
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46 INVEST IN SAVING LIVES
The American Cancer Society’s ResearcHERS Initiative is helping women researchers advance in finding a cure for cancer
48 THE JEWELRY PROFESSIONALS What this mother and daughter team are learning from each other
50 CURRENT OBSESSIONS
Personal touches, dancing, and yoga toes
52 LUNCH + FUN
Experience a literal taste of Derby
80 CELEBRATIONS
Alli and Logan Wheatley
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features
6 When Dreams Take Root
Meet five women who are making their garden of dreams bloom.
28 Home Section:
How to Make a Flower Bouquet
Creative ideas on elevating the beauty of your blooms.
34 At Home in Kentucky A bed and breakfast tied to history, family, and tradition.
60 57 Special Section:
Today’s Family — Solutions for the Whole Family • Give your child
an enlightening experience through travel. • Find out how a mother and daughter turn everyday into a celebration. • Tonilyn Hornung tells us what moms really want for Mother’s Day. 68 Caregiving Section
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MAY 2019 | VOL. 29 | NO. 6
PUBLISHER Cathy S. Zion publisher@todaysmedianow.com May 2019 Today’s Woman Manifesto
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PLANT SEEDS OF BEAUTY “Like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would.” – Lorde “I thought this service already existed but it didn’t, so I had to build it from scratch.” (Marta Veiga, p.8) | “...and I sold the first one in the U.S. Yes, I did that!” (Latoyia Lackey, p.10) | “I have to remind
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myself that I am running a very successful business and I shouldn’t be
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questioning my instinct.” (Jacquelyn Koerber, p.48) | Where flowers
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bloom so does hope. – Lady Bird Johnson | “This is our way of helping others. God has led us the whole way despite all the bumps in the road.” (BethAnn Nevius, p.12) | “I want to help other families and to make something good come from something so ugly.” (Heather Lange, p.14) ON THE COVER:
BethAnn Nevius is spreading her seeds of healing into the lives of others within the community. Find out how she made it happen — despite the obstacles (p.12) BETHANN IS WEARING: Top, $550; jeans, $218, both available at Circe (502) 894.0095. Bangle bracelets, $10, available at Nordstrom Rack (502) 899.4940. Photo by Melissa Donald Makeup by Emily Roberts, Strandz Salon & Threadz Boutique Flower created by Tami Patterson
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Dreams WHEN
By Megan M. Seckman Photos Melissa Donald
As the saying goes, “Life without dreams is like a garden without flowers.” But like a flower garden, there is no special formula of fertilizing, pruning, or watering that will ensure our dreams take root — each flower has its own individual needs. Sometimes the best thing we can do before the seeds of our toil blossom, is to just walk away. We have now entered the sensational season of flowers, so let these vivid miracles remind us of the patience and tenacity it takes to achieve our dreams — to shoot through the soil to display our ultimate colorful potential — of what it takes to bloom. Each of the women featured here remind us of a particular flower — see how their dreams took root in this garden of dreams. PAGE 7 >>
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Marian Sang-Knepshield established roots and took her time in fulfilling her dream.
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edum plants can survive for years without any watering. Although most droughtresistant plants tend to grow invasive and virtually impossible to rid from your flower beds, sedums, also known as stonecrops, tend to mind their manners. Their flat, waxy leaves store their own water, their vibrant flowers not only provide beauty, but also nutrition for visiting butterflies and birds, and their tight root systems know how to share their space. In a garden, they create harmony. Marian Sang-Knepshield’s path to fulfilling her dream reminds us of the hearty stonecrop. This second-generation salon owner took her time to achieve her dream and believes in a business model that respects both client and employee needs. Years ago, Marian’s mother planted the seeds. At 14, she and her family escaped North Korea to South Korea, where she and her siblings earned college degrees. Years later, she found herself in Japan in a tumultuous marriage she once again needed to flee from. Fearing separation from her children (as customary in Japan at the time, men were granted custody of the children after divorce), she immigrated to the United States where she could gain asylum from her ex-husband and keep her children in tow. After one year in Louisville, Marian’s mother had completed cosmetology school and was earning money as a hairdresser. Just one year after that, she opened her own salon. Marian wanted to forge her own path, so when her mother was ready to retire, she sold the business to someone else. However, like the persistent sedum, Marian could not ignore the pull to become a salon owner like her mother. “My mother always said, ‘You need to become a doctor or lawyer!’ or ‘You need to marry a doctor or lawyer!’ When neither of those things happened, she said, ‘You need to get a business degree!’ But I didn’t want those things. I really liked cutting hair,” Marian recalls, mocking her mother’s accent with a laugh. “I gave my first haircut to my dog — a Dorothy Hamill cut to my Shetland Sheepdog. But I was not interested in owning a salon. I saw all that my mother went through!” But the roots were deep, and after 25 years in the industry, Marian knew it was time. However, in
order to own the family business, she would have to buy it back from the current owner — and that is exactly what she did. Marian began construction on Omagi Salon Spa, located in the Paddock Shops, at age 45 — just as the 2008 recession hit. Despite the economic drought of her first few years, her business concept survived. Marian wanted a salon that had a different business model. She saw what her mother went through, and after 25 years in the industry, she knew how competitive the culture inside a salon could be. So, she followed her dream to create a salon with a more traditional business model: one that pays the employees a salary instead of a commission, encourages teamwork, and forbids tipping. “I noticed that customers who could afford to tip higher received better service, and I feel that everyone deserves great service. During the recession, budgets were tight, but women still needed to feel good about themselves. So, I took away the pressure to tip. Then, customers could afford a necessary product they needed to maintain their style without feeling pressured to leave a big tip.” Marian believes this model has created a more positive environment for her clients and staff (all 31 of them). Unlike most salons, her employees receive a continuing education budget, a salary, and health benefits. This business model also encourages the staff to work as a team, so if you receive a service from Omagi, expect to be seen by two or three people: your hairdresser will consult with you and cut your hair, but someone else from the team might provide your complimentary head and neck massage or your lipstick or brow touch-up before you leave. Marian believes it is the little things (a lipstick application or a hand massage) that keep her business thriving despite a recession and a resistant start. For the past nine years Omagi has been selected as one of the nation’s top 200 salons by Salon Today magazine. The hearty nature of her family’s collective dream has blossomed into a multi-generational success story.
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Planting Seeds of Opportunity
After searching for health care assistance for her mother and grandmother, Marta Veiga created a business to help others in the same situation.
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lanting lavender, rosemary, and sage in your flowerbed does more than provide herbs for your personal kitchen. These herbs can be used to heal your family, beautify your neighborhood, and above all, they work as pollinators that attract bees to all the flowerbeds in your community. Like these herbaceous pollinators, Marta Veiga’s dream began as a personal necessity but blossomed into an international healthcare tool. In late 2015, Marta, a single-mother and lawyer in Portugal at the time, found herself in a predicament. Both her mother and grandmother had had major surgeries, and her busy career was inhibiting the ability to provide the care her loved ones needed. Marta found herself spending most of the day on the phone arranging treatments, researching the reputations of doctors, and scheduling appointments. She couldn’t afford to end her career and couldn’t abandon her family. What she needed was a personal assistant that could manage local healthcare providers in an efficient and streamlined manner. “I thought this service already existed,” Marta said, “but it didn’t, so I had to build it from scratch.” Marta says she contacted her current partner, a software engineer, with her idea. She wanted an app that family members could use to schedule patient care — like Uber for nurses. If you need a female CNA to bathe your mother (because she’s not comfortable with males) or a nurse practitioner to conduct a test and write a prescription in the afternoon because that is the only time that works for your schedule, you could schedule it on an app. Her partner agreed that it was a great idea but was skeptical about whether or not nurses would want to work in this capacity. “He said, ‘Find me 20 nurses and a patient that would be willing to do this, and I’ll help build your app.’ So, I put a basic Google Form on Facebook on a Thursday night, and when I checked Friday morning, I had more than 20 nurses and several patients who were on board!” At the time, Marta had no business experience and didn’t even know how to use Excel, so she decided if her dream was to grow, she would need some training.
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She applied for three business start-up programs and by July 2017, she found herself in Louisville as the recipient of UofL’s “Launch It” grant. This program trained Marta on how to launch her start-up app and provided her with mentors to turn her dream into reality. Today, MyNurse provides real-time health care needs to patients with a response time of eight minutes. MyNurse creates a symbiotic relationship between health care provider and patient — much like the pollinating herbs and bees. Nurses and aides sign up for flexible shifts while patients have more autonomy: they can schedule their services when convenient, read reviews and select their provider, and even pay online. Marta has uprooted her life and children from Portugal to settle in Louisville where her business is based. “I look back every day — I can’t believe I was crazy enough to come here by myself. It has been such an adventure!” But this adventure has allowed countless patients to have more choices in their health care and families to better support the aging-in-place needs of their elderly parents. MyNurse respects the patients’ biorhythms by working around their schedules. Although Marta is a continent away from her mother in Portugal, she knows that MyNurse is helping to meet her healthcare needs — it is attracting the bees that will help her mother thrive.
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A Garden of Growth
Single mother Latoyia Lackey set her sights on her dream in order to provide for her special-needs son.
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arigolds may seem commonplace, but when planted at the border of your garden or in a container plant, this flower will remain prolific all season long. Marigolds, you see, are one of the fastest growing plants (they can germinate in five to 10 days) and remain hearty and full of vibrant orange, copper, and yellow blooms from spring through late summer. Full of aromatic charm, they also protect neighboring vegetable root systems from nematodes and deter aphids. They are a colorful companion plant, and that is what Latoyia Lackey’s dream to own her own car dealership reminds us of. When Latoyia was 21, she found herself in college and newly pregnant. She knew that the little boy inside her would change her life, but she never expected the path little Charles would lead her down. At two, Charles’ father was murdered, leaving her a single mother to a child who was showing the signs of some major learning differences. Latoyia knew that Charles’ life was going to be complex, and she wanted to be able to meet his every need — from health care to specialized learning opportunities. “My drive for success is my son,” Latoyia says about Charles, now 13. “I want to ensure he will have everything he needs to have a successful life. I want to be structured, informed, and provide all the resources that he needs. It hasn’t been an easy road, facing adversity so young, be we have grown up together.” Latoyia began her dream by starting a business downtown. Her boutique, Treasure Box, was open for four years, but she realized that the business was taking too much time away from her child. So, she researched fields that would yield the fastest, most lucrative results: she settled on car sales. Latoyia’s initiation into the car industry began at KIA, where she became one of the top five sales people in just six weeks. After six successful months, she moved to Lexus, where she skyrocketed to the top there. “You know the car in Black Panther?” Latoyia asks. “There are only 300 made in the world. It’s
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a Lexus Brand Ambassador, and I sold the first one in the U.S. Yes, I did that!” Now, at 35, Latoyia is watching her dream come to fruition. At the end of July, she will open up her very own car dealership, International Automotive Group. This endeavor will ensure that Charles will continue to benefit from the costly services he needs: speech and occupational therapies, private school tuition (currently de Paul and next year, Trinity), private tutors, and behavioral coaching. Latoyia is also starting the Charles H. Mitchell Foundation,which will offer scholarships to other children with learning differences from single-parent families. “It’s not easy. So many kids have struggles, and everything is so costly. I know that anything can help. My parents helped me, and I want to be able to do the same for others.” Like the marigold, Latoyia is shooting to the top of her industry in order to nurture her son and others around her. But at the root is Charles — he is, as Latoyia proclaims, “the fire under her feet.”
Soothing Petals for the Soul
BethAnn Nevius didn’t let multiple setbacks derail her dream.
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he stubborn dandelion weed is wild and relentless. The flowers may be lobbed off on the surface, but below the earth, the determined roots will continue to push back up again and again. Some see this willful weed as a nuisance, but many don’t realize the healing power of the dandelion. Known for centuries as a powerhouse in the herbal apothecary, dandelions are claimed to benefit the liver, boost the immune system, and strengthen your skin and bones. The tenacious attitude of the dandelion, along with its persistence to heal despite obstacles in its way, is what reminds us of nurse practitioner BethAnn Nevius and her dream. BethAnn, 34, is in the midst of achieving her dream despite early setbacks. Just days before she was scheduled to take her nurse practitioner finals, she threw four blood clots in her lungs. Two weeks prior, she informed her doctor of some leg pain and advocated for an ultrasound for fear it might be blood clots. The doctor denied her request, prescribed some steroids, and sent her on her way. Then, four days before finals, she found herself in the emergency room, unable to breathe because the clots (a life-threatening condition) had moved to her lungs. “I called my teacher because I was just four days from finals and asked if I could have an extension. I was told I would have to be put on leave and finish up next semester. That was not going to happen. I was on oxygen and said to my husband and nurses, ‘I’ve got to take those clinicals. What can you do to get me out of here?’” BethAnn explains. BethAnn showed up at clinicals with an oxygen sensor and a heart rate of 130. “I finished my finals and passed because I was so determined. I had worked so hard to make it this far, I wasn’t going to put this off. I didn’t want anything to get in the way of treating my patients and achieving my goals. Looking back, I realize I shouldn’t have been discharged — I would have never allowed one of my patients to do that. But God showed me I am able to achieve anything despite the obstacles.” BethAnn spent a year in home health and pain management until she witnessed her
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grandfather’s death in 2017. She watched him suffer with insurmountable pain before his passing from lung cancer. “The narcotics were not working. They were just a bandage for the pain. The last six months, he couldn’t lay down or breathe without pain.” This experience, along with her husband’s (a CNA) family history of suicides, inspired the couple to open Louisville’s first Ketamine Infusion Clinic this past February. Located off Dutchmans Lane, this clinic provides low-dose ketamine (a drug traditionally used as a anesthetic in the OR) IV injections (or nasal spray form for depression) over a two- to three-week period. These injections show results in managing pain, curbing suicidal thoughts, stabilizing PTSD symptoms, and alleviating depression and addictive urges. Ketamine targets different receptors from opiates, so it is less habit-forming. BethAnn explains that ketamine is not a cure, but a great tool to get patients through to a therapy. “My husband always wished he could do something to help suicidal patients. His uncle and cousin committed suicide, and he felt so powerless. This is our way of helping others. God has led us the whole way despite all the bumps in the road.”
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Growing a Solution F
or the dog lover’s garden, planting the endless varieties of daisies is your best bet. The daisy family consists of the gerber daisy, zinnias, and dahlias, all of which add pops of vibrant color and joy to even the most neglected flower beds. The daisy represents happiness and livelihood, and is completely safe to your dog’s tummy should they be tempted to take a bite. Heather Lange’s dream to help other families with epileptic children obtain affordable service dogs makes us think of the beloved daisy that adds beauty to any pile of dirt. In 2015, Heather, a nurse practitioner, was having lunch with her daughters and a friend when her two-year old, Hadley Jo, started twitching in her lap. Hadley Jo’s eyes rolled back in her tiny head and she stopped breathing. Heather, a trained healthcare professional, lost all composure. “I fell apart in a way that scarred my older daughter, but I felt so desperate. You would have never known I was a nurse that day! It was like being in a dream that I couldn’t wake up from.” Hadley Jo was soon diagnosed with a febrile seizure. The family was discharged and returned home with what seemed to be a conclusive diagnosis, but a few months later, Hadley Jo experienced a grand mal seizure — a terrifying experience with full body jerking. After this episode, Heather advocated for a barrage of tests at UofL Hospital, but they all came back negative for epilepsy. “I said, ‘Unh-uh. Something is wrong.’ As a mother, you just know. This is the maternal, not the medical instinct,” Heather explains. So, she made an appointment with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where after extensive testing, Hadley Jo was officially diagnosed with three seizure disorders: grand mal, febrile, and complex partial. Hadley Jo returned home and began her meds but continued to have break-through seizures. Just before she turned 3, an event happened that planted the seed of Heather’s dream. A sitter had brought over her son’s service dog (he also had seizures triggered by PTSD). The dog began whimpering and dancing and circling around Hadley Jo. “I thought ‘I need to take this dog home with me!’ And that is what made me begin my research.” Heather soon found that Kentucky does not strictly regulate service dogs, and anyone can buy a service dog vest from the internet. Oftentimes, the waitlist for a service dog offered by non-profits is two to six years,
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Heather Lange has partnered with other organizations to help fulfill her dream.
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and the cost is anywhere from $10,000-$60,000. She soon found an organization in Indianapolis that trained epileptic service dogs and quickly got on the waitlist. “I was so desperate, and I knew God put this event in my path because it would help us, but the problem was I had to come up with $20,000.” That is when Heather experienced what she calls another “Godly moment.” Her parish organized fundraising, and in six months raised all of the money for Hadley Jo’s service dog, Ariel. Ariel travels on the bus with Hadley Jo, and accompanies her to school, soccer, and dance lessons. They are a team, and when Ariel begins to bark or circle around Hadley Jo, it means the teacher or parent can administer life-saving meds in a matter of minutes to stave off the seizures. Now, Heather has partnered with the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana to launch the Hope for Hadley Jo organization. “I felt so alone and desperate throughout this process, and I didn’t want any other parents feeling that way. I want to provide comfort, and if a service dog provides a family peace of mind, then I want to help, like others helped me.” Obtaining and caring for a service dog is a costly endeavor, and Hope for Hadley Jo is dedicated to helping families find the right service dog and offset some of the costs. “Having a service dog is a financial investment. I want to help other families and to make something good come from something so ugly.”
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THE SEASONED CYNIC’S GREEN GODDESS BENEDICTINE
k Go to TodaysWomanNow.com to see Jennie’s original version of the Benedictine and her fruit cake recipe.
FOND OF LOUISVILLE:
Why We Love Benedictine Story and Photo by Madeleine Dee
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quick Google search doesn’t often lead to the discovery of a role model, yet three words lured me into an obsessive hunt for information about a Louisville woman who was famous during her lifetime but is virtually unknown today. Allow me to tell you why Jennie Carter Benedict, who was born in 1860 in Harrods Creek, Kentucky, should be a household name. Wishing to prove what a woman is capable of in business, Jennie opted in 1893 to have a kitchen constructed in the backyard of her parents’ home on Third Street. Promising to compensate the builder when she could, Jennie focused on joyfully baking fruit cakes. They were so delicious that she received more orders than she could handle and was able to pay for her kitchen in full within six months! Jennie’s first store opened at 412 S. Fourth St. with the help of investors. Two years later, she published the first edition of The Blue Ribbon Cookbook. In 1911, Benedict’s Restaurant opened at 554 South Fourth Street with 65 employees to operate both the restaurant and catering service. It was here that Jennie invented Benedictine as a sandwich spread for tea service.
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Over the course of the next 14 years, Jennie created a culinary empire that spanned several states and influenced the palates of Louisville citizens so greatly that many of the flavors and dishes we enjoy today can be directly traced back to her. In 1925, she sold her business for $50,000. Once retired, she moved to a home she called “Dream Acre” on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River near Mellwood Avenue. She spent the next three years focusing on philanthropic work and wrote an autobiography entitled The Road to Dream Acre. (Find it at the Louisville Free Public Library.) As you celebrate Derby and Mother’s Day, I hope you will remember this remarkable lady, share her story, and be inspired by her life, which was filled with joy, commitment, and compassion. I wish you satisfying work, genuine love, lots of fun, and a tea party with Benedictine finger sandwiches! Madeleine Dee is the owner of Fond, Fond Originals, & Bold Bird Productions. To watch the May episode of Madeleine’s cooking show, Easy Elegance, visit TheSeasonedCynic.com.
Yields roughly 1 quart Ingredients: 2 (8 oz.) packs cream cheese, softened 1 ripe avocado 1/4 tsp. black pepper, at least 1/2 tsp. salt, at least, plus an extra sprinkle 2 tsp. fresh lemon zest (1/2 lemon) 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 cup sour cream 2 tbsp. chives, finely chopped 1 tbsp. fresh tarragon, chopped 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped 2 tbsp. shallots, minced (optional) 2 cups English cucumber, chopped 1. Add a generous sprinkle of salt to your chopped cucumbers and lay them in a large bowl on top of a thin layer of paper towels. Fold the edges in to cover the cucumbers and place something heavy directly on top. Set aside for at least 10 minutes, then squeeze as much liquid from the cucumbers as you can. Remove them from the paper towels and place them in a dry bowl. This process allows you to end up with a thick Benedictine that isn’t watery! 2. Use a mixer to combine the first 8 ingredients (through sour cream). Beat vigorously until smooth and creamy, then lower the speed and blend in the chives, tarragon, mint, shallots (if using), and cucumbers. Season to taste and feel free to blend in more of the fresh herbs. Cover and chill for 24 hours. 3. Serve on slices of bread, garnished with mint and thin slices of cucumber to make beautiful finger sandwiches. You can also serve this spread as a crudité dip. Enjoy! Note: It’s OK to experiment a little and add or omit ingredients. For instance, you could throw in some fresh dill, basil, chopped spinach, or parsley. Also, if you want to add the shallots but do not want them to be raw, simply sauté and allow them to cool before mixing them into your spread!
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27 THINGS (Why 27? Because we are 27 years old!)
Happenings, news, and tidbits that caught Today’s Woman’s eye this month By Anita Oldham
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NEED SOME GARDEN INSPIRATION?
Even if you won’t plant a single flower, we found places around the area that will allow you to enjoy the great spring weather, beautiful colors, and plant variety.
See more ideas for flowers on page 28. m WHITEHALL Tour their mansion, gardens or both daily. Historicwhitehall.com GARDENING WITH NATIVES Learn about gardening with native plants. When: May 6 https://allevents.in/mobile/ amp-event KILGORE HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR This tour will showcase five premier gardens and three homes within the Louisville area. When: May 18-19 Kilgoregardentour.com 24TH ANNUAL GARDNER’S FAIR AND SILENT AUCTION Bid on items at their silent auction and purchase plants, herbs, garden art, and tools. When: May 10-12 Locustgrove.org CONTAINING US PLANT LOVERS Learn how to create your own container garden using houseplants, annual flowers, edibles, and cacti/succulents. When: May 23 Waterfrontgardens.org CRESCENT HILL GARDEN TOUR See 10 private gardens showcasing creative gardening in small spaces. When: June 1 Crescenthillgardentour.org
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CRESTWOOD CIVIC CLUB ART AND GARDEN MARKET The event will feature art media, handcrafted items, and plants for sale. When: June 1 Gardenclubkuy.org l GARDEN SCULPTURE TOUR WITH YEW DELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PAUL CAPPIELLO Tour three gardens that merge sculptures with garden settings. When: May 22 Yewdellgardens.org
THE 26TH ANNUAL OLD LOUISVILLE HIDDEN TREASURES GARDEN TOUR This garden tour, which covers the nation’s largest Victorian residential neighborhood, will feature a silent auction and other items for sale. When: June 8-9 Oldlouisvillegardentour.org SUMMER PRUNING WORKSHOP Learn the basics about pruning and explore some new techniques. When: June 12 Yewdellgardens.org PLANTING TERRARIUMS AND DISH GARDENS Create a dish garden or terrarium with ease. When: July 23 Facebook.com/pg/ JeffersonCoExtension/events/
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k FOREST GIANTS AT BERNHEIM It’s not plants, but take a hike through Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest to see the three giants made using recycled wood from the region. bernheim.org/ forestgiants
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They Made Their Wedding Their Own COLOR PALETTE Wildflowers MUST HAVES Doggy Tux, good tacos, good beer Alli Koopman and Logan Wheatley are our featured wedding couple (see page 80). (Their dog, dressed in his own tux, laid at their feet during the ceremony.) If you recently had a wedding that you would like us to feature, send a note to Jill@TodaysMediaNow.com.
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17. Digs Home and Garden will be giving away 2 Kingsley Bate Teak Steamer Chairs along with a JATEX International 30-inch copper fire pit. The chairs have 4-position adjustable backrest and removable footrest. They fold completely up for easy storage. The copper fire pit comes complete with protective screen. (Value $4,000) Enter starting in June on TodaysWomanNow.com. 18. Bluegrass Backyards This summer, you have a chance to WIN your choice of a PLAYSET or a BASKETBALL GOAL.
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The Parklands is a Dream Come True Thanks to the vision and generosity of local individuals, corporations, and foundations, The Parklands of Floyds Fork keeps growing. The Parklands just opened The Strand trailhead, which provides improved accessibility to a beautiful, nearly 5-mile stretch of the Louisville Loop and Floyds Fork that was once only accessible by foot, bike, or boat.
“Before the trailhead was constructed, park guests had to walk, cycle or paddle two to three miles to access the Strand,” said 21st Century Parks CEO Dan Jones. “Now, areas like our Walnut Grove will be a short walk from parking, giving a broader audience a way to explore one of the most scenic and peaceful sections of The Parklands.” The Strand trailhead is located off Echo Trail at 6510 Echo Trail in Louisville.
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BE MORE MINDFUL We caught up with Nellie Springston, M.Ed. School Counseling & Psychology, who used mindfulness techniques with troubled students, and saw incredible results. She founded Calma (Calm & Loving Minds Achieve calmakids.org) to provide mindfulness resources and tools to parents, educators, and kids.
27. Nellie will be part of the FIVE PERSPECTIVES ON MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION, a five-week evening seminar beginning May 9, sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). She will speak on the Mindfulness in Your Daily Life: The Difference between Mindfulness and Meditation Other leaders for the five sessions will be: Glenda Hodges Cook: Cultivating the Grace of Mindful Living; Dr. Peter Buecker: Mindfulness Meditation: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World; Dr. Pamela Cotton: Mindfulness and Self Compassion; Erik Dennes: Meditation, Mindfulness, and Antidotes to the Various Levels of Distraction. Go to ncjwlou.org/events to register or call 502.458.5566.
WAYS TO BECOME MORE MINDFUL IN YOUR DAILY LIFE: The simplest way to become mindful W hile sitting in the car, welcome the is to observe your breath coming in time of waiting. Instead of turning on the through your nose, filling up your lungs, radio, or a podcast, roll down the window and floating back out of your nose. Your and observe your surroundings, the breath is said to be your anchor because sights, sounds, smells, and sensations. its always there, always accessible for you T ake a mindful walk. Notice each little to use to become centered. step, how your feet feel against the Next time you’re waiting in line at the ground, and how the rest of your body grocery, instead of pulling out your moves with each step. Then, begin to phone, take a moment to breathe, or to notice your surroundings as if you’re simply notice your surroundings. watching them in a movie.
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Jill Gaynor — Home Staging Specialists
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ill Gaynor’s background in advertising was ideal preparation for launching her business, Home Staging Specialists nine years ago. With interior designer Katie Hewitt, Jill prepares homes for sale, which, she says, requires a particular approach to design. “Home staging is selling a product,” Jill says, “getting a product market ready.” She adds that online marketing has changed the way we shop for homes, which now must photograph “like a magazine spread” when competing for the attention of buyers. “I know what looks good from behind the camera,” Jill says, “what it takes to sell something.” While the goal of interior design is to make a home more personal, Jill says home staging aims instead to neutralize and play up the features of a home so potential buyers can imagine themselves living there. When she started the business nine years ago, home staging was new in this area, and Jill became accredited as a home staging professional through StagedHomes.com, the Chicago organization founded by Barb Schwarz, known as the originator of the concept of home staging. In addition to residential home staging, Home Staging Specialists also does interior design and has a commercial division that consults with businesses on the organization, flow, and design elements of office space. According to the International Association of Home Staging Professionals and StagedHomes.com, 95 percent of ASP-staged homes sell on average in 11 days or less for 17 percent more. In comparison, non-staged homes are on the market for at least 90 days. “A lot of people think home staging is expensive,” Jill says, “but it always costs less than a reduction in selling price.” A home seller generally contracts directly with Jill’s firm. Sometimes, she says, the initial consultation is a gift to clients from a selling real estate agent. The staging process can include de-cluttering; removing personal items from walls such as photographs, diplomas, and religious objects; painting and installing new carpet in neutral colors; rearranging existing furnishings; and bringing in new pieces and accessories from Home Staging Specialists’ warehouse – which also can be sold to buyers who like them.
From left, Jill Gaynor, owner of Home Staging Specialists, and Interior Designer Katie Hewitt prepare homes for sale. In addition to home staging and interior design, Home Staging Specialists also consults with businesses on office space design.
Jill notes that staging can be a challenge, especially for sellers who have lived in a home for many years. She’s writing a blog post about how to live in a staged home that you’re planning to sell. Jill has worked with older couples who are downsizing, younger couples starting families, and people navigating all sorts of transitions. Each client and home is different. “We pride ourselves in listening to the customer,” Jill says, “to provide the best solution we can to get the property sold.”
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lmost 20 years ago, Marie Resch and her husband Casper admired the retractable screens at her parents’ house in Florida. Thinking they would be perfect for their St. Matthews area home where stationary screens can’t be used with French doors that swing out, Marie contacted the manufacturer, Phantom Screens. She was surprised to learn they weren’t available in Kentucky — so Marie and Casper founded Screens of Kentucky and became authorized Phantom Screens distributors themselves. “Starting the business was the best thing we ever did,” says Marie, who oversees administration and sales while Casper oversees installation and sales. You can always find their screens featured in homes at the Building Industry Association of Greater Louisville’s annual Homearama.
“I just love all our Phantom products,” Marie says, “from our screens for windows and doors, which disappear as they roll into a two-inch aluminum housing, to our over-sized motorized options. I don’t like to look through screens, and these integrate seamlessly into your home. They blend in with whatever they’re on.” Retractable screens are also a great solution to the battle over screens when one partner wants them and the other does not — everyone is happy, she says. The screen units are available in 10 standard colors as well as custom colors. Also available are mesh options specially constructed to block insects, mesh choices that provide shade and privacy, and coverings of clear vinyl that make outdoor spaces usable in winter — great for homes as well as for restaurants with al fresco dining areas. Add a propane fire pit, and Marie
says you can enjoy an “outdoor” Super Bowl party even in the chill of a Kentuckiana winter. A retractable screen can replace that old sliding screen door that always gets stuck and blocks the view or is a great option for a beautiful front entry where you want a screen without the need for a storm door. Marie is excited about a new product line out this spring that features a motorized cable guide to provide screened protection from the sun, eliminating the need for a track system. It’s even possible to automate motorized screens to raise and lower at specific times of day, saving energy by cutting or maximizing sunlight and heat, depending on the season. All the practical benefits of retractable screens aside, she says, “The beauty of these screens is you don’t see them!”
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t Idea Source at Home, interior designer Page Thomas says she likes to work “hand in hand” with clients. “Everybody has a dream when it comes to their space,” she says. “I like to help them achieve their dreams and make it a home for them.” Page, whose firm does both residential and commercial design as well as home staging, says her favorite work is doing new design, helping clients choose everything from structural materials to colors and furniture, from start to finish. Home staging is satisfying because it helps sellers seal the deal, taking a home the extra mile to help potential buyers envision how they might enjoy the space.
Page notes that they cater to any budget. “When some people think of interior design, they see dollar signs,” she says. The happy reality is that design assistance can be very affordable, even just an hour or two of consultation to talk over ideas. As Page says, “There’s a broad scale in terms of what the budget can be,” and a designer can do everything from sharing tips and helping with product research to laying out and supervising a project. The biggest challenge, Page says, is marrying the design preferences of partners when they converge — for example, a country chic fan who lives with someone
whose style runs modern, or planning a home that works for children but still reflects adult tastes. She works to analyze clients’ needs and preferences, help narrow down the must-haves with regard to lighting, furniture and other basics, and then tie together competing styles through some of the smaller details — for example, placing a piece of vintage art in a modern frame. Sometimes, Page says, short of a meeting of the minds, she introduces people with differing ideas to something completely new that pleases everyone. “It’s a big reward when you can execute marrying different styles like that.”
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rowing up with a mother who was an interior designer, Lyn Mabry learned early on that a well-designed living or working space makes people feel comfortable. She says putting furnishings and other decorative items together in a way that allows the pieces to “speak to one another” creates harmony. “What I love is making people happy with their spaces,” Lyn says.
“What I love is making people happy with their spaces.” Lyn Mabry (far right) and her team: (l to r, back row): Karen King, Rebecca Pfalzgraf, Laurie Cunningham Vannarsdall, and Kim Falvey; (l to r, front row): Libby Wood, Jennifer Tegeler, and Debi Marcum.
Over the past 10 years, the design team at her firm, Living Spaces by Lyn, has been creating welcoming spaces for residential and commercial clients, working with architects and contractors on renovation and remodeling, and staging homes for sale. Lyn describes her own style as organic and personal, and says she coaches clients to achieve a vision that likewise reflects their personalities.
In a new space, she says, begin with something you love — a piece of fabric, a keepsake, a photograph — and build a color scheme from that. Stand at the door of a room and think about what feels out of place or seems too crowded. Sometimes, Lyn says, just moving things around can create a magical transformation. “I love working with people who wouldn’t ordinarily use an interior designer,” she says. “Maybe they thought they didn’t have nice enough stuff or enough money or were intimidated by the idea of a designer.” Working with Lyn and her team, clients discover that a welldesigned space is well within reach. “We are a small but mighty group of talented women who absolutely love what we’re doing,” Lyn says, “and our clients feel it.”
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erri Litch Waggoner began her career as a paralegal and was about to start law school when someone suggested she consider going into the insurance business. That was 26 years ago when she first hung out her shingle as a State Farm agent, and, she says, “It’s the best move I ever made. You’re helping people” to buy a home, pay off debt, or restore lives after mishaps and tragedies. Terri recalls total house fires where in addition to helping clients obtain the money to rebuild, she helped them find temporary housing, furniture, clothing, and even animal hotels for their pets. When a young father to whom she’d sold life insurance unexpectedly passed away, Terri was able to present the widow and mother of three young children with enough money to pay for a house and invest in education toward a well-paying job.
Terri says it’s important to have the correct insurance coverage for homes, cars, and personal liability. For example, in the southern Indiana area she serves, she encourages clients to make sure they carry sufficient medical and liability coverage on car insurance policies. If an accident victim incurs medical costs and lost wages, unless those expenses are explicitly covered by insurance, they can get taken from personal assets — “and you don’t want to bankrupt everything you own,” she says. Terri also recommends personal umbrella liability policies, and personal articles policies for valuable possessions such as engagement and wedding rings. Most important, she says, is to meet with your insurance agent every year or so to review all policies. “What I sold you five years ago might not work now,” Terri says. “Life changes.”
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We took our cutting shears into our backyards to gather some greenery and blooms that can work alone or together with some grocery store flowers. We added in some unusual containers to produce beautiful results.
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BLOOM and SPARKLE Keep your water clear and your blooms fresh. Look around — we used some different shape vases and some everyday glassware, such as sundae glasses.
Try some different options, because the size of the top of your vessel can make the arrangements easier or harder.
• Clean your glass container before adding anything.
• Change water daily or every other day. • No foliage under water line. • For woody branches, crush the cut end
with a hammer or cut into them to help the branches take up water.
• Try different options — and different heights. There is no one right way.
• If you think it looks good — it looks good.
As a larger arrangement starts to die off, recut the longer lasting blooms and highlight them in a smaller jar or a collection of vases.
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COLOR and SHAPE Play around with different vessels you have in your home or you find at your local resale store. If it holds water it has potential.
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nside the beautifully restored Inn at Spring Run Farm, history literally lines the walls of this bed and breakfast located on Covered Bridge Road in Prospect, Kentucky. Along the stairwell, the original exposed exterior walls boast their durability with hand-hewn logs. You can see
the hatch marks of the original builders’ axes, the gable roof, and clappart siding. It is a lesson in Kentucky history, in building things that last, and in preserving the family homestead for generations to come. PAGE 36 >>
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What can I do to stay in my home? Aging safely in your home is possible. Sponsored by Phil Fackler, Owner of Fackler Homes As he helped care for his father for three years, Phil Fackler saw firsthand the difficulties those families of aging and disabled loved ones experience. It was after Phil’s father passed, that his passion for Aging in Place was ignited and in 2011 he became a Certified Aging in Place Specialist, focused on modifying homes with accessible entries, bathrooms, kitchens, ramps, elevators and any other safety feature needed. Transitioning a loved one from their home or from a medical facility is often life changing...not just for the patient but for the family with whom they are going to live. Emotionally, it is bittersweet to be able to care for those you love while watching them cope with the day to day challenges they face, as a result of aging or disability. AARP did a recent 10,000 patient study asking folks if they would rather stay in their own homes or move to a retirement or nursing home. Approximately 83% preferred to stay at home. This solidifies the point of planning ahead for basic accessible living modifications so folks can remain independent or prepared for a caregiver if needed. Phil’s 15 years of home building and remodeling, combined with his certification in accessible homes, enables him to help families like yours transition a loved one back into a home environment with custom modifications to meet their needs. Recently, Phil welcomed his son Collin into the business. Collin is a registered nurse who will work as a liaison between Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists to help implement the new living plans and coordinate the renovations. Whether you are part of the Baby Boomer Generation and want to make modifications to help ease you into the next phase of life or in preparation for bringing an aging or physically challenged loved one home, we can work together to make your home comfortable, but more importantly a safe environment to live in. A question I ask all my clients is this, “Please call a friend and pick a retirement home or nursing home and ask, how long I can stay in your facility for $10 to $20,000 dollars?” Then call Fackler Homes for a consultation.
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<< PAGE 34 In the 1700s this property was given as a land grant from Patrick Henry. Later that century two dogtrot log cabins were built side by side on the property, and in the early 1950s Susan Harris Perrellis’ father, William Temple Lewis, Jr., inherited the land from his aunt. He and his wife Mary built a modern farmhouse that completely encapsulated the two cabins, creating the Spring Run House. Susan and her sister Laurie were raised there where they helped run the farm. Susan was particularly attached to the land as she helped her father build and run their horse-boarding business on the property. Time passed but Susan remained on the farm her entire life. She bought the neighboring house on the land from her grandmother and raised her two children there while the Spring Run House was used as rental property. Her life’s work has been to board and train dressage horses, and she is a certified dressage instructor. Currently, 60
horses reside on the property that can now be used as a family’s retreat space. In 2016, Susan began renovating the property with help from her family and Jeff Perellis. Jeff and Susan were friends as teenagers, so he was no stranger to the farm’s heritage and splendor. They had recently begun dating and to bring Jeff’s dream of 20 years to fruition—to own and operate a bed and breakfast—they decided to restore the original cabins inside the home and convert it into a slice of Kentucky history they could share with guests. “My sister and I grew up here, and we wanted to keep it in the family as a place to get together for family reunions,” Susan says. “This place is the roots of our family. My son was married here; this farm ties us together. It is even the place that brought Jeff and I together later in life (the couple recently married this past Thanksgiving in a ceremony at the Inn). The family was supportive of Jeff’s dream and helped us every step of the way. PAGE 38 >>
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A modern farmhouse was built around log cabins for the Inn at Spring Run Farm.
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<< PAGE 36 My nephew was the architect, my niece and sister were the interior designers, Jeff has a background in real estate, so he became our contractor. I want people to enjoy this farm because it brings me such joy. “It was a complete family affair,” Susan says as she points to the original fireplace flanked with iron horse heads. The original cooking arm hovers over lit candles taking me back in time. Most of the antique furniture throughout the home was donated by friends and family or foraged from local peddlers malls. The demolition entailed stripping the covered walls of layers of plaster and wallpaper down to the original logs, pulling up her father’s green carpet to reveal the original ash floors, reconfiguring the stairwell, adding bathrooms and two bedrooms to round out of the five bedroom, four bathroom bed and breakfast. From the modern kitchen on the main floor, guests are served a traditional Kentucky breakfast each morning. Jeff had a long history in the Louisville restaurant scene — he was the head chef of The Fig Tree in the
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1970s — so he relishes in the gastronomy and hospitality that the Inn provides. “The best thing for me is when strangers eat breakfast together and become friends,” Jeff says. In the sunroom, formerly a screened-in porch, the original foundation logs, flat on one side to hold up the flooring, have been repurposed as ceiling beams. On the wall hang two pictures: the house in the 1920s when it belonged to Susan’s aunt and in 1950, after Susan’s father’s renovation. The multigenerational care is palpable inside the Inn. Each room is simple and purely Kentucky: an antique dough chest becomes a coffee table, cedar chests sit at the foot of all five beds, barn doors and antique oxen yokes adorn the bathrooms. “We want people here to feel the Kentucky experience. You stay here on an actual working horse farm,” Susan and Jeff note. Living Beautifully to Susan and Jeff means celebrating their Kentucky heritage with others. As their mission proclaims, “We strive to offer you a taste of all things great about Kentucky: history, culture, horses, food and bourbon.”
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HER WARDROBE: “I always approach fashion as costuming,” she says. “What character do I want to be today? If I am wearing a suit, I wear a quirky pair of shoes, so as not to be completely corporate. On non-race days, I am casual. But, there is nothing casual about me on Derby Day.” HER FAVE SHOPS: “I love vintage shops, like Acorn and Nitty Gritty.” HER ACCESSORIES: She loves costume jewelry, shoes, and hats. She works with local milliner, Jenny Pfanenstiel with Formé Millinery (formemillinery. com) and Olivia Rose Griffin of Griffin Hatters (sold through mysteriousrack.com). HER MAKEUP: Makeup artist Rick Bancroft does her makeup and uses a setting spray. “It lasts all day. It’s a big integral part of me looking good on Derby day.” k Tonya Abeln suggests bringing three pairs of shoes for the track on Derby and Oaks. “I rotate throughout the day so I put pressure on a different part of the foot.”
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Tonya Ramsey Abeln’s work wardrobe is all over the place. As director of community relations and president of the Churchill Downs Foundation for Churchill Downs, Inc., you might find her in mud boots on the backside, business attire at a community function, or in a formal gown at a Derby gala. “What I love about my job is there is something different every day,” says Tonya, 40, who is married with two preschool children. “The fun part of my job is I get to give things away to the community,” she says. “We give grants to local organizations to make our community a better place. “We’re building the foundation,” she says. “It’s kind of a new foray for us. Churchill Downs has always been
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a good corporate citizen and charitable donor.” The foundation supports industry organizations such as Thoroughbred After Care. “What happens after a Thoroughbred’s racing career is over?” Tonya says. “Thousands are bred, but only 20 run in the Derby, and only one wins. It’s for those whose career wasn’t successful for long and after their racing career is over.” The foundation also supports the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund and the Backside Learning Center. “It’s for educational opportunities for our backside workers,” Tonya says. “We want to support this community and make sure they aren’t marginalized.”
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How India Changed Her Focus Story and photos by Megan M. Seckman
Chelsea sits three-deep on a motorcyle as her husband rides on the motorcycle behind her. (Bottom left) Pooja and her daughter Rami sell art at the Raghurajpur art village. (Bottom right) A woman squeezes fresh fruit juice to sell on the street.
CHELSEA’S ADVICE FOR INDIA:
• Bring earplugs. Chelsea says India is meant to be experienced with all five senses, but if you are a light sleeper, it is nice to block out the constant sound. • Pack light! Clothes are sold everywhere for ridiculously low prices in open-air markets. Leave with souvenirs you can wear: scarves, saris, and tunics. • Dress conservatively. Only in Delhi did she see women in jeans. Wear long and loose clothes that cover your body but don’t add heat. • Don’t go if you’re claustrophobic. There will be traffic, crowds, and onlookers wanting to take your picture. • Be prepared to sleep on a very thin mattress. • Always indicate spice level when dining out.
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fter two weeks in India, Chelsea Grant, 30, will never be the same. The colorful country, home to the second-highest population in the world, has not only expanded her world view, but has also taught her a thing or two about contradictions, resourcefulness, and necessity. When presented with the possibility of an epic trip to India, Chelsea and her husband Aaron, newly wed, asked, ‘why not?’ Their friend Emily Schuhmann had recently completed her yoga certification in India. Emily, an art professor at Bellarmine University, had co-founded an artists’ residency program in Raghurajpur, so her experiences in the cities of Rishikesh (for yoga training) and Raghurajpur (for art) became the impetus for the trip. In essence, the door to India was opened to Chelsea and Aaron, so they decided to cross the threshold. In January, Chelsea, Aaron, Emily, and a fourth friend embarked on the journey. The group flew into Delhi, the city that Chelsea describes as having the “most Western” feel of the three places they stayed. In Delhi, the couple made their way from the airport to their Airbnb, jet-lagged and overwhelmed by the sprawling nature of the city, on the back of a tuk-tuk (a motorized rickshaw), while dodging street dogs and snaking through stagnant traffic. Despite the densely populated, concrete jungle of the busy city, most inhabitants were dressed in skinny jeans and many spoke English. After sleeping off the jet lag, the group united and drove (Emily had hired a driver) from Delhi to Rishikesh and then onto Raghurajpur. Overall, Chelsea learned the true meaning of necessity. Although she and Aaron tend to live a minimalist life in Louisville, India gave them a whole new perspective on what, exactly, we need to survive. Despite the litter and poverty, people were content with the basic necessities, and only splurged on things that mattered most to them — on the things that yielded the highest return of joy and greatest sense of purpose: art, religion, and color. “I was impressed with the resourcefulness of the villagers. They used discarded coconut husks and palm leaves as textiles and recycled silk saris into canvas. There seemed to be an obsession with the West, and though they’ve repurposed traditional items, plastic didn’t make the cut. You can see the influence of the West everywhere: it’s in the trash.” The paradox of trash and beauty, of spirituality and the everyday, is what most stuck with Chelsea on her adventure of a lifetime. It is what has inspired her to put aside her perfectionism in order to express her creativity and find the sacred throughout her typical day.
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o quaint, so cozy, so delicious. Blue Dog Bakery & Café, located on Frankfort Avenue, is your next perfect lunch hangout. Its lunch menu, served from 11am-2pm, is light, but chocked full of flavor.
m Blue Dog Bakery & Café lunch fare includes the Saltimbocca sandwich. The bakery also offers numerous tempting sweets.
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Emily Ho maintains a blog named Authentically Emmie.
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ouisville’s blogger scene is saturated with niche style blogs, but for Emily Ho, Authentically Emmie is much more than a simple web journal. A plus-size woman who writes about body positivity, plus-size fashion, and life in general, Emily is also a marketer, newlywed, and philanthropist with a passion for authenticity. “I started blogging 10 years ago about health and fitness because I was auditioning for the Biggest Loser, and I wanted to have this platform. I didn’t make it to the show, but I started writing about what I was going through at that point. I am in recovery for binge eating, which brought
about anxiety and depression. I talk a lot about those things and body image.” It wasn’t until Emily found herself on a self-love path that she started to feel at peace within her own skin. Anytime she starts to feel too vulnerable with the content she shares she has to make herself remember the “why” of what she’s doing. “I have to remember that I’m not in this to be a paid blogger nor grow a following — that isn’t why I blog. I’ve never been a great journaler, but I do love to write about what I’m going through. It’s a wonderful connection to know your story and thoughts resonate with others.”
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he devastating effects of cancer are undeniable, but Victoria Russell, chief of diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at Papa John’s International, says women have the power to change the narrative. Victoria along with Reanna SmithHamblin, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, co-chair the ResearcHERS: Women Fighting Cancer. It is a new American Cancer Society initiative created to raise funds for women-led cancer research. Victoria became inspired to join the initiative after her mom,
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Brenda, died from ovarian cancer last May. “Raising funds for cancer research and empowering women to do it and for women to lead it I think is an amazing initiative that really hit home for me. I am excited to be a part of maybe impacting someone else’s life more positively,” she says. The organization’s efforts to place women at the forefront of cancer research fuels Victoria’s passion in their mission since half of ACS’ grantees are women. “I think this shows young girls that this is a path for you. You can
potentially save lives not just in donating but by taking this career path,” she says. You can go to acsresearchers. org/kentucky to make a donation now through May 31 or you can become an ambassador for ACS by raising money on your own. “I don’t know that people know that women are out there doing this type of work and the role that we play. I appreciate everyone who was part of our mother’s journey, but I would love for the outcome to be different for other women,” she says.
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The Jewelry
PROFESSIONALS By Emily Gahafer Photos Patti Hartog
Our city is teeming with intelligent, accomplished businesswomen making an impact on our community. Recent college grads, seasoned account executives, and future CEOs come together to create Louisville’s robust professional community – unafraid to work hard and make their dreams a reality. We sat down with Felecia and Jacquelyn Koerber to hear their story, experiences, and advice. Felecia and Jacquelyn are more than just business partners — they are mother and daughter and best friends. Together they manage Koerber’s Fine Jewelry in New Albany, the family business Felecia and her husband Mike founded over 40 years ago. “I love jewelry and fashion, and I love being able to bring that to our community,” Felecia says. “Someone came to me years ago and said, ‘I just love getting my Neiman Marcus catalog and seeing all of the new styles, but I come to your store and you already have them.’ That made me feel really good because even though I did not own a lot of pieces myself, I still had a good eye for what people wanted.” The idea to open this business came after Felecia and Mike began selling scrap gold for extra income. After seeing the profit potential, they started selling gold chains out of their home. In 1980 they officially opened a small shop in Mike’s sister’s beauty shop where they began building a steady clientele. “We opened in October of 1980 and said we would do it through Christmas. When that worked out, we said Valentine’s Day, and then Mother’s Day,” Felecia says. “We ultimately ended up staying in the beauty shop for nine and a half years until we outgrew the space.”
While Jacquelyn is proud of the work she has done to grow the family business, she never imagined she would take over at such a young age. She envisioned working under her father, learning the ropes for 20-plus years, but he passed away just two years after his diagnosis.
Today, Koerber’s Fine Jewelry is housed in a “I have a lot of memories of being in the freestanding, 6,000 square foot destination hair salon after school, lying on the floor bridal and diamond jewelry store with coloring while my mom sold jewelry,” Jacquelyn at the helm. Jacquelyn says. “I even Before joining the family used to sweep up hair "GO FOR IT, business, Jacquelyn to earn quarters for the BELIEVE IN worked as a fashion buyer vending machine. When I for designer Donna Karen YOURSELF, AND was a teenager, I started in New York City. When selling jewelry. I grew up her father fell ill she had a DON’T BE AFRAID." in the business so it was difficult decision to make an honor to be able to take — one she says she will never regret. on running the business knowing it was so important to my parents.” “I ultimately made the decision to come home,” Jacquelyn says. “It was probably Felecia and Jacquelyn are immensely one of the best decisions I’ve ever made proud of one another for their strength and because after I was home for a year my determination and together they celebrate father was diagnosed with stage four the success they have shared in the past few cancer. At the time I wondered why I was years. moving home to Southern Indiana when I had my dream job, but it all kind of fell into place with that diagnosis. I realized what was important in life.”
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THE MASTER AND MOTHER: FELECIA KOERBER Why did you and your husband decide to open a jewelry business? “We just kind of fell into it when gold went to $800/oz back in 1980. We had to learn by our mistakes and here we are 38 years later.” What is a favorite part? “Mike and I have made so many friends along the way. Our customers are also our friends. When we sell a diamond ring or a wedding set to a young couple, it’s not about the money, it’s about being a part of their life for the rest of their lives. It’s about being a part of their birthdays and anniversaries and seeing their kids grow up. It gives me a lot of pride to say that I’m selling pieces to grandkids of these customers now.” Share a proud moment “I once had a customer call me saying he wanted to pick out a piece for his pregnant wife. Long story short, he wasn’t able to make it to the store and he called me on the way to the hospital. I told him not to panic. I gathered several pieces into a jewelry suitcase and met him at the hospital to pick what he wanted to give his wife.
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Other times it’s not so happy. I had a man call me asking to bring a selection of diamonds to the hospital because he wanted to pick something out for his wife. Turns out, he was terminally ill and wanted to give his wife one last special gift.” What is it like working with your daughter? “It’s an absolute joy to have her in the store with me. She’s sensible, logical, fair, and just a joy to work with. I’m extremely proud of her because she is carrying on the legacy of what Mike and I started over 40 years ago.”
THE NEXT, AND DAUGHTER: JACQUELYN KOERBER What is it like working with your mom? “My mom and I are so close, we’ve been through so much together and we really respect each other. She is a really lively, outgoing person. I think we work so well together because we’re kind of yin and yang. She’s very outgoing and talkative while I’m more introverted and analytical. I’m very much like my father and that’s why they were able to succeed in this business.” What is your favorite thing about your job? It’s people, their stories, and it always comes back to love. That might sound a bit cheesy, but sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of that.” What is your proudest career moment? “Being able to run the store on so little experience and to double the growth of the business and expand the store.” What advice do you have for a young woman interested in the fine jewelry field? “I have two pieces of advice that admittedly contradict one another. First, find a mentor — someone you can really trust and bounce off ideas because that’s really helpful to gain someone’s wisdom who has been through that. Surrounding yourself with people who have complementary skills to yours is also very helpful. On the other side of that, I would say to trust your own instincts and go with your gut. There are so many times when I question myself because I’m young or someone makes me feel like I don’t know something. When it comes down to it, I have to remind myself that I am running a successful business, and I shouldn’t be questioning my instinct. Staying confident, positive, and standing behind the decisions you make is so important.” Is there anything special you would like to say to your mother? “When I lost my dad, I really thought I was going to lose my mom too. I just couldn’t imagine her life without him. It’s been four years, I’ve seen her overcome so many challenges and gain the sparkle back in her eye, and that’s been so amazing to watch. To see someone not only overcome, but to thrive and get up everyday and choose happiness, to be around that kind of energy every day is amazing. I feel very blessed.”
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CURRENT OBSESSIONS PERSONAL TOUCHES, DANCING, AND YOGA TOES By Lucy M. Pritchett Photos Patti Hartog
What better way to get to know Today’s Woman than through her Current Obsessions. This month we meet a realtor who fancies snail mail, ballroom dancing, and cooking up big pots of soup. Cheri Sims took up real estate as a second career six years ago. She says she loves the puzzle of matching a client with the perfect property. “When I meet with a client I try to imagine what kind of place they would like, what neighborhood they might fit into. Do they like gardening? Want an urban, walkable neighborhood? That is the fun part of my job for me.” Before becoming a realtor, Cheri taught at the Kentucky School for the Blind, then left teaching to raise her four children who are now all adults. Her big adventure? She taught reading in a one-room schoolhouse at a Maasai orphanage in Tanzania for three months.
HANDWRITTEN NOTES When I first started in real estate I made a list of people I knew and wrote them a personal note telling them of my new career. It was a good way to reconnect with some old friends. I got three transactions right away. I love stationery, and I love using snail mail. I enjoy browsing the selections at Paper Source in St. Matthews. My favorite pen is the Pilot G-Tec-C4. It has a very fine point and on paper it looks almost like a dark lead pencil mark. This pen helps my handwriting look good.
VOLUNTEERING I am one of the team leaders for the Daily Lunch Program at the Cathedral of the Assumption.
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I volunteer one day a week and when I walk in I don’t know what ingredients will be there. Everything is donated so I just have to go with what we have. One day we might have cabbage and we’ll make coleslaw to serve alongside soup, sandwich, and a drink. There is always bread. We have maybe five to eight volunteers each day and serve anywhere from 50-150 homeless and low-income people every day of the week. I like that I’m doing something to help someone else.
BALLROOM DANCING I love to dance. When you dance, it’s hard not to smile. I can be in the worst mood, but once I start moving I feel refreshed. It stops the busy brain.
I participate in Pro-Am ballroom dancing competitions with my instructor. Ballroom dancing is very formal. You have to have certain shoes, certain costumes, and it’s very competitive. I have a red china silk dress, Swarovski crystal jewelry, and false eyelashes. My hair is coiffed and held in place with at least a can of hairspray. I also attend Contra dancing sessions which are a lot of fun and more casual.
YOGA TOES I used to suffer from plantar fasciitis but haven’t since I began using these. They are gel toe separators and stretchers. These help correct the pounding my feet take from standing and dancing in heels.
m Ballroom dancing and the simple act of writing a personal note are enjoyable for Cheri.
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LUNCH + FUN
EXPERIENCE AN AUTHENTIC MEAL AND A TASTE OF BOURBON By Brittani Dick Photos Melissa Donald
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othing screams Louisville like delicious food. Con Huevos, located on Frankfort Avenue, is a great place to start your next Lunch + Fun date. Stop in for a delicious meal while overlooking historic Frankfort Avenue. You won’t be disappointed with the views or the flavor.
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2339 Frankfort Ave Louisville, KY 40206 Monday-Friday 7:30am-2pm Saturday-Sunday 8am-2:30pm Con Huevos serves a lunch menu full of tasty tacos, sandwiches, and sweets. For $11.99, choose three of its mouthwatering tacos, or indulge in one of its sandwiches like the delicious Cubano — slow roasted pork, chorizo, arugula, tomatoes, avocado, jalapeno aioli, Oaxaca cheese, served with a side of jalapeno potatoes. I personally enjoy the Torta Veggie Sandwich — roasted veggies, arugula, jalapeno aioli, Oaxaca cheese, served with a side of jalapeno potatoes. For a light dessert, top it off with the Yogurt Con Fruta — homemade granola mexicana, yogurt, fresh fruit, and agave syrup. The flavors are so fresh and authentic! PAGE 54 >>
m At Con Huevos, you can select a 3-taco plate, ranging from flank steak to pork to chicken to chorizo. In the background is the Cubano Torta, which features pork and chorizo.
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k You’ll love the Tres Leches pancakes, featuring three different kinds of milks topped with whipped cream and fruit.
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LUNCH + FUN The Fun Angel’s Envy Distillery Tour 500 E Main St Louisville, KY 40202 Monday 10am-5pm Tuesday CLOSED Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 1pm-5pm
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rom Con Huevos, travel approximately 2.5 miles to the Angel’s Envy Distillery on East Main Street. Distillery tours are by reservation only, so make sure you book in advance via its website, www.angelsenvy.com. For $20 per person, a one-hour guided tour will take you through the entire distilling process — from beginning steps to the finished product. Experience the distillery first-hand, and even enjoy a complimentary tasting at the end of the tour. Come get a taste (quite literally) of the true essence of Derby time in Kentucky!
Submitted photos m The entrance to Angel’s Envy Distillery Tour. Angel’s Envy offers classes and tasting events in addition to tours.
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SOLUTIONS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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ENCOURAGEMENT• MOTHER-DAUGHTER BIZ WHAT MOMS WANT • CAREGIVER OPTIONS
A BRUSH OF ENCOURAGEMENT By Tiffany White Photos by Patti Hartog
In the boys’ bathroom, Gail says that middle school is “riding out the wave; a sink or swim feeling.” Tiki masks represent strength, courage, happiness.
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mom decided to do something positive in her son’s middle school. Gail Raderer, mother of four, wanted a place for kids to be able to draw on positive messages when the day might be a challenge. Though not a professional painter, she, in collaboration with the school’s principal and lots of student input, has taken on four bathrooms at Kammerer Middle School and is planning more, while she incorporates help from students with both ideas and painting; they are invested in and proud of these projects. Gail says students have used time spent painting — as an opportunity to talk about their problems which has been therapeutic for them. “They come in and give me all of these ideas and then
I go with what they say and that is how it has evolved. The majority of all of these murals have come from conversations I’ve had with these kids. When they sit and they paint, they talk, they open up and that is how they communicate the best. It was surprising how much they would tell me...anything from drama over social media to serious stuff that goes on at home,” she says.
This expresses the idea that you can admire someone else’s beauty without diminishing your own. Lots of dots on the wall are for the girls to remember all the people who support and love them. The peacocks and flamingos represent external beauty and are a caution about simply aspiring and admiring external beauty without considering the substance underneath.
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It’s a pixelated look of many small squares. Gail says this was inspired by the math theory tessellation which is the idea of a pattern made up of shapes that must fit together without any gaps. So this is the idea of many small individuals combining into something big.
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MAKING AN EVENT It all began with her dream of planning beautiful events. Now Pamela Fulton Broadus runs a full-service event planning company. Pamela, who had spent many years in the corporate world, was about to give up on her dream when she received a lucky break from a friend who was on the Kentucky Derby Festival Committee and knew one of the event planners. “My friend said, ‘I contacted her and she’s agreed to meet with you.’” Pamela’s dream was about to become real. That contact brought about various introductions to established event planners in Louisville. In 2010, she took a leap of faith and held a kick-off party at the Sawyer Hayes Community Center. “We did this amazing showcase,” Pamela remembers. “I put out a press release, plus I just started contacting places, telling them that we were a new event company [called Splendid Events] and we’d love to have you participate and bring your services — and they came.” Participants included a valet parking company, The Louisville Chocolate Fountain, Ladyfingers Catering, John Conti Coffee, Chick-fil-a, and Musselman Hotels. “It was just a fabulous event,” Pamela says. “We had about 200 people show up. It gives me chills even now to think about it. I had no clue, really, what I was doing. God blessed it.”
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OUT OF LIFE She brought her daughter Lauren Broadus on with the company after she graduated from college. “I moved back here in the summer of 2012 and began working for the company. It just blossomed. At first we were doing primarily weddings, but then it grew into doing more with the non-profit sector.” As the company grew, Pamela hired her older daughter, Candice, and utilized help from her siblings, cousins, and other relatives. Today they work with corporate events and charitable organizations producing meetings, galas, and balls, but they’re happy to help plan weddings as well. Some of the events they’ve produced include The Denim & Diamonds Gala Celebration for the Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana, the Brain Walk for BIAK (Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky), and the Butterfly Ball for the Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve. Although they work long days and nights, both mother and daughter love what they’re doing. “I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur,” Lauren says. “I am living my dream. I’m in my 20s, and I get to do so much at such a young age. We’ve met so many people in this industry and have been able to discover things we wouldn’t be able to if we were working a typical 9 to 5 job.” Making your dreams come true can take many years, but when that dream becomes a reality, it’s so very rewarding. Pamela and her daughter Lauren both know what it’s like to work toward a goal and how wonderful it feels when your vision becomes your whole life.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR GUESTS FEEL SPECIAL AT A PARTY: • Make your guests feel welcome, greet them with a smile, and let them know how much you appreciate their attendance. • If guests don’t know each other, take the time to introduce them to each other. • When an event is supposed to start, make sure it starts on time. Don’t rush around last minute to get your home, food, or drinks ready. • If the party is for a guest of honor, make the event personal. For a milestone birthday party, put out pictures of the person celebrating his or her party. Bring out her favorite food and drinks. Today’s Woman / May 2019
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I HOPE THIS TRIP CHANGED MY KIDS’ WORLD VIEWS By Meredith Ball
It took our family six years, 10 months, and 20 days to get to the Dominican Republic. Considering modern air travel, that seems a bit extensive. But I’m speaking of our journey and not our travel time. Our journey actually began in 2010, following our second miscarriage. After about a year, we departed the place of grieving and set out with bags packed full of gratitude for the two sons we already had, Coen and Weston. Our mission was to bless two boys because we were blessed with two boys. In January 2012, with the help of Compassion International, we chose to sponsor two boys — the same ages of our sons — from the Dominican Republic. I was under the impression that we chose the Dominican Republic because it was close enough to feasibly visit once the boys were in high school. If you ask my husband, Reggie, he will tell you that he didn’t think we would ever go. The next six years were paved with letters and pictures to and from our Dominican boys, Elian and Yordy. We spoke of family, faith, sports, weather, and school. And we spoke of our new son Kairo, miraculously born a year after we first decided to sponsor Elian and Yordy. Fast forward to February 2018. In the midst of wrestling over some big decisions, I prayed a prayer that got answered swiftly and in an unexpected way. Frustrated with feeling stuck, I asked God to give me a vision for our family that was bigger than what I was focusing on. Within 10 minutes, Reggie presented me with this out-of-the-blue opportunity tucked conveniently in his email that morning. Compassion International was doing a sponsor tour to the Dominican Republic the exact dates of our boys’ school fall break. On October 20, 2018, we flew to the Dominican Republic with Coen (13) and Weston (10). Kairo (5) stayed home with his
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grandparents because of the age restrictions for the tour. With the aid of seven Dominican translators, who were a delight as well as a necessity, we visited Compassion centers, played with the children who received services at the centers, made home visits, and listened to the workers. Best of all, we got to spend an entire day with Elian and Yordy. There is nothing like finally hugging the kid you’ve been watching grow up through letters and pictures for years. There is no adequate way to describe the about-to-burst feeling you get watching your own boys play with these friends, who seem both new and old at the same time, as if there were no language, cultural, or socio-economic differences. Many people have asked me what our boys thought of the trip. I’m not going to wax poetic about how their lives were changed and they are more philanthropically-motivated kids. They’re kids. If you ask them what they remember from the Dominican Republic, they’ll likely tell you how the bathrooms were different or about the funny phrase our translators taught us in Spanish. If you catch them in a thoughtful moment, they might tell you about playing basketball with the kids, or how small the houses we visited were, or how cool it was to finally meet the boys we’ve been writing. For kids, trips like these aren’t so much life-changing as they are view-shaping. They may never realize the subtle, but deep, way this informs how they see the world and their places in it. How will these experiences shape the hearts of Coen, my people-loving son, or Weston, my deep thinker? Their minds store up the people, stories, and feelings of this week to color more decisions in their future than we may ever know. The truth is, as long of a journey as it was to get to the Dominican Republic, the journey from there will be even longer. In fact, I don’t think that journey ever ends. All I know is that we all will be better for it.
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WHAT DO MOMS REALLY WANT FOR MOTHER’S DAY? DERBY DAY! By Tonilyn Hornung
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he month of May holds a vibrant splendor like no other. With flowers showing off their colors and butterflies in full flutter, Mother Nature is gettin’ it done—just like we moms do every day. Moms have been there for latenight homework sessions and early morning carpool dashes. This is why a special day in May has been set aside to show us some appreciation. The magic of Mother’s Day blends gratitude with handmade macaroni necklaces, but May also holds another holiday that locals relish. This holiday blends tradition with breathtaking hats: Derby Day. Just like moms might love a lazy morning in bed on Mother’s Day, we also enjoy the same thoughtfulness on Derby Day. Lana Ridenour, the owner of Spark Boutique in Norton Commons, says, “Every woman wants something special for Mother’s Day and for Derby Day. Women want to stand out on Derby Day.” So, let’s help Mom be even more of a standout than she already is for this year’s Run For The Roses.
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HERE ARE THREE THINGS MOMS REALLY WANT FOR DERBY DAY: 1. GIVE MOM TIME TO GET READY FOR THE RACE: As a mom, showering has become a race of its own. My fastest recorded shower was clocked at 1:37.3, which beats Secretariat’s record of 1:59.4. And he didn’t use conditioner! It’s always a rush to get back to whatever task needs to be completed, and rarely do I have time to look put together doing it. “Derby is a little more upscale and fancier than Mother’s Day,” Lana explains, “with generally bright springtime colors mixed with some florals.” So, let’s take a Genuine Risk and put a spring in Mom’s step by giving her some extra time to feel fabulous. We’ll all Strike The Gold by helping hardworking mothers everywhere feel bright, beautiful, and Charismatic on Derby Day. 2. A SHOW-STOPPING HAT: Whether going to that fancy party, taking a trip to the track, or watching at home, “Hats add a little more ‘spark,’” adds the owner of Spark Boutique. Hats have been a Kentucky Derby staple since the late 1800s, so it’s no wonder choosing the perfect one can be daunting. “Pick the right hat for the shape of your face.” Lana suggests, “Some of the big hats are just too big if you have a smaller face. That’s when a fascinator works best.” Finding time to help Mom ‘cap’ her day (and her face) will go a long way to helping her feel special for Derby. 3. LET MOM WATCH THE RACE: A lot can happen during the Fastest Two Minutes In Sports: Tracks can be sloppy, records can be set, and kids can decide to barbecue their Tinkertoys. In Derbys past, I was hedging my bets and hoping my toddler might nap during the race. I ended up not seeing the big race, because I was running one with my wide-awake 2-year-old. This is why come race day, it’s a great time for some help from grandparents, babysitters, or that new Dollar Store toy. These all help us moms confidently remove the eyes from the backs of our heads and actually watch the race. Go, Baby, Go! Derby Day really gives Mother’s Day a run for its money as a favorite springtime holiday. It’s another great chance to show appreciation for Moms. Whether that’s with time together as a family or a fancy floral dress, each holiday is definitely a wonderful way to create traditions that’ll last a lifetime. However, only one allows for the wearing of a ginormous hat while doing so.
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Camp J. Are we there yet? Camp J is ready to bring your kiddos along on a fun-filled summer vacation right at The Jewish Community Center, June 10 – August 9. Weekly traditional camp is offered for children 2 years through 10th grade with arts & crafts, sports, free swim, swim lessons and more! Each week will explore a vacation theme and highlight some of the values important to Camp J, such as friendship, compassion and leadership. With low camper-to-counselor ratio and specialists to teach and enrich various programs, kids of all ages can learn, play and of course SWIM their way through the summer. Pick one week or many! Specialty Camps are also offered, including Snapology Legos, Cooking, Chess, Spotlight Theater, Basketball the Bellarmine Way, Soccer, STEM and a brand-new Drone Racing & Obstacle Course camp! Registration and more information can be found online at www.jcclouisvillecamp.org or by calling the camp office at 502-238-2718. Today’s Woman / May 2019
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One week session = $795 Two week session = $1495 Three week session = $2195
DATES: Coed sessions: June 2-8, June 9-15, June 30-July 6, July 7-13, July 14-20 Boys session: June 16-22, June 23-29 Girls session: July 21-27 3497 N Clay Lick Rd, Nashville, Brown County, IN, 47448 • 812.988.2689 camppalawopec.com • mail@camppalawopec.com
In July, things heat up with our Theme Weeks, each providing an exhilarating, theme-centric focus: construct your own futuristic metropolis in Future Cities, embark on an adventure in the realm of Myths and Legends, and enroll in Walden School of Wizardry for an immersive, magical experience in the world of Harry Potter. With over 20 sessions to choose from, we guarantee Camp Walden will provide a memorable summer for any camper with a taste for fun and hands-on learning! GRADES: K-8th Grade COST: Camp Sessions (9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00-4:00pm) = $140/week • Theme Weeks (9:00am-4:00pm) = $300/week DATES: Camp Sessions: June 3-7, June 10-14, June 17-21 & June 24-28 • Theme Weeks: July 8-12, July 15-19 & July 22-26 4238 Westport Road • Louisville, KY 40207 502.893.0433 • campwaldenschool.com • jpmclean@walden-school.org
Derby Dinner Playhouse Performing Arts Academy - Summer Musical Theatre Camp Derby Dinner Playhouse Summer Musical Theatre Camp is a one-week performing arts camp for students ages 7 to 17 exploring drama, music, and dance. Taught by Derby Dinner theatre professionals and focusing on creative dramatics and scenes, songs, and dance from Broadway musicals, the camp culminates in a final sharing on the Playhouse stage. Five Weeks of Options Week 1: June 10-14 Week 2: July 8-13 Week 3: July 15-20 Week 4: July 22-27 Week 5: July 29-August 3 Tuition: $175 Ages: 7 to 17 Time: 9am to 3pm Limited Availability – Register today! For more information contact wallace@derbydinner.com or visit derbydinner.com/classes
Need info Summer Stretch at Kentucky Country Day School
Kentucky Science Center School’s Out Science Camps
You can find nine weeks of summer on the beautiful campus of Kentucky Country Day School. Visit www.kcd.org/summer to register or see our camp listings. You can also give us a call at 502.814.4329.
Is your child ready for a fun experience at a place they love? At Kentucky Science Center’s Schools Out Summer Camp, your child will develop skills and make friendships that will last a lifetime. Our camp encourages all campers to play, tinker, and investigate the world around them with plenty of time to explore their favorite science center.
We offer campus for all ages, including many camps for kindergarten-age children! In the past, camps have included Messy Fun, Field Hockey, Cooking, Soccer, American Girl, All About Animals, Ninjago, Tennis, Dinosaurs, Fishing, Chess, Minecraft, Cupcakes, Paperfolding, and more! We also take great pride in our academic offerings for middle and upper school-age children. In the past, we’ve offered camps such as Decimals, Fractions, Grammar & Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, SAT Prep, and more. Our camps start running in June and wrap up in August. Camps are usually one week long. There are no camps the week of July 4. Have questions? Give us a call at 502.814.4329 or
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Themes like LEGO robotics, animation, wizardry, and roller coasters make science accessible by making it fun. Enhance your understanding of disciplines like chemistry, forensics, and engineering or find the science in other interests like puppetry, cooking, music, and dinosaurs. Summer also offers career immersion, project design, and advanced coding for high school students. All camps are hands-on, interactive, and engaging – the best way to combat summer slide and keep your kids ready to learn all year long. Do Science with us! Week-long camps for ages 4-14 begin May 31 and continue through August 13. Prices range from $220$245. Call 502-561-6100 or visit kysci.org/camp to register.
Louisville Nature Center Come and explore nature nearby at the Louisville Nature Center this summer! We offer camps from June 3rd-August 10th for youth ages 4 to 12. Camps times are 9am-4pm. The weekly cost is $220 ($200 for members) and before and after care is available for an additional fee. Let us help foster your child’s sense of wonder and curiosity about all things nature. We will explore the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, spy on birds in the bird blind, take a peek into the sensory garden, discover who lives beneath the soil, conduct experiments, play games, and make arts & crafts. Each week is a different theme: June 3-7 Dirt Detectives, June10-14 Crazy With Curiosity, June 17-21 Time Travelers, June 24-28 Wild Things, July 1-5 Phenomenal Forest, And More! LNC camps offer a fun, engaging, and safe environment in which to learn and play outside—without leaving town. Campers are divided in groups by age. All of our instructors are certified in CPR and First Aid. Visit louisvillenaturecenter.org or call 502-458-1328 for more information. 3745 Illinois Avenue, Louisville, KY 40213
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Trinity High School
Summer Camps in Theatre, Visual Arts, Music and Dance
Looking for something to do over summer break? You belong with us. American Girl Camp June 17-21 | 9 a.m.-noon | Girls in (rising) grades 1-5 Archery Camp June 18-20 | 6-8 p.m. | Girls in (rising) grades 5-8 Art Camp June 24-28 | 9 a.m.-noon | Girls and Boys in (rising) grades 5-9; June 24-28 | 1-4 p.m. | Girls and Boys in (rising) grades 1-4 S.T.E.A.M. Camp June 17-21 | 1-4 p.m. | Girls and Boys in (rising) grades 3-5 Soccer Camp July 16-18 | 6-8 p.m. | Girls in (rising) grades 3-8 Step Camp June 5-7 | Noon-2 p.m. | Girls in (rising) grades 5-8 Theatre Improv Camp June 24-28 | 9 a.m.-noon | Girls in (rising) grades 1-4 Volleyball Camp July 27 | 9 a.m.-noon | Girls in (rising) grades 5-6; July 27 | 1-4 p.m. | Girls in (rising) grades 7-8
You can find multiple ways to Rock the Summer at Trinity High School. We offer a variety of camps for children in the third through ninth grades in both athletics and academics during the months of June and July. Visit our website at trinityrocks.com and follow the Rock the Summer link on the main page to learn more about all our camp offerings. You can also call 893-ROCK or contact the camp director to learn more.
New camps every week! June 10 – August 2 Are you hoping to improve acting, auditioning, or musical theatre skills? Would you like to dance like a Disney Princess? Do you prefer creating with your hands and would like to explore mixed media or clay sculpting? Would you like to have an art camp with your American Girl doll? Summer is a great time to try something new, improve your skill and have a fun time with some newly made friends! You can do it all with over 40 camps for ages 4 -18! Most camps are half-day which can be combined to create a full day camp experience. Ballet/Tap classes and private music/voice lessons are also available. Please call the Arts Center at 502-241-6018 for more information or visit www.ocsartscenter.org for a complete listing of camps and to register online.
For more information, visit presentationacademy.org or call Caitlin Maguire at (502) 583-5935 ext. 109.
Our athletics offerings include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. Our academic camp offerings include grammar and writing, math, quick recall, science and STEM. We also offer special interest camps for aerospace, camprov, drum line, debate, art and robotics. For incoming students, we offer special opportunities including a week-long study skills course and a freshman experience course which eases the transition into high school. For more information visit trinityrocks.com and follow the Rock the Summer link or call 893-ROCK.
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YMCA – Camp Piomingo
YMCA - Summer Day Camp
We are in our 7th year of camp and are excited to focus on five more unique artists to our summer camp this year. Along with our camp favorites, we have added five new camp themes including our much-anticipated SLIME ART CAMP! 2019 Art Camp Themes: • Sharks or Mermaids • Glitter & Glow • Harry Potter Wizards & Magic • Slime Art • Dinosaurs or Unicorns • Superheroes • Fairytastic: Fairies • Elves & Gnomes • Lego Masterpieces • Animal Planet • It’s a Disney World • Messy Ooey Gooey Splishy Splashy Multiple camp themes offered every week through summer. WHEN: June 3 through August 9: Morning: 8:3011:00, Midday: 11:30-2:00, Afternoon: 2:30-5:00 AGES: Age groups 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. COST: $95-$135 All Day options and One Day camp options available. Discounts for siblings and all day camping. Space is limited. Register early! WhetYourPalette.com | 502-438-8865
YMCA Camp Piomingo is the region’s premiere overnight camp for kids ages 6-16. Campers share outdoor adventures and experience fun activities like high ropes, the zip line, horseback riding and swimming in our awesome aquatics center. Our experienced and high-energy staff help campers gain self-esteem, make new friends and develop interpersonal and leadership skills.
Your child can enjoy a happy summer that lives forever! At the Y, campers will discover a sense of accomplishment and belonging, while staying active and engaged. One week or the whole summer, your child will build confidence and friendships in an enriching environment.
Your child will grow on the inside …. by being outside. We offer a variety of overnight and equestrian camps from June 9 – August 3. Nestled in the beautiful woods of the Otter Creek Outdoor Recreational area just 45 minutes south of Louisville, a week at YMCA Camp Piomingo will create memories that will last a lifetime. Visit us online at ymcacamppiomingo.org or call us at 502.942.2616. Reserve your bunk today!
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Oldham County Schools Arts Center
Choose from over 30 locations in Jefferson, Bullitt, Clark, Floyd and Oldham counties. We offer a full day of exciting activities for ages 3-15 including field trips, swimming, sports, games and plenty of fun. Staff focus on safety and helping children thrive, while modeling our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Register online at ymcalouisville.org by March 31 and save! Use promo code: SUMMER. The Y is for everyone. Financial assistance is available.
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DON’T GET CAU IN A SCAM ST
Criminals are keen at assessing a person’s weakness, which is why it’s important to stay on guard. LouisvilleKy. gov lists further steps that may help:
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• Lock up your valuables, including medications, before someone does work in your home. • Do not allow yourself to be pressured for donations or cash payment. • Never give personal information out to someone you don’t know. • Never send money to someone you’ve not met. • REMEMBER if it sounds too good to be true, IT IS!
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ast month, during a week of intense rain, Rosalie Thorson (85) discovered her basement beginning to flood. Panicked, she contacted her next door neighbor who diagnosed the problem as being a broken sump pump. Fearing the expense of a plumber, she called a friend who gave her the name of a local handyman, who gave her the name of someone else. “I should have known better,” Rosalie says. “The minute I started talking to him, it felt wrong, like a bad idea,but that water scared me. He said he’d come right away, so I agreed.” He did, in fact, come right away, and he did confirm the issue as being a faulty sump pump. Although he was able to make the old pump work well enough to clear the water from the basement, the verdict was that a new one was in order. He would go purchase the replacement and come back to install it, but first she would need to pay him up front for the job. When she offered to write a check, he declined saying he would only accept cash. “I knew I shouldn’t. I didn’t know what to do at that point,” Rosalie says. “He seemed like a nice man, and he did come right away. I didn’t want to not trust him.” Reluctantly, she paid him and he left. “Thirty minutes later, he returned with a box,” Rosalie says. “He went down to the basement and I went back into the living room. A short time later, he came up, said he was finished and left. Later on that night,” she continues, “I went down to check the basement. It was dry, but there was no new pump. It was the same old one. He hadn’t done a single thing!” Not only did the man take her cash and not do the work; he also stole several unopened vintage bottles of liquor that belonged to her deceased husband. Rosalie never reported it, nor did she tell her friends for quite a while. “It was my fault for being so stupid. I should have known better.” LESSON LEARNED “Even though she was scared of the water in the basement,” Sgt. Scott Shafer of the LMPD Crimes Against Seniors Unit suggests, “she should have gone to the Better Business Bureau to find a reputable plumber or legitimate handy-person with a good rating and reviews. That’s the first place to go when looking to hire any kind of help. After that, always get a written
contract with a start and finish date, and never pay in full upfront, especially not with cash.” Also, pay attention to instincts. Rosalie had a clear idea that this wasn’t a good situation. During the spring and summer months, the Louisville Metro Crimes Against Seniors Squad always sees an increase in the number of citizens who fall prey to home improvement scams. The best advice is never do business with anyone you didn’t solicit. Legitimate businesses do not go knocking on doors looking for work. The biggest offenders in this case are driveway sealers, out-of-state contractors, and tree removal services. Unfortunately, financial exploitation scams targeting seniors are alive and thriving in the community, and they aren’t limited to bogus repairmen who steal. Sgt. Shafer explains, “Currently, the top scam against seniors is the one where a person calls claiming to be the IRS demanding immediate payment (via debit or credit card) for a past due tax bill. They usually say that a sheriff is on the way to their house with a warrant unless the payment is made right then over the phone. The IRS doesn’t call and threaten people. If a call like this is received, hang up.” Another heartbreaking scam affecting tech savvy seniors involves online dating and accepting friend requests through social media sites. “Seniors can be lonely, so they go online to interact with others. Here, they inadvertently accept friend requests from scammers who have created fake profiles designed to lure them in. These criminals take on the identity of someone trustworthy, such as a military person.” He explains, “The lonely senior gets emotionally invested. Before long the scammer is professing undying love and asking for money so he/she can come marry the victim.” The prospect of finding a partner clouds the person’s judgement and money is sent. The scammers will persist in asking for more and more money and often over long periods of time. Seniors are targeted because of their vulnerability. He says, “Crimes against the elderly often go unreported because the victim is ashamed or afraid of losing independence if friends or adult children find out. Regardless of this, crime should always be reported, and there’s no shame in it.” See TodaysTransitionsnow.com for more caregiving resources. Today’s Woman / May 2019
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ALTENHEIM’S SMALL COMMUNITY PROVIDES CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS “When you learn about a patient’s entire life, it’s like you know them longer than the months you took care of them. You feel like you’ve known them since they were teenagers.” — KENNESHIA PARHAM, LPN, THE ALTENHEIM By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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eing a caregiver in The Alteinheim’s small senior health care community means having the time to get to know patients as individuals who have lived full lives and want to continue living with a sense of purpose. What responsibilities do you have? My role is to be attentive to residents’ needs. I’m in the skilled nursing unit, and my staff is great. Most of our employees have been here for years. I make sure patients are positioned in their chairs, have adaptive equipment that they need, are clean, have their activities of daily living complete before breakfast. I also make sure their medications are given in a timely fashion. What is the best thing about caregiving? For me, it’s knowing that I can make a difference to patients. When their families bring them here, they are counting on us to make sure they are safe and well taken care of. Being able to soothe the patients and their families is the best thing for me. It gives me the greatest purpose in life. Every day I take work home with me, but it’s always a good thing. What do you find most challenging? Declining health and death are the most challenging aspects of being a caregiver. I’m one of those people who wants to see patients thrive. I have to look at a different view when they’re declining. When I get patients, I get to love them and help them, but when the time comes, I have to let them go.
Caregiver Kenneshia Parham enjoys making a difference in the lives of patients like resident Ansul Curry at The Altenheim.
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How do you support the family? Communication is the key to it all. If a patient is having a good day, I’m going to call the family. They may have come yesterday during a bad day. I tell them, “Come today. She’s up and at ’em today.” I greet them and tell family members what is going on with the patient before they see them. This way they know how to approach their family member. How do you take care of yourself? I remember the good times and try to know that I did everything I could possibly do for them. The gratitude families show me takes care of me.
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NURSE GIVES BACK AFTER RECEIVING CARE FROM OTHERS “No matter what a patient has going on, you’re dealing with their mental health, too... You have to be willing to go the extra mile.” — GAYLE PETROSKI, RN, BAPTIST HEALTH LA GRANGE REHAB & SKILLED CARE CENTER By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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ttentiveness and attitude are fundamental aspects of outstanding care. Baptist Health La Grange goes above and beyond to ensure patients receive that outstanding care, which is one of the reasons its employees choose Baptist Health La Grange Rehab & Skilled Care Center for their own family members. What responsibilities do you have? I’m responsible for getting medications and making sure they are correct, assessing patients, and making phone calls to physicians. At Baptist Health La Grange, we’re part of the hospital but still separate. We provide skilled care for wounds, intravenous antibiotics and similar issues, end of life care, and some long-term care. What is the best thing about caregiving? I like that I get to interact and meet new people, even if they’re not at their best. I get to make a difference to them. My parents have both had issues, so I’ve been on the receiving end of caregiving. I feel like I’m giving back. It always makes you feel good if you can make someone else feel better. What do you find most challenging? You can’t fix everything. That’s one of the personal challenges I have. I’m learning to adjust so if I can’t fix it, I can maybe help the patient learn to live with [a condition] better. It is a physically and mentally demanding job, especially because the patients stay for longer periods of time and they become like part of your family.
Caregiver Gayle Petroski, RN, works a puzzle with resident Ardeth Molby at Baptist Health La Grange Rehab & Skilled Care Center.
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How do you support the family? I answer questions, and families are welcome to call us 24 hours a day and ask for updates. They are welcome to come and stay. There are no “visiting” hours. We’ll often move an extra hospital bed in the room for whomever is staying with a patient. They can bring their pets in to visit. How do you take care of yourself? It’s been a roller coaster ride the last year. My mother was on the unit and passed away there, so I was juggling her and my job. The biggest thing is that I need to get enough sleep. I’m telling myself I need more exercise especially now that it is warm enough to get outside and walk. I think every nurse struggles with this. We’re the kind of people who sometimes have trouble saying no. Today’s Woman / Caregiver Guide 2019
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CAREGIVER OFFERS A WARM SMILE AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP “You should have a passion for caregiving. It’s not like everything goes smoothly. You have to have a heart to help.” — PATIENCE MAPFUMO, LPN, BELMONT VILLAGE SENIOR LIVING By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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t’s not often that caregivers get the credit they deserve, but Patience Mapfumo, a nurse at Belmont Village Senior Living in St. Matthews, was awarded Employee of the Year 2018, which is a testament to the kindness and concern she offers the residents in her care. Like so many other caregivers, she knows the value of a warm smile to let residents know she is happy to help them however she can. What responsibilities do you have? I work in personal care where some residents need redirection, but most are independent. My responsibilities are giving medications and treatments (such as wound care/dressing and insulin injections), performing general checkups on residents, making rounds with physicians, and calling doctors’ offices. When a new resident arrives, I help escort them to meals so they won’t get lost, and I introduce them to other residents. What is the best thing about caregiving? After I help somebody, knowing that somebody is feeling better is a good feeling to me. If I see a wound healing, that progress just makes me feel good. At least I have done something. What do you find most challenging? Multitasking is challenging. I have to prioritize to see what I should do first, but everybody still needs me and I want to make everyone happy.
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How do you support the family? We have to communicate everything we’re doing and any changes with the family and with the resident, too. If we just call the family, and the resident doesn’t know anything that’s going on, sometimes it can create a conflict. They feel left out. Open communication between nurses, residents, and families is important. How do you take care of yourself? I take breaks and stay well-hydrated at work. I talk to other nurses. Asking for help keeps me going. At home, I play with my daughter and that helps me relax.
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CAREGIVERS NURTURE THE BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT “Attitude is everything. When residents see you upbeat, they see you smiling, they see you happy, it’s like a transfer of energy. It helps them a lot.” — ROSY NGOIE-NZEBA, CERTIFIED MEDICATION TECHNICIAN (CMT), EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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aregiving is sometimes thought of as a menial job, a job that anyone can do. But caregiving is, in many ways, an act of blessing someone else. It takes patience, concern, and a deep sense of empathy, as well as speaking and listening skills. The caregivers at Episcopal Church Home understand that they are tasked with nurturing not just the body, but the mind and spirit of the people in their care. What responsibilities do you have? I prepare medications for residents as directed by physicians and record patient information, such as vital signs, weight, and changes in behavior. I also prepare the patient for the day ahead, such as washing and dressing. I serve meals and make beds. I answer patient call lights for help. What is the best thing about caregiving? One of the best things for me is the ability to take care of residents and assist them daily with their needs and routines. To know my help put a smile on their face is very satisfying to me. What do you find most challenging? Being a caregiver requires an endless amount of energy. The demands and expectations on a caregiver can be stressful. Some days are more challenging than others. Another challenge is that after you’ve taken care of residents for so long, losing residents is painful. You make a lot of memories with them. You talk to them about life and what they have accomplished; they become like family to me. When they die, dealing with their loss can be hard. I miss them.
Caregiver Rosy Ngoie-Nzeba is at work in the memory care unit at Episcopal Church Home. The unit is set up like a home with recognizable furniture and curio cabinets, and caregivers wear their everyday clothes while working.
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How do you support the family? I encourage family members to come visit their loved ones. I shed more light on the nature of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease so that family members can be more compassionate and understanding toward their loved ones when they’re having a rough day because of the illness. How do you take care of yourself? I make sure I get enough sleep at night, and I try to eat a balanced diet. I exercise often; I like walking in the park, enjoying nature. I also make sure I do my regular medical checkups because my health has to be good for me to perform well at my job. I listen to music, visit friends, and I have a Bible study group. Today’s Woman / Caregiver Guide 2019
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THE RIGHT WAY Focus on what your loved one or friend enjoys, and do it together
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“I brought in a balloon one day to bat around with a friend. We laughed the whole time we played with it."
hen Katherine Autin’s husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2004, she didn’t know much about the disease except for what she had heard from stars like Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali. Faced with this mysterious and complicated disease, Katherine began to learn as much as she could for her husband. After years of study and hands-on experience, Katherine founded Parkinson Partners LLC in 2012, which works as a patient advocate and educator to help individuals and families learn what to expect as the disease progresses. She understands both professionally and personally how difficult it can be to watch a loved one suffer the symptoms and complications of Parkinson’s. “That’s where I feel my strength is. I have seen how all this comes together, and I want to help others through the process,” Katherine says. Visiting a friend or loved one at home or a facility can be intimidating; we may worry that we will say or do something wrong. It’s hard to watch those we love struggle. Although we want to stay in touch, we can be afraid to visit simply because we don’t know what to expect. “Focus on what you already know about the person and what he or she enjoys,” Katherine says. She has a list of specific suggestions for how to make a visit meaningful:
WATCH MOVIES TOGETHER Not only is a good movie a treat, it can be a very normalizing activity. The individual likely misses the chance to spend time with friends as he or she has done in the past. Sharing a movie can also be a good idea when conversation is a difficulty. WORK ON SIMPLE ART PROJECTS Finger-painting and coloring are fun and good for dexterity, and your loved one can take part even if confined to a bed or wheelchair. Katherine suggests Theraputty, a substance similar to playdough that comes in different colors based on the amount of strength it takes to manipulate it.
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SHARE A FAVORITE READ Consider reading to your friend or listening to an audio book. If the person doesn’t hear well, bring in magazines, crosswords, or books that can be enjoyed later. OFFER A HELPING HAND We all want to help our loved ones, but Katherine reminds us to respect that person’s dignity. “Let them do what they can by themselves. If they’re struggling, ask gently if they need help,” she says. Perhaps you can work on a light chore together or talk through a task that can be done at a later time. Try not to take control over how the job is done. BOND OVER A SWEET TREAT Enjoying a favorite food together can make a visit very special. “We all love comfort food,” Katherine says, “but always check first. Dietary restrictions are very common, so we can’t assume beloved foods are still safe to eat.” SING...AND MAYBE EVEN DANCE Music brings us all together, and it can certainly fill the silence when conversation may be difficult or impossible. Singing old songs together is a lot of fun, and if it’s safe to do so, you may want to dance. Even if the person is confined to a bed or wheelchair, he can still move to the beat! CELEBRATE THE GOOD OLD DAYS It’s fun to think back on happy times with family and friends. If you find old photos, documents, home movies, toys or collectibles, bring them in to share some fond memories. The simplest of things can bring a smile. “I brought in a balloon one day to bat around with a friend. We laughed the whole time we played with it,” Katherine says. Katherine also suggests having a whiteboard on hand for friends who are hearingimpaired. You can still “talk” about the old days with a written conversation.
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BRING IN KIDS AND PETS If your friend enjoys kids and pets, those visits can be very special. Keep the visit short; however, because high energy visitors can tire your friend more quickly than you realize. PAMPER THE BODY AND SPIRIT Ask your loved one if he or she would like their nails trimmed or painted. Lotion is also wonderfully soothing to dry skin. KEEP IT SIMPLE It’s not always necessary to have an activity to do. Simply talking or sitting in companionable silence can be very meaningful. Katherine focuses on one main objective with her husband and clients: “I try to get a smile or a laugh. It’s good for the health and for the spirit.”
Bring a pie to share for a special treat. See TodaysTransitionsnow.com for more caregiving resources.
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HELPING HANDS CAN HELP YOUR LOVED ONE STAY AT HOME “It’s very rewarding, and it’s like no other job. It just becomes part of who you are. These people become like family to you.” — KIM CHURCH, CAREGIVER, HELPING HANDS COMPANION CARE SERVICES By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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aregiving is a calling that is more than just running errands or washing laundry, although these are sometimes necessary parts of the job. Caregiving, like the kind done by Helping Hands Companion Care Services, is about connecting with other people, extending the hand of friendship, and offering clients the opportunity to stay in their homes safely. What responsibilities do you have? My primary responsibility is to keep my client safe, comfortable, and happy, and how I do that can vary. Some clients need standby assistance, and some need full care. Some of the things I might be required to do would be hygiene, meal prep, transportation, errands, med reminders, and light housekeeping. What is the best thing about caregiving? I feel like I’m making a difference in the client’s life and the life of their families. They get to stay at home and keep their independence. That’s where they’re most happy, and I think it’s healthier for them that they’re in a familiar environment. Our company helps make that possible. What do you find most challenging? Gaining the trust of the clients and their families is challenging because a lot of times the client will perceive us as an intruder, and their independence is being taken away. Sometimes a family can be apprehensive about a caregiver caring for their loved one in their home. Once they meet us and get to know us, they feel comfortable with us, and the client starts to look forward to seeing us.
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How do you support the family? This can be a very difficult time for them, and sometimes the client will be resentful. I remind them that they have a wonderful family that is looking out for them. They want to know that when they’re at work, their loved one is being cared for. There will be differences between the family and the client, and I just stay neutral and supportive. How do you take care of yourself? I enjoy a few hobbies. I like to walk, read, and sew. I enjoy our weekly church service, and that strengthens me to meet with any difficulties during work days.
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HOSPARUS HEALTH CAREGIVER SUPPORTS AT-HOME PATIENTS “To be a caregiver, you have to treat people how you want to be treated. At the end of the day, we’re all someone’s patient.” — NICOLETTE GREENE, CERTIFIED HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING ASSISTANT, HOSPARUS HEALTH By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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aregiving requires that an individual have an abundance of soft skills, not the least of which is an ability to adapt to new situations. Hosparus Health staff meet and care for people at various stages of life who have vastly different needs and desires. Meeting those needs is no small matter. Whether patients have dementia, ALS, or terminal cancer, all want to feel empowered and have a high quality of life, regardless how long it lasts. What responsibilities do you have? My responsibilities are to meet the daily needs of the unable, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and oral care. I mainly go into people’s homes, but I am in some of the Hosparus facilities depending on my caseload. What is the best thing about caregiving? The best thing is knowing that I can make a difference in someone’s else’s life. I believe that we all are designed for a special purpose, and mine happens to be caring for people. I see it as being a superhero; I enjoy what I do, and I do it with a passion and a smile. What do you find most challenging? I go into homes, and I know I’m focused on the patient, but adapting to new environments is a challenge. I’m not just comforting the patient but the family members as well. Sometimes they hurt the most just knowing that their loved one is going through this. All patients’ needs are different, so I have to deal with everyone accordingly.
Hosparus Health Caregiver Nicolette Greene travels to patients’ homes and has to be ready to adapt her care to different environments and needs.
3532 Ephraim McDowell Dr. Louisville, KY 40205 800.264.0521
HosparusHealth.org
How do you support the family? Families are my eyes and ears because I’m going into a home where I don’t know anyone. I try to be a good listener. It lets them know that I’m truly attentive to the needs of their loved one. Sometimes if I can’t answer a question, I’ll reach out to a nurse through text, email, or a phone call. How do you take care of yourself? I am very organized and efficient. I utilize my time and get things done in a timely manner. I’m a single parent with one child, and there’s structure in my home. If I didn’t make structure, I wouldn’t have time for myself. At work, I try to think ahead to what a patient needs. Meditating is the best medicine. When I get off work, I get in the shower to wash off my worries. Today’s Woman / Caregiver Guide 2019
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21-YEAR EMPLOYEE GIVES HER BEST TO NAZARETH HOME ELDERS “I know that the care we’re giving is 100 percent our best. I tell people when they come, ‘You’ve picked a lovely place; I haven’t worked here 21 years for nothing.’” — TARA LAYNE-PITTMAN, UNIT SECRETARY FOR REHAB/RECOVERY TO HOME, NAZARETH HOME By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
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ike so many caring professions, from teaching to ministry, caregivers for the elderly aren’t in it just for the paycheck. They recognize that there are many intangible benefits to their jobs, such as developing relationships and always learning, because every day presents new challenges and opportunities. The caregivers at Nazareth Home give their residents empathic attentiveness, sharing smiles when they are happy and listening when they are sad or angry. What responsibilities do you have? I answer phones, transcribe orders, perform audits on TB tests and flu/pneumonia vaccines, and answer call lights for patients. When called upon, I even go with patients to doctor appointments. I’m also a certified nursing assistant (CNA) so I’m one of the first responders to patients. Nurses and doctors depend on our feedback. What is the best thing about caregiving? I like the people that I work with, which makes for an easy shift. I do enjoy taking care of others. I’m getting ready to turn 51 years old, and I’m not getting any younger. I may need somebody to care for me. I think how you live your life on this earth is how you’ll go out. What do you find most challenging? It’s hard seeing somebody where they can’t get up, use their limbs, and do things how they used to. Of course, nobody likes death. You can’t always prepare people for that. You can tell them the steps and what’s about to happen. I offer comfort to those who are dying, but I often wonder is my comfort enough.
Nazareth Home Caregiver Tara Layne-Pittman enjoys a laugh with resident Jane Becvar as she works with Jane on an exercise bike in the gym.
2000 Newburg Rd. 2120 Payne Street Louisville, KY 40205 Louisville, KY 40206
502.459.9681
502.895.9425
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How do you support the family? I’m always on the phone. I will call patients’ families when it’s time for an appointment. I try to keep families up to speed on what’s going on with their loved ones. How do you take care of yourself? I pray before I go into work. I try to make sure my home life and my work life are separated. I don’t want to bring any negativity into work. I laugh a lot, and for the most part, I’m just happy. I try to get enough rest. I look forward to going to work, and I’m thankful I have a job.
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JULIET TAKES TIME TO GET TO KNOW RESIDENTS By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
“Be very patient with residents, and don’t forget to take time to get to know them.” — JULIET BATTLE, BARTON HOUSE CAREGIVER/PROGRAM ASSISTANT
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ntil or unless you’re a caregiver, you may not understand just how important you are to the physical and emotional well-being of a loved one. The caregivers at Barton House, a home for patients with memory impairments, including Alzheimer’s disease, understand that compassion is the foundation for everything they do. What is the best thing about caregiving? Seeing people smile is the best part of my job, as is knowing that I made someone happy. If someone is sick, I think they want to be around someone positive like me. What do you find most challenging? The most challenging part of my job is if one of my residents is in pain, in distress, or sick. I hate seeing someone in pain. I wish I could take all their pain away. I comfort them by talking to them or give them a hug. I ask if they want something or if they need help. How do you support the family? I listen and let them voice concerns about their loved one’s care. I encourage them to help out with their activities so they know what’s going on. Sometimes if they ask questions about medications, I direct them to talk with the nurse. We always write down everything residents do, such as the last time they ate. I enjoy it when families spend time with residents, such as having a cup of coffee or watching TV with them.
6830 Overlook Dr. • Louisville, KY 40241
502.423.7177
BartonLouisville.com
Barton House Caregiver Juliet Battle enjoys an afternoon outside with resident Miss Juanita.
SCHRONDA SAYS HER RESIDENTS ARE LIKE FAMILY By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Patti Hartog
“You have to be patient, stay positive, keep a smile, always treat everyone like you would want to be treated, and be punctual.” — SCHRONDA JOHNSON-TILFORD, CMT, THE FORUM AT BROOKSIDE
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ertified medicine technicians (CMTs) in continuing care retirement communities such as the Forum at Brookside are frequently the first line of care for residents. While they work with nurses and physicians to ensure medical needs are met, they also ensure residents’ social and emotional needs are addressed. What is the best thing about caregiving? Helping my residents. Most of my long-term residents are here for three to five years. They’re not residents anymore; they’re like family. We get to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, and most of our families include us when they have parties. What do you find most challenging? Watching families struggle with accepting the declining health of their loved one. Sometimes the family hasn’t grasped what is really going on. You try to step back and let them come to it on their own, but it depends on your relationship with that family. How do you support the family? I try to keep them informed of what their loved one is doing, and I try to keep them involved with their loved one’s care. I have one resident with really strong family support; her kids rotate days and see her every night, which I think is so wonderful. When they visit, if she did something funny, I let them know. 200 Brookside Dr. • Louisville, KY 40243
Caregiver Schronda Johnson-Tilford sits with The Forum at Brookside resident Henry Cease.
502.245.3048
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small wedding of 31 guests for this couple was just the perfect fit. Bride, Alli (Koopman) Wheatley, says “Do research on your own and not just use wedding vendor sites. Tons of smaller, local businesses will do flowers, dress alterations, photos, etc. for cheaper.” Her best planning tip is “don’t doubt the things you like. If you think you want it on your day, then do it your way!” Alli and her groom, Logan Wheatley, were married last fall at Duncan Memorial Chapel in Crestwood, KY. A reception followed at New Albanian Brewing Company Bank Street Brewhouse (NABC Bank Street Brewhouse), featuring an outdoor/party area, taco bar, and local beer. Alli’s favorite moment was “walking around the corner to my first look and seeing my hunk standing there in his tux.” Alli and her maid of honor created the décor for the entryway to the reception and ceremony. Her dress was bought online and alterations were done by Beautiful Bustles. “It was simple. It fit the small wedding and still made me feel like a full-on bride.” Advice to other brides? “Your wedding doesn’t have to have all of the traditions and all of the hip styles/décor, to be special to you,” Alli says.
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THE DETAILS Wedding Style Casual, light, fun Color Palette Wildflowers Must Haves Doggy tux, good tacos, good beer Ceremony Site Duncan Memorial Chapel in Crestwood Reception Site New Albanian Brewing Company Bank Street Brewhouse (NABC Bank Street Brewhouse) Photographer Photo Lulu, Trina Whalin Flowers Buds in Bloom Dress Lulus.com Catering/Food & Drinks NABC Bank Street Brewhouse Bride & Groom Cake Cakes by Lisa Dessert cookies by Atlantic No 5 Ceremony Music violinist and cellist from University of Louisville Reception Music Spotify Décor DIY Rings Shane Co & St Matthews Jewelers Stationery Etsy, Papernpeonies Makeup/Hair Kenzie Reinhart Honeymoon Portugal
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