<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[NANA & OPA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nana]]></description><link>https://www.nanaandopa.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:02:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nanaandopa.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If You Don't Laugh, You'll Cry: Stories From a Family Caregiver]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m going a little off-course this week. Instead of the usual resources and checklists, I want to talk about empathy, the real life of a family caregiver, and one small piece of advice I wish someone had handed me earlier. Sometimes I wish I had a photo of my face in all the situations that come with being part of the sandwich generation. Doctor appointments. Parent negotiations. Home-maintenance FUBARs. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any more ridiculous… they did. If you’re reading...]]></description><link>https://www.nanaandopa.com/post/if-you-don-t-laugh-you-ll-cry-stories-from-a-family-caregiver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a63c77d424f5a9980a919d3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/92c08c_5e6fc7ccb3444ac8b8231f910a0862dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gretchen E</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandwich Generation Reality Check:  5 Home &#38; Household Tasks That Quietly Drain You]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Gretchen! Dad fell down while trying to walk Mitzi! I don’t know if he’s okay, and I keep telling him she’s too strong for him!” I received this panicked phone call from my mom, who lived in Delaware, while I lived in Texas. Talk about a helpless moment. Thank God nothing was broken, and it was only a few bruises and scrapes. But my worry grew. Those bruises and scrapes could be life-threatening. He was on blood thinners. What if one day he breaks a hip and can’t use a phone? Pet care...]]></description><link>https://www.nanaandopa.com/post/sandwich-generation-reality-check-5-home-household-tasks-that-quietly-drain-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5ab2d85e7d848635dfd948</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/92c08c_57ab3635aa8d4f5d8227abf753da3ccf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gretchen E</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Peace in the Paperwork: Financial and Document Clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll never forget walking into my mom’s office late one night while staying with my dad. She was in the hospital after a major health crisis, and as I looked at her desk, I saw what felt like thousands of sticky notes scattered everywhere — each one scribbled with business names, login information, passwords, and reminders. Thank God she’d actually written it all down! In that moment, it hit me: they were declining, and I was going to need to step in “behind the scenes” in ways I had never...]]></description><link>https://www.nanaandopa.com/post/finding-peace-in-the-paperwork-financial-and-document-clarity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5292fb5c421b82021d61e3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/92c08c_796110e59f7e4f1b975dff3c3053cdc8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gretchen E</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>