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Cubicle Life, Featured · September 27, 2012

Life Lessons: Being Frustrated When Life Happens


I’d like to think that I am the type of girl who is always prepared. The Virgo in me is a constant organizer, planning and prepping my life and life event around me. I thought that I had it all in the bag, but recently found out that when life happens, sometimes, things can catch you off guard.

As I have blogged before, my father has been sick for some time. He has diabetes and suffers from congestive heart failure and other complications including kidney failure and obesity. I travel a lot, but I always make sure that my dad is in good hands when I am away. I thought I had everything covered—then reality happened.

My father got sick while I was out of town. And with me being an only child and my father and mother being divorced since I was 18, my dad is usually my responsibility. My father has a written directive leaving me in charge of his medical care and decisions if he is incapacitated or not able to make choices on his own, and during this medical emergency, he was not able to make any decisions. With me being miles and miles away, we were in a state of dilemma.

I was frustrated because, even in my planning, I failed to leave someone in charge while I was away. Someone who could make decisions on my father’s behalf until I was able to get back home. And the whole time I was trying to get home, I was in a panicked state wondering if something would happen to my dad before I got back to St. Louis.

Suffice to say, everything ended okay and my dad is doing better. But, it didn’t alleviate the issue. So now I have two people who are in place to make decisions on my father’s behalf, should I be out of town or away. His physician and hospital also has the information, which has also been notarized and signed off my an attorney regarding his medical care.

It’s so frustrating when you think you’ve thought of everything, only to be given an example of the fact that you haven’t thought of everything. Luckily for my father and I, everything turned out well.

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, and a perfect time to make sure that your insurance needs are in order for you and your family.

Per The LIFE Foundation:

Life Insurance Awareness Month was created by The LIFE Foundation in 2004 in response to growing concern about the large number of Americans who lack adequate life insurance protection. The national public awareness campaign is designed to get Americans to take stock of their life insurance needs and to hopefully obtain the coverage they need to safeguard their families’ financial futures.

Learn more about Life Insurance Awareness Month and The LIFE Foundation by visiting LifeHappens.org. You can visit these links for resources:

Life insurance 101 / basics: www.lifehappens.org/lifeinsurance

Life Insurance Needs Calculator: www.lifehappens.org/howmuch

Life insurance product guide: www.lifehappens.org/whatkind

In honor of Life Insurance Awareness Month, the nonprofit LIFE Foundation is giving away great prizes for the best Life Happens moments. You can enter the contest any time before Friday, October 7th. Make sure to encourage your friends and family to vote for your story as the Life Happens moments with the most votes will win (voting ends Friday, October 14th). First place will receive an Apple iPad® , second place will receive a $350 Apple gift card and third place will receive a $150 Amazon gift card.

Life Happens. And while you can’t control the future, you can take steps to protect the good things in life. Take a look around The LIFE Foundation website and learn more about how life insurance can help safeguard a secure financial future for those you love.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of The LIFE Foundation. The opinions and text are all mine. Official Contest Rules


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Another flower arranging therapy Reel, this time w Another flower arranging therapy Reel, this time with roses and a little Stevie Wonder. I could do this all day! 🌹 #traderjoes #flowers #roses #therapy #selfcare
Mimosas, beignets, and Benedicts, oh my! Brunch is Mimosas, beignets, and Benedicts, oh my! Brunch is my absolute favorite meal and @louieswinedive in Clayton treated us so well! I will definitely be back. 

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Brunch vibes. #latergram #brunch #stl #stlouis Brunch vibes. #latergram #brunch #stl #stlouis
A generous heart is always open, always ready to r A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love, we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers – the experience of knowing we always belong.” — bell hooks
One more week before she goes back to school for h One more week before she goes back to school for her second semester. Reppin #stl and @seriessixcompany. 

#stlouis #collegekid #stlmade #mykid
Flower arranging has become the self-care I didn’t know I needed. It’s a tranquil and relaxing experience for me. Get into it. 💐 #traderjoes #flowers #therapy #selfcare
It was about a mellow mood & self-care for me toda It was about a mellow mood & self-care for me today as I spent the first day of the year taking care of my mind, body, and soul. It went something like this…. #newyear #selfcare #overforty #fortyish
We made it a family night at @stlouiswheelpark. A We made it a family night at @stlouiswheelpark. A time was had and memories were made. Grateful that I got some extra days with these guys (thanks Southwest—now run my son back his reimbursement 😂).
My family gifted me $250 worth of Sephora gift car My family gifted me $250 worth of Sephora gift cards as one of my Christmas surprises. Take a look at my haul which includes makeup for oily skin and a some faves! #sephora #haul #skin #oilyskin #beautyproducts #overforty #midlifewomen
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