Articles by Amy Shankland

Sandwiched One of the worst things that can happen to a member of the sandwich generation is to get injured or sick. I haven’t dealt with the latter in a…

Sandwiched I’ve said for years that I’m a tea lover in a coffee drinker’s world. Imagine my delight last Christmas when my son’s girlfriend Maddie gave me a present of…

Sandwiched I don’t know about you, but I really got into the holiday spirit last month. Christmas carols went through my head during every waking hour. I watched more Christmas…

Sandwiched There’s been a term that has exploded on the Internet over the past few years – the “mental load.” If you happened to miss what millions of people have…

Sandwiched My younger son, Jacob, battled stomach flu last week. This is the kid who NEVER gets sick. In fact, we imagined that he would receive an award next spring…

Sandwiched We had the opportunity to enjoy a lovely afternoon recently at the home of some new friends in Old Town Noblesville. This awesome family just happens to belong to…

Sandwiched I had what could only be described as a Sandwich Generation Day the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I started out by going to the grocery store (there was no way…

Sandwiched Want a great tip for how to not only survive, but also thrive in the sandwich generation? Get together often with close friends. No, not just once or twice…

Sandwiched Noblesville lost another one of its well-known, beloved residents last weekend. I had to fight back tears Sunday morning when I heard the news that Larry Stork had passed…