http://www.explorebeautifullife.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:41:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A house fire threatened to destroy the only remaining copy of the image below.  Bubbling, discoloration, and color displacement were just some of the problems.  The image was heat-sealed to the glass from the frame. Beautiful Life restored this photograph to its original grandeur, preserving an important piece of family history ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/fire-damaged-photo/ Tonight I happened onto a website that may be widely useful. Leah, a woman from Maryland who has been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia writes about her experiences with memory loss.  Articulate, interesting, and insightful, her blog posts provide an inside glimpse into life with dementia. Also interesting on the site - www.ouralzheimers.com ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/living-with-dementia/ Beautiful Life is proud to announce a new product in the month of April.  Ideal for gifts, "A Happy Little Book" is created for your special someone using quotes from their family and friends.  Each book is a unique creation.  Beautiful, fun, quirky or goofy, "A Happy Little Book" is ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/a-happy-little-book/ As parents of young children, or healthy adults in mid-life, many of us may not consider tasks typically associated with end-of-life planning. We may feel confident that we will remain relatively untouched by the uncertainty and brevity of life.  In reality no-one is immune to life's uncertainties. It isn't pleasant ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/non-traditional-gifts/ Keeping a record of our past can be interesting for our children and for our own reference.  Here are some tips: 1.  Write a Letter:  Is it a special occasion such as a birthday, first day of Kindergarten, graduation, confirmation or other milestone moment?  Someday your child will appreciate knowing your ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/tips-for-documenting/ Beautiful Life has expanded its services to include business marketing and corporate books such as manuals, workbooks, and in this case, a patient education manual. To view the entire book click here. http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/businesscorporate-services/ Below is a sample of pages from a book that was created as a living tribute to the life of Hazel Gruenwaldt. The book was commissioned Hazel's daughter and granddaughter as a gift to their families. Beautiful Life interviewed Hazel over three visits and created this book based on interviews, ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/newest-book-2/ This beautiful photo was restored from a slide.  The slide had been stored in the bottom of box for sixty years.  Despite being dusty, scratched and folded in half, the slide, with a little help from Beautiful Life, yielded this gem of an image. Beautiful Life can assist families to revive ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/slides-and-film/ Beautiful Life is pleased to announce that the following article will be featured in the March-April issue of the national publication, Home Health Aide Digest. Check back for a link to the publication! Communication Through History Wade was a pilot, but now he lives in a care facility. His memory is fading ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/writing-for-national-publication/ Do you work in a care facility or know someone who has difficulty finding his or her room, or remembering how to initiate conversations about interests and past accomplishments? Beautiful Life creates custom wall-hangings that are bright, personal and available in any size. Using photographs of the resident and items that ... http://www.explorebeautifullife.com/memory-loss-products/