I Found Some Jingle But Lost my Bulbs!!
Yes, you heard me right lol. Unpacking decorations and I found a cluster (like grapes) of jingle bells, a snowflake made of jingle bells, a mistletoe ball with jingle bells, and oh so much more. I...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Traditions
Hi everyone, hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas Eve and YES I did finally find my jingle with the encouragement of my fellow caregivers. While Christmas Day is when we as a whole celebrate Jesus’...
View ArticleWhat Next?
What next? I know you should never think that because just when you think things couldn’t get worse they could. The last few days have been incredibly stressful for our family. First of all, Sunday,...
View Articlesnap…..Snap…..SnAp…..SNAP!!!
Snap, snap, click, click went his camera. All I could keep thinking was, What was I thinking? What am I referring to? A recent visit to our house by a photographer who does freelance work for The New...
View ArticlePatterns
When I think of patterns, I like to think of the normal things we think of. Quilt patterns, dress patterns, craft patterns. Constructive things. Also, things that you can use to bring enjoyment to you....
View ArticleTorn
The word “torn” is on my mind this early morning. It seems to me that a thin paper reminds me of the fragile health of our loved ones. Each time there’s a change, an incident, or a sickness, there is a...
View ArticleBirthdays and Sad Days
Birthdays are always something that most of us look forward to. Well, not everyone but my family has never been one that’s shied away from age. I’m proud I’ve lived as long as I have, and I think all...
View ArticleI Have a Plan… I Think
Seems like those words keep repeating over and over in my brain. I have a plan… I think. There’s reasons for that unending circle. A lot has been going on lately. One of the reasons I haven’t blogged...
View ArticleLearning to Say Goodbye
Learning to say goodbye to someone may sound easy, but from a personal, even intimate standpoint, I know it’s not an easy thing. This week I have wrestled with saying goodbye to a lifelong friend of...
View ArticleWhat To Do?
Recently it seems, I have friends dropping out of my network and life. You know the scenario, dropping like flies? That would be it. I’m coming up next month on my 50th birthday. In the last year I...
View ArticleSurprise?!?!
What’s one of the most horrible words a caregiver could dread? Surprise! A couple of weeks ago, I’m having my last cup of coffee (this is around 10:30 or so), I’m still in my pjs (but I usually am),...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Me
A few weeks ago, my two best friends and I decided to celebrate our birthdays together. We were all the same age, about to turn 50. Normally we would do lunch or brunch at a nice restaurant as a treat...
View ArticleDifferent Words, But the Same Song
For many years before I was caregiving I had to commute to other towns to work. In our small town, there aren’t a lot of jobs to be found, but the cost of living is better than in the areas ... Read...
View ArticleI Keep Trying
It starts with losing interest in activities I once enjoyed. Then the crying at inconvenient moments comes on. That’s fun. Then the irrability kicks in. That’s fun too. It affects my work and my life....
View ArticleWell WHERE Do I Start?!
I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve blogged. It has been a long time. I know we’re all busy, some much busier than others. It’s not that I’ve been busier, it just seems things have gotten more...
View ArticleLectures, Leftovers and Caregiving
I used this as a post the other night on Facebook, and thought it would make a good blog title. As the night unfolded, I knew it would. I’m still up to my neck in classwork for my two online ... Read...
View ArticleA New Way of Listening
I know this may sound strange to some but lately I’ve developed (and continuing to develop) a new way of listening. Listening in the night, in the quiet, not for abnormal breathing sounds but FOR...
View ArticleHow Do You Say Goodbye?
An odd question, seems like a simple one. But for family caregivers it’s not always the easiest. Last week on February 1st, my sweet Daddy passed away due to complications of pneumonia. We knew he...
View ArticleNow What Are You Going To Do?
You know the commercial — “You just won the Super Bowl, now what are you going to do?” “I’m going to DisneyWorld!”? Okay, let’s rephrase this and see how it sounds from my perspective. “Lisa, you just...
View ArticleOh the Shock!
Hi everyone, I know — I haven’t blogged in a good while, and I haven’t been around much. I started my job last week and … Oh the SHOCK!! Let’s just say going back into the workforce after being out ......
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