Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US and we're gearing up for a feast. We've got checklists for the cleaning and the cooking. I've got table decoration ideas saved on Pinterest. There will be friends and family here. It's going to be quite the day. And then it's time for Christmas music!! But I don't…
There was a Star Wars marathon on TV Memorial Day Weekend—the original ones (Episodes IV-VI). Typically, my Memorial Day Weekend TV watching consists of war movies or John Wayne movies or John Wayne war movies. I needed a change this year. So, I picked fictional space battles instead of non-fiction earth battles. Though “The Longest…
Last week wasn't an easy week. In my last post, I opened up about some of my struggles with depression. And to top all of that off, Sunday the 10th would have been my grandma's 82nd birthday. Thursday the 14th was the day that she passed in 2007. I won't pretend that I'm the only…
Now before you start the admissions process to that cushy place for people who say they hear voices, I'm talking about the different types of thoughts that go through my head. You know, you have them, too. There's the voice that makes the snarky comments to your boss that you don't say aloud because that…
You know what's just incredibly painful? Watching dementia's progression in a previously strong, incredibly independent person. You go with them to a doctor's visit. They answer the doctor. Say everything's fine. But then you shake your head and say, "Remember this happened last week. And something else happened a couple of weeks ago." It's not…
I'm far from the most talkative person on the planet so it isn't really a surprise that I have to explain a lot about myself. I know that people read for so many reasons. I think that perhaps I should share mine. One of the stories I always hear about myself as a baby (and…
I've been attending a caregiving workshop - Powerful Tools for Caregivers. It's run by the local Agency on Aging. It's free, which is perfect for my budget. And it's very practical. It's all about tools for caregivers (ha! you knew I was going to say that). There's a chapter on dealing with stress. A couple…
I'm currently a caregiver, not something I ever thought I'd be doing. After spending three and a half years working as a receptionist at a clinic, I was ready to be much less involved in anything requiring a doctor's office. Instead, I take my grandpa to the majority of his appointments. So I spend a…