Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
These same nurses were praised as heros and worked tirelessly for the last 18 months without vaccines now suddenly become a thread to public health and are vilified.
The apple pie sound so delicious. I just love apple pie. Enjoy!
Awake early, I ordered apple pie from instacart, will be here by 9:30 a.m.,
breakfast.
Today, I am celebrating my Uncle's life, as he has been gone one year today.
He was a quiet & a good man, a kind man, who rescued us siblings from my mother.
His presence in our lives was a necessary blessing, and I love him to this day.
Reading his obituary, I am not listed as a survived by his family, but that is okay because I am a survivor.
G O O D N I G HT !
Talked about it at work today, my new assistant said she would be very happy to help. She and her husband came over this evening, cut the acre, trimmed and made a serious dent in the weed, three bags full (isn't there a nursery rhyme like that?). What a blessing she is and what a great job she and her hubby did. She didn't want payment, but I will get her to accept when I have cash at the office, or I will sneak it into her bag. They will be back to finish the weeds. Feeling so grateful!
Something my grandmother said in the last few months of her life popped into my head tonight. I don't remember what we were talking about -- and she was 10 years well into dementia at this time -- but she said something like, "That's the thing about Life. You don't really know how you're doing until later, you just do the best you can."
I wish I had had more time with her before the dementia. Or even after she had it. I loved caregiving for her much of the time and even the tough days were ok because she was so appreciative and we had a special connection. I have some regrets because I didn't know a thing about caregiving while caring for her that last year.
I'm thinking about heading towards senior social work in my education. The ABA psych degree I'll have in a year (less than a year, I think, I'm not counting just plodding through) would be good for getting into gerontology social work graduate programs. There's clearly a need, and it would be less education and, I think for me, more fulfilling work than what I was planning before. I know none of these plans will be easy to accomplish, or any of the work easy, but the right goal helps motivation.
My chest is finally beginning to loosen up a bit.
Memorial for HS bestie is Friday. Will see how I am feeling..
Talked with identical twin, also bestie, last night. She had not felt much like eating for at least a couple of years. They never thought it could be a medical issue. Neither has seen a doc for years. Tumor was id'd in January, removed, as much as they could in February. It's had spread to other organs. She elected to start chemo which weakened her significantly. She got down to 78 pounds, she was about 5'6" .
This is very hard on twin sis, they had always been very close.😢 Twin was advised to get colonoscopy asap. She did and all is good.
It's very rare for me these days to get out at night but it was a nice variation. There are many things I *need* to do with school these days but it was great to do something just for fun for a few hours.
You are getting funny during your reovery!
You and one other person vaccinated!
Today…she’s forgotten all about it, and has told me that I’m a “good girl” and that I work so hard.
There are blessings to short term memory loss. This is one.
The chest area is relaxing a bit not as tight as it was. When I was released from the hospital I was sent home with oxygen. Now I am convinced it was because my chest was so tight, just not able to breathe deeply. The oxygen was picked up last Thursday. O2 readings are in the mid 90's this week, last week low 90's. I wondered if there was an altitude component also. The hospital is 2,000 feet higher than home is.