The first place to start is the beginning…making a list. You might have a hundred things floating around in your head. Get them down on paper. Make a list of everything you need to accomplish before the holidays. Make a note next to it whether it needs to be done right before Christmas or anytime […]
Getting Ready for Christmas
This can be a truly stressful time for anyone suffering from chronic illness. How can you get things done when you can’t even walk? How can you put up a tree when you sinuses are driving you batty? How will you ever get the hundred and one things accomplished when you don’t even fell like […]
Not Enough Time in the Day
The holidays are heading my way. I look around and see nothing but chaos. I have only bought one present so far. The house is a mess. I haven’t cleaned in a couple of weeks because a relative was sick. I have stuff piling up. Christmas cards to write. AGGGHHHHHH!!! Do you know the feeling? […]
Under Pressure
I’ve got about a week in a half to prepare my house for the return of my sister’s dog and cat. The floor needs to be mopped, the spare bedroom needs to be cleaned up to make it cat proof, the bed has to be cleared off and the quilt needs to be washed, the […]
My Bent Pinky Finger Comes in Handy
When the pinky finger on my right hand started to gnarl, it really bothered me. I could see the slow progression from a normal finger to a knobby, bent useless appendage. I never realized how many things I do involve the pinkie. Writing is a nuisance because putting pressure on it hurts like heck. Holding […]
Easy Open Bottles?
I’ve been taking Aleve for a year or so now. One of the things that Aleve’s manufacturers tout is their new “easy open bottle caps”. HUMPH! Either I’m really uncoordinated or my arthritic fingers aren’t suited to easy open. It took me a long time to realize that you have to turn the cap and […]
Is it July already?
Wow! It seems like this year is flying by. Between dog health problem, parent health problems, and my own assorted problems, I feel like I’m perpetually behind. Do you ever feel that way? Sometimes your illness takes up so much of your mental space that days can fly by before you realize that a couple […]
Keep a Record of Doctor Visits
I’m in charge of the medical records, appointments, etc. for a parent. This person sees 4 doctors on a regular basis. In January a simple medication change lead to mass confusion. In order to simplify and insure that each doctor knew what the other was doing, I started to keep a Doctor Visit Record. This […]
Getting Throught the Blahs
I was embarrassed to find that I haven’t blogged since March. What the heck have I been doing with all my time????? Sad to say, I haven’t been doing anything of note. It’s been a trying year and I have found myself drained physically, mentally, and emotionally. At the beginning of the year, my Dad’s […]
Taking Care of Others
So many times in life, we have to take the focus off our own problems and help others in need. February was like that for me. My father has emphysema, but it’s controllable with inhalers. At the end of January, he became very ill. Now that we’ve sorted it all out, there were three things […]