Christmas as you age

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One of my memories from childhood was visiting the parents of my sister-in-law. They were ancient. Truly ancient. They lived in a small in-town end-of-row house with not much room. I remember it as dark (and ancient). Lots of lace … Continue reading

The sister-in-law chronicles

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This post is about my sister-in-law (SIL) with the recent shoulder injury and replacement. Every family has one. The crazy person that brings life to parties and chaos to life. In our family, it’s my sister-in-law. SIL is a vortex … Continue reading

Comfort stuff, an easier way to handle stress

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Lately I’ve been in the mood for comfort stuff. You know…things that feel like mom. She always knew how to soothe me and pull me back from the abyss. Usually I turn to food – pasta, chocolate and mashed potatoes. … Continue reading

Catching my breath part 2

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Last week I posted about my sister-in-law and her broken arm. If you missed it you can find it here. It was a bad break. My SIL is on the other side of 80 but fiercely independent. (Her 80 is … Continue reading

Catching my breath

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Kudos to all of you who are caretakers. It takes a special person to do it selflessly. I am a good pet caretaker. An elderly or ill pet presents very little resistance. I call all the shots. I like that. … Continue reading

Random 5 for October 23 – Customer service, banks, commercials, schedules, disability

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Puts a smile on my face – Political commercials make me nuts. All of them. We record programs so we can skip the commercials. If watching live, we mute them except for the Farmers Insurance dog commercials. Watching the Mer-Mutts do … Continue reading

Being prepared

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One of my family members had a bad fall this week. It’s not terminal but there will be a long haul to get back to where they were. Sometimes you don’t get back all your functionality. There is that ’cause and … Continue reading

Reflections on aging

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There are things I expected as I aged – wrinkles, graying, etc. Other things were complete surprises. Eating habits – The amount of food I eat has dropped considerably. I don’t buy apples or oranges in bags anymore because they … Continue reading

Random 5 for October 16 – Chocolate, holidays, Starbucks, birds, banks

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Ugh! – October is half over and we are cruising into the holidays. So not ready! Where did July go? Want July back! (Yes I know I was whining about the weather for most of it.) #punishedforwhining There’s something about … Continue reading