Babu rises and shines again right around 8:30. Ok, now we are back on track. As she takes about 25 minutes in the bathroom I get breakfast started. I should set my alarm in the morning a lot later because at this point I can do this in my sleep. When the door to the…
Tag: self care
A Note on Caretaking
With my husband working non-stop and traveling, I’ve been holding down the fort by myself. In truth Babu, Cort, and I have been holding down the fort. It’s usually rare thing for him to travel, suddenly that’s all he’s doing. And I’ve been wracked with guilt. I keep telling myself I’ll sit with her through…
Travel Review: La Playa Beach Resort in Naples, FL
I have decided to give you an extra today to atone for missing a post while traveling. Through his work, my husband and I got the chance to stay at La Playa Beach Resort in Naples, Florida. First, let me talk about the Gulf side of Florida. Given my experience before this year I thought…
Sunday Share: All a Matter of Perspective
When I saw the title of this post I read it, very cautiously. As it turns out, it is a recommended read! Both today’s post and tomorrows post are all about not being too quick to judge. This post comes from The happy Quitter Trump’s First 100 Days and All the Wonderful Changes Much has…
Advice to Partner Caretakers
Yesterday we had a difficult time with Babu. For a while now, she just hasn’t been quite herself. No eminent danger, she’s in no pain, and she will be 99 on the 11th, so we must take that into account when we see that she is sleeping most of the day and having low appetite…
Writing Wednesday #2: Release
What would you do if a genie told you he could wave a magic wand, (I know I’m mixing my metaphors here, but bear with me,) and you could write creatively, what ever you wanted, as your only job? You’ve passed all the rites to get you to adulthood: graduated, got two degrees, had a…
101 Things to do in 1001 Days One Month Recap
I can’t believe that it has been one month since I made these goals. 1001 days are going to go by fast. This list has been an inspiration for me since, in writing it, I sought to challenge myself and encourage self care and relaxation in balance. By reviewing this on a regular basis, I…
Sunday Share: Free
Why The Traveling Pumpkin? I haven’t figured it out yet. But I stumbled upon this blog and my need to escape was triggered. A girl can dream, right? Here is a post I thought was right on point and well said: 7 Reasons Why You Should Travel Alone At Least Once
How Am I Doing?
Well! It’s the end of January and I have been posting every day! (I’ve also been doing about 25 hours a week at Whole Foods, my day job, taking care of my gram, working on other writing projects, barely…) I haven’t been getting much exercise, eating much healthy food, or doing much relaxing. I’m a…
A Post a Day for a Whole Year?!?!?! What am I thinking?
Hello! I’m writing this post on Jan 4th although it will be published on Saturday. It’s no secret that I schedule posts so that I can get a few days ahead. This is what this post is about. My decision to post every day this year. The problem is how good I am feeling. I…
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