I guess I am now a fashion consultant. Not only did my mother in law want me to do her makeup, I was also tasked with picking out her outfit for dancing. I don't need to change my profession yet. Tony is not equipped to handle these tasks. While he's not a man who is [...]
Sundays I am not making dinner for my mother in law. It's hard to get her to eat anything on her own that isn't grab and go. Tony wants me to give her more variety and this is the way I can do it. It's not uncommon for a person with dementia to become more [...]
I guess I have now become a makeup artist. No, I haven't switched jobs. My mother in law wants me to do her makeup before she goes out dancing. I like the way she looks much better when I do here makeup over when she does it. I've seen her makeup over many years and [...]
It's not been easy taking care of my mother in law, but we are getting by. The ups and downs are hard. So are managing things that keep her active and happy. If you've ever taken care of someone with dementia, you know how hard it is getting them to do things. When they get [...]
We now have someone who is eating our stash of frozen meals, so I need to keep up. No matter. I love cooking. Cooking is the easy part in this arraignment. Tony is doing the hard part. We are adjusting to our new normal. He has been having a difficult time adjusting to the way [...]
What a difference a week makes. My mother in law is now living in our old house. It's a bit stressful because we realized she has stage three dementia. While that's classified as early dementia, it's still stressful as we have to provide help. She is already prone to outbursts, so it will be hard [...]
This probably sounds to healthy for a birthday meal. It is, but it's also something I wanted to try for a while. I am pairing this with Brussels sprouts, one of my favorite vegetables. I am also trying out a vegan cream sauce from Edible Ethics. I think this is one heck of a meal, [...]
My birthday is rolling around again and I wanted to make myself something special. I don't want to just celebrate my birthday, but I want to celebrate my win. I am finally losing weight for the first time since 2016. The menopause process has taken a lot out of me and now that it's almost [...]
One of the reasons I address scientific studies that come out is because the media does a terrible job reporting on them. They oversimplify the results. Doing that leads to confusion. One study comes out that says coffee is detrimental for people with certain conditions. The media says, "COFFEE IS BAD!!!". Then another study comes [...]
Now that I'm back home for a while, I am finally able to do a savory dish. I am working on doing a lower carb diet. Notice I didn't say low carb. We all need carbs in our diet, we just need to adjust for our activity levels and also for age. What I mean [...]
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