This week has been busy. I had to take a three day training on incident command. It's one of the courses I would like to teach in the future. I already took this class as well as some of the other prerequisite classes that are needed for the train the trainer class. The problem is [...]
I hope everyone is starting their new year off right. I made only one resolution this year. That resolution is to use my vacation time. I'm not one to take days off. Not because I have some fetish for working all the time. There just doesn't seem to be the need. That's not an excuse. [...]
I was inspired to do this recipe because someone from my office bought me Linzer cookies, which I haven't had in a long time. They were gluten free, of course. I always appreciate anything I am given. I am not the type of person who expects gifts. I derive more pleasure in giving. I am [...]
You can tell by the recipes that I have been doing lately that I am really not in the mood to cook anything elaborate. That's ok. It's good to have some simple recipes that don't take much effort. With my mother in law still living down the street, it's a struggle to keep up my [...]
After all of the cooking I did for Thanksgiving, I wanted to slow down a bit. I need to anyway. I want to take a moment to talk about mental health and the holidays. Make sure to take care of yourself, first and foremost. I had too many things going on at once and had [...]
The holidays are upon us again. I may be in the minority, but I hate the holidays. Too much stress. Buying presents is a pain. There's no real joy in buying presents for kids who will love the gift for about 30 second before they move on to something else. I would rather see the [...]
As we're getting closer to Thanksgiving, we are evaluating what we can do with his mom. We usually have Thanksgiving over at my brother's place, but it's not possible this year. I should say, it is possible, but Tony would have to miss out. That's not ideal. We are thinking we may host this year, [...]
When it comes to pumpkin pie. My brother is a purist. Libby's pumpkin pie filling with a regular crust. I am not a purist. Making a regular crust gluten free is a pain. Since we are not having the regular turkey dinner at their place this year, I wanted to still make my brother his [...]
Eldercare has been staying steady this week. Dementia doesn't take everything away from a person. My mother in law still knows how to push buttons to get what she wants. We do as much as we can to keep her happy, but sometimes we have to put our foot down. It's hard for any elder [...]
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 [...]
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