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 [...]
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 [...]
It's interesting how older generations view non-marriage relationships. My mother in law right now is in a relationship with a gentleman about her age. They both get frustrated with each other, but keep sticking it out. They both seem to want to break up frequently. In my view, I would get rid of someone who [...]
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 [...]
I have a complicated relationship with cherries. They are not my favorite fruit. I don't hate them, I just don't reach for them over other fruits. I disliked them the most during the mid-2000s when every conference served cherry chicken. If I saw another cherry, it would be too soon. Well, conferences have laid off [...]
I should be home for the next couple of months. I'm glad to be done with travelling for a while. It takes a lot out of me. This last conference was memorable for all the wrong reasons. The sessions were good, but there were some things that were not good from the perspective of the [...]
Traveling for work this summer is coming to a close. I have one more trip and I'm done for a while. I normally don't travel this much, but since COVID, our leadership wanted to get us back out there. I'm ok with the traveling, but I get tired. I am ready to stay home for [...]
I am really busy this week with travel and what not, so I'm doing a short post this week. I needed to lower my carbs a bit more to more closely align with my macros. I found the perfect solution, tofu pudding. You may be thinking that a pudding made with tofu would be pretty [...]
This week I am taking an exam. No I have not been taking college courses. I don't plan to do that since I finished my PhD. I have instead been taking courses to become a Certified ADA Coordinator. ADA stands for Americans with Disabilities Act. This certification is important for my job. When I create [...]
All I seem to be doing lately is going to conferences. I think there is a boomerang effect from COVID where we weren't allowed to travel. It's fun, but also exhausting. I despise flying. It's expensive and the security theatre is a pain in the neck. Yes, I said security theater. Our airport security is [...]
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