A good night's sleep, chocolate, the happiness and satisfaction of sharing on AgingCare forum. Does anyone have some favorite things to think about? Yes, this phrase is from the song in the movie "The sound of Music". My husband and I often resort to using movie lines and song to improve communication. We were the only two in a gathering of people who heard the background music playing. We both had the same (cassette tape/CD). A connection bringing two people together. To this day, we crack up when one uses a simple movie line to make a serious point.
SO, What is one of your favorite movie line, some of your favorite things?
Mums friend is really very hard of hearing, Mum has dementia and her speech is quite soft now (unfortunately that doe not follow through to her harsh comments but hey ho)
So overheard conversation
Started with Mum saying
Its about time you sold that house and got a flat - you can't manage it now
I don’t want to move from my house …go on say something
Well the Queen doesn’t use a stick yet
She pretty though lovely skin
Yes but she’s had the best of it all her life
Well not all her life she’s a commoner
Is she but Charles wife isn’t is she
Who Kate oh she’s lovely
And their baby is cute
Which one
Eugene
And as for Eileen well she has had a stroke
Well she wont be on duty much now then - who’s Eileen
Now when I had taken said friend home Mum said to me I like having Freda here (friend is not called Freda!) She and I have so much in common and she understands me. Its a shame she doesn't live nearer - perhaps she could live with us!
Oh and perhaps I could kill myself now!!!!!! I did say I thought caring for one person was enough to which I got the reply that I was selfish. Well I don't care .......I am a selfish caregiver!
What about STIGMA against the mentally ill?
Thanks Glad, for the millenials song.
M88
Then, just an hour ago, the wind was so strong-we heard a loud Pop and our electricity went out. My husband thinking it was a transformed exploding-but oud electricty went right back on. Very, very windy here!
- Irish blessing
If the wind is always at your back, t would just be too too windy-all the time!
Sorry.
Many blessings to come your way, I pray.
Least favorite things:
Cold front coming that may actually bring snow flurries. In May.
Dandelions & weeds in a yard that has never had proper care, other than mowing. (Thanks Dad....)
Clients who drop off the face of the earth without paying me for a week at a time, then re-appear, demanding everything be done RIGHT NOW. (Paid me after I refused to do any work until they did. Ha!) And then they leave the country after telling me they're going on a trip "in May" - but don't give me dates (they left TODAY) - and leave their email forwarded to an invalid email address, so I can't even access it to help cover THAT.
Vehicle that is dying of old age. How appropriate is that for those of us on this site...
Having to repeatedly explain to creditors why bills are late - because I am handling all of the expenses of this neglected house and yard, mom's private room at NH - without help from anyone.
Last remaining member of my Dad's immediate family (his sister) is very ill, in ICU and having scope done on her lungs. It doesn't look good. She's a lifelong heavy smoker and has a history of pneumonia, so they say the spot they found could be mucus....or something else. She also has repeated bowel problems (for years now), leg infections, and now she has bed sores or pressure sores - not sure which.
Ok....shaking off the negative!
Favorite things:
72 degrees in May (today, at least. Better enjoy while I can!)
Gift cards from clients and/or random surveys from vendors that give gift cards as a reward. ($50 in Amazon cards in one week!)
Free weed n' feed for the yard (courtesy of the 2 free gift cards mentioned above) - and it was $10 cheaper on Amazon (w/free shipping for a 40-lb bag!) than it was in the local big box store for the same product.
COFFEE.
Clients who refer me to their colleagues - if everything comes through the way I hope it does, all the financial worries will be a distant memory soon. I hope.
Mom's health is holding steady.
Neighbors and a brother who are willing to run me to and from the garage to take the van in.
Dealerships that sell vehicles with a financing option my budget can handle right now, since the replacement of the van was an unexpected (and unpleasant) surprise.
So, while there may be some serious negatives going on, there are also some wonderful positives to balance it out. I may not be rich (yet), but money is coming in weekly from my clients, even if I have to chase one of them all over the internet to get it. The house and yard may need major work, but at least I have a roof over my head that no one can take away from me or sell out from under me.
And....COFFEE. ;-)
Mzzz88
M-088