I am deep in the throws of Perimenopause and let me tell you, the combination of hot flashes, stress, mood swings, weight gain and skin issues is no fun! Others may be having fatigue, irregular periods or heavy bleeding, dryness and itching, or night sweats. Yay, so much fun to be a woman! I researched …
Posts from: May 2019
Caring for any sick person is hard, but the special feature of memory loss can make it even more stressful for Alzheimers or dementia caregivers! No real tips or ideas, just maybe a little real life talk to keep you going. My Caregiver Story If you haven’t read any of my other dementia posts, here …
A fun way to start spiffing up your creative journalling, note taking or doodling! All my best tips and ideas for how to let your creativity flow and impress your friends and kids with your amazing “drawings”. I never knew I was weird until years ago I was in class “taking notes” my normal way, …
As an Alzheimers or dementia caregiver you have to communicate with your loved one, but sometimes that is super hard when they accuse you of always “yelling” at them! This generally happens with my mother-in-law when I am telling her something like she needs to do like take a shower or stop spending so much …
As an adult crafter I don’t always have a bunch of extra money to spend on my projects (okay I am a little cheap too!) Here are my best tips and easy ideas for finding cool free craft supplies for women who want to make fun and unique crafts projects. please note :: I often …
As I started collecting Alzheimers quotes for this post, something struck me. I didn’t want to just have a list of quotes, but I wanted to know WHY that person said it. I also wanted to know if the person saying it had Alzheimers or was the loved one or caregiver who had to watch …