Family is huge to me! We have a sandwich family, with three kids, two at home and one Grandma Linda living with us due to dementia.
I write about all different family topics like dementia, adopting from foster care and other fun family "stuff".
Here are a few of my recent posts to get you started!
Dementia & Alzheimers Caregivers
We are so fortunate to be able to care for my husband's Mom in our home. She fell last year and was hospitalized for two weeks, after which she moved in with us!
Here are my best tips and ideas for being a caregiver!
In our house, potluck salads have always been a gender divide situation. The girls want classic Cobb salad - crisp lettuce, eggs, bacon, blue cheese, the whole elegant spread. The boys want something hearty enough to qualify as an actual meal. Pasta. Potatoes. Something creamy enough to hold its own next to a burger. Enter…
There's a moment - and if you're a woman of a certain age you know EXACTLY the moment I'm talking about - where the patience you've been carefully rationing for decades just quietly... runs out! Mine happened at a lacrosse field. My son had joined a summer club team and I thought, okay, this is…
Continue Reading 11 Quotes About Women: The Glorious Freedom of Running Out of Patience for Nonsense
Free True Crime Junk Journal Ephemera Sheets - Vintage Detective Printables for Dark & Moody Collage
If your junk journal has a dark side - and honestly, the best ones do - these free true crime ephemera sheets were made specifically for you. We're talking vintage detectives, femme fatales, poison bottles, fingerprints, bloodstained envelopes, and quotes that hit different at midnight when you're three episodes deep into your favorite murder podcast.…
Okay, here is my confession. I have been telling myself I was going to start exercising again for approximately one solid month. One month of very sincere intentions, very comfortable chairs, and absolutely zero movement. Dang it, me. Here is what was actually happening: it wasn't the exercising that was stopping me. It was the…
Continue Reading How to Start Exercising When You Absolutely Do Not Want To (For Women Over 50)
Some food memories stick with you forever. For me, it's the image of my Grandpa Rudy - not my grandma, the official cook of the household - standing in the kitchen, carefully crafting his legendary cheesecake. And legendary is not an exaggeration. The ladies at the Lutheran church potlucks would practically elbow each other out…
Continue Reading Cheesecake Fluff: The Old-Fashioned No-Bake Dessert You'll Make on Repeat
Growing up in northwestern Pennsylvania, every mom had her signature salad. And I mean every mom. It didn't matter if it was a cookout, a church potluck, or a Tuesday - somebody's mom was showing up with a bowl of something creamy, fruity, and completely irresistible. Lucky for me, I had a talent for dating…
Continue Reading Banana Split Fluff Salad - Nostalgic, No Bake & Easy
Read all my Caregiver Articles!
Natural Living
I am a tree hugging, pescatarian eating, allergy sufferer from way back! With that in mind, I am always looking for natural ways to keep my home clean and our family healthy!
Here are my top posts about natural living:
Read all my Natural Living articles!
Adopting From Foster Care
We adopted our kids from foster care! They are amazing and wonderful, and sometimes a handful to handle because of past trauma.
Here are my best posts about what we learned about adopting from foster care:
In our house, potluck salads have always been a gender divide situation. The girls want classic Cobb salad - crisp lettuce, eggs, bacon, blue cheese, the whole elegant spread. The boys want something hearty enough to qualify as an actual meal. Pasta. Potatoes. Something creamy enough to hold its own next to a burger. Enter…
There's a moment - and if you're a woman of a certain age you know EXACTLY the moment I'm talking about - where the patience you've been carefully rationing for decades just quietly... runs out! Mine happened at a lacrosse field. My son had joined a summer club team and I thought, okay, this is…
Continue Reading 11 Quotes About Women: The Glorious Freedom of Running Out of Patience for Nonsense
Free True Crime Junk Journal Ephemera Sheets - Vintage Detective Printables for Dark & Moody Collage
If your junk journal has a dark side - and honestly, the best ones do - these free true crime ephemera sheets were made specifically for you. We're talking vintage detectives, femme fatales, poison bottles, fingerprints, bloodstained envelopes, and quotes that hit different at midnight when you're three episodes deep into your favorite murder podcast.…
Okay, here is my confession. I have been telling myself I was going to start exercising again for approximately one solid month. One month of very sincere intentions, very comfortable chairs, and absolutely zero movement. Dang it, me. Here is what was actually happening: it wasn't the exercising that was stopping me. It was the…
Continue Reading How to Start Exercising When You Absolutely Do Not Want To (For Women Over 50)
Some food memories stick with you forever. For me, it's the image of my Grandpa Rudy - not my grandma, the official cook of the household - standing in the kitchen, carefully crafting his legendary cheesecake. And legendary is not an exaggeration. The ladies at the Lutheran church potlucks would practically elbow each other out…
Continue Reading Cheesecake Fluff: The Old-Fashioned No-Bake Dessert You'll Make on Repeat
Growing up in northwestern Pennsylvania, every mom had her signature salad. And I mean every mom. It didn't matter if it was a cookout, a church potluck, or a Tuesday - somebody's mom was showing up with a bowl of something creamy, fruity, and completely irresistible. Lucky for me, I had a talent for dating…
Continue Reading Banana Split Fluff Salad - Nostalgic, No Bake & Easy