Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Of course I had to get up and look since rain is so rare here.
Also, had to confirm it was not another broken sprinkler.
The sky had fluffy clouds. Beautiful!
My experience has been they are very lenient about any topics and any opinions posted, even when it may be a controversial subject.
However, when name calling, attacking other caregivers, and trolls are discovered to have started an inflammatory thread, or turn a thread into one big controversy, the Admins do take appropriate action, imo.
We all need to get over ourselves and keep this forum upbeat and positive.
And don't get me wrong, I am a team player, up and until the 'team' tries to take down this valuable forum for us to vent and share. We need Aging Care.
It would be better if everyone acted polite like adults, needing less supervision and intervention.
I hope the ACCM will erase my post here because I do not work for AC, and I don't want to be the bad guy. But some things need to be said as a placeholder until the forum moderators get back. imo.
Why, AC?
Saw my son's MIL on Friday; she is an NP who is the CEO of a small hospital in the Midwest. They have no beds.
A family, unvaxxed, unmasked dropped their very ill 60 yo parent off at the ER saying "...and mom, don't let them test you for COVID; you KNOW that's a hoax".
We are in for an abominable Autumn, I fear.
Still praying.
https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/did-the-delta-variant-make-covid-19-herd-immunity-impossible
From NO website. What does this mean? Contradictory?
The City of New Orleans continues to meet all public health milestones and has fully vaccinated over 74% of all adults with the COVID-19 vaccine. However, only slightly more than 52% of all New Orleanians have been fully vaccinated.
So the second sentence includes children and others not eligible for vax?
And comparing anyone's problems to someone else is belittling in my opinion, we can always find people worse off but that doesn't mean our stresses are not real!🤗
Maybe yours was a rhetorical question, but here is a partial list, as we had lots on hand to be eaten also:
Bananas, yogurt, lettuce, pkgs of salad (he eats lots), coconut macaroons and other things.
I just wish to be informed in advance, but that will never happen. Trying to get a handle on our food budget is challenging, and I am dancing as fast as I can....
In the face of a pandemic, earthquake in Haiti, fires in Greece, and the various storms, my problems are minuscule, I know that.
But what kind of food are you buying that can't be put aside for several days? (Speaking as someone who routinely buys extra sale items to eat at a later date)
As I am fixing breakfast, he says, umm, I am fasting for 3 days. 🤗
Wasn't it just yesterday, it seems, that I rescued him from a parking lot, took him to get his bike repaired (I waited in parking lot @ 92 degrees), and when asked how much money he needed to pay the bill, he was struggling with any words at all, but said: "I can't talk because I have low blood sugar". 😥 By the time we arrived home it was two hours later @ 100 degrees. 🔥
No choice but to deal with this, because it could be interpreted as opposition
to the church.
Giving away food that will spoil.... 🥬️🍌🥗
Just visiting, lol.
Your daughter would get along well with my youngest daughter. I could see them hanging out! My oldest daughter is the ‘practical’ one.
Your daughter sounds precious! It’s fun to see their enthusiasm. I must admit that my oldest daughter and I giggle at some of my youngest daughter’s dreams though. She dreams big! She will splurge on certain items, she had one of those monthly makeup deals too!
Let us know how the Botox goes!
Both of my girls are thoughtful with gift giving. They do a great job of selecting just the right thing.
I also like the recommendations given here on our forum for new products too!
What I like about searching on the internet is the simpler your question, the better the answers pop-up. Even using long questions help.
I know if I asked about buying a new broom, I would have received the best advice: "Buy a corn broom".
Don’t you love discovering new uses for products?
My daughter used to love to shop at Clair’s when she was a teen. You know, the shop in the mall that kids like to buy girly stuff, jewelry, hair accessories and so on. Anyway, my daughter has very sensitive skin. She had a reaction to a cheap necklace that she bought.
I am not kidding when I say that her neck turned black! I thought it was dirt! LOL I kept telling her to wash her neck! She kept telling me, “Mom, I shower every single day! I can’t get my neck clean.”
So, I got so frustrated seeing this ugly black smudge on her neck. I said, “Well, let me try to wash it off.” She told me to give it a go. I took a washcloth and literally scrubbed her neck and the black smudge didn’t budge. It was so noticeable because my daughter has very fair skin. She was annoyed because everyone started telling her to wash her neck! LOL
So, I did a search on, ‘How to remove skin discolorations due to cheap jewelry?’ I found this posting from the UK on dish liquid soap removing stains on skin from inexpensive jewelry. I wasn’t familiar with the brand because it was sold in the UK, but I thought, hey, why not try Dawn dish liquid. So, I did and it worked!
A short while after that I had to have a mole removed at the dermatologist and was telling her about it. She said that she was going to research it. I thought, watch her come up with a ‘special formula’ and market it. Hahaha, and all that is needed is dish liquid. I still had to use a washcloth and use a small amount of effort but the entire mark came off.
Dawn dish detergent is definitely a multi purpose product!
Morrocan Oil is actually the same as Argan Oil, from Morroco!
Just started using the shampoo, because dH wanted some without Sulfates.
But I have had a spray can of Argan Oil, and love how it conditions my hair. But dH cannot stand the smell, and it may not be good for Tweety. I had it outside for that reason, and was going to get rid of it. One day there were flies near my car, and I grabbed the can of spray. They might not have died, but they dispersed the area quickly. Just the other day, I took the spray can out at dusk and sprayed all around, there were no mosquitos biting me.
This stuff has a lot of uses, including does nice things to hair. Maybe it will prevent Covid, and I could call it Covid-Spray.
I love your pampering tips! I am jealous of your spa outings. I am so glad that you pamper yourself. You care for others at the hospital and it’s delightful to see that you take time out to pamper yourself from time to time. I love when you post about your outings, massages, etc. Your daughter sounds so sweet and very much like my youngest daughter who is a diva! They keep up with the latest trends! Don’t they?
"Have you noticed that your new broom is square and not rounded like on the product picture, also these connecting pieces look awfully small?
Don't despair! This is the case because you are one of the lucky customers to receive our completely overhauled and improved Broom and Dustpan Set 2.0!"
"The most exciting improvements include the new broom head with 4 rows of bristles, the poles with stronger connections and the new dustpan lip to make sweeping up small dust easy and fast."
NO, NO NO NO NO NO!
Calling it Covid-broom.
In the 70's, the hairdresser was using Olive Oil.
My hair needs a good conditioning.
Calling it Covid-hair.
Have you tried rubbing a fabric softener dryer sheet lightly into your hair (not scalp)?
Then it does not fly away.
There are other products for static in hair.
This year, they have been putting out many fires in under 30 minutes!
My dH gets his hair cut for free by me. Mine is growing below my shoulders, but is okay for now. I wear it, but really dislike a ponytail on me.
Pammzi, what kind of oil?
I told him that it may actually be harder to get then as mass clinics are closing by Sept and his reply was that it doesn't matter if he gets it, it's nothing anyway. I just don't know how to talk to this kid😬.
(and yeah I know he's not a kid, but).