How do you make time for yourself with the role of caregiving as well as the many other hats that most of us wear? I just thought we could start a discussion on finding personal time. Tips for brief care of loved one, if only couple hours a day, couple times a week for those fully caregiving 100 percent of time without any time to barely breathe. A lot of us like myself have a parent or loved one who still takes care of all their personal hygiene habits, and do small stuff for their self that they can. My heart goes to the ones who never find anytime for their self. Its admirable, but you still need time to live your life also, and experience happiness!!! So PLEASE everyone leave some tips, messages of cheer, anything that can help a Full-time caregiver. We all know how it can be, and how hard it is sometimes to balance it all. We can be shoulders of support for one another.
One would think that since my Mom had recently passed and Dad is now safely tucked into Assisted Living that I would have more free time. Nope, not in this life time.
My parents still have their house, thus that means going over there for a hour or two and sort through things to be thrown out, to be donated or to be sold in an estate sale. And that is when I come home after work.
Then comes bill paying. My Mom [98] took care of all of that, Dad [94] had no idea what bills came in, what bills were check written or were auto paid. So it is like I have a part-time job tossed unto my career.
I know people mean well when they say take time out for yourself. But if I did that I would be so back logged with chores here at home and at my parent's old house, I couldn't enjoy doing anything for myself.
That reminds me, I need to donate my parents car.... [sigh].