At the end of week 2, Mom tried to send the caregiver home. It just took a phone call home to sort it out but at least I didn't have to go home. I did have to go home the other day. but it wasn't drectly care related. My wifi was out at the house, after caregiver had left, so I couldn't keep an eye on Mom.
I started the caregiver in the afternoons because that's when I was running home the most for dementia issues. It was making a difference to me and Mom's quality of life but I was still always running late, and if I'm too late, I can't work the full 8 hour shift because I don't want to work past 5pm because that's when dementia goes up another notch. I was worried about losing my job but then my boss started chemo treatments (so I'm okay--praying for him to get through his thing). After that event, I moved the caregiver hours to the morning. By this time, she's familiar with the house and Mom's quirks.
One of the reasons I was always running late, Mom just wanted to sleep a little longer. Now she can and I don't worry that she's stuck upstairs. I don't worry that she's going all day without eating. There was a little dementia issue this week but the caregiver & I came up with a prevention plan for that.
So it's still a work in progress. We had wins this week with bathing.
Today, the HOA opened up the gates for a community garage sale. We have two a year. They took care of the city permits and advertised in the local papers & Craigslist. I put very little effort into it anymore, yet this year I managed to sell $12 and get rid of a couple bulky items while I was doing some yard work. Last year I made $20 for less than a hour of effort, while I cleaned a corner of the garage. I call that a successful day.
Printmaking
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The Patchogue Sketch Club has been doing some printmaking when we meet. I'm
not sure what our project will be but this year our group project for Arts
on...
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