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.
“deceasing stress”
typo. i hadn’t noticed.
but - that’s even better:
go kill stress! :)
Thanks for mentioning the car insurance again. I am going to need to look into mine even closer now. Because they sent a letter, saying the Mileage Report form was enclosed, but it wasn't. Costco has another carrier, and they never asked me what the mileage was. Still waiting for the form.
Most insurance companies prior to this have asked. But now they ask me to estimate mileage per year. Well, how are they going to prove (ie: the value of my car by mileage used over the years) if they have no record of documented mileage since 2015?
When I had the oil changed, the mechanic put down the wrong mileage. I was using this to estimate my yearly mileage used. Oops.
'found that I wayyy overpaid car insurance for the last two years."
It's interesting that you discovered that. I did as well, once the fog of caregiving began to lift and I had more time to assess various aspects of my life.
Some years ago I found really good insurance agent; we got along well, she was helpful in recommending carriers, one of whom was, as she put it, partial to seniors. Prices were right, I switched carriers.
Over the years and a few what I considered claims (which were denied), I began to rethink the value of this carrier. Moving forward and checking other carriers, I found a cheaper, more reasonable carrier. So I switched, on the last day before the current insurance expired as I didn't feel like going through explanations on why I had no confidence any more in the carrier she selected.
Called at an odd time and left a message. When she returned the call, of course wanting to talk me out of switching, she also mentioned that she had several other carriers with good prices. So why didn't she mention that before I switched? I never called her back.
Just an observation: if someone tells you that a certain carrier is partial to seniors, still do all your comparison checking, but think seriously about whether or not this advice is really true.
...deceasing stress...
have an awesome sunday :).
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AND this message is to give warmth and beautiful (use imagination; your favorite colors) flowers, to everyone here helping their elderly LOs. (for people not so into flowers: here is fresh beer).
some people, on the contrary, receive totally undeserved screaming/blame/criticism, day in, day out.
wash it out of your mind.
and replace with here:
warmth and a huuge number of flowers.
hug!
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AND here is double the warmth + flowers, as soon as you manage to also rescue your own life (deceasing stress, being doubly kind to yourself, because your ‘self-care cup’ needs double filling).
:)
bundle of joy :)
on my mind?
POSITIVE:
i say it just about daily directly to them:
i have - fantastic - caregivers. so lucky.
as we all know, while caring for our elderly LOs, it's an unfortunate rollercoaster:
emergency/calm/peace/emergency/calm, etc.
the caregivers have now gone through a few emergencies, together with my LOs and i. they have been amazing. and they sincerely, genuinely, care.
NEGATIVE:
i notice physical symptoms from stress. i promise to be more careful of my body/mind/soul/heart, everything.
i wish us well!! :) :) :) :)
bundle of joy :)
Something is fishy....
CNA agrees to become In Home Service Provider,
but darn, not a CNA, and no driver's license to drive her to the store..
maybe a criminal.
Patient had broken her foot, and barely healing.
New CNA, (not a CNA) helps patient to move her bed, and headboard falls on
broken foot.
This is (can't be) happening, but yes, it is a full moon @ 98.6% full.
Got to, just need to keep out of this toxic chaos.
Enjoyed my time on the beach cams.
Same thing happens with people venturing out on the ice over ponds and rivers, maybe you could do it years ago but with climate change we just can't reliably trust that it's thick enough in this area any more.
Sounds like people that want daring selfies and fall over cliffs. How many have died out of the millions that have done it? Had it happened before it became a "thing" it might not have become a "thing".
Just wow!
I have to admit, I have never had any desire for this type of adrenal rush though, so I would never get it.
Thank you for standing by me so far today.
With your help. I haven't been grumpy, judgmental, or even lost my temper.
But I will be getting out of bed soon, and I'll really be needing your help even more.
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Congratulations! Good deal.
We are addressing the grocery expense this month.
After getting the oil changed in my car, checking mileage...
found that I wayyy overpaid car insurance for the last two years.
Stayed home a lot!
Instead of just under 10,000 miles per year, it was less than 4,150.
Still wondering if I made a mistake on the calculations. When I figure this out, I may call the insurance company for a possible refund. Slipped my mind.
Oh dear. It could be only 1,040 miles in 2021.
my cost - $40.24
total at local store - $88.98.
100% worth the drive.
Just amazing.
I don't think that as we age, we can ever get too old to be surprised!
It is my fault the sunflower seeds in Dh's snack cupboard were so old, my fault, yep, all my fault. 🕯
I read that keeping the humidity higher can help ease that, prevent colds/flu, clean the air, decrease the dust. And I will look younger maybe!
Humidity reading over 30% has helped, as it dropped to 16%. The actual recommended readings for better comfort and health are online.
Spring brings a load of regular maintenance of the home to mind....some things are spring cleaning; changing batteries in fire alarms, motion activated lights, sorting through food storage, and other things you might mention.
I have a list of things to do in the spring, continued from 5 years ago....no problem, some of those things never got done. 🤗
So far, we did take down and put away the Christmas lights.
Bad news. Just today, those good looking sunflower seeds were sitting in a jar on the counter, dH just had some. They were so expired, rancid, tasted toxic like a chemical, I had to spit them out. Putting them down the garbage disposal, he objects. Don't do that! Another disagreement. I hate this.
Waiting to hear the final word on financing for the condo.
Re: the quilts - I belong to a church group that makes quilts for the homeless and other charities, that's all well and good when the materials are donated but when they end up buying fabric, batt and thread I can't help but think they could have got more bang for the buck buying blankets from Walmart. Same goes for all the people knitting mittens, for goodness sake I can buy better, waterproof insulated mittens at the dollar store.
Try going back to the old ways. Walk around the block, find something that seems to grow easily where you are, go in and ask if you could take a cutting. You might even meet some nice people! Collect your own seeds. Use all that plastic packaging to make seed trays. Make your own compost to turn into potting mix. Find a gardening club with like minded tight wads like me!