I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
I was able to get some work in and made my peace with turning some things in late this week. I've gotten 99% of work in on time and the exception was the day addict roommie N moved out. That Tuesday, I asked for an extra day and prof kindly gave me a week. It's been a really fast pace with school the past 8 months.
I may as well ask for another extension. The worst prof can say is no and then it's a 10% point deduction. My grades are very good and it shouldn't affect the overall grade.
I needed some downtime, some self care. Earlier I made turmeric ashwaghanda tea, took a long candlelit bath with Epsom salt and eucalyptus and rosemary oils, and then ordered food delivery. It is what it is; I needed some pampering. :-)
Extra thanks to you, golden, for being supportive and reminding me I have to take care of myself, too. Many (((((hugs))))). And some others have reached out in PMs to offer some input. I appreciate it so much. The encouragement really helps.
No. She didn't.
I'm pretty sure every mom in the world has said the following:
'This isn't a restaurant. If you don't like it, don't eat it. I'm not making something else'.
It's time to say this to your fussy, elderly mother now.
Yes, tackle it tomorrow after you get some rest. Tomorrow you can start fresh with a clear head.
It’s normal to be missing your cat. She was with you for a long time and part of your tribe.
My psych class is so challenging. I find statistics to be easy -- there is a right or wrong answer and concise methods to follow. I'm familiar with social cognitive theory in psychology but struggling with writing a few paragraphs about intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation and self-regulatory behavior. Far too meta for me and too many variables imo. I need to regurgitate a happy, brief understanding of it... and I failed after many hours of work and research and ended up deleting everything... which I've never done before. I will try again tomorrow.
Having to put my cat to sleep after weeks of constant worry and care has knocked me down mentally and I procrastinated some. I'll do the best I can and try to let it be enough.
Just needed to vent. It stinks to do so much work and not be able to get a simple assignment in.
The best chocolate that I ever had was many years ago while on vacation. It was Teuscher chocolates. They were fabulous Swiss chocolates!
I sampled several of the chocolate truffles. I prefer dark chocolate. Milk chocolate and white chocolate are too sweet for my taste.
Send, you're right. Knowledge of how to effectively help with behavioral health issues is beneficial for caregiving, essential for some caregivers.
On the other hand on a trip to Save-On I bought some of an old favorite which I haven't had since covid started as I haven't shopped there - 70% dark chocolate with mint. It is awesome!
Your post has everything to do with caregiving.
The topic of aberrant behaviors has been studied, reported, and there may be a way to effect a change at home.
eb - so glad your mum likes the food. Awesome service.
The chef prepares the food and stores them in a black plastic medium container. I take it out of the freezer and heat it for about 2 -3 minutes. It tastes just as fresh as when he first prepared it. My mom loves the food. He is making them with increase protein and calories. What a nice service for our elder population.
,
what did the home chef store the meals in?
I am just curious about that and was wondering if they gave you different reheating instructions based on what the food is.
Thank you.
Ali - no the response. does not come first unless you are talking about the aberrant behaviour NCR is used for. Once that is identified, the reinforcement is independent of the response and used to decrease aberrant behaviour
NCR involves giving the student (who exhibits aberrant behavior) access to a reinforcer frequently enough that they are no longer motivated to exhibit disruptive behavior to obtain that same reinforcer. (internet)
NCR is...not dependent (not contingent) on any behavior.
https://www.abaconnect.com/aba-terms/ncr-non-contingent-reinforcement/
Ali Think "Independent of specific behavior - time scheduled -reinforcement". Your have identified that your dog is behaving badly to get your attention. Pat your dog every morning regardless of his behaviour (non-dependent, time scheduled reinforcement). as opposed to patting your dog when he has been a "good boy"(reinforcement for specific behaviour)
I don't know about the cognitive basis for NCR. I found a paper, albeit a few years old, (2000) that discusses behaviour change mechanisms. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222540523_A_review_of_'noncontingent'_reinforcement_as_treatment_for_the_aberrant_behaviour_of_individuals_with_development_disabilities
Sorry everyone - this just got the teacher in me going. 😜😜😜
Is it like a having icecream every night regardless of whether or not you eat your greens first?
My DH lives by this.. 😁
...which has nothing to do with caregiving. lol I'm sorry. I'm definitely using the AC site for distraction and venting lately. Too much stress.
ali - be sure to get checked out and let us know the results.
I don't have a clue what this episode was, or what could have caused it. My best guess is that it's some anemia and I need to take my iron supplements. I'm overdue to see my PCP and do blood work updates but haven't found the time to go in.
I'll try to go by PCP tomorrow in the morning if I can. They have walk in hours. And I need to do the labs my PCP ordered months ago. I'll try to get that done tomorrow and hopefully work will let me come in a little later than usual.
Just a sample
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0NOx0UroVvM
I'm thankful I can work. I don't have nearly as bad of symptoms as those in the doc. It was heartbreaking to watch, though. There's so little that's understood about this disease. Medical pros commonly misdiagnose it as mental illness.
According to a friend it is worse! Also because after the labour you will have your baby in your arms... Whereas will kidney stones you have gone through terrible pain just to have... a stone! 😊
And when our feet hurt it’s miserable! That’s interesting that your younger niece had food pain also.