Nominating myself
Nominations are now open for the Carewell Caregiver Awards 2023. Caregivers are encouraged to nominate themselves—so I did! The winners will be announced on February 17th, National Caregivers Day. Fingers […]
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gabriana
Writer/Editor, Artist/Maker, Family Caregiver, Perpetually Positive Spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with two sweet, wee rescue dogs
A parking guide
We are thrilled to finally be able to park inside our garage with the space to open the trunk, but it still requires lining up the CR-V just so. This […]
Baking our #OneGoodThing
Today was one of those days where we had to make our #OneGoodThing. Bake it, in fact. Thankfully, we had balls of homemade ginger chocolate cookie dough already made so […]
Celebrating feelings
I’ve been having a rough time lately but I’m working on not hiding it. This lovely cartoon by Liz Climo seemed to capture the sentiment perfectly. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama […]
My first barbershop experience
After three years of cutting my own hair, I was ready to try something new. I did a bit of research to find a barbershop that would welcome women and […]
Getting my Vitamin C
Today was my (hopefully) penultimate Vitamin C infusion in this treatment cycle. Accessing Portia (my port) was much less painful today and the whole ordeal went faster. Today’s #OneGoodThing with […]
Creating more space
We’ve been working to clear the clutter in our garage for years. We finally cleared enough space inside to park our beloved new (used) chariot recently, but it has been crowded […]
Emergency blondies
It’s been a rough few days with water damage from the storm and pain in my joints. Mama and I decided we needed a warm, baked, chocolatey treat stat. And […]
Local calendar we adore
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is receiving this gorgeous local calendar from our dear friend and extraordinary woman Dena Clover-Vargas! We absolutely love your yearly calendars, Dena! Many thanks!!! Friends, what […]
A favorite Saturday tradition
We are big fans of the TV show Shark Tank, where we’ve discovered a variety of wonderful products like these wearable hugs and stretchy shoelaces. We’ve also learned a lot […]
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