Our prompt from Linda for #JustJoJan is Resolution. I don’t really make resolutions. They are too easy to let fall by the wayside as the year goes on. Rather, I make vision cards with themes that cover the different areas of my life where I have some goals I’d like to accomplish. These were mine for 2022.
We just got back from Oregon where we packed up my mom-in-law and brought her back here to live next door so that we could take care of her. She is 97. Because we spent the last week of 2022 up there packing her things and planning for the big move, I didn’t get a chance to make my new ones for this year. I’m looking forward to things settling down a bit so I can do that before the month is over! Time flies when you’re having fun, right? How about you? Make resolutions or are you like me and set some goals to accomplish during the year?
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Hi, Janet!
ReplyDeleteIt's so good to see you, dear friend. Happy new year to you, Bill, your kids, Bill's mom and my good buddy Benny!
2022 was a year of heroics on your part. That's how I would characterize it. Time and time again, you set aside your own projects and went out of your way to help family. All those long trips to Oregon and back! I take my hat off to you, Janet, and I know your MIL appreciates everything you did to help her. If I am not being too nosy, can you tell me what she didn't like about living at that senior facility? Based on the pictures you posted, it looked neat, clean and nicely decorated. I can't help wondering why she didn't want to stay there.
I remember your vision cards from previous years. The set you made for 2022 touches on all aspects of your life and career. You always come across on your tutorial and demo videos as centered, calm and collected. You elicit trust and inspire confidence. I also sense that you are a very organized person, and I admire that. Heaven knows, you didn't have as much time as you would have liked to work on your studio and your crafts in 2022 because, as I recall, you came down with COVID and then needed to divert your attention to matters in Oregon. Again, I admire you for being so selfless. I also admire people who practice thrift and frugality and recognize the importance of saving rather than spending money.
I hope your Mother-in-law will be happy living close to you. If she likes Benny, she will have his frisky antics to help brighten her days. Through the holidays, I thought about your mother and how you must be missing her. On December 25, I thought about my dad who died Christmas Day, 2001, right after I placed my annual Christmas call to him up in PA.
Thank you very much for another year of friendship and support, dear friend Janet. I hope all good things will come your way in 2023. Take care!
Happy New Year my friend! Thanks so much for stopping by. A big part of the problem for my MIL was the food. A lot of the other residents had complaints about the poor food but nothing was ever done about it. She also had problems with the care she was getting after she fell. It seems that they (the staff) were not allowed to help with medication management and were not very supportive when bringing her meals and things to her as she couldn't get down to eat in the dining room. She never really got into any of the activities with the groups either so I think that was part of it as well. She's been having headaches and we're not sure why so one of our first duties will be to get her in with a doctor down here to see if we can figure out what's going on. I think once her furniture arrives and she can get settled, she'll be a lot happier.
DeleteMy husband thanked me for taking such good control of the situation and organizing the move and for the help with his mom. I must admit I broke down then because I was thinking that if I had done something similar for my mom she would still be here. I am sorry to hear about your dad. It is bad enough to lose a parent but to lose one close to the holidays seems to make it a little worse.
I truly appreciate your kind words about my videos and demos. I am going to try to make more of them in 2023 if I have the chance. Obviously having MIL here is going to bring extra work to the family but hopefully as she gets stronger, she'll be more independent and I'll have time to work on my projects.
I have enjoyed my year of visits at your place too! Looking forward to some more fun music from the Shady Dell.
Sounds like you've taken on a lot of responsibility with your MIL so I hope you make time for yourself once everything has settled down. Happy New Year Janet.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm sure it will take some adjustment for all of us. At least she is closer here than a state away!
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