Tag: illness as a caregiver
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“But Wait, There’s More…”
If only it were going to come with the “low, low price of just $19.95.” OK, so you can totally tell I saw a few too many infomercials in the ’80’s. I wish I could say some of this came as a complete surprise, but it didn’t. My foot slipped carrying an air purifier down…
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It’s A Matter Of Perspective
Some days I love my make up, sometimes it just doesn’t go as planned (like today, the first pic). Sometimes though, the view we see looks distorted because we’re not seeing or believing the full picture. Photos, videos, and screenshots by Ariana. It’s all a matter of perspective, what lens or experiences a person is…
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Mental Healthcare *Is* Medical Healthcare
Perhaps it’s fruitless to disagree or discuss this with Google’s AI, but in undertaking to comment on this statement here I am doing so as an acknowledgement that the above is a view held by many, including those who can and do work in the “medical” side of healthcare. And I must also acknowledge that…
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When You Can’t Dupe Self-Care
Lately I have really enjoyed questing through my eye shadow collection to see if I can dupe looks I could produce by a newly launched palette containing a color story I like. Today I slowly moved my way through stash-shopping and creating my own variant of what is the most likely look to be produced…
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When a Full Day Off Isn’t One of Your Options…
So, what happens in families such as ours when one of the parents gets sick? I’m going to quote part of an email I sent out April 23, 2017 to a group of friends: “Hello my sweet friends, I hope all of you are doing well! I’m slowly getting back to feeling normal. My cold…