Moving through life's seasons
When I last wrote, I added a ‘stop press’ as Grandma, my mother-in-law, had just gone into hospital. Ten days later and she’s still there with an uncertain future. For us, it’s been a roller coaster of a week. Continue reading “Weekly update – preoccupied with Grandma”
So I’m lagging behind with blogging. Quite a lot has happened and I must admit to feeling a little unsettled with the need to be at home; wherever ‘home’ might be. Also, we have had a little holiday which I’ll tell you about first of all. Continue reading “Weekly update – lagging behind!”
Well it seems a pleasure to record this weekly update with my DIY mojo looking good and my self motivational talks are paying off. It is a mindset thing. After all, I’ve already said we should think of our move to the dusty museum as an adventure, not a burden. Hopefully all of this is paying off but there are some clouds on the horizon. Continue reading “Weekly update – DIY mojo looking good”
Yes you read right; we are making progress in our dusty museum. It is worth jotting down how we cope with my mother-in-law and the effect she’s having on us. There’s a funny side to all of this. Plus the usual comings and goings…. Continue reading “Weekly update – progress at the dusty museum”
The briefest of weekly updates from the dusty museum (our new home). You see, if looking after my mother-in-law wasn’t enough, we now have my mother visiting! Continue reading “Weekly update – treading carefully”
In my weekly update, I need to talk about being unsettled. We seem to have taken such a huge, unplanned step and moved away from our home of 24 years to live with my slightly cantankerous mother-in-law. Continue reading “Weekly update – unsettled”
We are still in a state of flux in caring for my mother-in-law. As we see signs of her grumpiness returning we know she is getting better; and yet we know she’s still fragile despite her “I’m perfectly alright” stance. Meanwhile we are trying to create a feeling of homeliness with painting, cleaning and even more cleaning. Continue reading “Weekly update – homeliness?”