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We’re taking time this week to reflect and to enjoy some down time. We’re also posing daily questions which prod reflection or action.
Today’s question is: How will you jump into a new or better or different way?
Thinking you should try a new service? Find a better way? Choose a different perspective? Today’s the day to do it! Jump in, get your feet wet, swim a few laps. Test the waters. You always can get out if the water is too hot or cold.
Jump. Then, tell us about it in our comments section. When you share in our comments section, you’ll be entered into a chance to win a great gift basket.
Congratulations to Donna Webb who won yesterday’s gift basket!
Program Notes:
Today we are literally jumping into something that is new, differrent, and better because we are going to see “green”, zero emmission homes. I have no idea what they will be like, and how they will be the same or different from an ordinary home, but it will be interesting to see.
I took the “plunge” and made the call today. I will be having more help beginning in August.
I was trying to equate caregiving to being in the water. When you swim under water for any length of time, you need either a snorkel or an oxygen tank, or you need to come up for air.
In caregiving, without help, you really need to take time away (or come up for air). I was encouraged yesterday when Denise spoke of the aging process being too big for one person. Remembering that (and of course “We Break for Summer” ) helped me to make “the call”.
The giving in caregiving right now is easy for me; it’s the caring part that is a bit challenging. My mother seems to have had a bit of a personality change over the past week or so–I’m hoping it’s temporary…when she is possessive or sarcastic, it is so much harder to be “caring”.
I am hoping having the extra help will be a change in the right direction for everyone. And, give us all the extra “air” that we need. (:
Today was a very busy day. We got my husband a desperately needed haircut. We also looked for new shoes for him. We were looking for slip on shoes with out laces, so it would hopefully be easier for him to put on and take off his shoes. Doing all this with a husband in a wheelchair is a challenge in itself. I also have not been feeling well all day. I would have done these things another day, but between my husband’s therapy sessions and a couple other commitments this week this was the only day that would work
So I jumped into what needed to be done today.
Because I don’t feel well today, however, I plan to jump into bed early tonight and trust my caregiver helper to get my husband into bed safely tonight. My caregiver helper happens to be scheduled to come tonight to help with my husband’s bathroom needs, shower, and putting him into bed. She observed me once last week on Tuesday and basically did it by herself on Saturday. So I am going to tell her when she gets here that I am not feeling well, and that I am going right to bed. I am going to trust that she can get my husband safely into bed for me tonight. I am going to make that jump of faith.