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The Best Dementia Care Tools Aren’t Always an App
My Low-Tech System That Keeps Mom Safe I’ve discovered that the most effective “care tech” in my house isn’t an app or a smart speaker, it’s several whiteboards and a handful of laminated 8 x 11 sheets taped up like mission-critical command centers. They don’t glitch, they don’t require passwords, and most importantly, they meet…
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Ultimate Guide to a Cozy Backyard Escape: Hammock Bliss
Hammock Lifestyle I have, without question, become a full-time member of the Hammock Lifestyle Club; there’s no going back. My backyard hammock doesn’t “come down for the season.” It lives there now. We’re basically in a committed relationship. I do its laundry! Winter On those sunny, but suspiciously cold winter days, I bundle up like…
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The Mobility Trifecta: A Caregiver’s Journey to Find the Right Wheels for Mom
When I became my 87-year-old mother’s full-time caregiver 18 months ago, I didn’t anticipate becoming an unlicensed expert in all things wheeled or unwheeled. But somewhere between late-night research, airport security lines, test driving and discarding (AKA: hiding them in my closet until I can donate them) rollator walkers, two-wheeled walkers, a variety of canes…
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Ready for Takeoff: How to Prepare for Travel When Your Loved One Needs Extra Care
Travelogue 8/14 Pre-Flight I had help. Thankfully After working a half day to clean up any unfinished work projects, namely my 2025 Statement of Duties (because nothing says procrastination like waiting eight months to write your goals for the year), I faced numerous errands and tasks, but so little time to do them. Especially since…
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Building the Perfect Pandemic Bar, One Martini Spreadsheet at a Time
Where Project Management Meets Martinis When the world went into lockdown due to the 2020 pandemic, humanity split into two camps: those who baked sourdough and those of us who chose a different path. If there were smell-a-rama technology on social media, it would have smelled like freshly baked sourdough bread. I stood at a…
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My Budget is Getting Down, Dirty, & Data Driven
In October 2024, I embarked on a personal mission: to become debt-free by December 2026. Eight months in, I’m proud to share some progress and key lessons from the journey so far. 🔹 I built a budget, a pay-down plan, and a price book, and set up an automated high-interest savings account for emergencies.🔹 I…