Sometimes you just need a dose of cute. Try Cute Addict. I am constantly amazed that cute really does counteract a bad mood. Yesterday I locked my keys in my car. At a nursing home. I had not been to that nursing home before, so I already felt really stupid - you know, as I had to ask the nurses and aides where things were. Every one of them looked at me in this completely snotty way, stopping just short of rolling their eyes before directing me to the room or patient I needed to see. Jeez.
Then last night the husband had a panic attack. A big one. Big enough that he said maybe he needed to be medicated or talk to someone or something. (All of which he will denounce today, by the way). He is having a really tough time right now - his dad's death combined with the stress of his job (which is really just surfacing "what-the-hell-am-i-going-to-do-with-the-rest-of-my-life" stress). Ain't life a bitch?
Anyway, Bean and the husband and I cuddled up in bed last night with the laptop and looked through Cute Addict. We especially liked the Liger (pretty much my favorite animal, look under "Lions") and all of the kitten and penguin stuff. Whatever works, right?
About Hospice... I am getting back into the swing of things. In one way it is much easier settling in this semester because I know what I'm supposed to be doing, but in another way it's much more difficult because every patient reminds me of the husband's father and every family member I speak with reminds me that I can't really do anything for anyone going through this - not even my own family. So that's rough. But I can do anything for 16 weeks, right?
On a good note: my pajama party is eight days away. I need to clean my house and buy food and finish my knitting project so that I can just relax and feel like I am prepared. I have a list of food that I want to serve and some backup dishes in case we run out of food (not likely, I tend to serve way too much no matter HOW many people are coming). If everyone who RSVP'd "yes" shows up we have about 20 people. Not bad, eh? I am already formulating a plan for a second party at the end of March. We'll see how it goes.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Cute as an antidote...
Posted by J. Denae at 8:13 AM
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3 comments:
Yes! You can do anything for 16 weeks...
and even if you can't "do" anything for the families...
your loving care will touch them even if they are not aware of it right now.
I will never forget a gentle nurse who rubbed my back when I was very sick. It brings me to tears to think of her tenderness.
Being there is important.
Being there really helps.
We had to put my grandma in a nursing home a few months ago. Every time we're there, the staff is so nice and it's obvous that she has real affection for them, even though her memory and ability to communicate are greatly diminished. It's so good to know that the people who are there every day really do care, when we can't be there every day.
Wow I am glad the site is bringing joy to the world! haha. Thank you for mentioning it. In return I will figure out how to put chicken salad, shoe string potatoes, and cuteness on croissants for the party.
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