Archive for July, 2010

Care Giving For My Father

As most of you all know, I am a care giver for my father during the day.  At night, I turn into a zombie Telecommuter.  I need to make money some how.  That’s when I came up with the idea of working from home 3+ years ago, performing virtual jobs for people.

I have a lot of experience working as a freelance virtual professional, but I need a couple new clients to earn a bit more money to make ends meet, and to help my youngest son, who is having a real hard time with life lately.  He needs to get a regular job – easier said than done these days, even for people who have a lot of work experience, and education.  My son has just enough knowledge to get into trouble.  He catches on quick, but he is not a perfectionist at his job. If you want to keep your job, it is very important to show how much you appreciate your job by doing a good job.  You may get a raise, or move up the chain of command.  Rule #2: Do not quit your job unless you have a new job to start the very next day.

My life is becoming extremely out of control. There is only one of me, and currently there are way too many other things that I have become responsible for without any prior knowledge or discussion.  The tasks include difficult life decisions that affect my father and me.  There are many time I do not feel like dealing with all the details.  Then who will do it?  Who will do this for me, when can I start living my own life.  I rather take my father places that he would enjoy, instead we are going to specialists located hours from home, or 12 week courses that will, hopefully, teach my father some tips on how to be more independent.  I feel the need to go so I can take notes and make sure he is not confused while we should be learning – things like that.  My endurance is not what is used to be.

For all of you who deal with what I am talking about in this blob, may I send you baskets of hope, strength, endurance, and love, along with a really great website that offers an abundance of information regarding taking care of the elderly.  The name of website is Eldercare ABC News & Views – http://eldercareabcblog.com/

Until we blog again….  ~~Think Clear~~

Independence Day 2010

What are you doing to celebrate the 4th of July 2010?

I am thinking about what our country has been through over the years, and all the progress we’ve made in such a short time. Some of the progress is turning out to be a bad idea while other progress ideas are turning out even better than originally projected.

I spend the evening of the fourth of July, at home with my dogs and cats.  Even though we only hear guns out where I live, oh and a few M200′s.  Which immobilize my dogs.  They hate the sound of the guns and the large, illegal fireworks.  They look to me for comfort and answers.  The answer is that people don’t know when to stop being a pain in the A**, especially if they are having a good time, and alcohol is involved.

To me, I find it senseless.  It you have animals, then it is your responsibility to take good care of them during all phases of a celebration or holiday.  Especially, if the animal is young.  If family members are not willing to share in the responsibility, then it’s for a family meeting to make some difficult decisions about keeping the animal(s) or not.

Wishing you and yours a Happy 4th of July 2010  ~~Think Clear~~

It’s Almost the 4th of July

It is hard to believe that it is almost the 4th of July.  My how this year has flown,  and I have not taken enough time to really enjoy life.

I am a big talker when it comes to talking about what I want to do with my life.  It can only happen when the time is right.  For now it is important to take tiny steps toward my goals.  I rather not head out on my retirement adventure alone but it’s something I need to do.  Until the final day arrives, I will have to wait to find out if I have company or not.  It will be time to press forward toward a new living location.

Thanks to our country’s independence, I can decide where and how I want to live my life.  Ain’t life grand?  Okay, for some, I may be taking this a bit too far, but my plans final living locations are beyond serious.

The excitement of celebrating the Fourth of July is in the air.  I can hear shot guns off in the distance.  No fireworks allowed where I live.  It’s fun shoot off a few rounds now and then – lol.  You can smell BBQ cooking in the air.  The celebration has already started where I live.  How about you?

God Bless America  ~~ Think Clear ~~

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