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If You Still Support Trump, You Are Dead To Me

If You Still Support Trump, You Are Dead To Me

Florida is a shit show thanks to our Trump sycophant governor, and Mom and I remain practically trapped in our home. We’ve seen our nieces/grand and great grand daughters ONCE since the first week of March. We were about to start experimenting with outdoor visits regularly again. But my nephew’s police department has several COVID cases, so visits are again scrapped for a while.

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Restrictions Eased? Not For Some, & Why I'm Angry As Hell About It

Restrictions Eased? Not For Some, & Why I’m Angry As Hell About It

Warning: This post contains explicit language and some serious rantings.

All 50 states are easing their COVID-19 restrictions to some extent. Well ain’t that fucking grand. Does Mom and me no good, but hope everyone else is having a rocking good time.

I’d like to be magnanimous and say I’m happy for all those who aren’t caring for someone in the high-risk group who don’t have to worry about…

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"And I'll Keep This World From Draggin' Me Down"

“And I’ll Keep This World From Draggin’ Me Down”

A friend of mine posted this meme on his Facebook feed today, and I thought it was so apropos. Last night, I severed ties with a casual friend who I honestly believe to be a kind, well-intentioned woman, but, of whom I believe has some very dangerous ideology. And it is not just that her ideology is, in my opinion, dangerous, but that she actively spreads it. I’ve long held the belief that if you…

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So, Now Grief Shaming is a Thing

So, Now Grief Shaming is a Thing

What? I Didn’t Cry Enough For Your Liking?

Expressing shock and sadness about the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, but not enough about the others on board, or the thousands of other strangers who die every second of every day, not meeting the invisible bar that someone set up without you knowing there’s a bar in the first place, apparently can cause some indignation.

We live in a,…

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"Is Your Mom Getting Worse?"

“Is Your Mom Getting Worse?”

It has been a while since I’ve posted about Mom. While the early days, months, and years of our journey down Dementia Road were fraught with new challenges, things I’d never expected, and a fair sampling of, “What the fucks?”, we’d kinda reached a sort of homeostasis. Routine. Not much to write about. But lately, I see things changing. And so did one of Mom’s friends, who asked me if she was…

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I'm Not Hungry, I'll Just Pick

I’m Not Hungry, I’ll Just Pick

One thing no one could ever accuse Mom of being is a picky eater. She always joked that if her food didn’t bite her first, she’d eat it. Until lately. I can’t address the pathology for her, exactly, but her dementia has impacted her eating, and apparently, this is not unusual. Her taste buds could be diminishing, due to her age and years of smoking. Or it could be the way her brain processes…

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I'm Not Hungry, I'll Just Pick

I’m Not Hungry, I’ll Just Pick

One thing no one could ever accuse Mom of being is a picky eater. She always joked that if her food didn’t bite her first, she’d eat it. Until lately. I can’t address the pathology for her, exactly, but her dementia has impacted her eating, and apparently, this is not unusual. Her taste buds could be diminishing, due to her age and years of smoking. Or it could be the way her brain processes…

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Essential Oils 101 - Post #12

Essential Oils 101 – Post #12

Do you ever wonder what all the chemicals in your home might be doing to you, your children, and your pets? That is a valid concern, and I commend you for thinking about this.

Shocking statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission— Over 150 chemicals found in the average home have been linked to allergies, birth defects, and psychological abnormalities. These chemicals are not…

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Essential Oils 101 - Post #12

Essential Oils 101 – Post #12

Do you ever wonder what all the chemicals in your home might be doing to you, your children, and your pets? That is a valid concern, and I commend you for thinking about this.

Shocking statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission— Over 150 chemicals found in the average home have been linked to allergies, birth defects, and psychological abnormalities. These chemicals are not…

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Trick, Treat, and Ouch

Trick, Treat, and Ouch

Too Much of a Good Thing

Last night Mom and I went trick or treating with my niece and grand nieces (Mom’s grand daughter and great grand daughters.) It was the first time we had gone with them, and I was pretty excited cuz I just love them all to pieces and so does Mom.

Knowing there would be a lot of walking, I loaded Mom’s wheelchair into the Jeep and off we went. Mom is itchy about…

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You're Not My Mom

You’re Not My Mom

When Things Change

Four years ago or so, when I decided to start a blog about Mom, my original title and registered domain were Mom Is Still Mom. But I decided I might want to blog about things other than Mom, hence the current title.

Back then, Mom Is Still Mom seemed to be fitting. Mom had been diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia presented as short-term memory loss and cognitive…

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Clean Home With Essential Oils - DIY Garbage Disposal Fresheners

Clean Home With Essential Oils – DIY Garbage Disposal Fresheners

Clean Home – Clean Planet

If you are anything like me, you want a clean, fresh home as well as a clean planet. But have we traded easy and convenience for harsh chemicals and toxins that don’t make our home any cleaner but in fact can harm us and the planet? With a little knowledge, it’s not that hard to change up your cleaning routine with DIY.

Armed with essential oils, it’s possible to…

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The Jesson Press in Paris - The Louvre, Line Jumpers, & Mona

The Jesson Press in Paris – The Louvre, Line Jumpers, & Mona

I’m back from Paris, but only now just getting around to posting a few blogs about my trip. That’s ok. These are not travel pieces, per se. Don’t look real diligently for those typical, “10 Things You Must Do!” or, “Best Places to Eat!” But these are my musings, written versions of the ongoing dialogue in my head that I occasionally jotted into my notes for when I would have time to write a…

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Essential Oils 101 - Post #11

Essential Oils 101 – Post #11

Well, it’s been a little while since my last Essential Oils 101 post. I’ve been busy! Including a week’s vacation in Paris. But it’s time to get back to talking all things essential oils. In this post, I am discussing ways to use essential oils and oil-infused products around your house.

Young Living’s “Home” category offers safe, essential oil-infused alternatives for products you use every…

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Essential Oils 101 - Post #11

Essential Oils 101 – Post #11

Well, it’s been a little while since my last Essential Oils 101 post. I’ve been busy! Including a week’s vacation in Paris. But it’s time to get back to talking all things essential oils. In this post, I am discussing ways to use essential oils and oil-infused products around your house.

Young Living’s “Home” category offers safe, essential oil-infused alternatives for products you use every…

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The Jesson Press in Paris - Day 1

The Jesson Press in Paris – Day 1

Day 1 in Paris, I’m not gonna lie, has been exhausting. But I am sitting on the steps of Sacra Cour loooking out over the gargantuan city of Paris and life is good. It is 68 degrees out, breezy, and most people are dressed in fall jackets and scarves. I’m in a sundress and in bliss. I live in Florida people!

The trip getting here was long. Up at the buttcrack of dawn for a 6 AM flight out of…

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Essential Oils 101 - Post #10

Essential Oils 101 – Post #10

In this post I’ll discuss diffusing as a unique and natural way to bring the benefits of essential oils into your home or workspace. There are a lot of diffusers on the market, and it can become confusing.

NEVER USE HEAT

It’s important to know that heat and candle diffusers change the properties of essential oils and render them less effective. One of the best ways is to use cold-air…

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