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From Hello to Help: A Ring Doorbell’s Career Change
The idea behind this rather epic practical tip came from my Tiny Friend. Tiny Friend looked after a relative for a long time and I knew about her tip a while ago but it’s only recently become relevant. When Dad’s … Continue reading
🎈🎈🎈Happy birthday, Dad!🎈🎈🎈
Not quite what we had planned, but a damn good cake (my offer to make a chocolate poo was passed over 🤷🏼♀️), connecting all of us through the powers of technology and most of us in person too. 💜
Posted in care home, COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke
Tagged alzheimers, caring for parents, COPD, Daddy W, elderly parents, happy birthday, looking after Mum, Surviving Midlife
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There is a possibility I might have magical powers…
To set the scene, It’s day 3 of our South Downs Way (SDW) walk and we’re due to walk 28km. Day 2 we’d walked 23km and by the 20km mark my shoulders and hips hurt so much from my rucksack … Continue reading
What the hell was that?! A week walking the South Downs Way
My plan to post daily on our South Downs Way walk failed because…well, All The Things 🤦🏼♀️ First: By almost the end of Day Two I didn’t see how I was going to get to the end of Day Two, … Continue reading
Posted in camping, hiking, hiking with a dog, holiday, muddled life, Pog Life, Pog Pictures, walking
Tagged camping the south downs way, Cocker Spaniel Life, Dog Mum, Finding Joy In Chaos, Hiking Therapy, Midlife Humour, south downs way, Surviving Midlife, walking the south downs way
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SDW Day 1
14km to first stop done.Showers, sun and rainbows.And type 1 fun 😁
What type of fun is this?
Swearing imminent. You’ve been warned. Oh fuck, oh fuck oh FUCKITY FUCK. Oh fuck a duck. What have I agreed to do? Tomorrow morning we get on a bus, then a train, then another train, all the way to Winchester. … Continue reading
Pog’s Chaotic Kitchen Care
So, while Mum is now nicely settled in her new digs, has passed her probation (!) and pretty much expects to be received as royalty by all people at all times, we can focus on Dad a little bit more. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, COPD, food, muddled life, muddled life guide
Tagged Carer Support, caring for parents, cooking, cooking pog style, COPD Carer, elderly parents, kitchen chaos
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Hiking with a twist: Because why not add another challenge?
I thought that walking was what English people do and hiking is what Americans do. But it turns out that’s not quite right. According to Ordnance Survey (and they should know, right?): …. A simple distinction between hiking and walking … Continue reading
Posted in camping, hiking, hiking with a dog, holiday, Pog Life
Tagged Finding Joy In Chaos, Midlife Chaos, Midlife Humour, muddledlife, Surviving Midlife
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Introducing: Grandpaw Floof
Last night I posted this photo of Mum and Dad, taken yesterday when I took Dad to visit Mum: I commented that Dad had declined a kitchen scissor haircut before we left, which was slightly disappointing as I’d bought new … Continue reading
Posted in animals, dogs, family
Tagged cocker spaniel, Grandpaw, Grandpaw Floof, Percy
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The Step Mum Handbook Nobody Wrote – navigating teenage boys; chapter 295
I may have created a monster. This is how: Stepson 2 applied for summer and weekend jobs after finishing his GCSEs. If you are of a similar midlife age to me and don’t have teenagers in your life, let me … Continue reading
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