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This Is Your Life!

This Is Your Life!

So many images come to mind with that sentence. Of course the very old (nearly before our time) TV Show… “Susie-Lynn McGillicuddy… This is YOUR Life!” A guidance counselor trying to get us to make a decision about a college Something we try to remember 

Alzheimer’s – The Fall

Alzheimer’s – The Fall

A couple of weeks ago I shared a bit about my Mom and our challenges with her progressing Alzheimer’s Disease.  Little did I know then that less than a month later my sister and I would be full-time caregivers and that she would be in 

Bags, Totes, Purses, and Backpacks

Bags, Totes, Purses, and Backpacks

Barb here.  It’ll probably come as no surprise to learn that I hate to shop. So far we’ve discussed bras, make-up, my two pairs of shoes, and more. While I like to spend money (sometimes too much) I don’t like to shop. I shop one 

31 Days of Hurricanes, Earthquakes, You, and Me

31 Days of Hurricanes, Earthquakes, You, and Me

Looking back at the past 31 days as we write this, the following has happened: Hurricane Harvey;  25th August, landfall at Corpus Christi, then backtracked into the Gulf and hovered in the Gulf for days off of Houston before moving east to Louisiana and then 

Anti-Aging Creams for (normal) Women (on a Budget)

Anti-Aging Creams for (normal) Women (on a Budget)

Barb here: Goop” is what my dad called mom’s anti-aging products—usually just after he kissed her and got a taste of something that didn’t appeal to him. (Perhaps bacon flavored facial creams would have a market?) My mom, was a well freckled red-head. (She would 

Alzheimer’s Symptoms – I Wish I Knew Then

Alzheimer’s Symptoms – I Wish I Knew Then

Soooo many things I wish I knew then, that I know now.   checkBailing someone out of debt will not solve their problem checkBe sure to make life decisions for YOUR life; not the life someone else says you should have. checkYou will likely be