This is the second of my 'Caring for the Elderly' posts which I want to share with you because of my own personal experience with my Dad. There are options out there that may have made things easier for him and I want to share some of them with you.Short-term care is offered to help patients recover quickly after an illness or a hospital stay.It can also be used as a form of respite to allow carers the opportunity to take a break from the duties of full-time care. Depending on the type of short-term care you or your loved one requires, this can be done in a facility or provided as … [Read more...]
Whats in my bag – from business cards to pots of honey….
I have about twenty things to be getting on with right at this very moment (including writing up a post for some amazing KitKat fudge that you're going to LOVE and telling you about my shiny new business cards) but my website is down thanks to some sort of behind the scenes technical sorcery.So rather than dwell on that, I thought I'd go all blogger old school and do a 'What's in my Handbag' kind of post which is kind of blogging related as my handbag is fresh from the UK Money Bloggers Conference….I took my trusty Kate Spade bag as it's big enough to fit lots in but can still … [Read more...]
Caring for the elderly – Why choose care at home over residential care?
Regular readers will know that we had a bit of an awful time with my Dad for the year or so before he passed away in March this year. For various reasons, we felt it was better that he was somewhere where he could be looked after and would have someone there to help him when he needed it but at times, he didn't agree. It was a very difficult and sad time all round and even now, I can feel myself starting to get upset as I think about everything.At the time, we found a lovely home for my Dad so we didn't really explore other options for him - mainly because I didn't really realise … [Read more...]
Homemade cranberry and white chocolate cookie mason jar gift….
Remember my post about homemade mason jar gifts from a couple of weeks ago? Well, today I'm sharing one of my favourite mason jar gifts with you - amazing homemade cranberry and white chocolate cookie mix and I'm pretty sure you're going to love this festive cookie mix as much as we do!How to assemble your cranberry and white chocolate cookie mason jar gift What you need:300g plain flour (2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour if you're using US measurements) 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp cinnamon 200g dark brown sugar (1 cup) 100g granulated sugar (½ cup) 150g white chocolate … [Read more...]
20 Free things to do together at Christmas….
We all know that Christmas can be an expensive time but one thing that you don't need to spend a fortune on is the time you spend together as a family having fun and enjoying the build-up to the big day. There are plenty of completely free things to do together at Christmas!20 Free things to do together at Christmas Always top of our list for free family fun at Christmas is a good old movie afternoon watching Christmas movies - we have quite a collection of Christmas DVDs but we try to add a new one each year. The two that we can quite happily watch time after time are Elf and Santa … [Read more...]
There’s still plenty of time to declutter before Christmas….
I can't believe it's the 1st of December already!This means that I'm having my annual 'we have too much stuff and can't possibly fit any more into the house' panic which means that I'm currently mid-way through my annual declutter before Christmas!My yearly stress is a good thing though because I can get rid of some things we don't need any more and make some money at the same time! It’s such a great feeling to rid yourself of unwanted items, whether it’s a jumper you haven’t worn in years, shoes that you thought would be trendy (but definitely weren’t a few months later), or an … [Read more...]
