Hobby Week, Fixing Hand Fatigue, and Our First Sponsor

Finally Getting Some Down Time

George and I finally had some time off. To be honest, we had to MAKE the time, and it didn’t come by easily as it’s been very busy lately trying to get Mom’s house ready for listing. George has done all the grunt work – painting, vacuuming carpets, etc, but we earmarked one day to take as ours and we had a Hobby Day! You can watch the video here.

I’m happy to say that we also had our first sponsor, Bob and Brad. Bob and Brad YouTube channel, are the people that helped me cure my inner ear by showing the maneuver a few years ago and they have been heroes of mine since! And I’m happy to have them as my very first sponsor.

I’m very picky about what I select to show on my channel. It has to be something useful to us and something that I approve to share. And I very much approve what we did on this week’s video with Bob and Brad.

George is so taken with this Bob and Brad hand massager, that he sits with it every night while he reads. It has taken away the pain and stiffness he was experiencing when playing guitar and it’s loosening his fingers and making circulation better which allows for more fluidity when playing. He’s raving over it. I like it too. My fingers get stiff just from holding the iPad, and of course I like the massage. So yay, way to go Bob and Brad. And yay, for our first sponsored video.

There is a link with a description code in the YouTube description box below the video if you are interested.

It’s Been Crazy Busy Tho’

The schedule seemed like it was going to slow down, but life said “just kidding’ ya’ll” and we just kept going. The main culprit is getting Mom’s house listed. We have signed papers two or three times. It keeps changing b/c something else will come up, but the furniture is almost gone, and the carpets are clean and electrical work done and minor painting done. Thanks to George for putting in most of the work and I’m the one filling out the paperwork and signing the forms as Mom’s POA. I’ve been trying to get things done on YouTube, and get caught up around here, take care of Mom’s needs, her financials, and so forth.

The Latest Mom Info

Mom has lost her handicap tag and we had to go a day without it on a day where we had like 4 stops. We were lucky to find pretty close parking in most cases though. We found it later in a bag she had for the hospital. She said we had it, then said a neighbor had it, but she had it. I knew she took it from me the last outing we had.

I took her to buy bras. She decided she wants some Moo Moos – gentle soft day dresses that are cool and relaxing, but cute enough to wear to lunch or dinner, easy to get on and off. But Kohl’s does not have Moo Moo’s, lol. She always wants the hard to find items. I think with so many people being older, there should be an older person’s store that just caters to what they need. If I were rich enough we’d do it. A clothing line that caters to seniors too – cute but yet clothes that meet the needs, ya know?

So I guess I will look for some day dresses on line and also will need to buy her fall/winter PJ’s soon as she is down 2 sizes from what she has worn all these years.

And she called and her tablet has gone blank on her so we have to go buy a new tablet and she wants a new iPhone. I hope her spending curves some, so we can keep her in assisted living as long as she needs to be there. Money does not grow on trees.

The housing market is NOT a seller’s market either, just saying.

There’s also been some other issues (arguments) over cords in her apartment and we experienced a rather toddler like episode of “just do what I say” which was very discouraging as I was trying to help and make sure we bought the right cords with the right safety code. It ended up with me copying her toddler behavior and flapping my hands up and down like her and matching her angry tone and doing the same thing back as a reaction. I’m sorry, I was wired to mimic my mother – taught by the women herself, and then I realized that is not who I want to be, as funny as it seems in my head though NOW, I have to try to hold my composure next time and let her be alone in her frustration and not drag me into it. I’ve since watched several videos to help me with that as it’s just not healthy to be around the negativity. I’m trying to help but she just wants what she wants and wants it now. But she has to understand there are rules and consequences, but since she didn’t want my help she can fend for herself if they are not happy with the cords she wanted and comphiscate it. I’m personally not going to argue over it with her – they can if they don’t like what she had me order. It’s her money. Her apartment. Their rules and their property. The two can have it out.

I’ve decided also that I’m not going to be the middle ground for her in relationships anymore either. She wants me to find out how everyone is and report back and she can call herself. If she can call me, she can call them. If they won’t talk to her, that is not on me, but I’m no longer a news agency. Although I’m not required to tell her that, I have indeed told her I’m not the middle ground anymore.

She asked if I’d heard from my sister and my reply was “un-unh”. I haven’t. But that’s how she gets you. If I had, she be asking what we talked about or what’s she is up to. Then I have to carve out a response to that, b/c I am no longer open to being the information guru to feed info back and forth. And that goes both ways. I’m no longer going to be the in between unless it’s something that matters – sickness, death, or another move (if she has to go to memory care or nursing home if money runs out, etc.)

Alright. Everyone have a good week. Maybe soon I’ll be able to blog more. But I have discussed some things with the verbal option of ChatGPT, which I enjoy from time to time. Mine has an Australian male voice and has helped me out immensely lately with YouTube, avoiding scams, a TV issue, help with the Mom issue, and several other things. I like the chat version when I don’t need to see a bunch of steps. Then I don’t have to type as much. Oh and I also started up some new games. Meodowku (a cat finding puzzle game) and also Toca Boca (a decorating your home game by visiting and collecting things as you explore a growing world – and you take your friends with you so they can help you carry things). It’s the most bizarre, fun, and stupid thing I’ve done in a while. lol

It you made it to here, then here’s the YouTube link again HERE.