http://takingcareofme.today.com For those of us who need to be reminded to take care of ourselves... Sun, 31 May 2009 02:59:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My husband is still working on giving up the nasty, smelly, expensive smoking habit.  He's been taking Chantix for a month to help him quit.  It's working well for him.  Other than some wild dreams and mood swings, he has not had any bad side effects.  He said he could ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/05/30/update-on-hubby-quitting-smoking/ Hey!  Yeah, it's been a few weeks since I've posted on this site.  I think trying to keep up with three blogs, work full-time, and take care of my family started to overwhelm me.  I've got some ideas on how I can change and rearrange things to work better, but ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/05/15/im-ba-ack/ Last week, I went for a physical at my general care doctor.  When I called to set up my appointment, it had been so long since I had been there that they didn't even have me in their system! I have been fortunate that I have not been seriously ill or ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/27/my-appointment-with-the-doctor-for-a-physical/ A few weeks ago, I posted that I was going to try to start a good habit for the month of April.  My good habit was to get up earlier each day.  I haven't gotten up QUITE as early as I wanted (5:00 a.m. on work days and 7:00 ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/22/some-habits-are-hard-to-start/ In my last post, I wrote about a little gardening project that my husband and I are working on.  A couple of readers were brave enough venture a guess of the plant we are growing based on my pictures and clues.  I'm happy to announce that the winner of Name ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/14/we-have-a-winner/ Today, my husband and I were outside working on a gardening project we started last year.  Even though it was work, it was a lot of fun to get outside and do something together.  What we're growing isn't your standard, garden-variety plant.  I thought I'd post some pictures and some ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/11/saturday-snapshots-name-that-plant/ Yesterday, I posted about my recent visit to the dentist.  Many of us have learned the hard way that if you don't keep up on your dental care, you can have big problems.  Growing up, our dentist used to give us a toothbrush after our visit that said, "Brush every ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/10/dental-care-tips/ Yesterday I went to the dentist for my six-month cleaning.  Keeping up with my dental check-ups is something I have done a good job with in the past few years. It wasn't always that way.  I remember after I have the kids, I went about seven years without going ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/09/taking-care-of-my-teeth/ Fellow bloggers, please click below for my latest Entrecard update: http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/06/entrecard-update/ This weekend the kids and I took a much needed break from caregiving.  My Mom has Alzheimer's disease, so sometimes it's not easy for the kids to be around her.  My husband wasn't able to go this weekend, but I will be planning a date night in the near future.  ... http://takingcareofme.today.com/2009/04/06/a-fun-weekend-getaway-with-the-kids/