DR Jeanne: Where to begin? There is a lot of adjusting to NOT living alone. I am sharing space and TV programming and alternating preparing meals. My mom wants vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. That's difficult eating out because all you find is limas, corn and stewed tomatoes. Of course, there is the ubiquitous mac and cheese, which ain't vegetables, and also slaw. Collards are always good, but I am on "blood thinner" and must not overdo it. My mom, too. That goes for cabbage, as well, which is usually available.
My mom doesn't eat much meat and says she wouldn't care if she didn't have any. I find meat indispensable and love variety in meat preparation. She doesn't want spices, salt, pepper, etc. On the other hand, I love fried chicken and it's served EVERYwhere. On Fridays, either baked or fried catfish (and grits) is available at one eatery, and shrimp 'n grits is at another (and at that one, they have caramel cake)!
It's a conundrum.
She has two soaps she MUST watch...."The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful." I check in on them with her about once a week. That's how often something develops that's different from the week before.
Her evening viewing is exclusively CBS programming. Oh, well.
My aunt lives across the street and often pops in to play SkipBo.
In addition to that, my mom and aunt have lots of doctors' appointments and I usually go along for the ride to see where everything is and to help carry bags after the shopping that gets done on appointment days.
I have yet to begin an independent life (of sorts) of my own. I feel like I'm waiting on something. Perhaps the Summer will help me sort things out.
Otherwise, however, the days move swiftly by. Am sleeping well, am doing what I want to do (mostly) which is next to nothing of any effort.
That's all I can offer up right now.
