Getting Back to Business!
Hello
Again,
It
has been a while…a long while…since I have
posted to my blog. I thought I would
give you a heads up that I am coming back and will be working my Stampin’ Up! Business Full-time
Again! I am very excited, however, there
are some kinks in my scheduling that I am still working on. The photos below show some of my
organizational preparations so that you know I really am working to supply you
with fun ideas on a regular basis very soon. However, if you’re interested in the details
of our new life,
.scroll
down to read the story of how & why I am able to be back.
This is my scheduling 'system' and it is a work in progress
...but it's getting there!
Now for those who are interested....Here’s
the story:
Background - As many of you
know I returned to working outside the home in 2011 and did so full-time in
2013. As you can clearly see by
reviewing my previous blog postings, my time on my blog reduced pretty
rapidly. It has always made me sad that
this was something I needed to temporarily let go. Because of my back issues I just
couldn’t work all day then work SU in the evening.
That left weekends and, since I don’t work on Sunday, it was really only
Saturday’s for the most part. That and
holding a few of my regular classes and occasional hostess events kept me as
busy as I could handle. (Just one of the great things about being a
demonstrator is the flexibility that allowed me to adjust my business).
Times Change, as they always
do, and as of January, 2017, I stopped working at my other job so that we
could take care of my husband’s mother, Marilyn, although I call her mom.
My husband, Michael,
and his mom, Marilyn, this Christmas
It
was a BIG decision but one
my husband and I had spent a lot of time praying about as we watched the
decline and in her vision and her memory and conversations with Larry over the years. Mom has lived with her friend, Larry, for
over 13 years and when he developed heart issues he realized (and at his doctors insistence) that caring for himself was hard enough.
Although he didn’t want to do it, he knew he could not keep her with him
all the time. It was pretty heart
breaking for both of them. They now try
to spend one week a month together as his health allows. Sadly, he lives about a 4 hour drive away so
daily visits just don’t work. Here they are celebrating mom’s 83rd
birthday at a favorite hang-out near Larry’s house in early February, 2017
Marilyn
(mom) and Larry, Feb. 2017
Although
her decline seems to roller coaster from good days to not-so-good days, and her memory loss means that we have repeat
conversations throughout the day as if they were new, we are blessed to have her with us. It is not really hard, but it is tedious most
of the time. We find that our love for her smoothes away any issues of that
kind. We pray that she can spend the rest of
her days here with us and, if you are so inclined, prayers for our ability to
do so would be greatly appreciated.
Periodically
I will post updates about my life with Mom to keep you all informed. If you read this far, let me know. I hope you will be patient with me as we adjust
to our new way of life.
Mom
& Me last week enjoying the almost 70 degrees in Michigan
In FEBRUARY?! It was wonderful to get her out in the fresh air.
#lovemymotherinlaw
Until
Next Time,
Hugs,
Karie Beglau
