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If you want to make a teenager or young adult blush, mention their parents having sex.
Let’s face it, there aren’t very many “children” be they teens, young adults, baby boomers or elderly who want to talk about their parents (aunts, uncles, grandparents) um….er……uh sex life.
Now, toss in dementia affecting one or both of the parties, and now you’ve really got something to talk about or not talk about.
Your kitchen is safe, uncluttered and organized. Now, let’s turn our attention to maximizing your time and efforts so that you can actually spend less time in the kitchen and get more done in other areas.
I don’t know about you, but mealtimes can be very stressful for me. The very thought of figuring out what to make for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week drives me crazy, but only when I am not prepared.
Now, that your kitchen is safe, let’s get to the business of getting organized for maximum effectiveness.
Note: Caregivers who are responsible for meal preparation, sometimes feel as if they spend all day in the kitchen. An unorganized, cluttered kitchen can cause the calmest person to feel stress. Add in caregiving for a person with Alzheimer’s disease and and a disorganized kitchen can just about make you crazy.
So, are you getting control of your clutter? How’s the organization coming along? Here’s what we’ve covered so far.
Writing this series of organization posts has been most helpful to me. I have taken my own advice and am really getting my clutter under control. My bedroom definitely needs some help though. If yours does too, then this post is for you.
I ran across a couple of sites that had some great information with regards to bedroom organization. In addition, I have a few tips of my own and I’ll also give you a “caregivers take” on bedroom organization.
My excuse is that I need more closet space. Be it the kitchen, hallway, spare room or my bedroom, I just don’t have enough closet space. Of course, the problem with that argument is that I know people with half the space I have and somehow they manage to be much more organized than I am.
Then there is the fact that McMillan and Company Professional Organizers say that, “about 80% of clutter is due to disorganization NOT lack of space.”
We left off last week talking about organization. This week, I want to offer you who are living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia as well as caregivers some specific tools and tips for organizing your personal space and ultimately making your life easier and more manageable.
Organization is not only big business, it is important because it will save time, frustration and even money.
Yesterday, we talked about why caregivers need to get organized. The primary benefits were the time to be saved because of he decreased need to search for misplaced items and time saved in cleaning home and office with less clutter.
Cleaning professionals say that getting rid of excess clutter would eliminate 40% of the housework in an average home.
Have you ever wanted everything around you to stop for a period of time, say a day, week month or longer, just so that you could get a handle on all that you have to do?
Wouldn’t that be the best thing? I mean, we could catch up on everything from giving some attention to the junk drawer to the weighter matters like making that eye doctor’s appointment, calling the adult day care center to see if it’s a fit for your loved one or rallying some family and friends to give you some much needed help. Maybe we could take the time to consider the future beyond dinner tonight and tomorrow’s doctor’s appointment.
Refuse to ask for help–Caregivers tend to get frustrated that other family members and close friends are not chipping in as they should. Instead of reaching out, they often adopt the attitued, “if I want it done right, I’ll have to do it myself.” This is not good for anyone, the caregiver, the family or the one who needs the care.
Play martyr–Martyrdom is noble and had, maybe even still has its place in society. However, your loved one needs you alive not sacrificing your own health and overall well being, in order to give care.
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