by Susan | Sep 13, 2023 | Awareness, Communications
How are you at setting boundaries? I’m not so good. It’s interesting I’m better at setting boundaries with my horses and dogs than with humans. When I was younger those things were reinforced. In my life with people, I was taught to be flexible. Adjusting to make...
by Susan | Jun 7, 2023 | Awareness, Communications
Right now, I’m anticipating my horses coming to live at the new property. Then I was disappointed. I’ve been trying to get them here since the first of May when I took possession. It’s been rough going back and forth. Bringing small loads, spending a night or two, and...
by Susan | May 31, 2023 | Communications, Relationships
My realtor told me that the house was being professionally cleaned the day before I took possession. I immediately wondered if they were also having the huge pile of manure and the open side of the barn cleaned. I would have preferred it if they would have done that....
by Susan | May 17, 2023 | Awareness, Communications
I was able to spend four days in the new house this week. The movers came to Oakley on Wednesday and loaded up the big stuff. Most were antiques and some boxes that John and I had packed. Then they were to meet us on Thursday in Oskaloosa. He thought around 11:30 am....
by Susan | Feb 22, 2023 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, Medical
As the sun rises over the prairie, I am grateful. Grateful to be back home and to have found some music that lifted me up this morning. Thursday evening, I got a call from John. He said he’d been having some symptoms – dizziness, strange taste and smell, chills, and...
by Susan | Nov 30, 2022 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, Medical
Over the past five weeks, I’ve focused on connections between doctors, patients, and caregivers. I feel like people would be much healthier if these connections were formed. I’m grateful that Mike and I had many doctors who we felt cared about us and listened. So far,...
