Stopped by to visit Mom today but she was sleepy and already in bed at 1:45 so I stayed there for a bit and overheard one of the CNA's saying that this was the SECOND time that Mom had been placed in bed. Another CNA told her that Mom shouldn't be placed in bed until 1 1/2 hours after meals, and the first CNA said Oh well--I made a mistake. Grrrr. I could have gone ballistic but I didn't. I am, however, jotting everything down and keeping names,dates, etc so that I can present this to the director if things don't improve. But I'm praying that things will improve. I'm trying to be oh so positive. You know the saying, "like attracts like". So I'm hoping this will work.
After 20 mins, I went over to do some more grocery shopping.Then I stopped by to visit Mom once again. This time she was awake.So I gave her a snack with a diet soda. Then it was time for me to leave. I had to get back on time to get Leigh some dinner before he heads to church for Summer Bible School. I arrived and unpacked groceries as quickly as possible. Then Leigh arrived. Five mins after that, a Federal Official arrived to ask us a few questions about a neighbor of ours who applied for some sort of job. Once that was done, I finally finished dinner and felt as if I had been caught in a whirlwind of activity in such a short period of time. Leigh left, and Rocco and I were left to our own devices. And I'm sure he enjoys that because he gets stuffed with treats galore when he helps guard me outside as I'm doing yardwork.
So far, so good. I'm keeping a food diary and have been since yesterday. I'm on a diet---wait, no, it's a "healthy lifestyle choice" according to an article I've read. Yesterday went by smoothly. Today, however, I was craving cookies. Call me Cookie Monster...lol!
For the rest of the evening, I had dinner, did some yardwork, and drank loads of water. My willpower grew stronger once my body had been nourished with dinner. But I do feel that drinking lots of water is helping me stop my hunger pangs. Plus, my body is craving water now.
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