Another busy day here. I went to the YMCA and was doing a strength workout. Dad was walking past me and we noticed each other, so we went on a long walk around the track. I had a lot of things I hadn't told me parents, so we lost track of time as we walked and talked. He was telling me that Mom got a walker and she was doing so much better using it. Before, she had just used the cane and she feels a lot more secure using the walker. I hadn't seen them since Thanksgiving; it has been just too busy. So I followed Dad home and sat and talked to both of them for a while. This afternoon, I took DH to his PT appointment and dropped in on the chiropractor.
The main thing I shared with Mom and Dad is that I have started writing a book on supporting a loved with gluten and/or dairy intolerances and how someone can live with them. Since DH was diagnosed with both in 2008, I figure that I have some experience I can share. I did the blog for a while and it went nowhere. I found that in order for a blog to be successful (a) you need to do it forever and (b) your blog has to be the best of the best so that Google will rank it on the top half of the first page. Most googlers never go beyond the first 3-4 items on a list. Anyway, it just didn't work for me. Now, I'm fooling around with the idea of self-publishing a book and seeing if I can do something successful in that arena. There are a lot of books on living gluten free, some on dairy free, almost nothing on both. And a lot of people diagnosed gluten sensitive are also dairy sensitive. So, we'll see what happens.
Anita - Did you tick someone named Murphy off?
I am truly sorry for all the things that went wrong today. What a frustration. I hope that getting your stick together works and that you can get your picture frame working. With the barbecue chicken, I take frozen chicken breasts out of the freezer, put them in the Instant Pot, pour the barbecue sauce on top, seal it, and set it to cook. I love that I don't even have to defrost the chicken breasts. And I could do other flavors (teriyaki, garlic and/or other herbs in broth, etc.), but I've only ever done the BBQ because that's DH's favorite.
Paula - Congrats on getting the Christmas cards done. We haven't even discussed them yet. Oy. Time's getting away. It's good you found something online you can do as long as you want. Do you ever still use DVDs?
Vantreesa - Housework definitely counts as a workout! Good job doing a couple of different things.