Boxes Everywhere

March 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The whole house is filled with boxes and they are not empty. We have been filling them up now for a week or more, and there is still so much ‘stuff’.

I started packing up my office; and that’s quite a job. Actually, it’s going better, and faster than I thought it could. Once you get going, it’s a non stop trip to finish.

When you have made up your mind to move, you want it to be done, and you want to move as of yesterday. Well, time is actually flying by now, so it won’t be long.

Can’t wait to be finished with the old house and the new apartment, so I can restart my Adopt A Caregiver program. I have so many ideas, and no, I’m not writing them down yet.

I wish everyone would go out and Adopt A Caregiver in their own neighborhood. Support the caregivers in your community. They need someone. If you could stand in their shoes for just a few hours, you would understand that.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Grateful For The Big Things In Life

March 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Husband and family still first. Howard and I have had many big important things happen in our life, and I expect we aren’t through seeing more of them coming our way.

Think about it this way: If we hadn’t done this, hadn’t moved, hadn’t been there when the teacher arrived, etc. Try that trick in your memoir writing.

In my case, if Howard hadn’t been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 1993, and if I hadn’t started a secret journal that no one knew about, and since we were advised to keep this diagnosis a secret, writing in that journal helped me smile when I was with Howard.

Then seven years later, when they changed the diagnosis to Age Assoiated Memory Impairment, and he was fine I decided to show him my journal. And what did he say when he read it with tears in his eyes, “This is beautiful, this is you, and you have to publish it.”

Behind The Mask was born since I had already had the name ready and I had my granddaughter design the cover I was ready. Wasn’t I? Obviously I wasn’t.  It took me many years, eight to be exact, until my journal became a reality.

If not for the diagnosis, if not for publishing my secret journal, I never would have found my new journey in life Adopt A Caregiver. Life has many twists and turns, but you have to be attuned to them.

I’m devoting the rest of my life to Adopt A Caregiver. I will speak to any group, to any church, to any hospital, to anyone who will listen and I will blog every night about it and what I’m doing at the moment. Every community has caregivers. Find one and give the gift that lasts forever and costs nothing.

Adopt A Caregiver, and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

And thank you to The Bloom Report and all those who have contacted us. It’s so good to hear from you.

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Grateful For The Little Things In Life

March 29, 2009 By 1 Comment

I’m so grateful for the little things in life. That’s what life is all about. For me, it’s husband, and family, then friends, sunshine, feeling okay with my Fibromyalgia, grateful that I slept a full night, that my CLL ( a form of Leukemia) is in a zero stage and that I can smile each and every day.

Right now, it’s harder to smile, doing so much work. Both physical and mental, hard on me, but we are making great progess  It’s just about time to pack up my office. At least get it into boxes and out into the garage. It’s only about six weeks until our target date of moving.

I don’t have to tell anyone how much work there is to do in these next weeks. But it will get done. I am grateful that I don’t have to ask for help–yet.

I can’t wait to get back to writing. I saw a memoir list the other day and it had some good ideas in it. For instance, start with a gratitude list, then significant points in your life that were meaningful. Think about people who influenced you or mentored you, or were important in another way, good or bad. Take ten minutes a day and just free write, or pick a topic and don’t stop writing until the timer goes off.  Carry around a small notebook and your favorite pen and jot down notes all day, wherever you are.

Remember to support caregivers. Adopt A Caregiver and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

And thank you to The Bloom Report and all the people responding to us.

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Walls, Walls, Walls

March 28, 2009 By 1 Comment

That’s what I told Robin Leach when I wrote to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Something like everyone knows that real estate is location, location, location, but for the Moore’s it’s walls, walls, walls. And then I went on to tell him about our kissing collection of art.

Well, now that we are selling the art at auction on May 2, 2009 I’m faced with an irony. For 50 years I’ve lived with white walls, so that the art could pop off the walls.

Now, we are moving to an apartment, and I will continue to have white walls. Life has funny turns. Especially since I love color.

The move is moving along nicely. We are well on our way. Howard has packed up most of his clothes and his office. Me, I’ve been working on the art collection — seems like forever. But now I will be able to concentrate on starting to pack my own things.

I would like to be in California for Mother’s Day. That would be my best present.

In the meantime, I have not forgotten my caregiver friends. I mean to keep in touch with them even after I move away. They will always be in my heart. I have made so many wonderful friends; true friends here, and I will miss all of them. You all know who you are!

Take a moment, and think about someone in your community who is a caregiver. Send them an email. Adopt A Caregiver and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Packing, Pictures, And Perserverance

March 27, 2009 By 1 Comment

Huge job, packing. Moving is an experience better suited for younger people. But right now, I’m looking to be in California for Mother’s Day. That would be my best present. My fingers are crossed.

Tomorrow, still taking pictures and working with the art collection. During the weekend, I will pack up as much of my closet and office as I can. That way I can be ahead of the game plan.

It’s hard work, both physical and mental, but we are both committed to doing this and hopefully, once we get finished and the move over, we can get on with our lives.

In the meantime, please find a caregiver in your own community and go out and Adopt A Caregiver. Tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Making Progress Slowly

March 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Finally making some progress. I’ve thrown out loads of papers from all my files. As my husband said, “It’s about time you got rid of all that paper.”

However, I still have loads of paper, mostly my writing projects, but all that is going with me. At least now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tomorrow doing other work around the house, a definite break in my new routine of clearing out and starting to pack.

Please do not forget the caregivers in your community. They need our support; they need a friend. Adopt A Caregiver and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Getting Something Done

March 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Finally, I feel like we are making some progress with our move. I’m still going through my office, but am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We are having an art auction on May 2, 2009, and if you like I will keep you posted as it will be seen on the internet.

It is a lot of work, and I am working hard, but I think it’s more under control now. I have another load of things for the Henderson Senior Center. Things like wool, needles, pencils, paper, notebooks and some craft items. I’m sure they can use them all.

Went to AA today, (Anthem Authors) always fun, since our stories are so varied. I will continue to monitor ther website even after I leave. Anthem Authors is my baby, I started it in February of 2000 because I wanted to learn how to write. I am so proud of them and what we have all accomplished and learned over the years. I will write a farewell speech and probably cry, but I will do it anyway.

Now it’s back to cleaning out the storage in my office. My new office will be less than half the size. So I have to be careful what I pack to take with me.

In the meantime, remember to Adopt A Caregiver in your community. We must help support the caregivers. They are there, right in your own neighborhood. Tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Moving And Memories

March 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

As I clean out drawers, files, pictures, the art files, I am flooded with memories. I made myself a promise this morning, after the move, and we get ourselves situated and into our new routine, I have to start writing again.

My projects are many and varied, and I am not getting any younger. I have my Reflections of Me, which is either an autobiography, or a memoir, my short stories, my book called Love and Kisses about the art collection, and something I call First Lines. I have over five hundred of them. I’d like to put them into an      E Book. Of course, I have to learn how to do that first.

Adopt A Caregiver, will still be first on my list. I have a whole new city and state to choose from. I will be glad to speak to communities, groups, national organizations, churches, synagogues, caregiver groups, anyone who will listen. Every community has caregivers, and we must help support them in their time of need. I promise to do that every chance I get.

Adopt A Caregiver and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Moving Projects

March 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

So many projects to do now that we are moving in a couple of months. Everything in the house has been done once except for my office and my closet. That’s not to say I won’t have to go through everything again, but this time will be easier. After all, we are moving into a space one half this size.

Clothes will be easy to do, I have already done the shelves and the drawers, just not the clothes. I’m not a clothes horse, so it shouldn’t take more than an hour or two. I might have to try everything on though, not looking forward to that.

Office: pictures, art collection folders, writing folders, office supplies, junk, paper, pencils, pens, note paper and whatever elseI find when I go hunting through the cabinets. Who knows, I might even find a few surprises.

Seriously, I’m so immersed in the moving project, I haven’t much time for Adopt A Caregiver, and that makes me sad.

Every community has caregivers, and they need our help and our support. Caregiving is a lonely, twenty four hour a day job, with little or no outside help. It would be so nice if you could reach out and become their friend. All you have to do it send an email…these people in your community are your neighbors!

Give the gift that lasts forever and costs nothing. Adopt A Caregiver and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life. Helene

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Busy Weekend

March 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I might not be writing every night this weekend, working on the art collection, and have to get it done.

In the meantime still throwing out things and clothes and books I can’t use in the new apartment. But it’s getting closer to being done. Then I will be happy, and ready to move. It will probably still be mid May before we actually get moving.

I will have a new state to work on Adopt A Caregiver. This new journey of mine is important to me; I want to support the caregivers!

Give the gift that lasts forever and costs nothing. Adopt A Caregiver in your community, and tell them your friend Helene sent you.

Keep love and kisses in your life Helene

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