I lost my first resident today.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
January 13th, 2016
If I’m honest, I think this mostly comes from thinking we’re not worthy of things.
January 12th, 2016
I have worked sedentary desk jobs since I was 21. I’m … not used to this yet.
January 11th, 2016
This isn’t a problem, just a concern.
January 10th, 2016
Video games are fun. Fun, fun, fun.
January 9th, 2016
I often feel like a burden to my loved ones. Their reminders that I’m not are like a fresh Spring day breaking through the gray of late Winter. They’re essential. They’re hope.
January 8th, 2016
True love.
January 7th, 2016
My spoiler-free review of Hateful Eight.
January 6th, 2016
My inner voices are mostly dicks.
January 5th, 2016
I’m a Med Aide at an Assisted Living Center here in Portland now and beyond considerations regarding HIPAA violations, I also respect the privacy and autonomy of the residents I’m helping take care of.
For similar reasons, I didn’t write about first dates back when those were happening all the time. It seemed unfair to show someone who often didn’t even know that this project existed.
Weird to draw a connection between taking care of mostly elderly folks and the … several women I went on first dates with in 2014, but the situations are similar in my mind.