Jason vlogged about new years resolutions and how you can take steps on making and meeting them.
I previously posted a vlog about not making resolutions, instead, trying to complete outstanding projects at the rate of about one a month.
I started thinking what project I could do to start my first month and I have actually come up with more than a few and almost all of them have to do with CHRISTMAS! So I think I am going to try to do things throughout the year to make Christmas a not so stressful time of the year for me, while still trying to complete these projects.
One of these projects is making blankets for the elderly. There is an old folks home up the road from me that for at least two years now I said I was going to make blankets and take them to give as gifts. Have I done it? NO! I don't see why I cannot complete at least a couple of blankets by next Christmas. I am going to start on that. I do not think it is unrealistic ... I don't think?(eeps!)
I then did a google search on things to make or give to elderly people in homes and one person, whose father was in a home prior to being moved in with a family member had so many suggestions that it made me want to cry ... not with joy...but for the simple fact that some of the things they were suggesting were things we take for granted or just simply overlook. Here is her post:
Before we moved my father out of his nursing home and in with my sister we spent time there and got to know what people want. I would suggest pajamas and nightgowns. Sometimes they get soiled by the patients and aren’t cleaned well enough. Crossword puzzle books and find a word books are always good to give them something to do. Picture frames for their family members can be nice. Things like posters to pin up on their bulleting boards….a small table top Christmas tree to put by their beside (they LOVE fiberoptic ones to stare at if you can get them in bulk and on discount or get donations for them…so what if Christmas has passed). The socks with the treads on them are very useful so they don’t fall. A nice throw blanket to put on top of their ugly standard bedspread can be nice. A little music box……a scrap book where they can tape in the cards that people send to them. Nice smelling moisturizers since they get dry. A cushion for their wheelchair (the kind that look like a blow up donut so they do not get sores) Nerf balls so they can squeeze them and get back some arm strength. Funny New Years hats. Videos or DVDs of old movies from their generation or tapes of music from that era. (they love reminiscing). Playing cards so the more mobile ones can play with their friends in there (the large and easy to read kind since vision can be poor) Backscratchers since many get dry backs that become itchy from laying in bed and they cant reach too well. Warm socks since their feet get cold easily. A calendar with beautiful pictures of the world on it that they can pin up on their bulletin boards. Shawls or something to throw around their shoulders for a little extra warmth. Cookies and candy.
See what I mean? Simple, every day things. I can see my house turning into Hoarders, but I may try to get crossword books each month and throw them into a box. If you buy them 1-2 at a time, it doesn't seem like such a lot of money at once. I'm sure a local bar would donate back scratchers (?). I want to make hanger Christmas trees. The problem with those is that they take up a fair amount of space, so I wouldn't be able to do too many of them. I must hurry to see if there is any garland available out there at half price!
Is anyone else willing to do the same thing for an area near them?!? Let's try this, people. Christmas 2011!
I previously posted a vlog about not making resolutions, instead, trying to complete outstanding projects at the rate of about one a month.
I started thinking what project I could do to start my first month and I have actually come up with more than a few and almost all of them have to do with CHRISTMAS! So I think I am going to try to do things throughout the year to make Christmas a not so stressful time of the year for me, while still trying to complete these projects.
One of these projects is making blankets for the elderly. There is an old folks home up the road from me that for at least two years now I said I was going to make blankets and take them to give as gifts. Have I done it? NO! I don't see why I cannot complete at least a couple of blankets by next Christmas. I am going to start on that. I do not think it is unrealistic ... I don't think?(eeps!)
I then did a google search on things to make or give to elderly people in homes and one person, whose father was in a home prior to being moved in with a family member had so many suggestions that it made me want to cry ... not with joy...but for the simple fact that some of the things they were suggesting were things we take for granted or just simply overlook. Here is her post:
Before we moved my father out of his nursing home and in with my sister we spent time there and got to know what people want. I would suggest pajamas and nightgowns. Sometimes they get soiled by the patients and aren’t cleaned well enough. Crossword puzzle books and find a word books are always good to give them something to do. Picture frames for their family members can be nice. Things like posters to pin up on their bulleting boards….a small table top Christmas tree to put by their beside (they LOVE fiberoptic ones to stare at if you can get them in bulk and on discount or get donations for them…so what if Christmas has passed). The socks with the treads on them are very useful so they don’t fall. A nice throw blanket to put on top of their ugly standard bedspread can be nice. A little music box……a scrap book where they can tape in the cards that people send to them. Nice smelling moisturizers since they get dry. A cushion for their wheelchair (the kind that look like a blow up donut so they do not get sores) Nerf balls so they can squeeze them and get back some arm strength. Funny New Years hats. Videos or DVDs of old movies from their generation or tapes of music from that era. (they love reminiscing). Playing cards so the more mobile ones can play with their friends in there (the large and easy to read kind since vision can be poor) Backscratchers since many get dry backs that become itchy from laying in bed and they cant reach too well. Warm socks since their feet get cold easily. A calendar with beautiful pictures of the world on it that they can pin up on their bulletin boards. Shawls or something to throw around their shoulders for a little extra warmth. Cookies and candy.
See what I mean? Simple, every day things. I can see my house turning into Hoarders, but I may try to get crossword books each month and throw them into a box. If you buy them 1-2 at a time, it doesn't seem like such a lot of money at once. I'm sure a local bar would donate back scratchers (?). I want to make hanger Christmas trees. The problem with those is that they take up a fair amount of space, so I wouldn't be able to do too many of them. I must hurry to see if there is any garland available out there at half price!
Is anyone else willing to do the same thing for an area near them?!? Let's try this, people. Christmas 2011!