2018 Goals in Review
2018: A year that changed dramatically from what was planned. Still, progress was made. The items in blue were accomplished. Items in red were not. Items in green are partial.…
Tara Choate How’s the blogging going – 2018 version
For each of the five years I have been blogging, I have posted a fairly geeky post about my progress and numbers. It’s something I look forward to, and it…
Re-entry
Tomorrow I go back to work for the first time since Mom’s death. While I can’t say I’m excited (at least not with a straight face), I do think it’s…
Good-bye, Maggie
As most will know by now, my mom, Maggie Choate, died yesterday in the late afternoon. I posted the information on her CaringBridge site and then on social media. For…
Third background technique
I had a blog post all planned about how staying home and taking care of Mom was turning out to be good painting time. And I was going to show…
Happy Art-a-Days
It’s been more than a month since I posted about anything art related. Sorry. It’s been busy and I think I have a pretty good excuse. As things have settled…
Healthy Steps – Weeks 49 &50
I weighted in on Wednesday as was up 2.8 pounds. This is not shocking, but it does mean that I am yo-yoing a bit. Again, not shocking. This week is…
Deserving
The last few days have been tough. Mom fell on Sunday morning and call for me for an hour before I heard her (it was early morning and I was…
Random Notes about Hospice
1. Morphine is not living up to the hype. As a “Generation X”er, I am sure that most of my colleagues remember sitting in health class and being told terrible…