What brings you peace?

I’ve started slow stitching to keep my hands while I care for my elderly parents. Caregiving is the toughest job I ever had. It is extremely stressful because of dementia.

I needed something to take my mind off stress and keep me in the present. My on-going project is a slouchy hippie bag that I’m repairing with patches and stitching.

It’s just random stitching, leading itself from one type stitching to another. No big plans, not ever sure when I will know if it’s done. As long as it helps me quiet stressful noise of caregiving.

Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone.

I donated my recently passed husband’s suits to Men’s Warehouse suit several summers ago, and they gave me 30% coupon. I really didn’t have any use for it or knew anyone at that moment who could use the coupon. Then I remembered as I walked into the store, I passed two young men trying on tuxedos for a wedding. That’s when I decided who would get the coupon. They were so shocked to get this out of the blue.

My husband would have loved that he helped someone look great for their wedding. He was such a clothes horse. It was a small way to remember him.