Balancing care between generations—stories and support for parents with kids and elderly parents.

Dementia

  • Path to Heaven Part 1 – Advance Care Plan

    Path to Heaven Part 1 – Advance Care Plan

    In 2024 and 2025, there were 5 to 6 times where the nursing home called Mrs Bacon about Mr Butter’s health conditions. Having advanced dementia didn’t mean he would be immune to other common illnesses like pneumonia. It is common for older people to catch but it did no make it any less dangerous. And…

  • Managing as a proactive working mum

    Managing as a proactive working mum

    Through the Nov/Dec school holidays, Mrs Bacon came to the realization that her children needed her, A LOT. Master Focaccia needed someone there to build a habit of accountability and Ms Cheesy needed mummy’s undivided attention. They also needed more outdoor time, A LOT more outdoor time. All this required Mrs Bacon to set aside…

  • Back to School (Part 2)– How the first month of the school year has been going.

    Back to School (Part 2)– How the first month of the school year has been going.

    Hey all, in this update, I will continue to share a bit about how we transitioned back to school after the holidays. The transition this time was much smoother than before. Perhaps the kids have grown but here’s what we did to set them up for success. Love, Ms Bacon School starts… and the kids’…

  • Back to School (Part 1)– Prepping for the beginning of the school year

    Back to School (Part 1)– Prepping for the beginning of the school year

    Hey all, in this update, I will share a bit about how we transitioned back to school after the holidays. The transition this time was much smoother than before. Perhaps the kids have grown but here’s what we did to set them up for success., love Mrs Bacon Master Focaccia and his sister, Ms Cheesy…

  • The December Holidays without Classes

    The December Holidays without Classes

    The year-end holidays have passed but the lessons from those weeks (5 weeks to be exact) have stayed with me. Master Focaccia and his little sister, Miss Cheesy made me, Mrs Bacon, promised not to have ANY classes during the holidays. They wanted no classes, no plans. So with that, I had to come up…