Currently reading for movie/bookclub.
It's so-so, not great yet a third of the way in.
@Eggs #ThankfulThoughts #caregiver
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 4y
Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving | 
Currently reading for movie/bookclub.
It's so-so, not great yet a third of the way in.
@Eggs #ThankfulThoughts #caregiver
pickBen has lost everything. His kids lives, his wife to divorce, and he never really had a career. After these losses, he signs up for the title course and begins working for Trev, a young adult with Muscular Dystrophy. Through this relationship (and a wild road trip) Ben begins to heal and Trev opens up to new possibilities. I didn‘t think I‘d like this one as much as I did. 4⭐️
I‘m happy to be feeling better today re:Covid! Thanks for the support!
Hallelujah I found a large print book in my collection!!
For me, early evening is the worst for Covid. The headache is worse, I feel feverish, and if I have shortness of breath, it‘s now.
But that doesn‘t keep me from being bored AF. So here I go! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
#readersgonnaread
pickI liked this book, but I've got to admit that I prefer the movie adaptation, which doesn't happen that often. The story was pretty intense at some points but beautiful. I do definitely recommend you to pick it up! 3.5/5 stars!
"And though I know their merriment is perishable, that it cannot survive a thousand realities, i can't help but wish them a lifetime of it"
A couple of weeks ago I saw the Netflix film The Fundamentals of Caregiving and whilst watching it, I kept thinking 'this would be a great book!'. Well, turns out, there is! I ordered it straight away and tonight I'm starting it. Very exciting!!
pickThis was a captivating, cant put it down, pull on your heart strings read. The characters are ones that capture your attention so much that you don‘t want to let them go by the end of the book, the end of their journey together. Each having challenging circumstances, they begin as one type of person, transformed into another by the end. A fundamental read for anyone considering work in caregiving or involved in the field,clients or professionals.
I‘ll never stop caring. But the thing about caring is, it‘s inconvenient. Sometimes you‘ve got to give when it makes no sense at all. Sometimes you‘ve got to give until it hurts. It‘s not easy, and it can be downright thankless, but if you can do it, and you don‘t mind working for squat, they‘re still offering classes at the Abundant Life Forsquare Church right behind the Howard Johnson in Bremerton. Tell them Ben sent you. 😭😭😭
I‘ve come to see that, indeed, no matter what shit storm blows in my face, everything really is going to be okay.
Top three most obnoxious things when being spoken to by a person who does not live with a physical impairment....
1. Being spoken to as if your brain also does not work because you have said impairment.
2. The question “Can you have sex? Does everything work?”
3. Use of THE R WORD!!!!
Not sure if I should be thankful or frustrated that these three things are depicted in one short section of dialogue??
When both of the roomies are gone, Superman ice cream and late night reading on the couch for the win!!
Squealed like a teakettle from hell. 🤣🤣🤣
I‘ve been thinking about all the bold steps I never took, all the gut instincts I didn‘t listen to, all the people I let down. I‘ve been looking at the cruel mathematics of my life, looking at my sums and wishing I‘d shown my work.
I‘ve been thinking about all the things I might have done differently. All the choices I didn‘t make. All the decisions that made and unmade me, all the actions and inactions I did or didn‘t take.
pickI adored this book!! It‘s got heart!!
The old couple is taking advantage of the clement weather. I had to share this. There‘s never room for me. Lol
Having so much fun with this book! Lots of lol moments😀
pickThe last book of 2017 after all, and a great book to end on. I see the blurb on the front cover calls it “stealthily powerful” and that couldn‘t be more true. Ben Benjamin and the collection of misfits that accompany him on his journey from agonizing tragedy to redemption are sometimes pathetic, often hilarious, and ultimately (unexpectedly) heartwarming.
Is it the last read of 2017, the first read of 2018, or both? That remains to be seen, but it definitely fits my late 2017 theme of laugh out loud funny books that also pack an emotional punch.
pickThe only thing upsetting about this book was that it was over so quickly! It was such a great read so easy! This book was depressing and uplifting all at once and made you reconsider how you look at life. I would recommend this over and over.
pick⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do not watch the movie. Read the book.
#photoadaynov16 #disabilities Here's one from my TBR list chosen in part because I heard it had a realistic take on disability.
Breakfast of champions! Bring on the long weekend!
I'm pretty sure that if I don't use my book-holding hand as a cat-blocking hand, I'm going to lose my salmon dinner. But I'm dying to start reading! First World problems, right? #catsoflitsy
Whoa, look what just landed on Netflix! Paul Rudd in a film based on a Jonathan Evison novel--what's not to like?
pickSad but with humor, too.
