#caregivers — Public Fediverse posts

Yay another #TipOfDay post. Just look at these 3 show and tell photos I can text over to anyone who needs this idea or method. Get this: for slicing celery into really thin small slices. And why this way helps someone who may have dexterity issues or swallowing and choking risks or sensitivity to food
textures.

Most of the young caregivers we had had over the years for my adult son who is disabled have no idea what I mean by “really thin slices”. His favorite sandwich is made with tuna salad. If I tell someone to add a stalk of celery cut into very thin slices they have little idea of what I mean. Some have never prepared celery for anyone.

I start with taking 1 stalk of celery and cut off the bunch stalk end and the top part with tiny branching stems and leaves. Then wash stalk. Celery is usually dirty once it’s in the grocery. Slices are thin, small crescent shapes pieces cut across the ribs. When at the lower part of stalk, cut the wide sections in half vertically the hold them together as you continue slim cuts. Otherwise wide crescents are a little too chunky to use this way. The first photo shows these steps. You can see how thin I ask the slices to be cut. (Yes I know I can use more of the scraps in my own cooking but I don’t ask caregivers to worry about this ) Second photo shows they are added to a bowl with sweet pickle relish, tuna and mayonnaise. Third photo shows finished tuna salad ready for sandwiches.
#Food #Celery #FoodPrep #Vegetable #Sandwich #Caregivers #Disability

#SolarPunkSundayMusings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday

#SolarPunkSundayMusings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday

#SolarPunkSundayMusings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday

#SolarPunkSundayMusings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

#SolarPunkSunday

The #UnitedStates of #Aunties: The #culture #powering #VicePresident #KamalaHarris' #campaign

In the #Black and #SouthAsian #communities Harris hails from, being an “#auntie” is an #honorific for #caregivers, #communitybuilders — and maybe even the next #president

https://19thnews.org/2024/08/the-united-states-of-aunties-culture-kamala-harris/

Spent some tine staffing a table at a health fair, supporting our employee group that serves differently abled, #neurodivergent, parents, and #caregivers. It was loud and crowded for a while but we managed! I should have brought more #stims!

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD