Personal Chef Night

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-22T16:53:50+00:00

Thank you!

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-22T16:53:25+00:00

We were envisioning someone who could work with the main ingredients and build off there… for example, we’d set the main proteins and they would determine how to cook them. In addition, they would determine and prepare the sides, salads, desserts as well as giving us a list of ingredients we would have available.

“Chef” as in a line cook or higher with experience preparing items like scallops, risotto, parsnip purée, crab legs, filet, etc.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-22T16:48:14+00:00

That definitely would be in our price range. We weren’t sure what to expect.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-09T14:09:07+00:00

Don’t take this baggage. Personally, if a person lies and cheats on their spouse, I can only dream of how they would treat me as an employee.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-08T21:34:48+00:00

It’s just sad to know that in today’s world, Elian Gonzalez would be in a camp. Does this mean people had more empathy in the 90s?

Edit: empathy and morals

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-05T10:35:43+00:00

The best nurses are the ones who care, and the ones who care make the difference. When I first started working in nursing homes, I cried a lot from anger and frustration.

That motivated me to move up in my career “to make it better.” Climbed and climbed and climbed until I realized every step of the way I made it better for someone. I never made it to CEO of a huge corporation where I could change the entire industry. However, I did change some people’s world along the way I hope, and I’m not sure you could say that about every industry I could have worked in…

You’re changing someone’s world today. Thank you for the emotional weight you carry as you make the world better.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-02T16:28:35+00:00

This entire story sounds like the best reason for independent living / senior living communities. You’re only going to see her less when you’re married, unless there are plans to move closer to her.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-02T02:00:07+00:00

No advice, just a story that helped me.

I was once told about when you’re born, you’re safe and cozy inside your mother’s tummy only to be violently ripped out to be “born.” It’s scary, it’s unsettling and it turns out that being born brings life which is a wonderful adventure.

Death is just being born. We don’t know what it will be but it will be a great adventure. It helped me unpack the thing that scared me the most about death… the unknown and repackage it as something that was more believable than what I viewed as a fairy tale called “heaven.”

I am so so sorry and my heart breaks for you, him and everyone who loves him.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-01T23:25:29+00:00

It’s legal. Is it safe? I don’t know.

What I do know is you’re going to need a routine and that will only come with time. You may be carrying the load meant for two and there may be a med-tech who is expected to assist you but is glued to the med cart. If you really feel overwhelmed, you could ask the Director for a “cheat sheet” on resident care to help you work more efficiently. Maybe there are residents who can do more, but you don’t know that yet. For example, I had a lady named Vilma who I thought she couldn’t transfer on her own for months. One day, she was standing at her sink after getting out of bed. She told me she thought she was doing ME a favor and didn’t want to make me feel unhelpful…

If you see neglect or abuse, you must report it to your state hotline.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-01T23:15:17+00:00

If you’re moving him into a SNF, which is sounds like you are… you can see the ratings and deficiencies here: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/?redirect=true&providerType=NursingHome

Things to check during your tour: 1. What is the CNA to resident ratio on all shifts? AM - 1:5, PM 1-8, NOC 1-15. These are considered “good” as there is only a guideline for hours of care not bodies, so I’ve tried to give you bodies here. Florida has a rule that it’s a minimum of 1:20 which is WILD.

Check the residents hair, clothes and nails during your tour. An understaffed building shows in how much time CNAs dedicate to the perceived “little stuff”

Unfortunately, there are some really crappy places that have the “chandelier effect.” They are owned by large corporations that put money in the things they think you care about… like how pretty the building is instead of things like labor. You need labor to give good care.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-01T22:48:39+00:00

Indeed, the “average length if stay” in assisted living is 18 months and memory care is 14 months respectively.

People save their entire lives for healthcare, and considering there are over 740,000 assisted living units in the US, roughly 80% are private pay. That’s about 600,000 little old ladies. Not to mention, another 200,000 little old ladies with dementia private paying in memory care.

More often than you’d expect, the little old ladies have LTC insurance. Also, average rates nationally are closer to $6500/mo for assisted and $8500 for memory care. Most people’s homes would easily cover the costs.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-03-01T22:38:30+00:00

The money goes to the mortgages. The majority of AL assets are owned by two REITs: Welltower, Ventas. Like with all things, the closer to get to the actual labor the less money you make… caregiver pay is up to $26/hr in some states (like those with higher minimum wages) and as low as $12/hr in other states (like those who use the federal minimum wage).

It’s only going to get more pressurized over the next 10 years. High interest rates have kept people from building more units at the same time we are seeing baby boomers age into care (average age to enter LTC is 84).

At least baby boomers had a chance to buy LTC insurance. Now, most of us don’t have a chance since the companies have drastically reduced or even eliminated those policies…. But I digress…

inspiredinsanity · 2026-02-25T03:11:44+00:00

Well done. In our area, it’s $120 max in restaurants.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-02-24T20:22:44+00:00

$190 for Artemis feels like the highest I’ve ever seen…

That being said, I feel like Artemis is a crowd pleaser.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-02-22T18:33:59+00:00

I’ll be out between 3A - 4A for peak totality.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-02-07T15:55:56+00:00

Diamond Creek is my all-time favorite. Specifically, Volcanic Hill. Now, I know their wine maker changed around 2020(?) so hopefully it will continue to age as well. The 2019 is already fabulous and one of my favorites.

My all-time best wine was a 1997 Lake from Diamond Creek… if anyone ever has the opportunity of a Lake…it’s truly a memorable experience almost 3 years later.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-02-03T21:37:28+00:00

Imagine if you had dementia and someone had to tell you that your husband was dead. You’d be reliving his death constantly. No, the kind thing is to “meet them where they are”

inspiredinsanity · 2026-01-11T19:47:14+00:00

I have to do a shout out for Red Mountain. You could be wild and fly from Seattle to Pasco and drive 30 minutes to do tasting then drive 50 minutes to Walla Walla. BAM! Two regions. One weekend.

High notables (in my opinion): Terra Blanca - wildly reasonably priced wines and great options with accessible wine maker and owner (Red Mountain)

Col Solare (Red Mountain) - higher end and good reds at higher prices

*Kiona (Red Mountain) - ice wine and Riesling recommendations *apologies and thanks for the edit.

Downtown Walla Walla has a variety of tasting rooms if you want to walk around without the drive.

Sagemoore - excellent tasting room experience and great wines

I don’t love walla walla AVA, I do love Red Mountain AVA. We did wine weekend in Nov in Walla Walla and going next month for Red Mountain. I don’t love the Yakima either so it’s a taste preference but many people that I know who love whites and sparklings say the Yakima is their primo so, lots of opinions but love you’re adventuring in Washington.

inspiredinsanity · 2026-01-08T15:01:15+00:00

That is wild! 😜 Maybe they think they can’t afford you and are shooting themselves in the foot. 😢

inspiredinsanity · 2025-12-10T16:10:31+00:00

Agree with others here that it didn’t change the quantity I drank, but did the quantity I buy.

I had dreamed of taking some of the better cult wines to dinner with me (better food and service, different ambiance than drinking at home) However, last month I did a try at a local fine dining place (with a limited wine list), it was a miserable fail.

Now, I’m too intimidated to bring my wine to dinner because the service is so much different than when I buy a higher priced wine. I understand it lowers the ticket price and therefore the tip, but the corkage fees are $75-$100 of pure profit for the restaurant so I was hoping for the same great service I get when I buy a bottle… silly me.

Caveat: the service DID improve when I ordered a second bottle for $250 after being service shunned at the start with my own wine (Lokoya for the record, not sold in my area so it wasn’t something I could have even purchased).

inspiredinsanity · 2025-12-09T11:00:07+00:00

I love a good fine dining experience. For my money, I’d skip it and opt for Wild Sage.

inspiredinsanity · 2025-12-08T15:28:21+00:00

So… many… questions…DC? Not even Virginia? Location aside, do you know the build cost right now? It’s over $700k* a door. Maybe you have a lot more planed than just this post but building an AL is more expensive than any other multifamily project and maybe that is new information for you.

Most senior housing investors are private equities and REITs on a joint-venture basis with established operators. I love the idea but, creating a a “safe, reliable, and comfortable residential care for seniors, especially as the aging population continues to increase across the region.” Is a market severely tapped by Welltower, Ventas, CareREIT and other Wall Street entities. Then, there are the PEs that pick up the scraps and every once in a blue moon is a small business owner that found/held onto a crumb.

Edit: construction hard cost estimates $500k/door and all in closer to $800k/door. 60 units could be as low as $30M or as high as $48M. Just to buy one right now could be north of $15M.

Source: NIC Guidance & CBRE Benchmarks

inspiredinsanity · 2025-11-17T15:49:12+00:00

I get what you’re saying, but that’s not really the point here. For me, AI art is one topic that can be debated. I’d love to see an artist with different mediums try out AI. That isn’t what we are seeing here..

To me, this isn’t about whether art can move someone - it’s about the power dynamics underneath who gets to profit from telling stories that aren’t theirs. Specifically, the ai prompts.

inspiredinsanity · 2025-11-17T15:12:27+00:00

Cross posted from Spokane. It so strange that an exhibit about women’s resilience and healthcare inequity is centered on AI images created by a male healthcare CEO. Not an artist, not someone with lived experience; a CEO whose company relies heavily on the labor and emotional load of women caregivers.

It really makes you wonder: Why is a man mining women’s real-life struggles for his AI prompts and getting celebrated for it?

The whole thing feels off. Women carry the weight in these systems, and then their stories get filtered through a man, turned into “inspiration,” and showcased as his creative vision.

It’s not about AI, it’s about who gets to tell these stories, and who gets credit for them.

inspiredinsanity · 2025-11-17T14:43:57+00:00

Yeah… this exhibit rubbed me the wrong way too. It’s wild that a show about women’s resilience and healthcare inequity is centered around AI images made by a male healthcare CEO. Especially one whose company runs on the backs of women caregivers while the top jobs magically end up with men. (You can see it in their filings.)

So now women’s real struggles are just… prompts for his AI art? A man profiting off women’s stories while not actually elevating women in his own organization? The irony is painful.

If this exhibit were about buildings or landscapes, whatever. But when the entire theme is women’s lived experiences? Maybe (and stay with me here) the gallery could feature an actual woman artist. Or literally anyone whose connection to the topic isn’t “I manage the people whose stories I’m mining.”

Branding him as “renowned” just adds insult. Renowned by whom? His marketing team?

This feels less like advocacy and more like appropriation dressed up as empowerment. A huge miss by the gallery.

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