To You, the One Reading…

You probably didn’t land here from a spa day. You’re more likely running on:

  • responsibility you never signed up for

  • adrenaline you didn’t ask for

  • parenting the parent

  • paperwork, bills, and family chaos on tap

All held together by a messy bun, cold coffee, a half‑charged phone, and that feral little part of you that refuses to quit. #badass

This is the #asyouwish, #testme, #fuckit reality‑TV version of caregiving: mostly alone, even when “others” technically exist. They ghost you, hand you the Unhinged Villain crown, and act like that fixes everything. #brickwall

Welcome to Dazey’s Diary: “Shake It, Sassy Ass” vibes only.

What Dazey’s Diary Is

Dazey’s Diary: The Accidental Rise of an Unhinged Villain started as a messy blog from the Cottage — late‑night posts from a daughter in survival mode caring for a brilliant, stubborn Italian woman with Alzheimer’s.

The DMs rolled in:

“Thank you for saying what nobody else will.”
“I thought I was the only one losing it behind closed doors.”

So I made it bigger.

Now it’s a spicy caregiver memoir and community that:

  • tells the truth about Alzheimer’s caregiving and family dysfunction

  • mixes dark humor with gut‑honest stories from inside the Cottage Bubble

  • shares hot tips and scripts you can use on zero sleep

If you’re exhausted, furious, still showing up, and wondering if you’re the villain for wanting peace and structure — this space is for you.

Meet the Unhinged Villain

I’ve been called an unhinged, vicious bitch and the best caregiver in the same hour — while working 60‑hour weeks, mostly alone.

This book and this site are my answer to that.

Here you’ll find:

  • batshit‑crazy, reality‑TV‑level plot twists from dementia life

  • receipts, boundaries, and that unwanted crown

  • real‑life Alzheimer’s caregiver stories that don’t tie up with a bow

If you want sugar‑coated, pastel “caregiver self‑care,” this isn’t it.

If you want real talk, dark humor, and language for the chaos you’re living through, pull up a chair in the Cottage Bubble.

You don’t have to be okay to belong here.

Meet the Unhinged Villain — book coming soon.

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