Making a call to check on my status with the devision of the blind

My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then began to do my stretching that has helped me during my stroke recovery. Once my body was loosened up, I then began to work my upper body with my weight workout. At 5:50 I then ended my routine with my back exercises. At 6:00 I then shaved before taking my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. At 6:20 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then a piece of toast with my egg. Once I had finished eating, I then retunred to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before using my inhaler. At 7:15 I then meet United Wheelchair in my driveway. Upon my arrival to WestSide Neurorehabilitation services, I had gone to the client lounge. At 9:00 I then went to Nancy’s office for visually impaired group. Today we spoke about a sonar devise that a visually impaired holds while they are walking and can warn you before you fall or bump into something. We then spoke about the devision of the blind and vocational rehab. We then spoke about meetings throughout the state that are held for people with visual disiablity. During my rehab session with Dan, I first called Judy Wolf to see where I stand with devision of the blind for receiving services. Dan and I then went on line to play a game called sparkle. At 11:00 I had gone to Priyadarshi’s office for mindfulness and medication. Once we had shared our experiences over the week with meditation, we then engaged in one. At 12:00 I then met my United Wheeelchair driver in the lobby. I had arrived home at 1:10. Once I was comfortable, I had eaten my lunch before retunring to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. At 1:43 I then layed down to rest. I had slept until 5:00 before waking. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into t the kitchen so as to eat dinner with my parents. At 5:45 I then retunred to my bedroom so as to put some clean laundry away before pulling up my blog.

Making coasters from popcycle sticks

My Tuesday morning began at 4:50 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then began to stretch. Once I had loosened up form doing my stroke recovery stretches, I then grabbed my weights, so as to do my weight exercises, thus working my upper body. At 5:21 I then started in with my back stretches, that I had learned at P.T. Once I had completed my workout, I then shaved before taking my shower. At 6:00 I had made my way into the kitchen so as to to ea some fruit with fruit cup, before having an egg with a piece of toast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I no sooner then put my eye and nose drops in before taking in some air and Buzz from United Wheelchair arrived to bring me to WestSide Neurorehabillitatioin. Upon my arrival at 8:25, I had gone strait to the client lounge. I sat there checking my email and facebook before meeting with Priyadarshi for a counseling session. We had continued today with going over my frustrations in regards to my brain injury’s. 10:00 during my recreational therapy time with Tobie, we had started to make things with the popcycle sticks that I received for my birthday. We had looked up popcycle stick crafts on Pinterest. The first craft that I am starting with is making coasters. In doing so criss crossing the popcycle sticks so as to support a mug. At 11:00 I then went to the craft room for Expressive arts. Today Nurse Sally had filled in for Michelle. She had us making a Turkey craft in the kitchen out of a chocolate, two cookies and a candy corn. We then helped Tobie and another client during her rec therapy session make vanilla cake pops to sell at the craft fair. At 12:00 I then went to the lobby so as to my Ride. I had arrived home at 1:30. Once I had eaten my lunch, I had retunred to my bedroom at 1:50 so as to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept until 4:35 before getting up so as to take a shower. I then ate dinner before pulling up my blog at 5:15.

Preparing for the craft fair

M Monday morning began at 5:00 a.m. by making my bed. After dong so, I then began to do the stretches, that have helped during my stroke recovery. At 5:25 I then preceded with the various weight lifting exercises that I do every morning. At 5:30 I then did my back stretches, which also include some leg exercises with ankle weights. At 5:45 I then had shaved before taking my shower. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then went into the kitchen at kitchen at 6:00 a.m. so as to eat some fruit with fruit dip along with a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted English muffin. I then returned to my bedroom at 6:40 so as to brush my teeth. I then took in some air with my inhaler before cleaning my bathroom. I then grabbed my knapsack and met United Wheelchair in my driveway at 7:45. Upon my arrival I had gone to the client lounge to wait for my first therapy. I 9:00 I had gone to the kitchen where I met Ashly. We were asked to make things for the craft fair during newspaper group. I had made three jars of hot cocoa in a jar to sell at the craft fair. I first put hot cocoa in the jar, then I put crushed chocolate bars, crushed candy Cane. Topped with marmallows. At 10:00 during my rehab session with Ashly we had stayed in the kitchen so as to continue making the cocoa in a jar. Once the ingredience were all in the jar, I then cut out red and green fabric in a circle so as to put over the cap of the jar before putting on the cover. Once the hot cocoa in a jar project was finished, I then cut out circles of red fabrics so as to wrap the rest of the mini candy bars in to resemble Santa’s pack. After putting five candy bars in each pack, I then tied them up with ricbbon. At 11:00 I then made my way to the conference room for Bullet Journal Group. Today we were given the assignment to write in our Journals. We had to creat a foundation that I would like to donate to and why. After doing so, I then went into the lobby at 12:00 so as to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. I had arrived home at 1:00. Once I had eaten my lunch, I then went into my bedroom so as to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:30-4:30 before waking. I then took a shower before going into the kitchen so as to eat dinner. At 5:30 I then returned to my bedroom so as to pull up my blog and type of my day.

Lost Power

My Sunday morning began by waking up to having now power in my house, do to a high winds during the night. My father had picked my mother and I up some breakfast and brought it home for us to eat. At 8:10 I had retunred to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drop before taking in some air. At 8:20 I had brought up google docks on my eye pad so as to work on my book. I was to complete chapter 52 entitled, “Friendship.” Once I had sompleted the chapter, I then began to stretch. Once I had completed my stroke recovery stretching, at 8:54 I had grabbed my weights and began to work my upper body with my weight exercise. After doing so, I then shaved before engaging in my back stretches, which also include a little leg exercises with ankle weights. At 9:30 I then finished my workout. At this point we still were without power. At 10:00 I then layed down on my bed so as to listen to my audio book. I did so until 10:20 before falling back to sleep. I had slept until 12:25 before waking. I then went into the kitchen. I had played three games of cribbage with my mother before doing some reading. At 3:35 then power finally came back on. Once I had taken a shower, I then ate dinner before returning to my bedroom so as to enter my daily blog entry.

Mixing another batch of Cookies

My Saturday morning began at 10:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit with fruit dip while drinking my hot cocao. I then a couple of waffles with two sausage links before retunrning to my bedroom at 190:30 so as to brush my teeth. I then shaved before making my bed. At 10:53 I then began my workout. Once I had finished my stroke recovery stretching, I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in some air. At 11:15 I then worked my upper body with my weight exercises. At 11:20  then needed my workout with my back stretches which include some leg work. At 11:50  had folded some laundry that I had hung yesterday to dry. At 12:00 Ithen put it away. At 12:20 I had made another batch of Christmas cookies. At 1:00 I then brush my teeth before laying down to rest.  Had slept until 4:00 before waking. I then took my shower before pulling up my blog. 

Spending the day cleaning

My Friday morning began at 7:40 a.m. by taking my laundry ro the laundry room and starting a load of laundry. At 7:50 I then went into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit with fruit dip while drinking my hot cocao. After doing so, I then fixed myself a bowl of cereal to go with my English muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then picked up the kitchen. At 8:25 Ithen then returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. At 8:32 I then shaved before taking the sheets off my bed. Once I had taken them to the laundry room, I had put a load in the dryer before starting another load. At 9:00 I then returned to my bedroom so as to make my bed with clean sheets. At 9:05 I then vacuumed my bedroom. After doing so, I then filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 9:45 I then retunred to the laundry room so as to fold laundry that was in the dryer. I then returned to my bedaroom so as to put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in some air, I then put some clean laundry away. At 10:15 I then. Retunred to the laundry room so as to put a load in the dryer before starting another load of laundry.  I then retunred to my bedroom so as to start dusting. At 10:40 I then hung sheets that I had washed to dry. At 10:50 I then folded a load in the dryer. I then  started another load before putting the laundry away. At 11:15 I then unloaded the dishwasher, thus putting the dish’s away. At 11:45 I then dusted my desk before cleaning the inside of the desk. At 12:30 I put the blanket I had washed in the dryer. I then returned to my bedroom so as to continue to clean my desk. At 1:00 my mother had arrived home from work. I had helped her in with some things groceries she had picked up on her way. At 1:20 I then went to get the blanket that was in the dryer before eating my lunch. At 2:00 I then brushed my teeth before taking a shower. At 2:20 I then layed down to rest. I had slept until 4:40 before waking. I then went into the kitchen so as to eat dinner before pulling up my blog at 5:40.

Playing checkers during Cognitive Brain Games

My Thursday morning began at 4:50 a.m. by making my bed. After doing so, I then preceded to to the stretching exercises that have been happening during my stroke recovery. At 5:06 I then worked my upper body with my weight excises. At 5:10 I then ended my morning workout with my back stretches. I then shaved before taking my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. At 5:40 I then had made my way into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit with fruit dip while drinking my hot cocoa. I then had a toasted English muffin with peanut butter and honey. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 6:10 so as to brush my teeth. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in some air with my inhaler. At 7:15 United Wheelchair had arrived. We then drove to New Vineyard, where my camp is so as to pick up another client. Upon my arrival to WestSdie for 9:15, I was fifteen minutes late. Not all bad with things considered. I then made My way to the conference room for Cognitive Brain Games Group. Today Ashly had us playing checkers. My first game ended in stale mate. I then won the second game. At 10:00 during my rehab session with Kala, we continued. To work on and edit chapters in my book. In chapter fifty I have to explain why I have the feelings of frustration and being puzzled with the doctors results and why they were so frustrating to me. In chapter fifty-one I talk about waiting a splint, but I have to explain wher that it was that I was wearing it. There was also talk in this chapter of using an inhaler, but why? So as to help my asthma. Kala and I then spoke about adding a chapter explaining why I ended up at Maine Medical Center two years after being at Mass General between chapters 50-51. We then discussed me elaborating on how Ihad to overcome not being able to keep in touch with my friends, i.e. talking with them by phone or chatting on face book. At 11:00 during my rehab session with Jamie, we had played a game of mancola and chess before looking up Christmas crafts. We then played a game of Uno. At 11:20 we played mancola once again. I then met my United Wheelchair Driver in the lobby. I had arrived home at 1:15. Once I was comfortable, I then had eaten my lunch. At 1:45 I then retunred to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:50-4:30. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the kitchen so as to eat dinner. I then retunred to my bedroom so at 5:20 so s to blog of my day.