Talking to Innis about a 5k walk called strut you mutt a walk you take with your dog to raise money for the humane society in Lewiston

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:55 to brush my teeth and shave. At 6:10 I began to do my back stretches. At. 6:20 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 6:23 I then took my shower and got ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I then took in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I had put in my eye and nose drops before leaving the house at 7:30. I had arrived at WestSide at 9:00 a.m. and went strait to the gym for my P.T. session with caryn. We began the session by talking about how I was doing on my progress and getting Hanger involved, the place where I received my A.F.O. I then tried walking a couple of laps without my A.F.O. Caryn then had me on the Nu Step on level 3. After riding tor three minutes, we then sat down to talk. I had let her know when I received my new A.F.O. Hanger gave me a new pare of sneakers to go with the deal. I have not worn them yet, so she told me to bring them in tomorrow to use while working during my P.T. session with Dan. Caryn had me continue on the Nu Step on level 4 for the last 6 minutes. At 10:00 I then went to the kitchen tor cooking group.I chopped potato's so as to make french fries with another client. I then cooked onions for the recipe that were already chopped. Another client cooked steak. We then sook sat down to eat. Once we finished eating, we then picked up. At 1:00 I then went to see Innis for counseling . At 2:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 3:20. Once inside the house, I lied down to rest and slept until 4:42. I then took a shower got comfortable for the evening before eating dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 5:30 to blog of my day. 

Continuing to make great progress on my book during recreational therapy with Sam

 My Monday morning began at 7:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had an egg bite with two pancakes. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 7s;50 to brush my teeth and shave. At 8:05 I had made my bed before starting in with my back stretches. At 8:15 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 8:25 I then ended with my stroke stretches. At 8:20 I then took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed for the day, I had put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in som air with my inhaler, United Wheelchair had arrived at 9:00 to take me to WestSide. I had arrived at 10:20. After sitting in the lobby for forty minutes, I then went to the conference room at 11:00 with six other clients for Memory Strategies Group. Today Keileigh and skylar. Today we were given worksheets on following sequence directions. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area  to eat my lunch. with other clients. At 1:00 during my recreational therapy time with Sam, she and I are making great progress on my book. Today alone with edited eighteen chapters. In doing so, I mean by the pictures in each chapter and resizing them to fit into the test. At 2:00 during Cribbage group Skylar had me play one client while two other clients played each other. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to catch my ride home. We had to pick up another client from another program to take home. I did not arrive home until 4:30. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then had a bowl of soup with some cheese bread. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

A Sunday workout

 My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of granola cereal with banana and a toasted biscuit. Once I had finished eating. I had returned to my bedroom at 9:36 to make my bed. At 9:45 I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 10:00 I had put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air, at 10:00 I then put some clean laundry away. After doing so, I then watched Sunday mass online. At 10:40 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:54 I then continued with my back stretches. At 11:06 I then worked my upper body my doing my weight exercises. I then strapped on my ankle weights and worked my legs. At 11:18 I then put an icepack on my back for twenty minutes. In the meantime my mother had arrived from church and gave me communion. At 12:00 I then watched a movie while eating a piece of an Italian sandwich my father had brought from visiting my sister last night. At 12:44, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept from 12:49-3:00. Once I was up, I then took a shower and got comfortable for the evening. At 3:43 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. I must have been playing with my eyes closed, because I lost. Once we. had finished playing, I then had a bowl of soup with my parents. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:54 to blog of my day. 

A busy workout day

 My Saturday morning began at 9:45 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had half of a banana sandwich with peanut-butter. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:12 to make my bed. At 10:24 I had brushed my teeth and shaved. After doing so, at 10:45 I had vacuumed my bedroom. At 11:00 I then filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 11:18 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 11:20 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:36 I continued with my stroke stretches. At 11:40 I then began to do my upper body workout. At 11:46 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to do my leg exercises. At 12:00 I had finished my workout. I then lied down to rest and slept until 3:20. Once I had taken a shower, I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day before eating dinner. 

Learning some new seated stretching exercises during stretching group with Dan

 My Friday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen so as to eat some fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had two pancakes fro breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:54 to make my bed. At 5:57 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before starting in with my back stretches. At 6:25 I then took my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I dressed and ready to go, I them put in my eye and nose drops. At 6:42 I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler before leaving the house at 7:30 to go to Goodwill Neuro Rehab.at WestSide. At 8:50 I finally arrived at therapy. Once inside the building, I had gone to the conference room for games group. To day Keilegh and Skylar had us playing the card game trash. At 10:00 we then switched it up and began to play apples to apples. At 11:00 I then went to the gym with two other clients for stretching group. Today dan had us doing all different kinds of seated stretching exercises and even introduced some new ones for us to do. At 12:00 I had left to go home with the same United Wheelchair driver I came in with and the same client that we picked up. I did not arrive home until 1:30. Once I was in the house and something small to eat, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:50-4:20. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen to have a bowl of hamburger soup for dinner. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day.  

Talking to my sister about going down to visit her over President Day weekend

 My Thursday morning began at 9:15 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while dinking a hot cup of tea. After doing so, I then at 7:33 had an egg cup with half of an english muffin toasted. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:55 to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I then spoke to my sister about going down to her house to visit on February 20th Presidents day weekend. At 10:25 I then put in my eye and nose drops in. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 10:27 I then made my bed. After doing so, at 10:31 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 11:00 I began to do my back stretches. At 11:15 I then put some clean laundry away before laying down to rest at 11:20. I had slept until 1:50 before waking. I then watched until 2:11 while eating pineapple cottage cheese. At 2:45 I had played three games of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I then had a bowl of hamburger soup for dinner. At 4:45 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:00 I then pulled up my blog and began to type of my day. 

Winning a game of chess

 My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then I had a bowl of granola cereal with banana along with half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 6:30 to brush my teeth and shave. At 6:45 I began to do my back stretches. At 7:Z00 I then took my shower. Once I was dressed for the day, I then put my dose and eye drops in. After taking in two puffs of my inhaler, I was soon on my out the door at 9:00. I arrived at WestSide 10:00. During my Recreational Therapy session with Sam, She and I continued to work on my book. We completed six chapters today. Resizing the pictures and fixing the font. I was then told that transportation would canceled tomorrow do to the snow storm. I then sat in the lobby from 10:00-11:00 because Dan was in a meeting, so my P.T. session was cancelled. At 12:00 I then sat in the lobby to eat my lunch rather then going to the dining room to eat. At 1:00 during chess group with Keileigh I won a game of chess. At 2:00 during poetry group Skylar had us write an ode poem. We then wrote a poem with the words on cards that we were given. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United Driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 4:07. After taking a shower and getting comfortable for the evening, I then ate dinner. At 4:50 I then ate dinner before blogging of of my day. 

Making shepherds pie

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had two pancakes for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 6:20 to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 6:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 6:50 I started to do my stroke stroke stretches. Once I had finished my workout, At 6:55 I had then taken my shower so as to get ready for my day ahead. At 7:11 Ricky one of the dispatchers from United Wheelchair had called to see how the roads were. I told him they were all sanded and in good condition. He then asked how much snow we received. I replied, "Not as much as you down in Southern end of the state. At 7:13 I had continued to get dressed, so as to get ready for the day ahead. At. 7:15 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 8:45 United Wheelchair had arrived and I was on my way. I arrived at WestSide at 10:00. I had gone strait downstairs for cooking group with Keileigh. Today Keileigh had us making Shepherds Pie with biscuits. I peeled and chopped the potato's. I then boiled. After doing so, I then mashed them and put pam cheese in them. Once the hamburger was cooked we layered the shepherds pie with corn. We then maid biscuits. At 12:00 I then sat down to eat. At 1:00 I then had counceling with Innis. We talked about calling the Iris network to see where I stand on the wait list and we spoke about casino night. At 2:30 I finally left WestSide, after a thirty minute wait. After dropping a patient off along the way, I finally arrived home at at 3:37. After taking a shower and got myself comfortable for the evening, I then sat down to eat a spaghetti dinner. At 4:15 I then returned to my bedro to blog of my day. 

No Therapy at Goodwill Neurorehab at WestSide do to a snow storm

 My My morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit and drink a cup of hot cocoa. At 9:15 I then had some spaghetti with chicken. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:40 to make my bed. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then vacuumed my bedroom. At 10:05 I then shave. At 10:12 I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then listened to my audio book with doing my back stretches. At 10:33 I then began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:40 I spoke to my cousin on messenger. We talked until 12:30. I then returned to my bedroom to lay down to rest. I had slept until 3:47. Once I had taken a shower, I then went into the kitchen to at 3:56 to eat a plate of spaghetti. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:24 to blog of my day. Goes to show you, how a snow day creates for a small blog entry. 

Dusting my bedroom

 My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a hot cup of apple cider. After doing so, I then had some pancakes for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:15 to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then made my bed. At 9:33 I began to do my back stretches. I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 10:00 I preceded to watch Sunday Mass online. Mass ended at 10:35 I then put in my eye and nose drop before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. After doing so, I sat down to fill my empty pill containers fro the week ahead. At 11:30 I then shaved and my mother arrived home from church shortly afterward. Once she was inside the house and settled, she gave me communion. At 11:45 I then dusted my bedroom. After doing so, I had a glass of eggnog. At 12:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I slept from 12:00-2:30. After taking a shower, I had played two games of cribbage with my mother. At 3:50 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day before eating dinner. 

Playing cribbage

 My Saturday morning began a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of tea while eating my fruit.. After doing so, I then had some pancakes for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:30 to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I then I began to do my back and stroke stretches. At 10:26 I then put an icepack on my back for thirty minutes. After doing so, I then watched a movie. At 11:30 I had taken the sheets off my bed and then made it with clean sheets. At 11:45 I then played three games of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, At 12:51 I had some cottage cheese and tomato"s for a snack. At 1:00 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before laying down to rest. I had slept from 1:00-3:15d before waking. I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:50 I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. 

Transportation cancelled do do a snow day

 My Friday morning began at 9:45 a.m. United Transportation cancelled yesterday for today do to the snow predicted, so I was able to sleep in. Once I was up, I had gone into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. Once I had finished doing so, I then had a scrambled egg with a slice of toast, along with with a piece of banana. Once I had finished eating, At 10:25 I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. Aftef doing so, I then made my bed before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler, at 10:48 I then I put away some clean laundry before filling my empty pill containers. At 11:15 I began to do my back stretches. I then watched the news at noon before laying down to rest at 12:30. I had slept until 3:30 before waking. Once I was awake, I then shaved and took my shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 5:50 I then pulled up my blog so as to type of my day before eating dinner. 

Casino Night special event at WestSide with Bayside attending

 My Thursday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. At 6:00 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, along with half of a toasted english muffin. At 6:25 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 6:43 I began to do my back stretches. After doing so, I had taken my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed and ready to go, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 7:52 United Wheelchair had arrived. At 8:48 we had to pick up another client who lives in Leeds. Once we had arrived at WestSide at 9:10 for the Casino Night special Event. I first played roulette. We were all given a certain amount of chips and at the end of the event who ever had the most amount value of chips won first second and third prize. At 10:45 I had taken a break from the action and noise, by going to a quiet treatment room. I did so until it was time to eat. At 12:00 I then went to get my lunch. Tuna salad sandwich, crackers and cheese, carrot, celery, sticks cut up cucumber and red pepper. for dessert we had cupcakes. At 1:00 we played Bingo. Two clients from BaySide took first and second place and a clients from WestSide took third place. At 2:00 I left for home. I had arrived home at 3:12. I was tol by the driver that transportation was canceled tomorrow do to the snow storm on its way. Once I had taken my shower, I then ate dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then went to my bedroom at 4:10 to blog of my dya. 

Making progress on my book

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had an omelet with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, at 6:25 I then returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 6:30 I began to do my back stretches. At 8:43 I then shaved and took my shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed in my my workout clothing, I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 8:00 I then grabbed my lunch and left the house on United Wheelchair. I arrived at WestSide at 9:30. I sat in the lobby until 10:00. That is when I met with Sam for Recreational Therapy. We went into the computer lab to work on my book. We made great progress today we continued reformatting the pictures in my book. I worked on making decisions with Sam on what size I would like the pictures. At 10:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. After two laps around the hallway, we then went back into the gym and I went on the NuStep on level three. At 11:30 I then went into the parallel bars  to side step from foam mat onto the block of wood. After doing so, I did some side stepping on the floor in the gym. To end the session, Dan had me walk laps around the parallel bars. At 12:00 I then went into the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so, I then went to the game room for chess group. I was the only client there today, so Keileigh and I played. I love the game and know the move, but Keileigh beat me just the same. Oh well. At 2:00 I then went into the craft room for poetry group with Skylar. Today we wrote a lyric. At 3:00 Dan then had a firs drill, just as I was getting ready to go home. I had arrived home at 4:21. I sat to watch to T.V. briefly while waiting to go to the chiropractor. At 5:30 was my appointment. Once I had my back adjusted, we then went home, At. 6:10 we arrived home. Once I ate dinner, I then took a shower to get comfortable for the evening. At 6:56 I then pulled blog and typed of my day. 

Stepping down onto the floor without holding on during P.T.

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. After doing so, I then had two toasted biscuits with peanut-butter and honey on them. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:43 to brush my teeth and make my bed. At 5:56 I began to do my back stretches. At 6:10 I had finished doing so then shaved. At 6:13 I had taken a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. At 6:30 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. Once I was dressed and ready for the day ahead, I sat down to wait for United Wheelchair to arrive. I finally was out the door and on my way at 7:45 a.m. We had to pick up a client in Jay along the way. At 9:00 we arrived at WestSide. I went strait to the gym as fast as I could, so as not to miss any of my P.T. time with Dan. We began our session as usual with our walk. After several laps, I then went into the gym to ride twenty minutes on thee Nu Step on level two. At 9:30 Dan had me in the parallel bars. I first stepped onto the foam mat with my arms crossed. Once I had my balance, I placed one foot onto the wooden platform.Once I had my balance, Dan then had me look up, down, left, right, straight ahead, and so on. I then switched feet and did the same thing.thing. At 9:40 I then stepped out of the parallel bars and onto the floor where Dan had me do some side stepping, to the right and to the left, several times. At 9:50 we ended the session by walking two laps. I then sat a few minutes before going into the kitchen for cooking group at 10:00. Keileigh had myself and another client and her aid making a spaghetti dish today with brownies. Once everything was made, we then sat down to eat. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth, then went to the lobby to wait for my next session. At 1:00 I then went to see Innes for counseling. Once we had finished talking, I then went to the lobby at 2:00 to meet the United Wheelchair driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 3:15. Once inside my bedroom I put on something more comfortable and slept for an hour. After taking a shower, I had gone into the kitchen to eat dinner. I then returned to my bedroom at 5:12 to blog of my day. 

A game of cribbage

 My Monday morning began at 9:10 a.m. by going into the kitchen so so as to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot apple cider. At 9:30 I then had an egg cup with a slice of toast along with some tomato's. At 9:48 I then made my bed before putting some clean laundry away. At 9:55 I had brushed my teeth before trying on some clothing that I had received for Christmas. At 10:20 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:55 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:58 I had cleaned my bathroom. At 11:17 I had listened to my audio book, while cleaning my shower. At At 11:35 I then shaved before starting in with my stroke stretches. At 12:00 noon, I sat down to watch the news. At 12:30 I then lied down to rest and slept until 2:30. I then replied to a friend online that I had wished a happy birthday to. At 2:30 I then played a game of cribbage with my mother. After doing so, I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 3:43 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. After. doing so, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:22 to blog of my day. 

MMMM POT ROAST

My Sunday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cocoa while eating my fruit. After doing so, I then had half of a banana sandwich. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:42 to brush my teeth and shave. At 10:07 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 10:05 I then made my bed before watching church online. At 10:40 Sunday Mass had ended. I then took out all of my medication from the drawer that I keep it in, so as to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 11:00 I then began to do my back stretches. At 11:20 I continued with my stroke stretches. At 11:30 I had completed my workout. At 11:45 I then put my clean laundry away before putting an icepack on my back. At 12:30 my mother arrived home from church and the grocery store. While my father took in the groceries from the car, my mother came into my bedroom to give me communion. I then went to sleep at 12:30 and slept until 3:20. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I then went into the kitchen at 3:45 to pot roast and all the veggies cooked in a crock pot for dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 4:00 to blog of my day. 

Taking a friend out to eat

 My Saturday morning began at 7:42 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a slice of homemade bread tasted. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:00 to do my back stretches. I then made my bed, before shaving. At 8:19 I then brushed my teeth before taking a shower. At 8:33 I had put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of my inhaler, I got dressed for the day ahead. At 9:00 I had left the house with my father, At 10:45 we stopped at Goodwill to drop off some clothing. At 10:55 we then picked up a friend that lives at odd-fellows in Auburn. We would be taking him out to eat this noon time, which he does not get to do very often. At 11:00 we checked out the restaurant Otto's pizza. At 11:15 we then went to do some erin's before going to Sam's to get a pizza for lunch. At 12:45 we had left Sam's Then took our friend for a ride before taking him back home. Along the way home we stopped at Mt. Blue Drug and Hanaford to pick up medication. We arrived home at 3:00. I went strait to my bedroom to brush my teeth and lay down to rest. I had slept until 5:00. After a bowl of soup, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day. before getting comfortable for the evening. 

Feeling a little under the weather today.

 I began my Friday the Thirteenth morning this morning at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen do drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I began not to feel so well. Feelings of sickness, and a headache. I then decided to take two Tylenol and go back to bed. My father had called United and WestSide to cancel my day. I had slept until 9:00 before waking. Despite the way I had felt, I still changed the sheets on my bed, because I new I would feel like getting into a clean one tonight. I then went into the kitchen to drink a cup of hot cider while eating my fruit. Once I had finished doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a slice of toast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth, put in my eye and nose drops, and take in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then lied down to watch a movie and rest. While I was laying on my bed, I had to do some of my back stretches, if I did not, I new I would be in some sort of discomfort. I then listened to my audio book with an icepack under my back. At 11:10 I had put the icepack back in the freezer before returning to my bedroom to continue to listen to my audio book. At 11:20 I had put a hot pack on my leg. It was aching where my A.F.O is placed. I then slept from 11:45-3:00. After a glass of egg nog and bowl of soup. At 4:00 I then woke, going into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 4:30 I then returned to my bedroom to shave and shower and get comfortable for the evening 

filling my empty pill containers

 My Thursday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going into thee kitchen to eatin my fruite while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana aong with a slice of toasted chocolate bread. Once I had finished eating, I returned to my bedroom at 9:25 to brush my teeth. At 9:30 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. At 9:30 I then made my bed before starting in with my back stretches.At 10:00 I began to do my stroke stretches. At 10:20 I then shaved before sitting down to read an article. At 11:00 I watched part of a movie. At 11:30 I then filled my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 12:00 I then watched the news at noon. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth at 12:30 then lied down to rest. I slept from 12:30-3:05. Once I was awake I spoke to a friend who had called untile 4:06. At 4:06 I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening before eating dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:00 to blog of my day. 

Making great progress in P.T. and Recreational Therapy working on my book

 My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating my fruit. At 6:10 I then had peanut-butter and honey on toasted biscuits. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 6:30 to do my back stretches. At 6:40 I began to do my stroke stretches. Once I had finished my workout, at 6:45 I then shaved and took a shower, so as to get ready for my day ahead. Once I was dressed in my workout clothing, I then put in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then put the icepack on my back while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. While I was waiting, I received a phone call from United. The van that was coming to get me broke down. Luckily I was only ten minutes late arriving at WestSide. Once inside, I went strait the computer room with Samantha to work on my book during recreational therapy. Today we worked on resizing the pictures in my book, so that they will fit the chapters. At 11:00 I then walked over to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. After walking three loops around the inside of the building, we went back into the gym and I jumped onto the Nu Step. I peddled for twenty minutes on level three. After going .82 miles, I then went into the parallel bars. I first stepped onto the foam mat, I then crossed my arms. Once I had my balance, I then put one foot onto the block, then worked on visual scanning. At 12:00 I then went into the dining room to eat my lunch. At 1:00 I then went into the conference room for chess group with Samantha who was covering for Keiileigh. I lost the match, but I still enjoy playing. At 2:00 I then stayed in the the craft room for poetry group. Today we wrote a poem on one of our senses. I wrote on vision. I can relate to that, because I am legally blind. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the driver who would be taking home. At 4:23 I arrived home and left the house with my father for the chiropractor. Upon my arrival at 4:56, I had my back adjusted then left. We arrived back home at 5:45. Once I had taken a shower I then went into the kitchen to eat my dinner. At 6:20 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Making great progress during P.T.

 My Tuesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, along with a slice of toast. Once I had finished eating, at 6:30 I then returned to my bedroom to do my back stretches. At 6:43 I began to do my stroke stretches. Once I had finished my workout, I then shaved and took a shower, so as to get ready for the day ahead. Once I was dressed in my workout clothing for P.T. I the put an icepack on my back, while watching the news. At 8:30 I then left the house. Upon my arrival at 10:00, I had gone strait to the dining area for cooking group with Keileigh. Sad day in cooking group today. The client that usually cuts up the onions in our group, is opting out of the group, so that they can do grocery shopping on Monday's. They will still be going to WestSide. Today we made bread sticks with a chicken dish. Once every thing once cooking, at 11:25 we looked through cookbooks for next weeks meal. Once I had finished eating and the kitchen was picked up, I then brushed my teeth before going to the lobby to wait for my next session. At 1:00 I then met with Innis. During my counseling session we talked about my book and the reviews that people can write after they read it. We then discussed other things, before I went downstairs to the gym at 2:00 for my P.T. session with Caryn. Today Caryn gan me a balance eval. I scored 25 out 28. Making huge progress. My last eval was 18 out of 28. I then went into the parallel bars to stand on the foam mat and one foot on wood platform. Then with my arms crossed, I turned my head in every direction. I then went on the nut step on level three for twenty minutes. At 3:00 I then went to the lobby to meet the United driver who would be taking me home. I arrived home at 4:30. Once I had taken a shower, I then ate dinner, before returning to my bedroom at. 5:15 to blog of my day. 

Putting Christmas gifts away

 My Sunday morning began at 8:15 a.m. by going into the kitchen to dink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had a slice of chocolate bread with before saying good-bye to my Aunt Joan, my sister Barbara, and her boyfriend Quinny. Once everyone was out of the house after our long Christmas weekend, At 8:35 I then had some left over scrambled eggs and sausage. At 9:12 I then returned to my bedroom to to put some clean laundry away. At 9:18 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before making my bed. At 9:47 I had put in my eye and nose drops. After doing so, I had taken taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler before siting down to fill my empty pill containers for the week ahead. At 10:00 I had finished doing so, I then precede to call the pharmacy to order my Depakote,  a seizure medication that I was running low on. At 10:17 I preceded to do my back stretches. At 10:30 I finished doing so, then began to put my Christmas gifts away. I then slept from 11:30-2:00. I then went into the kitchen to have a glass of egg nog with some left over salad. At 2:30 I then put an icepack on my back while listening to my audio book in my bedroom. At 3:00 a friend called to see how my holidays went. Once off the phone, I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. At 4:35 I then went into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 5:00 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Finally spending my Christmas with my family

 My Saturday morning began at 8:30 a.m. by making my bed. I then put on some jams and a comfy shirt to spend, finally our Christmas day in. I then went into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of peppermint cocoa. After doing so, at 8:40 I then had some scrambled eggs, sausage, and a slice of chocolate marble bread. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:08 to brush my teeth. I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 9:19 I then shaved before helping my aunt hang my vision board that she had gave me for Christmas. At 9:30 my aunt Joan and I packed up the Christmas decorations in my bedroom. At 9:52 we then went into the kitchen we then went into the kitchen to make a salad. At 10:00 I then went into my bedroom to rest. At 10:18 I then went into the formal living room to open gifts with my family. We then took a brake at 10:30 to snack before continuing to open gifts. At 12:30 we stopped opening gifts. I then brought the gifts that I had opened to my bedroom. At 12:45 I then had another snack before going to my bedroom at to brush my teeth. At 1:00 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:50 before waking. I then went into the kitchen to get a glass of egg nog to take to my bathroom while I took a shower to comfortable for the evening. After doing so, I then pulled up my blog and typed of my day before joining my family to open up the rest of our Christmas gifts and eat our Christmas meal.

Christmas Eve

 My Friday morning began at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then had half of an english muffin with an egg cup. Once I had finished eating, I then brushed my teeth before making my bed. At 10:11 I shaved before cleaning my bathroom. At 10:40 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:47 I then changed the sheets on my bed, than making it. At 11:00 I finished doing so. At 11:15 I then washed my water bottle then filling it with ice. After doing so, I had put clean water in it. At 111:24 I had put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air with my inhaler. I then took my shower and got ready to go to my cousins wife's funeral. Once I was ready I had left the house with my parents. It was more of a gathering. We stayed for a couple of hours before leaving. We arrived home at 3:30. Once I had taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening my mother, father, sister Dan, and Aunt Joan began to celebrate Christmas Eve finally. At 4:15 I had opened a gift from my Aunt Joan. A collage of relatives from over the years. We then sat in the formal living room to eat odderves and a slice of pork pie. After doing so, at 6:26 we began to open our stocking stuffers. At 7:10 we finished doing so. At 7:20 I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my Christmas Eve. 

A visit to the chiropractor. A visit long over due

 I began my Thursday morning at 7:38 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana with half of an english muffin and a glass of orange juice. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 8:03 to make my bed. After doing so, I then focused on my back stretches before ahaving and taking my shower. Once I was dressed for the day day, at 9:05 I listened to my audio book while I had an icepack on my back. At 9:40 I began to fill my empty pill containers for the week. At 10:20 I then left the house with my father to the chiropractor. I have not gone because the office had been closed for a couple of months. At 10:30 we arrived. I had gone right in because I had to fill out an incident report because my back went out with in those two months. I would no longer be on maintenance. I then saw Dr. Roberts and he made his adjustments. At 11:30 we left the office. along the way home we stopped at the grocery store where my mother was doing some shopping. SShe was just coming out of the store, so my father helped put the groceries into her car. At 11:50 we arrived home. I had helped my mother unpack the bags of groceries, once my father had brought them in. At 12:15, I then made my self a sandwich to eat for lunch. Once I had finished eating, I then went to my bedroom to brush my teeth and get comfortable. I then lied down to rest. I had slept from 1:00-4:30. Once I was awake, I went into the kitchen to eat dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Happy New year special event

 My Wednesday morning began at 5:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of hot chocolate. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with banana and blueberries, along with half of a toasted english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:54 to brush my teeth and shave. At 6:08 I began to do my back stretches. At 6:20 I continued with my stroke stretches. At 6:15 I then took my shower and got ready for the day ahead. Yeah I can jeans and an L.L. Bean shirt. At 6:45 I then put my eye and nose drops in before taking in two puffs of air. At 7:45 United Wheelchair had arrived. I had arrived at WestSide at 9:00 a.m. we all went into the conference room for the New Year's special event. The Recreational Therapist Samantha started us off by writing our year in review by answering some question's. We then had to write a letter to ourselves. At 10:00 we broke up into three groups. I went into the craft room where they were making craft with Samantha and the nurse. We first made a party hat. At 10:30 we chose a colored balloon and we were given a toilet paper roll without the toilet paper on in it. with then put the balloon over the toilet paper roll then flled it with confetti. At 11:00 we then played a trivia game in teams. My team almost won, but finished a close second. At 12:00 we took a break before eating lunch at 12:10. We had pizza, bread sticks, and chips. To drink I had lemon aid. At 1:00 I had gone back to the craft room to make a vision board, with Sam. Nurse Rosie., and Skylar. At 2:15 we began a perl bead project. At 3:00 I then left for home. I had arrived home at 4:10. Once I had taken a shower, I then ate dinner. At 4:54 I then typed my blog entry for the. day. . 

Taking about remote classes during counseling

 My Tuesday morning began at 5:15 a.m. by going into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I then at 5:30 I then had a bowl of cereal with banana, along with half of an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:50 to make my bed. After doing so, I then brushed my teeth and shaved. At 6:05 I began to do my back stretches. At 6:10 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 6:20 I then took a shower and got dressed for the day ahead. Once I had put in my eye and nose drops, I then took in two puffs of air. I then watched T.V. while waiting to leave I arrived at WestSide at 8:55. Daniel was sitting at the front dest. I had asked her for Friday off to attend my cousins wife's funeral. At 9:00 I then went to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. We began the session with our walk around the hallway. After four laps, I then went into the gym to go on the ne step. After fifteen minutes peddling,  I then went into the parallel bars. Dan had me standing on a mat looking in every direction with my arms crossed. Dan then had me put my foot up on a block of wood with arms crossed looking in every direction. Dan then put a gate belt around my waist and I did went out into the hallway to do some backward walking. At 10:00 I then went into the kitchen for cooking group. Sam covered the first half of the group and Dan the next. Today we made Baked Beans with Apple Cabbage salad. We then looked for recipes for next week before eating. At 1:00 I had meet with Innis for counseling. We talked about taking a remote class online. At 2:00 I then left for home. I arrived home at 3:15. After taking a shower and getting comfortable, I then ate a salad before eating dinner. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom to blog of my day. 

Talking to my Cousin Mark

 My Monday morning began on this second day of the new year at 9:30 a.m. by going into the kitchen to some fruit while drinking cup of hot cocoa. After doing so, at 9:45 I then had some shrimp with a dropped egg on an english muffin. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 10:00 a.m. to brush my teeth. After doing so, I ten had shaved before starting in with my back stretches. At 10:30 I then put in my eye and nose drops before taking in two puffs of air. At 10:50 I then made my bed. Once it was made, I began to do my stroke stretches. At 11:15 I then chatted with my cousin Mark online until 12:35. At 12:45 I then lied down to rest and slept until 4:00. Once I has taken a shower and was comfortable for the evening, I had gone into the kitchen to eat chicken elf-redo for dinner, along with some condiments. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 5:00 to blog of my day. 

Happy New Year 2023

 My first day or 2023 began at 9:00 a.m. on this Sunday morning by going into the kitchen to eat my fruit while drinking a cup of tea. After doing so, I then had half of a banana sandwich with peanut butter. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom at 9:30 to brush my teeth. After doing so, I then made my bed. Once I was dressed for the day, At 9:37 I began to do my back stretches. At 10:05 I then continued with my stroke stretches. At 10:15 I had finished doing so. I then brushed my teeth. At 10:26 I had shaved before putting in my eye and nose drops. Once I had taken in two puffs of air with my inhaler, I then spoke to a friend, wishing them a happy new year. At 11:00 I then watched Sunday Mass online. At 11:37 I then ate quarter of a sandwich for lunch. At 11:58 I had filled my empty pill containers. At 12:10 I then brushed my teeth and lied down to rest. I had slept from 12:15-3:15. I then took a shower, so as to get comfortable for the evening. I then pulled up blog to type of my day, before eating dinner. I soon called it a night.