out and about

I began my morning at 8:00 a.m. It was a dreary wet morning but still I was able to jump out of bed as quick as I usually do. I then had made my way to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal and half of a toasted English muffin. Along with the banana in my cereal and the cut up fruit my mother leaves in the refrigerator every morning I set to go. Once I had finished eating, I then made my way downstairs to ride the for thirty minutes. After doing so, I had returned to my bedroom to do my weight exercises with my arms. At 9:15 I then filled my empty pill containers. At 9:20 I then copied another poem into my notebook. After doing so my mother had called to see if I wanted to get out of the house to go shopping. At 10:00 I then preceded to do my leg exercises. I then stretched. At 10:30 I then took my shower thus getting ready for the rest of my day. At 11:00 I then lied down to rest for an hour, before getting up to eat some lunch. At 12:30 I then did some laughing. After doing so I then preceded to do my tension Identification and control exercises before leaving with my mother and grandmother at 1:30. Our first stop was at Mt Blue Drug to pick up some medication. We then continued on to Wilton the next town over from Farmington to get some gas. On our way back we had stopped at the windmill to get an Ice cream. At 2:15 we then stopped at the tractor supply place so that I could buy dad a gift certificate for fathers day. At 2:30 we then made a stop at big lots. While in there we had picked up a few items before continuing on our way. At 3:00 we then arrived at the Pierce House to drop my grandmother off. Mom and I then stopped at Tranton's before going home. We had arrived home at 3:30. I then Went to my computer to go on line for a bit before pulling up my blog.

Shop til you drop

I began my Thursday at 7;45 a.m. by going out to the kitchen to make myself a toasted English muffin with peanut butter honey. Once I had finished eating, I then returned to my bedroom At 8:45 to brush my teeth before starting in with my muscle building exercises. After doing so, I then did some stretching before riding for thirty minutes. At 9;30 I then sat down at my lap top to copy yet another poem into my note book. At 10:00 I then called my grandmother to chat for five minutes. My mother then called to let me know that she would be picking me up at 1:00 to do some shopping around Farmington. At 10:30 I then made myself a sandwich for lunch. I then rummaged through some cards I had left over through the years that had not been used to find a birthday card for my mother and a fathers day card. At 10:30 I then did some laughter therapy. At 10:45 I then did my tension and Identification exercises. At 11:00 I then sat down to eat my lunch. After doing so I had taken my sower thus getting ready for the rest of my day. At 12:00 I then lied to rest. I had slept until 1:20 before getting up to do some shopping with my mother. We first went to Mt. Blue Drug to pick a few things. We then went to Wal-mat and then to Hannaford. Then on our way back through downtown we stopped off at Tranton's a grocery store down town. I finally arrived home at 3:40. After unloading the groceries from the car I then went to my bedroom to blog.

Introducing Angela to support group

I began my Wednesday morning at 8:15 by going out into the kitchen to eat a toasted English muffin for breakfast along with my hot coca and a glass of orange juice. After doing I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth before doing my arm and leg weight exercises. At 9;10 I then shaved before stretching. At 9;30 I then went downstairs to ride the swin air dine for thirty minutes. After doing so I had hung a load of laundry to dry. At 10;25 I then took my shower and get ready for the day ahead. At 10;55 I then started another load of laundry before sitting down to eat my lunch. At 11:15 I had gathered my things and went to the door to weight for United. Upon my arrival to Westside for 1:00 p.m. I had made my way to the conference room for support group. During group Dee Dee, Camie, Linda, Tina, Denise, and I First introduced to Angela. We then put our fists in the center and said, "STAY POSITIVE!" Denise then went around saying every ones name. She then checked in. Denise had mentioned that she is going to the beach on Saturday with her friend Randy. Tina had mentioned that she is afraid to swim after her stroke. Other wise things are going well. Linda joined aqua size group at rehab and enjoys swimming. I then checked in. Dee Dee went to the school department to say good-bye to the super intendant Tom Ward who is leaving. He will be returning to his home town in Farmington. Camie spend time playing with grandson. At 2:00 I then went to the gym for my p.t. session with Dan. I first walked on the treadmill for thirty minutes. I then did mini squats while standing on an ariex cushion. At 3:00 I then went to I pad group. Today Deb showed Denise, Audry, and I the apt tha which is like Skype on the computer. United then took me home. I had arrived home at 5:15. After taking my shower and getting comfortable. I then went to the kitchen to eat my dinner with my parents. After doing so, I then went to my bedroom to blog.

making plans to going walking with Sally at Bates College Track

I began my Tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. by jumping out of bed to do my weight exercises both upper and lower. While doing so I had sipped on my hot cocoa. At 5;25 I had written a poem for someone at Westside. In doing so, it was my way of saying thank you. At 5;45 I then made my way out to the kitchen to eat my breakfast. After doing, I had returned to my bedroom to first brush my teeth, I then began to do my stretching. At 6;30 I then took my shower before sitting back down to continue the poem I was writing. I then grabbed my lunch and my nap sack and soon left on United Wheelchair. Upon my arrival to Westside I had made my way to the conference room for yoga group. Today Donald, David, and I did strengthening and yoga exercises with Michelle and Carol. At 10;00 I then made my way to the gym for my P.T. session with Dan. Dan Started the session by taking my blood pressure, 110 over 80. I then went on the treadmill. After walking twenty-two minutes and eighteen seconds I had walked one mile. Dan then took my blood pressure reading, 112 over 80. We then went outside to walk some more. At 11:00 I then sat in the lobby for fifteen minutes. At 11:15 I then had my case management session with Piper. Today Piper had explained to who I meet with for P.T. is determined on who's schedule fits with mine at that time. At 11:30 I then went to Sally's office for my nursing session. We first talked about my up coming neurological appointment in July. We then talked about using this time to go walking at Bates College track during our time. Because Dan had mentioned I should start doing more walking to help in my recovery. At 12:00 I then went to the kitchen to eat my lunch with the other clients. At 12:30 I then had my support session with Deb. Today we worked on deleting email on my I pad. At 1:00 United then took me home. I had arrived I did not arrive home until 3:00. Upon doing so I had gone straight to my bedroom to lay down. I had slept two hours before getting up. I then took a shower before going out into the kitchen to eat dinner. At 6:00 I had returned to my computer to enter my daily blog.

belly breathing during speech

I began my Monday morning at 5;30 a.m. by getting up to do my weight exercises both leg and arm. At 6;00 I then began to do my stretching. After doing so I then went out into the kitchen to drink my cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing so, I then ate some scrambled eggs for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to do my tension Identification and control exercises. I then took my shower thus getting ready for the day ahead. I then did my breathing exercises. I then grabbed my lunch and nap sack and left for Westside on United. Upon my arrival to Westside I had brought my lunch to the kitchen then made my way into the gym. During P.T. Sally the nurse had filled in for Lidia the P.T. I had walked on the tread mill for 30 minutes. After doing so, I had gone 1.342 miles. At 2.7 miles per hour. After doing so I then went into the parallel bars to do my leg exercises. At 11:00 I then went into the conference room for laughter therapy. Today Paul, Michelle, Alisa, Matt and I had a Professional Laughter instructor come into the group to give us a professional laughter session with Deb and Flourina. At 12:00 I then went to lunch. At 12:30 I then went back upstairs for my speech session with Carina. Carina took me down to the gym to lay on one of the mats. While doing so she had me work on my breathing while using my stomach muscles. With my hand on my stomach and feeling the curve in my back flatten as my stomach goes up and down. At 1:00 United took me home. I had arrived home at 2:20 thus going straight to bed. I had slept until 4:30 before getting up. I then read my progress summery from Westside. After doing so I had taken a shower thus getting ready for the night. At 5:30 I then had some homemade pizza for dinner. At 6:30 I then went to my computer to blog.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" STACIE

I began my Sunday morning at 7;00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom at 8:00 to brush my teeth and shave before beginning with my weight exercises. After I had stretched I then took my shower thus getting ready to go to church. At 9:00 Stacie had called to confirm our plans for the day and where we should meet after church. I then continued to get ready. At 9:45 my mother and had left the house to go pick my grandmother up. We then went to church. After Mass I had met Stacie at Tranton's Market downtown Farmington. We then went to Subway for lunch. Once we had finished eating we then went to Narrow Gage Cinema to watch the movie "Now You See Me" We then arrived back home at 3:15. We then had a piece of cake my mother had made today. Stacie and I then went to my bedroom to play three games of skip-bo until 5:00 Stacie then went home. I then took a shower before having a bowl of cereal with a toasted English muffin. I then went to blog.

Hot Hot Hot

I began my Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my cocoa and then eat something cool for breakfast. After doing so I then went downstairs to ride for thirty minutes. Before doing so I thought I would start a load of laundry. At 9:00 I was back in my bedroom doing my weight exercises with my arm. At 9:20 I took a break and pulled up my poems on my computer so as to copy another one into the notebook. After doing so, I then made my bed thus putting on clean sheets. At 11:00 I had spoke to a friend on the telephone. At 11:45 I then went to the kitchen to eat some lunch. I then went back to my computer to copy yet another poem. After doing so My father to me to the shop to give me a hair cut. I had arrived back home at 1:45. I had finished writing a poem and was in bed ten minutes later. I had slept from 1:55-2:45. I do not if I was exhausted or if it was the heat. With my A.C. going I never thought I'd wake up. At 4:45 I had awoke thus taking a shower to revive myself before eating my dinner.