rolling sheets of newspaper so as to make a coaster during expressive arts

My Tuesday morning began on this day at 5:00 a.m. by getting up to stretch. After doing so I then shaved before taking my shower. After doing so, I then went out into the kitchen to eat my breakfast. I then brushed my teeth before grabbing my knapsack and lunch, out the door I went, United wheelchair had me there right on time for yoga group. Once I had put my lunch in my locker, I then made my way to the conference room yoga group. Today Michelle and Matt had us following a Love Your Brain Yoga work out. Brain injury survivors doing yoga. We then followed energizing chair yoga. At 10:00 I then met Alex in the gym for my p.t. session. He first had me sitting on the t-stool working on my balance by putting my feet close together then apart. He then had me marching on the t-stool. Alex then ha me sitting on therapy ball working on my balance. Alex then had me out in the hallway walking through an obstacle course, tapping cones and standing on boards along the way. At 11:00 I then went to the craft room for expressive arts. Today Michelle and Casey had us starting a new project where we were rolling sheets of newspaper so to make a coaster. At 12:00 I then had taken a shower before eating my lunch. I then met with Piper for my case management session. At 1:00 I then grabbed my things and went home. Upon my arrival home at 2:00 I had put on something more comfortable before laying to rest. I had slept from until 4:50 before getting and going out in the kitchen for a plate of spaghetti. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom to organize my knapsack for tomorrow. I then called grandma before sitting down to enter my daily blog enter.

Receiving a compliment on improving my balance

My Monday morning began on this thirteenth day of April at 5:30 a.m. by getting out of bed to stretch. After doing so I had begun to do my weight exercises, first working my legs then my arms. At 6:00 I had completed my workout thus taking my shower and getting ready for the day ahead. Once I was ready, I had gone out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. Once I had done so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a muffin. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then grabbed my knapsack and lunch and out the door I went. United Wheelchair had brought me to therapy for 9:00 a.m. Upon my arrival, I had put my things into my locker before making my way to the conference room. Today I was the client in Academic Skills Group. Alex and I began to watch clips on the kennedy half century but soon started to play cribbage seems I was the only client in the group working on something cognitively would be better to past the time. At 10:00 I had stayed in the conference room for tai chi group. One of my goal while during my therapy at WestSide is to improve my balance. In doing so at the end of Tai Chi today Tobie approached me saying, "Troy your balance has improved greatly in the past six months, as she seen me doing Tai Chi. At 11:00 I then made my way to the kitchen for baking basics group.. Today Nichole and Casey had us making a sweet potato spinach bake. My task was to slice the potato's and put the spinach mixture over them. While it was baking we looked for a desert to make for next week, we then all had a piece. At 1:00 Deb had me create notes on how to use my printer at home. We then wrote down e mail helpful hints. She then is getting me to use safari icon instead of google. At 2:00 during my break I had eaten my lunch before taking my shower. At 3:00 during social group today Alex and Joyce first had us playing hang man. We then played pass word. United Wheelchair then took me home. I had arrived home at 5:30 slipping into something comfortable before sitting down to blog. I then ate dinner before calling it a night.

sleeping the afternoon away

My Sunday morning began on this twelfth day of April at 8:oo a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fruit. After doing I had a couple of apple sauce muffins my mother had just made for breakfast. Once I had finished eating, I had returned to my bedroom at 8:25 to shave and brush my teeth before starting in with my morning workout. I had first stretched before doing my upper weight exercises. At 9:00 I then took my shower, thus getting ready to go to church. At 9:45 I had left the house with my mother for church at 10:30. Once mass was done we had gone to the Pierce House so as to visit my grandmother and to give her communion. At 12:00 my mother and I had met my father at the shop so that he could give us both a haircut. Once I had my ears lowered we then left for home, picking lunch up along the way. We had arrived home at 1:00. Once inside, I had put some comfortable clothing before sitting down to eat my lunch. After doing so, I had brushed my teeth then lied down to rest. I had slept from 1:10-4:40 before getting up to blog before dinner.

Playing cribbage with grandmoa

I began my Saturday morning on this eleventh day of April at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa and eat some fuit. After doing so, I then ate my breakfast before returning to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. At 9:40 I then made my bed before starting my daily workout. At 9:45 I then began to stretch. After doing so, I began my weight workout. Once I had completed my workout I then put clean laundry away that was outside my bedroom door. At 10:30 I then sat down to make my move in some word trick puzzles. At 10:40 I then had taken my shower and got ready for the day, while my mother went to pick my grandmother up at the Pierce House. At 11:20 My grandmother had arrived with my mother. Once they were inside, I then sat down with my grandmother to play cribbage. While we were doing so, my mother had made a homemade pizza. At 12:30 We then began to eat lunch. My mother started us off with some corn on the cob. We then had a piece of my mothers homemade pizza. At 1:00 my mother had taken my grandmother home. Once they had left, I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:30. I then got up and went out into the kitchen, my mother and I then played a couple of games of cribbage before having a bowl of clam chowder. Once I had finished my bowl of chowder I then had a dessert. I then brushed my teeth before sitting down to enter my daily blog enter.

Happy sibling day

My Friday morning began on this day at 7:45 a.m. by getting up and going out into the kitchen to eat some fruit and to drink my hot cocoa. I then had a bowl of cereal and some toast. Once I had finished eating my breakfast, I had returned to my bedroom to make my bed. At 8:30 I had made my way to the laundry room to start a load of laundry. I then had returned to my bedroom at 8:33 to stretch. I had done so until 9:00 a.m. Once I had shaved, I then grabbed my weights and began to workout. At 9:20 I then returned to the laundry room to hang the laundry to dry. At 9:30 I was then back in my bedroom strapping my ankle weights on to work my legs. After doing so, I then had made my move in word trick. At 9:50 I then gave my grandmother a call. We spoke for ten minutes, I then returned to my bedroom to work on my book. It is becoming fun the more I write. The downfall of doing so, is reliving some of the recovery stages, I soon just forget. I have to admit todays chapter had put a smile on my face. It was a chapter having to do with laughter, and its benefits after having a stroke. At 10:20 Kelly from WestSide had called to see if I had my schedule for next week. I then continued to work on my chapter about laughter. At 11:30 I then wrote out some thank you notes. At 12:00 I then went out into the kitchen to make myself a sandwich. I then sat down to eat my lunch while watching the news. After I had washed some dish's and brushed my teeth, I then lied down to rest. I then slept from 12:30-3:30 before awaking from the sounds of my mother coming home from work. I then continued to write out some thank you notes. At 3:30 I then spoke to my sister on the telephone as she was letting me know how she had posted a picture taken of she and I last summer at an aneurysm walk in portland. Once of the phone, I had taken a shower before eating dinner. I then retuned to my bedroom to blog before calling it a day.

Going to the Olive Garden for Birthday Dinner

I began my Thursday morning on this ninth day of April by going out into the kitchen to drink my cup of hot cocoa and eat my plate of fruit. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom to take the sheets off my bed. I then brought them to the laundry room to start a wash. At 8:10 I then returned to my bedroom to put clean sheets on my bed, thus making it. At 8:30 I then went back out into the kitchen to fix myself a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast. After doing so, I had folded some laundry that was dry. At 9:00 I had gone outside to shovel the deck. After doing so I had returned to my bedroom to fill my pill containers fro the week. At 9:22 I then had shaved before shoveling the other deck. At 9:40 my friend Jim called to wish me a Happy Birthday. I then went back out on the deck to shovel. At 9:52 my grandmother had called to wish me a happy birthday. I then continued to shovel. Once I had finished, I then went inside at 10:00 to fold some laundry. After doing so, I then hung more to dry. At 1d0:18 I then put laundry away before doing my stretching exercises. I then spoke to my father on the telephone before laying down to rest. I had slept from 10:47-11:47. I then got up to empty the dishwasher. At 12:00 I then took my shower, thus getting ready to go out to eat with my parents at the Olive Garden. At 1:30 we then left. Upon our arrival we enjoyed a nice meal before returning home. We had arrived home at 4:30. Upon doing I had slipped into something comfortable before opening some cards and gifts with my parents. I then went to my lap top to blog.

Getting my glasses fix

My Wednesday morning began on this eighth day of April at 5:00 a.m. by getting out of bed to stretch. I did so for until 5:40. After doing so, I then preceded to work my upper body with weights. After doing so, I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. Once I had finished with my workout, I then preceded to take my shower and to get ready for the day ahead. At 6:20 I then had made my way out into the kitchen to to my breakfast. Once I had finished eating a banana sandwich with peanut butter on one side and nutella on the other, I then returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth. Once I had cleaned my bathroom, I then gone out to the garage to sweep the sand back outside. After doing so I had folded some laundry that was dry. At 8:00 United had arrived to take my to WestSide. Upon my arrival for a 9:30 counseling appointment, I had showed Maria the chapter I had written during this past week. We then spoke about aother things. At 10:00 I then made my way to the gym for my p.t. session with Matt. Today Matt first had me walking on the treadmill for fifteen minutes. We then went to the conference room to so as to use the wii to work on my balance. We had first used the tennis game as I hit the ball back and fourth not only worked on my balance but my visual scanning too. We then bowled a string while standing on as erix pad. It was a close game 177 to 178. At 11:00 I had stayed in the conference room for Brain Injury Education group. Today we first read the Thank You note from the cascade Brook Middle school thanking us for the presentation we had done a while ago. Then one of the clients had brought up hoe they had contacted the Iris Network so as to supply glasses to use as a simulation to show people how vision is affected after a brain injury. Deb and Michelle then had us finishing up the vision instructions At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so, I had taken my shower. I then returned to the conference room for support group at 1:00. Today the group started by singing me "Happy Birthday" We then discussed today's quote, "A vocabulary that eliminates "don't and can't" will be free to see surprising numbers of "Do" and "can" We then spoke about the benefits of having an I pad. At 2:00 my mother then picked me up at WestSide so as to bring me to the eye doctor to get my glasses fixed. We then left for home. On the way I had stopped to get a Mocha milk shake. Once in Farmington we had stopped at Shop-N-Save to pick up a few things. We then went home. Upon my arrival I had slipped into something comfortable being sitting down to type my blog. Ah the day is done.