Crating a my space account

My Monday morning began on this day at 5:30 a.m. by getting up to exercises. I had first did my upper weight exercises. After doing so I then stretched. At 6:00 I had shaved before strapping on my ankle weights. Once I had completed my workout, I then took my shower, thus getting ready for the day ahead. After doing so, I had just enough time to eat a bowl of hot cereal and a piece of toast before United arrived to bring me to WestSide. Upon my arrival, I had put my things into my locker, before going to the lobby to sit for an hour before my first therapy. As I was doing so, I had written a still life poem. At 10:00 I had gone to Carina's office for poetry. I was the only one in the group that showed up. I had first shared my poem with Carina, we then talked about rhyme. My home work for next week, is to come up with a title for the poem I had workshopped today in group. At 11:00, I then had p.t. with Liz. I had met in her the gym. She first had me walking on the treadmill, working on my heal toe as I stepped. She then had me standing on the bosu ball. I then did squats on the bosu ball, thus working on ankle strengthening. I then stood on the wabble board rocking left to right. I then di some lunges. At 12:00 I then took my shower before eating my lunch. At 1:00 during my session with Deb, I had then created a my space account on Amazon. I then left for home. I had arrived home at 3:22. I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 4:30 before getting up to have dinner. I then brushed my teeth before calling my grandmother. At 5:30 I then went to my laptop to blog.

Feeling under the weather

My Sunday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to drink my hot cocoa while eating ssome fruit. After doing so, I then had a banana sandwich for breakfast. At 8:30 I had returned to my bedroom so as to shave and brush my teeth. At 8:40 I then worked my upper body using my weights. At 8:50 I had then stretched before taking a shower thus getting ready to go to church. At 9:30 I started not to feel all that well so, I had put on a t-shirt and a pair of jams and lied down to rest, thus staying home from church. After resting for a while, I then began to pick up my bedroom and bathroom a little. People are coming to fix my toilet. At 10:35 I had started a load of laundry before picking up the rest of my bedroom. At 11:00 I had watched a Christmas movie. Resting while doing so. At 11:25 I then hung laundry to dry. I then lied back down to rest, watching a Christmas movie while doing so. At 12:00 I had watched a mass on t.v. At 1:00 I had a bowl of coup for lunch, I then went to sleep. I did so for four hours, before waking at 5:00. I then got up o have some hamburger soup with my mother. I then brushed my teeth before calling my grandmother. I then sat down to blog before going back to bed.

Organizing papers for therapy

My Saturday morning began at 9:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to so as to drink my hot cocoa while eating some fruit. After doing so, I had then had two popovers with maple syrup. At 9:40 I then brushed my teeth and shaved before making my bed. At 10:00 I had then put some clean laundry away. After doing so, I had begun to do my stretching routine. At 10:20 I had cleaned my folders and organizing handouts and notes that I have for exercises and other activities I am doing at therapy both cognitive and physical. After doing so, I had called my grandmother before helping my mother hang a wreath over the fireplace upstairs that does not get used. At 10:45 I then continued to organize papers in folder. At 11:52, I then put Christmas stickers and stamps on my cards. At 12:55 I then lied down to rest. I had slept until 3:30 before geting up. I then went into the kitchen to eat my salad. After doing so, I had taken my shower. At 4:45 I then had what felt like to be an aura. It felt like a quick blast of energy in my brain. My face then pale and I had a headache. At 5:45 I then called my grandmother before eating dinner. I then sat down to blog.

Looking up information on how to go about publishing a book during recreational therapy with Alicia

My Friday morning began at 8:00 a.m. by going out into the kitchen to eat some fruit and drink my hot cocoa. After doing so, I then had a bowl of cereal with a piece of toast. At 8:40 I had returned to my bedroom to brush my teeth and shave. After doing so, I had called my grandmother to chat. At 9:00 I then did my ankel exercises. After doing so, I then stretched. At 9:40 I then preceded to work my upper body with weights. At 9:50 I then strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. At 10:00 I then had put my clean laundry away, before laying down to rest. I had slept until 11:30 before getting up to take a shower. At 11:45 I then had gone to the laundry room to start a wash. At 11:55 I had gone back to the kitchen to have a bowl of soup for lunch. Once I had brushed my teeth, I then hung the laundry to dry. United soon arrived to bring me to WestSide. Upon my arrival, I had put my things in my locker before meeting with Susan for speech therapy. Today Susan had me reading and trying to remembering certain passages as I repeated back as much up the information possible. We then worked on speaking more so as to become more comfortable in group settings. At 3:00 I had taken a shower before meeting with Alicia for recreational therapy who is filling in for Tobie. During this hour, Alicia and I looked into ways to go about publishing my book. We also looked into how to create a space on Amazon. We then looked up other peoples books that they had published. We then looked at royalty rates, making your book available to people around the world. At 4:00 Roger then took me home. I had arrived home at 5:30. Upon doing so, I slipped into something more comfortable before sitting down to blog.

Appointment with Dr. Emery.

My Thursday morning began ast 7:50 a.m. by taking the sheets off my bed. After doing so, I then brought my laundry to the laundry room so as to start a load of of wash. At 8:00 I had returned to the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then fixed my self a bowl of cereal with banana and a piece of toast. At 8:40 I had returned to my bedroom so as to brush my teeth. I then went back out into the kitchen to wash some dish's that were in the sink, I then started the dish washer. I then went back to my bedroom to put clean sheets on my bed thus making it. At 9:30 I then shaved before starting in with my stretching routine. After doing so, I had returned to the laundry room so as to fold some laundry in the dryer. I then put it away. At 9:40I then started another load of laundry before hanging a load to dry. At 10:12 I then continued to stretch. At 10:15 I then called my grandmother to see how her morning was going. Once off the phone, I began to do my weight exercises. At 10:22 I then sat down to write out some Christmas cards. At 11:00 I then put a load of wash into the dryer. I then emptied the dish washer, thus putting the dish's away. At 11:30 I had taken my shower thus getting ready for the rest of the day. At 12:00 I then lied down to rest. I had slept for an hour before getting up to eat lunch. I then brushed my teeth. My mother had arrived home from work to take me to the doctors for a 2:30 appointment. Once the nurse had taken my blood pressure, pulse, and asked me bout my medications, I then met with Doctor Emery. She had then gone over my medications once again. Once I was examined, I then checked out before leaving. I had arrived home at 3:45. Upon doing so, I had spoke to my sister before sitting down to enter my daily blog.

Discussing what activities to keep or not to keep during Brain Injury Education Group

My Wednesday morning began at 6:00 a.m. by getting up to do upper body weight exercises. I then stretched. After doing so, I then strapped on my ankle weights to work my legs. At 6:50 I had taken my shower before going out into the kitchen to eat my fruit ant to drink my hot cocoa. After doing so I had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted english muffin. I had finished eating at 7:00. Upon doing so, I had gone into my bathroom to brush my teeth. I then sat down to read while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrived. As I was waiting, I had called my grandmother. I had left the house at 8:30 for my hour long journey to Lewiston. Upon my arrival to WestSide, I had put my things into my locker before going to my 10:00 a.m. appointment. During my counseling session, Brad started us off with a Mindfulness practice. We then discussed things that make me anxious and nervous. At 10:30 I then went to the lobby for a thirty minute break. As I was sitting there, I had written another poem. This time the chairs on how they appear to take there roll in the lobby. At 11:00 I had then gone to the conference room for Brain Injury Education Group. We first reviewed last weeks work with the one handed activity, the shirts. We then worked on the motor coordination and shirt activity. We then talked about why or why not to keep the pill bottle and band aid one handed activity. At 12:00 I then went to the dining area to eat my lunch. After doing so, I had taken a shower. I then went to the conference room for support group. Today we discussed the quote, "Focus on what you have instead of what you do not have on what is right in your world instead of what is wrong on where you are going instead of what your have been threough." At 2:00 I then met with Brenda for nursing. She had taken my blood pressure 110 over 80 we then discussed my medication. At 2:30 Roger took me home. I had arrived home at 3:40. I then called United to cancele my transportation due to a doctors appointment. I then called it a day.

Talking about skiing with Piper

My Tuesday morning began at 6:30 a.m. by doing my upper weight exercises. After doing so, I had then strapped on my ankle weights and began to work my legs. At 7:00 I then shave before starting in with my stretching. At 7:30 I then went out into the kitchen to eat some fruit while drinking my hot cocoa. I then had a bowl of hot cereal with a toasted english muffing. At 7:40 I had then brushed my teeth before taking my shower. After doing so, I had gone to the laundry room to start a load of laundry. I then went back upstairs to pick up the kitchen. I then called my grandmother to say good morning. At 8:34 I then sat down at my desk to start writing out Christmas cards. Once I had four written out, I then hung the laundry to dry. I then sat down to relax while waiting for United Wheelchair to arrive. Upon my arrival to WestSide for 10:45 a.m. I had put my things in my locker before meeting with Piper for a Case management session. She had asked if I had still planned on skiing this year, Of course I said yes. At 11:00 I then went to the craft room for expressive arts. Today Michelle and Casey had us making stockings to stuff for Christmas. We had first picked the material today that we would like to use, then we traced the stocking onto the material, then we cut it out. We had cut two so as to sew them together. At 12:00 I had eaten my lunch and taken a shower. At 12:30 I then met with Deb for a support session. Once we had finished talking, I then went to the conference room for Literature group. Today Laura had us taking turns reading We then discussed and answered some questions. I then left for home at 2:00. I had arrived home at 3:15. Upon doing so, I had gone strait to bed. I had slept until 5:00 before getting up. I then called my grandmother before eating dinner. I then went to my laptop to blog.