Well, Good Morning to You Too!

My days are usually off to a good start, because my helpers know me well. They know that quiet, quick, and efficient is the best way to be until I'm fully awake. If this is properly executed, I'm usually awake within a half hour of their arrival.

However, this was not the case this morning, as my company has continued to contract out other agencies due to being short staffed. The agency that's hired primarily deal with the elderly, and with some, it shows. I have one worker that is so ridiculously sarcastic, and while sarcasm is usually my middle name, I can't handle it at 6:30AM!

I (luckily) have the ability to direct my own care, and on top of the unwanted sarcasm, this lady can't seem to wrap her head around the idea! "The sling attaches on the first loop" "Well it works better on the second I think" Key phrase: you think! I have been hoisted up in slings for over 11 years now, and a piece of paper proving completion of a program, does not make you wiser than I in the subject!

So why am I sharing this? Because how I'm woken up every morning greatly impacts my day, mood, my will to learn! I'm pretty sure most of you would tell someone like the person
mentioned above where to go and how to get there... But there's not much you can do when help is limited.

Karli

The Weather is Fine! … Not!

I just wish the weather would make up its mind. When it can't, like now… good luck Karli! What happens to me when the weather is bad, or indecision? I get pressure headaches, which vary in annoyance from a fly buzzing in your ear, to a brick weighing down your head. From what I've heard, I'm not alone there, but it's rather inconvenient when you're down and out from school because of the weather!

Another thing; when the weather is wacky, I'm like a broken thermometer! What is decent for some, is often freezing for me. Why? Limited circulation. I wear sweater shawls, but I never seem to win because it's just right outside, and then boiling inside (and I'm not so good at putting things on and off myself). I find it funny too, that when I ask what it's like outside, people instantly say the roads are bad/fine. That would be great if I actually used them. Sidewalks are my road, and during the winter London's sidewalk upkeep = death trap! I know it's almost spring, but people seem to forget about Canadian winters…

The weather is not fine, yet…

Karli