Today's prompt is "What three words describe your family?" Three words that describe my family are: (in reference to me and Caleb) Autism Spectrum Disorder.
It is now 1214 on Friday. Yesterday I went to my endicrinologist for an appointment. I handled it well, considering how it made me feel last time I was there. Four months ago, I was there for the first time. I was there to be seen about my hormone levels in reference to possible menopause. I left there feeling fat shamed. This time was different. This time, I left there feeling like I was being helped.
My A1c is 8.4. My LDL is 52. My kidneys and liver are in ok health.
The weather was nasty. I woke up at 0430, and it was thunder storming outside. I stayed up and walked my 1 mjle on the incline trainer. I started walking on the incline trainer the day before yesterday. I signed up for a virtual challenge to do 100 miles, so I intend to walk 100 miles over 100 days.
On Wednesday, I got the approval to close on my home refinance loan. I tried to call my dad with the good news but no one answered his phone, nor Dona Sharon's phone all day long, and the room phone was off the hook. I am closing later today. All this hard work is about to pay off.
Caleb had an interview with Timber Ridge Wednesday afternoon, and he was later denied for admission. I was not happy, and happy at the same time. I did not want him to go if the fit wasn't right, and clearly it wasn't. I am not pursuing any more PRTF's , or placements away from home.
Caleb also had an appointment with Ms. Kathy, his psychiatrist. We did not change his meds this month, but I did mention the ER visit for hallucination.
I went back to sleep earlier, and it is now 0458.
On Tuesday, I had my call with the VA pharmD. My glipizide was lowered to 2.5mg at night, and kept the same morning dose of 5mg.
When Monarch Roofing let people know what they were doing to help a veteran, other companies wanted to help too. On Tuesday, a handyman came over to see how many electrical sockets and light switches we needed to replace.
I was tired by the time it came to my call with Michal, and asked to reschedule.
Monday, I did not have any appointments, but one of the guys from another company stopped by to help a veteran too. His company wanted to add a garden border, new mulch, and a new entryway to the porch!
Ohhh! I remember why I was so tired on Tuesday afternoon. It was because I went grocery shopping by myself at Walmart. I went into Walmart to get Christinia's medication, and a few groceries, but ended up with a full cart! Caleb stayed at home to get his room clean, so I did not have his help.
Today I close on the refinance home loan at 1100. That is the only appointment I have. I still have to clean the kitchen if I want to make dinner, and clean the hallway carpet. I will be walking my 3rd mile today, on the incline trainer. Hopefully it is easier today than yesterday and the day before.
Christinia wants to go see a rescued dog on Saturday. I don't know if I will be up to it. I'm feeling slow, heavy, and sore all over.
Monarch Roofing will be over early in the morning to begin work on the roof on Monday. I am getting an estimate on how much it would cost to replace the all the windows in the house from Lowe's on Tuesday, and then having my meeting with Michal. I am getting a solar panel estimate from Cape Fear Solar on Wednesday. Caleb and I are going to get his psychological evaluation report on Thursday. On Friday, Christinia and I have a virtual VA assessment for the caregiver assistance program. So, there is not as much as had been going on previously during the week. I still have to wait for Hayley to text me on Monday with Caleb's in-home-intensive therapy appointments for the week. I am still waiting for the Mazda dealership to call when they get the parts they need to fix my mini van to go and drop it off.
I have organized most of the files I am working with these days and set the outdated ones in a separate drawer of the filing cabinet. I am attempting to get organized in the way I use to be, so I am more efficient with my time. I still need to clean my room, and my bathroom. I still have a mess beside and behind my chair at the dinner table. I did manage to get up the water filters and put them to use. I did manage to begin reloading the dishwasher. I have been busy keeping up with the document requests from Veterans United Home Loans all this time.
Yesterday I made an appointment for Christinia and me to get another matching tattoo. I have a photo of the one I want, " ; I.G.Y. 6. "
I have to do another 2 weeks of blood pressure monitoring, now that my medication has been increased.
I started taking a supplement that is supposed to help with inflammation. It has ginger, tumeric, bioperine, and one other main ingredient in it. It has only been a few days. I do not know how long it takes this stuff the work, but I did not have inflammation in my legs last night. I am also taking a supplement with apple cider vinegar and cayenne pepper in it. I have a cayenne pepper supplement coming in the mail. It is supposed to help with my metabolism.
I orderd alot of books the other day, from Zulily. I do not know when they will arrive. I can't wait to read them! I want more books, but I have not decided to place the order just yet. Most of those are National Geographic books and school workbooks for Caleb. The books I bought are about all kinds of things I am interested in. Spirituality, wellness, and health, finances, child-rearing and parenting, and cooking! Also crystals, Reiki, essential oils, card decks, and books about the life of Jesus.
I guess it's about time to get my morning routine done. I have about 50 pills to digest before I can do my walk for the day, and then I will likely need to cool down and shower. Caleb is not up yet, surprisingly.
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