Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Trying Times, Day 2

     It is now 0306. I am having a hard time staying asleep. Even though I am wearing shorts and a t-shirt, I am too warm. Yesterday was Monday. I woke up later than my 0700 alarm, at 0900. I took my medications and supplements, let them settle, then took a hot shower. I received an email from Jim Stroud at Pride Restoration late in the day on Sunday. I responded to him when I was awake at 0130. I text messaged him to tell the guys to wait until after lunch to come over so I could take my shower, but I guess he did not get the message. The guys showed up before I was dressed after my shower. I was putting on a new shaper, and was having a hard time getting it on because I was not completely dry. I needed Caleb's help to pull it down. I later found out that I was supposed to step into it and pull it up, not pull it over my head and down. 

    Caleb and I went to the license plate agency after being told that the guys could not work in our house the way it was. I paid to renew my vehicle registration and came home to clean. Caleb started taking trash out, while I started cleaning the kitchen to be able to cook dinner. I made skewers of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers with Vidalia onions. I also made skewers with eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, and Vidalia onions too. I made hamburger patties and prepped 2 NY strip steaks. Everything was cooked on the grill for dinner.

    I tried to reach Jim Stroud to let him know that we have appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday and not to send the guys back out here until Thursday. I don't know if he got the message. 

    I wanted to start Caleb on Aspire Nutrition for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I gave him one dose of the multi-vitamin, and one dose of the probiotic. 

    My Cpap isn't turning on, and I don't know why not. Dona Sharon let me use her Cpap. 

    I spent time yesterday morning paying bills. It looks like all but 2 credit cards received their checks I mailed them. 

    I am listening to Erica Rock's Unlimited Abundance audio track #1. It has been awhile since I have listened to any meditation. 

    Today Caleb and I will be cleaning the house as much as we can. We have leftovers from yesterday, so I am not cooking tonight, even though today is Valentine's Day. I was going to cook crab legs and shrimp in a gumbo.

    Caleb has to help me wash the laundry and straighten up the laundry room. He also has to help me straighten up the living room and my bedroom. I wish the girls would come over and help us get the cleaning done. 

    We are trying to make sure everybody has hot water to take a shower too.

    I had a talk with Caleb about it not being ok that we are constantly in a state of cleaning the house because he throws trash on the floor and doesn't clean up after himself.  We talked about how it keeps us from doing more important things like working on his school work. It was a hard discussion for him to hear from both me and Dona Sharon. I told him that no one will hire him without a GED, and that he needs to be learning the basic foundation that is required to know in adulthood. I let him know that I am only legally responsible for him up until the age of 18 to put some pressure on him to take responsibility for his actions. I wouldn't mind keeping him here with me beyond that if he is working towards bettering himself at school. He does not have long to learn what he needs to know to pass the GED test. He also needs to learn to take orders without arguments. I told him that is a requirement in the Army. 

    I'm just exhausted from all the excuses and all the procrastinating and all the arguments that happen with every single thing I tell Caleb to do. More than half of the stuff I tell Caleb to do does not get done at all because he is so distracted by his electronics. I told him I would take away his electronics if they continue to be a problem. We worked out a deal that Caleb would earn either $5 or $10 if he could make it through the week "being good" and following instructions and doing what is asked of him when it is asked. I have to start keeping notes so I can remember how Caleb does every day. 

    I'm getting sleepy and ready to go back to bed. The Erica Rock audio track has ended. It is now  0401. Caleb has a dental appointment today at noon, and his psychiatrist and therapist appointments tomorrow in the afternoon. I've got to get him up early enough to take a shower and get dressed in some clean  clothes before his appointment today. He is going in for a teeth cleaning. 

    I'm supposed to be in the second week of the Trauma Healing Program, but I did not complete the first week yet. I have some catching up to do. I need to schedule time in my schedule to make it to the live videos for that program and the Vocal Resonance Method Facilitator program so I don't miss out on important stuff.

    I need to rest now. It's going to be a long day of cleaning the house and getting things done. 

    Have a blessed day, and thank you for reading!

     

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