A Little Off Schedule

Waking up at 2 this morning I finally got a shower around 4:30 but it soon became obvious I should have gone back to sleep. I typically have a schedule when I shave and so forth, but given the current situation, I haven't gotten that dressed up and don't most of the time... Who am I kidding, ALL the time. However I do take showers but apparently I've been doing it with my eyes closed. 

Most of the time I take a shower and complete my morning routine in a particular order because, believe it or not, if I don't I forget to do something even if it's something essential like brushing your teeth or brushing your hair. I was in the shower and decided that I should shave my armpits even though my arm did not feel as calm as it has on the other days, I decided this must be done! When I lifted my arm I was shocked; I almost jumped out of the shower! I promise it looked like there was a black haired chinchilla under my arm even though I don't know what chinchillas look like, I know that's what was under my arm. Although my arm did not seem as calm as it was on previous days, I am very excited that this mission was accomplished and there was no blood in the shower. Actually now that I'm thinking about it did I do anything to the other arm? Oh good I did :-)

I just remember Mrs Logan had a chinchilla in her classroom so I do know what chinchillas look like and that is what my underarms looked like!!

I had a house delivery of actual vegetable juice (V8) and other essential items and soon thereafter I had another wonderful food delivery to my house including but not limited to Gobo and sugar cookies. I did put my Wrist and ankle weights on to hopefully encourage myself to work out sometime, but I'm not sure that's going to happen until the news comes on.

So although I've enjoyed this little vacation from my rather self-created hectic schedule, there are a few things that I need to consciously remember to do.

Yesterday!

It's nearing 3 and I just got done making my breakfast shake for tomorrow and a dinner shake that I'm not sure when I will consume. Although the breakfast shake was for this morning, surprisingly I wasn't hungry when I woke up. I made the breakfast shake with the normal stuff:  yogurt, frozen fruit, juice, organic protien, power food mix, hemp hearts and flaxseed. The dinner Shake is another story. If you notice, the dinner shake looks like blood but don't worry, I'll get to the reasoning eventually. 

I'm pretty sure I posted pictures when Jaimie came over and we had a great time making burritos. Before that night I had a huge container full of grillable vegetables. Jaimie was kind enough to dice the vegetables and we used some but not all of them. Not wanting them to go bad, I decided I would cut them up. I searched everywhere for my little knife and could not find it. I found many Cutco knives but knew that for me to use them would never be a good idea. I finally stumbled upon my smaller knife. I was very surprised when I realized that this knife was as sharp as a Cutco knife. I was so excited that I was able to cut the vegetables one handed. One-handed... does that mean I am Hewoman? No Kimi, simmer down, the vegetables were already sliced just not diced.

Fine. So I'm not hewoman, but I am pretty awesome. I blended the vegetables but then a huge dilemma arose. What flavor juice should I use? I forgot to get V-8 before  self-quarentining. Although I was given a brand new container of orange juice recently, I'm not sure orange juice and vegetables would taste that wonderful. What kind of vegetable liquid do I have?  The wheels were turning… and turning. Beet juice!! Is that a vegetable? Well whether it is or not I used beet juice with the vegetables that were recently cut up. 

I am so excited because after I got done making the shake not knowing whether beets are a vegetable or not the search began and I found out that they are -- beetroot is considered a vegetable!!

For dinner that night I decided to make a vegan chicken burger. Now the normal Kimi would be panicky, so panicky and worried about cooking it she should just throw it in the microwave. I don't know whatever happened to that Kimi but without even thinking twice, I turned on the stove and got ready to cook the vegan chicken burger. After I'm cooked the porker I decided that I wanted to decorate it. By Jeffrey I mean I thought mayonnaise on the cheese on it and even some lettuce oh, now for me to take the  to that is absolutely bonkers! As you can see by the picture that I hope I will remember to attach how much my chicken sandwich was pretty exciting! After dinner and watching the move I remember to take some of my oil so I would sleep well.

Sept well is an understatement -- although I was awake at 4 and then again at 6 in the morning, I had glanced at my phone and realized I had a phone appointment at 9 o'clock and it was an appointment and I didn't have to be dressed up and reasonable for. When I got the call I was still laying in bed but it didn't matter I think we had the most productive meeting yet! Thanks

Rhea!

If anything, what I did learn after preparing wonderful meals yesterday and taking medicine later, is to be sure to take my medicine earlier! I can't stand sleeping late.

That's it for today for now but I might add more.

One Track Mind

When I'm doing laundry, generally I am doing nothing else. I start in the morning, get it done and put away the same day. I never realized how much I am a creature of habit and then this happened. I didn't start my laundry until much later in the day and for some odd reason I was drying something  at a low temperature so it took a few cycles to get it dry. During that time, the clothes in the washer had finished but I still had another load to wash. I took the clothes out of the washer and put them in the laundry basket. Soon my dad came over. I don't remember what my dad and I were doing but it was something exciting I am sure! I completely forgot about my  clothes in the laundry basket which had gotten pushed slightly under the table. Sometime later I went into my room and noticed my laundry basket missing and then I remembered I was doing my laundry. I went to where my laundry basket was and saw it full of clothes and I was like "Kimi Rebecca, you have a basket full of clothes, you should be done by now!" I heated up the clothes in the dryer, then brought them in my room to put them away. When I headed back to the washer to put what I thought was basket of clothes into the washer I realized they were wet and I had already washed them! I was thrilled- I didn't even know what to do with myself! Yes, I now had two loads of wet clothes but all my clothes were clean!

Nearing what I think is going to be the end of this blog, I guess it's really not post-worthy information. However it is important that you realize this: Don't let life get the best of you, especially with the whole health crisis going on right now. Remember what's important and laugh at the little things.

Now I Remember: The Sheet

When I was first moving into my apartment I bought a twin size sheet even though my bed isa full size. When it's warmer outside, I often like to just cover up with a sheet instead of a blanket. Months and months went on and when it was warm outside, I just slept on top of my blanket. I didn't even remember buying the sheet to sleep under until yesterday.

I moved into my apartment in December so it has been a little while since I bought that sheet. Although it is not getting warm outside my apartment is now getting too warm for the weighted blanket so I removed it and just planned on sleeping under a down comforter. The covering of the down comforter could be cool sometimes but warm others. Like a blanket I had when I was younger.

I " inherited" an amazing blanket from my oldest cousin. This amazing blanket was one from when she was a little pipsqueak and it had strawberries all over it. When she first gave it to me (or I inherited it...hahaha) I would call it "the strawberry blanket" but now it's just known as "strawberry." Over the years the once tiny hole in the blanket, where I liked to stick my foot out and let it breathe, had gotten larger and larger. Eventually the blanket's grandma had to sew the hole up along with many additional holes that had appeared. However whether it had holes or not that blanket was light. It was nice and cool when it was hot and warm when I was cold. It was nice and light just like a sheet. I managed to get strawberry out of my closet so I can use it until this virus is over and I can go find a nice, light sheet.

Full Day's Work!

Excitement is overflowing as my day has started out so amazing! I didn't spring out of bed, I woke up and waited to get out of bed until my thoughts were settled and I was ready to get started. I decided that I better use the bread that was in my fridge however that was after I decided to make a fried egg. Could I use my wonderful sandwich maker to make an egg sandwich?! It took a lot longer than I'm sure it takes the unbrain injured person, however I did it!!  I made it to the office on time for my first appointment of the day with Rhea from BIAC, breakfast sandwich in tow ready to order my morning drink! 

When I first arrived at the office I was a little early for my first meeting. This was  good because there was another meeting taking place at my desk! What in the world? What were they thinking? Come to find out they were some of the head honchos from the IT department of District 11! I was also given the opportunity to chat with a former co-worker, Karley Ford. When my meeting time  finally came, the meeting was AMAZING! Additionally I got to chat with Pastor Brian after his meeting and I got to see Liz from Young Life. I know I have met someone before when they've come up with me and they say their name without anything else. Or when they walked into the office and say why I have to sit here in your name but my name is this. Then John Brown came and we had a great discussion. 

Although I'm wanting to go home and take a nap I just thought man just hang out so I did and it was a good thing because JR happened to stop by early!

We had tons of fun with all of the Matchbox minis, Tonka Tiny's and Drivens and I got to learn a little bit about JR's school, situation and I found out his mother is an E6 in the Army and drives an 18 wheeled vehicle! Wait for it….

On my way home going at the typical speed of a wheelchair I get up to the crosswalk light and I was here sounds like it's dragging something. Going down the ramp my wheelchair made more noise. I finally realized that the strap that holds up the footplate came loose so I put the footplate on my lap and continue on my last stop. 

Today one such a neurologically stimulating day I am wiped out! Consequently I'm not proofreading this but I might look at it tomorrow.

Morning Moment Trivial Tuesday!

Second time I've done it and second time I've woken up with my bathroom light on. When I'm brushing my teeth I think oh I need go bathroom but not quite yet. I'll leave the light on to save the few seconds of turning on light when rushing to the bathroom when I finally decide I really have to go. Then I go lay down and I fall asleep never waking up needing to use the bathroom. So in the morning I wake up with my bathroom light on which is just terrible :-(. It's kind of like Alexander and the Horrible Terrible No Good Very Bad Day horrible, but I won't let the bathroom light determine the mood of my day.  As I sit here and write this I still have not gone to the bathroom but I wonder how many times do I let something so trivial like the bathroom light determine how my day is going to be? Why do I let any precursor of my day determine how the day's going to be? Unless of course I'm really excited and it makes me have an exciting day, those are exception precursors :-). Try not to let negative mindset, if that's what you call the feeling you get looking and knowing you left the bathroom light on all night, or any negative event from the previous hours control your day. 

Make today a Terrific Trivial Tuesday!

Life?

Sitting up out of bed in the middle of the night like I'm running late for my next appointment, my mind is flooded with so much! My thoughts are racing like crazy but it's not a bad thing. I was thinking of Mrs. Twyla Hernandez's post to her students after one of her students was tragically killed in a car accident. 

I was writing this whole thing and I wasn't going to post anything from Mrs. Hernandez's page then I her page is public, she won't mind.

"To all my past, present, and future students: I try my best to teach you what I am licensed to. We joke, we dance and we make it through the year together.

Every year, each and every one of you leave an impact on my life. I get to be a part of the best part of your lives, for this, I am eternally greatful. When you are entrusted to my classroom, it becomes our classroom. A place for you to express and be yourselves. It really is the highlight of my day to see you all grow into whom your to be. I love you all like my own children. Period. 

I'm reminded  tonight of how  myself and millions of educators go through our day, carrying you all with us in our hearts. 

I lost one of you today, and all I can think of is, I hope she knew how amazing she was, and the love we had for her. 

Please know past, current and future students, that you.are.loved. Thank you for ALL you do for (and sometimes to!), us. I love you all.

With the biggest of hugs,

Ms. Hernandez,

Tears roll down my face for so many reasons... I think of my mom telling me that on the day of my car accident she hugged me a little tighter that morning.... was Jordan's mother lucky enough to do the same thing? Did she leave from home or a friend's house?

This is why I find it so hard when people leave mad because you never know when it's going to be the last time to see one another. 

I re-read the post and I thank you Mrs. Hernandez for the permission to cry, I feel like since I was not a teacher I am not allowed to be upset when a student passes, but I am allowed to hurt for my friend, Mrs. Hernandez. Are these tears for Hassan because now that you are "allowed" to cry, could that be one of the reasons?

Love you Mama!

Please pray for Jordan's friends and family!