Overall, had a good week. My companion client was very cooperative as we went for a couple of walks. As I never know what the day will bring, I am prepared for almost anything. Some days easier to get him ready and head out the door than others. It took a while, but we made it. His wife told me that he seems to like when I'm there and she figured it was because I give him undivided attention. I agreed and advised how the disease impacts their behavior and makes them more childlike. This is why it is so exhausting for her when she's all he has 24/7 and why I want her to leave the house for the time I'm there. He does have that stubborn childlike quality of impatience if he is not the center of her world. He was on a rant the other morning when I arrived and I was able to sit and listen to him and work through some of his angst and it helped greatly when his wife left for work. Once she was gone, he settled down and ate breakfast and by the time the OT person arrived, he was willing to get ready for the day.
I had lunch with a friend/former colleague the other day. I have not seen him in several years although we have been able to keep in touch...the advantages of technology. It was nice to catch up in-person and explore an area that was a former military base. Need to venture back there as this complex has a winery, brewery, farm-to-table restaurant and museum.
I am a very routine person and I know this about myself. I think that's why I'm a bit boring many times and not as spontaneous as I say I'd like to be. I know my little quirks and work through them as I can. A friend shared a link in FB about Extroverted Introverts and it explains much about the way I operate. I know most of these articles are general enough that many of us recognize something in ourselves. It's the bit of quirk that draws us or repels us to one another.
As you know I'm always learning. I just laughed out loud as I looked at my search engine on Google. I am really all over the place. From cars, restaurants, quotes, to insulation; the things that pop into my head. How about you?
This week I finished reading a few books: "THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE" by Abi Dare'. (Recommended by Read With Jenna Club.) It's about a young girl from Nigeria who wants an education and what she goes through in her country. I learned a bit about the culture and systems in Nigeria. Very well written. "NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA" (recommended by Reese's Book Club) and "WHEN WE LEFT CUBA" by Chanel Cleeton. Both start in 1950s Cuba and transcends to present day Florida and what two sisters and their family endured. A little journey through history written as novels.
The daily and wacky holidays for the week...provides something lighthearted to think about:
Month:
- Irish American Month
- Music in Our Schools Month
- National Celery Month
- National Craft Month
- National Frozen Food Month
- National Irish American Heritage Month- designated by Congress in 1995.
- National Nutrition Month
- National Peanut Month
- National Women's History Month
- Red Cross Month
- Social Workers Month
Week Celebrations:
- 2 nd Week National Bubble Week
- 2 nd Week Crochet Week
March, 2020 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
March 1
Namesake Day - first Sunday in March
National Pig Day
Peace Corps Day
Peanut Butter Lovers' Day
Plan a Solo Vacation Day
World Compliment Day
March 2
Old Stuff Day
March 3
Caregiver Appreciation Day
I Want You to be Happy Day
If Pets Had Thumbs Day
National Anthem Day
Peach Blossom Day
March 4
Holy Experiment Day
Hug a GI Day
March 5
Multiple Personality Day
March 6
Dentist's Day
Employee Appreciation Day first Friday in March
National Frozen Food Day
National Salesperson Day - first Friday in the month
World Day of Prayer - First Friday of the month
March 7
National Crown Roast of Pork Day
I'm going to leave it here for today. As it's World Compliment Day - you're awesome! I hope you have a wonderful week. Take care. Chat soon. Marie
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.” -Etty Hillesum:
"Breathe deeply, until sweet air extinguishes the burn of fear in your lungs and every breath is a beautiful refusal to become anything less than infinite." – D. Antoinette Foy