Paperwork and conclusions

Dealing with paperwork this morning. Yes indeed, I am still disabled, I would be bothered were I not. Yes indeed I would still like to receive the handy dandy financial support that allows me to keep living in my lovely apartment and keeps Mackers in kitty food. I will only accept these services until I no longer need them; then I will happily pay taxes to ensure that other people can also benefit.

Changing billing addresses- my paratransit bills should not be showing up at Lady's mom's house, that just makes things weird. (Also, I think it costs more in manpower, postage and ink to send someone a bill for 6.75, but what do I know)

I am not going back to school this fall, I am instead figuring out health and documentation and surgery to reapply for funding in January. Next appointment with the surgeon is Oct. 12. I'm really going to push hard to get things scheduled, if they aren't by then. 


Lady is in school, and thriving, and maybe will post on her blog soon to tell you all about it.

I'm trying out a role as a Girl Guide leader this fall, so good wishes are appreciated. I'm excited about it right now, and we'll see what it brings.


I'm saving change in a bottle to go to Orlando.

I'm also standing in a wedding in two weeks and don't have a dress yet- Breathe in and out, it'll happen.


Think that's most of it for now, except for the fact that they sent a bedbug sniffing dog in here the other day as a "spot check" and I think Spot was more interested in Mackers than he was in anything of the bug persuasion.

There's nothing terribly exciting in this blog post, but that's the state of things right now.

Ta for now,

Ashley

Bath Lift: Success!

So in this post, I said that the OT was providing me with many yummy things.

In the past week, two of these have come in. One is my walker, which looks an awful lot like this.

Walking is painful and energy consuming for me, so I don't choose to do it often. However, I sometimes get the urge. I put on more weight than I was comfortable with when I broke my foot in December, and this metal monster is helping me get active and hopefully get some of it back off. I still have to be really careful and not push myself, because foot is heading for surgery soon and still has some pretty major wonky structure, but it's something!

However, today the thing that I was perhaps the most excited about showed up: My bath lift.

Seriously, where have these things been all my life? They even sell them on Amazon! See?

Minivator Bath Bliss 311 Lift

However, mine is not sold on Amazon, and is called the Aquatec Orca. Had my first bath in it tonight and it was *bliss*- Sheer bliss.

Now, to get some new wheels under my butt, once the walker has made it a bit smaller, and I'll be set for more awesomeness.

Things I Never Thought I'd Say

....while browsing a cousin's FB pics.

"There's my [bio] Father, traumatizing some random baby [on Facebook]. No, I don't know whose."

Two Posts in a Day! But I had to share this cake...

In reference to the video in my last post, Lady went out after a dreary start to the day and purchased:

Okay, so it's 5 30 AM and I can't sleep.

I know there are serious things going on for many of you, so consider this little infusion of cute on me:

Family Funnies

So I was in the line at a very famous "mart" today with my Mom. I had borrowed one of their courtesy chairs so I was below Mom as we waited.

Suddenly, in a tone of horror, she demanded, "Is that *something in your hair*?"

"Yes, Mom." I said, very quietly. "Grey."

I do not have, but I do have

I do not have a job.

I do not have my health, right now.

But I do have love. I'm rich in love. Love from Lady, love from Mackers, love from my blogger folks...

And that's what really matters.