Overslept!

 I woke up at 6.  Thought about my options and went with a Uber.  He came pretty quick, was a nice man, good driver.  He was thrilled to get a bottle of water and some candy.

I am early to work which is what I wanted and I know Uber is viable.  I have people who can help me later but not really an early morning option.  So this is a good tool in my belt.

That did mean I didn't get to talk to my bus drivers this morning I was seeking some information.  But maybe later.

I think the boss did call in today but I will see when I clock in.  

That's it for now.

Lunch

 Boss is here.  It is exhausting working with her walking on eggshells.

Work itself isn't bad.  It is pretty quiet as everyone is broke it will be crazy the rest of the week.  I have a mild headache hoping the Excedrin will work.

I have done 8,809 steps so far today.  Yesterday I hit 20,800 or nine miles walked.

I am worried someone will read over my shoulder so that's it for now.

A Bible in one hand and a condom in the other

First I have to start this by saying most "blind" people have at least a little vision.  Some can see quite well just tunnel vision.  

One day Ron and I were on paratransit with a young female driver.  She was slender, but had ample curves, perfectly made up, nice hair, etc.  

We picked up a "blind" guy who clearly had some vision because his tongue was hanging out lusting after the driver.

He was about 30 years older than her, too.  She thought it was funny and was clearly humoring him as he tried to connect 

So he tried the religious angle, coming on Stern and fatherly asking her about her salvation, etc but it was clearly just a hook to get in her bed.  Again, she humored him, even when he asked her to sing him various gospel songs.

When we got home both Ron and I agreed we were nauseated by the guy.  Ron put it best when he said "He had a condom in one hand and a Bible in the other."

I met a guy like that yesterday.  He was only approaching younger women, not too heavy, good looking.  And me LOL.  He did not approach old women, obese women, or any men at all.  Said he had "a special blessing " and he had been"guided by the holy Spirit " as he handed over a business card and a couple of handwritten, photocopied, pages.  He was clearly trying to work an angle to get laid.

I found him sickening.  

Tuesday morning doesn't look so horrible this week

 Well I made it through Monday.  My boss ALWAYS has Monday off, but she didn't yesterday.  She popped out at me right after I clocked in.  One of the other team leads is out on some sort of leave so I think she had to cover.  

That means, I assume, she has another day off coming up but which day will it be?  I don't know I'll just have to find out.  

I actually got an "attagirl" from her yesterday (not her exact words) so I guess I am in good graces.  It was fun having a simple knitting project to work on, too.  

All new drivers yesterday that was fun.  I did up more candy for today.  

Saturday it looks like rain so I will likely go to the grocery store tomorrow, after work.  Oh, it's going to be busy.  But that way I can get the candy for the Handouts, and stuff to eat.  I will talk to Ace about it once the paycheck drops.  

I got my new bus pass yesterday, not that I need it, the old one has $26 value on it so that means it is good for a month.  But I would rather have 2 passes than pay cash every ride.  It is telling my former place of employment, the Post Office, took a week to get a single letter 20 miles.  

The plant where I used to work is in BIG trouble right now I think they are going to do a big purge on management.  It sounds like a complete cluster... I am glad I am out of there.  

I texted the other vendor but they weren't talking.  I think they were wondering if I needed something.  

That's it for now, I will text when I get to work.  

Made it to lunch

 2.5 hours when I go back, one in another department.

A girl I like was supposed to give me a lunch, was 20 minutes late coming back, got in trouble.  I don't feel bad for her.  I don't envy the boss it seems like everyone will slack off if she doesn't play policeman.

I do wonder when she has her day off, though.

I did a little knitting on my break and bought myself a ball of "neon stripes" I think they call it.  It should make a really fun cell phone holder and maybe a matching hat.

I got a big lunch and will eat the other half for dinner tonight.

That's it for now!

I am glad I changed things up (I actually talk about knitting for a change)

 I had been working on a shawl for Mom but I hated the pattern.  I started something else - knitted this time, took a few tries.  I only had a bamboo circular needle.

Now bamboo is fine but the work doesn't slide the way I like.  So I went to crafts in my store - haven't started yet - and found exactly what I needed - an aluminum circular in that size.  I knitted the project off the one needle onto the next and it is much better.

The lady who runs crafts works for the devil and tried to tell me about the half off sale on the yarn, but I ran off  

I have a rule I don't buy yarn unless I have a specific project in mind.  

That's it for now,!

Some thoughts on Executive Functions and how it affects my day to day

 Why is my house a mess?  

Well, Ron used to say the house was fine if the pathways were clear, his side of the kitchen, his shelves in the fridge, and the sofas.  

Theresa Kellerman is the foremost authority on Fetal Alcohol and she did a wonderful page on how the brain damage affects daily life for someone like me.  FAS and the brain

In my daily life I am generally far too ashamed to actually name my disorder because I don't want people to find the pages on behavior and inappropriate sexual behavior.  

Some of you act like it's a bad thing my medication killed my drive, I say it's a good thing.  I won't be stupid.  

Main FAS page, and yes I am the Heather on it.  

I literally don't know what to do.  When my stepmother was teaching me how to clean the bathroom, she had to say, use this spray here, let it sit 5 minutes, then scrub off.  Rinse the sponge.  Put Ajax on it, scrub the tiles.  Rinse.  Etc.  

So I look at my kitchen appliances everywhere where do I put them?  The cats love to hang out in the one cabinet so that's out.  I would like them more accessible than that, anyway.  And my little pantry, I need to go through it and do a good purge, I could probably put the appliances in there but when do I do this?  

Questions like that plague me.  

I have a good system for laundry, dirty clothes go on the floor in front of the washer, on my Friday night or day off I do it.  When I take it out of the dryer I hang up all the tops and fold my jeans.  Where the jeans go is another question...

Ron could never understand I really didn't know.   Homecare I got an A+.  Housekeeping I got a C minus.  That's just how my brain is wired housekeeping is just a lot harder for me than the average person.   

Is my house a hazard?  No.  Everything is "clear" I just don't know where to put things sometime, so I put them down wherever seems appropriate and then I lose them.  Then I have to tear up the house to find it.  That is probably what happened to my bus pass.  

But if I have a system, like taking my wallet and keys out of my jeans when I put them in the dirty clothes, and putting it on the front left corner of my table, I do fine.  

It's just complicated.