The daily grind
I may have finally gotten in the headspace and workspace where I can start to post regularly again. Still obsessed with getting knocked up. Heather was kind enough to send me her copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and I dorked out over the ferning on my ovulation scope and have been crossing my fingers every morning when I take my temperature (only 11 more days of high BBT and the signs will point to pregnancy). But all I can do for the next week and a half is relax, not drink, and take good care of myself mentally and physically.
This includes getting back to exercising regularly. For awhile, I was using my fitbit in an effort to just build more activity into my day rather than exercise, but then I lost the fitbit, and realized that 10,000 steps a day is a goal in itself that shouldn't replace workouts. So in addition to walking more and sitting less, I'd also like to be doing at least 30 minutes of aerobic or strength training a day. Yesterday I put Just Dance 4 on continuous shuffle. Tonight I'm getting my groove on at the Imagine Dragons, Icona Pop, Brick and Mortar, Kellen & Me show at the Metro tonight.
Work is tough but rewarding. I have 11 clients on my caseload, which is an all time high for me. Yesterday I met a client with severe headbanging at her day program and did in vivo behavior coaching with her one-on-one. She displayed precursor activity (crying and noncompliance) but didn't engage in any headbanging despite the fact that there were unfamiliar staff coming and going and she was pretty wound up. Then I headed to my client who was sitting on the toilet masturbating for up to 24 hours at a time when I first started seeing him. He was able to leave his toileting chair in less than an hour, and I left him sitting in the living room eating an oatmeal pie cookie with contentment written all over his face. Then I cam back to the office and wrote up 8 or so reports. I have to report weekly on very meeting, plan and call I make regarding each client, and in this particular area I am quite far behind. I am going to try and finish up the week of 7/12 reports before leaving today for a training and client reward. We are taking her to the food court in the mall because she met her goal of not calling 911 or engaging in physical aggression for 7 consecutive days. When I first met her, she was calling 911 multiple times a day when she was lonely, angry, or scared.
This weekend, if this unseasonably cold weather takes a break, I am going to use a groupon I bought months ago and take a horseback riding lesson. August crept up on me while my back was turned, and I'm determined to get the most out of the summer's remainder.
This includes getting back to exercising regularly. For awhile, I was using my fitbit in an effort to just build more activity into my day rather than exercise, but then I lost the fitbit, and realized that 10,000 steps a day is a goal in itself that shouldn't replace workouts. So in addition to walking more and sitting less, I'd also like to be doing at least 30 minutes of aerobic or strength training a day. Yesterday I put Just Dance 4 on continuous shuffle. Tonight I'm getting my groove on at the Imagine Dragons, Icona Pop, Brick and Mortar, Kellen & Me show at the Metro tonight.
Work is tough but rewarding. I have 11 clients on my caseload, which is an all time high for me. Yesterday I met a client with severe headbanging at her day program and did in vivo behavior coaching with her one-on-one. She displayed precursor activity (crying and noncompliance) but didn't engage in any headbanging despite the fact that there were unfamiliar staff coming and going and she was pretty wound up. Then I headed to my client who was sitting on the toilet masturbating for up to 24 hours at a time when I first started seeing him. He was able to leave his toileting chair in less than an hour, and I left him sitting in the living room eating an oatmeal pie cookie with contentment written all over his face. Then I cam back to the office and wrote up 8 or so reports. I have to report weekly on very meeting, plan and call I make regarding each client, and in this particular area I am quite far behind. I am going to try and finish up the week of 7/12 reports before leaving today for a training and client reward. We are taking her to the food court in the mall because she met her goal of not calling 911 or engaging in physical aggression for 7 consecutive days. When I first met her, she was calling 911 multiple times a day when she was lonely, angry, or scared.
This weekend, if this unseasonably cold weather takes a break, I am going to use a groupon I bought months ago and take a horseback riding lesson. August crept up on me while my back was turned, and I'm determined to get the most out of the summer's remainder.