On my own again...
Well, I'm unpacked, organized (I even cleaned out my filing cabinet) and pretty much settled, and my parents are en-route to Florida as of yesterday morning, so I officially have this house to myself for the next six months (barring house-guests)
My parents spoiled me rotten while they were still here, making the meals, driving me on my errands, and generally taking away much of my normal routine, so now that they're gone, it's taking a bit to get back in the swing of things again. *shrug* I'm currently swimming through a huge amount of manga that I downloaded prior to leaving Toronto (I didn't know how long I'd be without a high-speed connection) but all the anime I have is sorted, and also cataloged in a database. Hopefully I'll be smart enough to keep it up-to-date as I go, and I won't have five copies of a series again ;-)
It's very quiet here, but I'm actually enjoying the change... I think it's the best thing for me to be self-reliant for a while. It was more-or-less the case when I was living with the girls, but if I slacked off on doing the dishes, or some of the cleaning, it'd still get done (and I'd feel guilty as hell as a result) whereas right now, if I don't do the dishes, they don't get done.
For some reason though, staying here, in my parents' house, I get in a regular routine far easier than I ever did in Toronto. I'm thinking it partly has to do with the geography in the house. My bedroom is a bedroom only, and not doubling as a study or computer room. The TV is in its own room as well. I find I sleep better when the only functional thing in my bedroom is the bed, and that the adage "out of sight, out of mind" can work in my favor when it comes to keeping myself on track.
I worked as a DRO for the provincial election. It was a one day job, and I got paid $200 + $45 for the training, or rather, I will, once they get around to paying me. Or rather, they will, less what disability takes out of it. It was a long day, but it went fairly quickly because we had a steady trickle of voters all day. It wouldn't have gone smoothly though, had I trusted all the materials to be in my ballot box rather than checking myself to make sure -- I was missing about 1/3 of what was supposed to be in there. It doesn't help when the checklist in the manual is not only incomplete, but also includes things that were supposed to go to the Supervising DRO. I ended up going back to pick up the rest at the same time as my ballots and list of electorates. On the day itself I had an excellent clerk, and since we both stayed organized the whole day, and double-checked things as we went, our numbers balanced on our first count. After that, it was just a matter of delivering the ballots and results to the main office. Don't know whose bright idea it was, but they locked the front door, and had everyone walk down a dark alley around to the back of the building to return them. *shrug*
ANYWAY, once I get settled into a routine, I'll throw it out of whack by finding a part-time job. On talking to my Dr, he thinks working my way up to 20hrs/wk by spring is a reasonable goal. I was thinking starting at 20 and working up to 40 by the spring, but my Dr is concerned that too much too soon might exceed the limits of my endurance, and then not only would it be harder to find a job the next time, but it could cause a more serious setback. SO, that being said, I'll find a nice little job where I can get one or two shifts a week, and go from there. Probably something up at the mall, or maybe at this place that sells stuff on ebay for you.
Other than that, not much new. One bit of good news, though... My ODSP worker in Toronto said I couldn't get reimbursed for travelling to my Dr's appointments while I tried to find one in Kingston (the waiting list for therapists in Kingston is long), but my new worker here in Kingston told me I could! All I need is a note from my doctor saying that I do, indeed, have an appointment with him, and a receipt for my travel expenses. YAY!!!
My parents spoiled me rotten while they were still here, making the meals, driving me on my errands, and generally taking away much of my normal routine, so now that they're gone, it's taking a bit to get back in the swing of things again. *shrug* I'm currently swimming through a huge amount of manga that I downloaded prior to leaving Toronto (I didn't know how long I'd be without a high-speed connection) but all the anime I have is sorted, and also cataloged in a database. Hopefully I'll be smart enough to keep it up-to-date as I go, and I won't have five copies of a series again ;-)
It's very quiet here, but I'm actually enjoying the change... I think it's the best thing for me to be self-reliant for a while. It was more-or-less the case when I was living with the girls, but if I slacked off on doing the dishes, or some of the cleaning, it'd still get done (and I'd feel guilty as hell as a result) whereas right now, if I don't do the dishes, they don't get done.
For some reason though, staying here, in my parents' house, I get in a regular routine far easier than I ever did in Toronto. I'm thinking it partly has to do with the geography in the house. My bedroom is a bedroom only, and not doubling as a study or computer room. The TV is in its own room as well. I find I sleep better when the only functional thing in my bedroom is the bed, and that the adage "out of sight, out of mind" can work in my favor when it comes to keeping myself on track.
I worked as a DRO for the provincial election. It was a one day job, and I got paid $200 + $45 for the training, or rather, I will, once they get around to paying me. Or rather, they will, less what disability takes out of it. It was a long day, but it went fairly quickly because we had a steady trickle of voters all day. It wouldn't have gone smoothly though, had I trusted all the materials to be in my ballot box rather than checking myself to make sure -- I was missing about 1/3 of what was supposed to be in there. It doesn't help when the checklist in the manual is not only incomplete, but also includes things that were supposed to go to the Supervising DRO. I ended up going back to pick up the rest at the same time as my ballots and list of electorates. On the day itself I had an excellent clerk, and since we both stayed organized the whole day, and double-checked things as we went, our numbers balanced on our first count. After that, it was just a matter of delivering the ballots and results to the main office. Don't know whose bright idea it was, but they locked the front door, and had everyone walk down a dark alley around to the back of the building to return them. *shrug*
ANYWAY, once I get settled into a routine, I'll throw it out of whack by finding a part-time job. On talking to my Dr, he thinks working my way up to 20hrs/wk by spring is a reasonable goal. I was thinking starting at 20 and working up to 40 by the spring, but my Dr is concerned that too much too soon might exceed the limits of my endurance, and then not only would it be harder to find a job the next time, but it could cause a more serious setback. SO, that being said, I'll find a nice little job where I can get one or two shifts a week, and go from there. Probably something up at the mall, or maybe at this place that sells stuff on ebay for you.
Other than that, not much new. One bit of good news, though... My ODSP worker in Toronto said I couldn't get reimbursed for travelling to my Dr's appointments while I tried to find one in Kingston (the waiting list for therapists in Kingston is long), but my new worker here in Kingston told me I could! All I need is a note from my doctor saying that I do, indeed, have an appointment with him, and a receipt for my travel expenses. YAY!!!