Daily Update, Januaray 21, 2026

Wednesday was Mom's birthday. To celebrate, I didn't visit her niche in cemetery. A friend suggested that, but Mom and Dad avoided cemeteries and funerals as much as possible. Instead, I tried to accomplish stuff, since she loved to get needed things done. 

First, my main nurse took me to the Hilo branch of the state employment office, where I started the process to claim Mom's pension, since she'd said it was settled on me. That was surprisingly quick and painless, especially for a state government office in Hawai'i. Next, we went to HMSA, my health insurer. I paid for another month's insurance, then waited over an hour to set up automatic payment. It wasn't too bad once they saw me, but one representative was handling all customers, and the line was very slow. When we were finally done, my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

Then after dinner, my main nurse took me to the Church of the Holy Cross for Rhumba and Shuffle, my two Wednesday ballroom dance classes. We waited in the car until someone came and opened up. I and the other students did the Rhumba for the first hour. Then we did the 4-count shuffle for the second hour, not the 3-count shuffle like last week. They hoped it was easier, and it is when first learning the dance. Though it's really best to learn both, as they pointed out. I think because you're better prepared for dancing socially, where your partner at least in theory could do either. After the second class, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

At home after the errands in the morning, I got onto my computer. I read articles and watched videos on the web right over lunch and after for a while, since I was tired form the morning's errands. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. Next, I started to play by myself on a character who I wanted to get a level on. I got invited to a team doing similar stuff, and Kitten joined us. I did get my level and prepared to stay at it for a while without out gaining more. a little later, the leader left. I switched to the slightly higher-level character I got up to moderately low-level and got Kitten's help with a badge to help them tiring too easily. Then at Kitten's suggestion, set up my best BC and one of their characters to work on a badge while I ate dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, at Kitten's suggestion we set the characters up better before I left them and Kitten again while I went to my dance class. After I got home after my dance class, I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and responded to one or two who'd left messages while I was away, but they'd left after leaving comments. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. I checked my friends in City of Heroes: Homecoming a few more times over the evening, but didn't spot anyone to team up with, so I didn't leave the badging arrangement with Kitten. I read comics over evening too, as my character closer to the badge in a line of them. Eventually, Kitten came back, surprised I was still there. We talked. Then we set up our characters slightly better for the night. I made notes in this, taking breaks to talk with Kitten. When I was done, I said the Lord's Prayer and read forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 20, 2026

On Tuesday I forgot about the monthly meeting until it had been over for a few hours. That's when I discovered that the leader had called me. When I called her back, she said she wanted to be sure I was okay because I'd missed the meeting. I apologized for missing it, of course. I checked after hanging up, and it was noted on my calendar on the correct day. I really need to check my calendar daily. First, I almost miss my doctor, then I do miss the monthly meeting... {sigh, smile}

I did not forget about my creative writing class. In fact, I wrote a bit when the meeting was on, between breakfast and when my substitute relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my class. Creative Writing went well. they liked hearing how I'd written to fill three holes and start to fill a fourth when I only knew about two holes after last class. The big hole is mostly not filled yet, but I have a week. After class, my substitute relief nurse came and took me home. {Smile}

We remembered the popsicles when we got home but didn't go out again for them. Instead, I got onto my computer. I read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found a note from Nyxy that our teen supergroup's meeting was cancelled. I checked on some characters and played by myself on a very low-level one to get her up a couple of levels. Then I confirmed with Nyxy that the meeting was cancelled. Next, I started to get a similar character who is also very low-level up a level. After that, I checked on my friends who play the game and began writing up Monday's daily update before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I finished Monday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and played by myself to the second very low-level character up another level, matching the first one. After that, I checked on my friends who play the game. I started to check other characters but stopped when Divi invited me to a taskforce. I found out what type of character he needed, ran it with the team he'd already recruited. We broke up after the taskforce, and I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting. Then I read some comics on the web before starting to make notes in this. I took breaks to play Cross Stitch World, read a little more of the comic, and check Amazon before I finished making notes in this. I ended my evening with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 19, 2026

On Monday, I didn't go to line dancing class. I remembered as we were getting ready to leave that it might be a holiday. Sure enough, it was Martin Luther King Day, which is a state holiday, and the county observes all state holidays, including in their senior activities schedule which is the program I take most of my classes through, including first timer's line dance. {Smile}

However, my phone reminded me about a podiatrist appointment. I checked when I recognized the calendar-reminder sound, and that's what I found. So, my substitute relief nurse took me down. We actually arrived slightly early. My feet are about the same, and my toenails now trimmed. The receptionist remembered to charge me for my toenail trimming, so I shouldn't get a surprise bill this time. {Smile}

Next, we checked the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens. but they were closed. It was a little after three, and that is their official closing time, so it wasn't surprising. My substitute relief nurse ran a couple of errands while I dozed a little fitfully. I just couldn't stay awake. Luckily, I didn't need to. {Smile}

I did get a little more writing done. I didn't tackle the climax scene, but I added a few lines about a detail at least a couple of readers have asked about. I'm getting nervous about publishing. I talked with Kitten about that at some length on Discord on the afternoon. {Smile}

When I realized I didn't have class, I settled onto my computer. I read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I did that little bit of writing before reading more articles, and possibly some comics as well as watching videos. That continued right through lunch until my phone hiccupped, reminding me about my appointment. So, we went out for my doctor and the errands. When I got back home, I went onto my computer. I chatted with Kitten on Discord, the chat server, at length about concerns about failing if I try to publish a story. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and said hi to Dennis and Pierogis. They were teaming to collect badges together and actually restarted a mission so I could join. I got a couple of badges for my third-best badge collector, and one for my second-best badge collector before breaking for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read articles and comics and watched videos, all on the web. I also had a lighter conversation with Kitten on Discord. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Not finding anyone to team with, I hunted on the same low-level character, finally gaining another level. Dr. Faustus said hi, but they were busy. So, when Azurette invited me to a low-level trial, I took that character to it. and gained another level, which is the last i want to gain on it for a while, so I prevented it from gaining more for a while. It's really more moderately-low-level now than truly low-level. Dr. Faustus said hi again as I was finding a character for a different trial with Azurette, but he couldn't join us because we already had the necessary size of group. I got the last two badges it gives for my seventh-best badge collector. After that, the group broke up, so I joined Dr. Faustus in a low-level taskforce on the character I've been teaming with Pierogies on. When the taskforce was done, we said goodnight. I did a little auction house, storage and crafting, then made notes in this, taking breaks to check City of Heroes: Homecoming, and even solo a little on the character who ran the taskforce, as well as to update the badge records for my second and third best badge collectors. I ended my evening with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 18, 2026

On Sunday, I got to bed early compared to recently, so I set the alarm early even for Sundays (which are usually slightly early anyway). It rang when I was sleepy, so I reset the alarm for the usual time. I rested until I was more awake and got up a little earlier than usual for Sundays, but not much. {Smile}

My main nurse took me to church as soon as we were ready. We got there during the sermon, possibly near the end. It was a nice service as much as we saw. After the service, I had a large lunch on the lanai. Our annual meeting started there while we were eating. We voted for three full-term vestry members, one one-year vestry member filling out someone else's term, three convention delegates, and one convention delegate alternate. I helped count the ballots. I was inspired to volunteer because it was the least time-consuming alternative that disqualified me from any job on the ballot. I and the other gals were happy with how quickly we got them counted. {Smile}

Afterwards, I went with Auntie Barbara to Charlotte's. She's still at home and hoping to move to Life Care Center soon. {Smile}

After I got home, I got onto my computer. I read articles and comics and watched videos, all on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I teamed up with Pierogies, Kitten, Dennis, and Dennis's friend. We finished the story arc on the low-level characters which Pierogies and I have been working on. Then Pierogies left. I picked a hunt after trying and failing to get anyone else to express a preference for what we did next. Kitten went quiet after the hunt. We did one more mission. Then Dennis and his friend left, too. I shifted to a slightly higher-level character and hunted until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I read several articles and comics, and watched several videos, all on the web. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I hunted on same character as right before dinner, and talked with Nox on Discord, the chat server, until Dr. Faustus said hi. Kitten joined us, then Dragons joined us, and the three of us finished the same story arc as before dinner on different characters, starting earlier in the story. Then Dragons left, and Dr. Faustus, Kitten and I did a trial that can follow that story arc. I began making notes in this while waiting for the trial to start. Despite the trial being written for a full team when we had less than half a team, we finished after some struggles. I followed it with minimal storage, then made most of my notes in this, only pausing to make a couple of quick notes on Discord to friends there. Then I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day to finish my evening. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 17, 2026

 The night before Saturday, I got to bed particularly late. I determined to avoid this in the future but done is done. Anyway, this led me to take a nap after breakfast. I got up after an hour, but I soon went back to bed to wake up more slowly. I got up again shortly before lunch. {Smile}

After lunch, I watched a video about things to avoid writing into your fiction. One thing mentioned was a lack of closure, which I was afraid my story might have. This concern inspired me to get out my story and try to put an ending on it. One friend had suggested an ending, but it didn't really fit as they wrote it, because they had a different idea of what sequels might be about than I do. So, I wrote an ending that used a few elements of theirs and shared it with the friend in thanks for their help. {Smile}

 I got onto my computer pretty quickly after my second rest. I read articles and watched videos on the web over lunch, right until I shifted to writing an ending for my story. I was tired and a bit drained after that, so I set the story aside, and went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I checked the in-game auction house and storage. Then, not seeing anyone to team up with, I paused to start Friday's daily update. I shifted to reading one or more comics on the web when my main nurse brought in a watermelon flavored popsicle in lieu of going out for a popsicle. It occupied a hand too much for playing City of Heroes on Homecoming or doing much regular typing but reading a comic on the web isn't hard to do mostly one-handed. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Pierogis and Kitten, an got their attention. We three teamed up and worked on the low-level story arc right into dinner time, because by the time I was called to dinner we were too far into one of the longest missions in the game. Stopping before the end would be standing up my friends, which I don't do if I can help it. I did stop right after the mission to go to dinner. Pierogis and I agreed we'd do the last mission in the story arc another time. {Smile}

After dinner I watched a video or two on the web, and read a comic on the web, too. I might have read an article on the web as well. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I tried to get kitten's attention, but they didn't respond, so I played by myself until Dr. Faustus said hi. As I was responding to Dr. Faustus, Dragons said hi, too. I teamed up with both of them for a popular long but low-level mission that Dr. Faustus had. It was shorter and lower level than the one before dinner with Kitten and Pierogies. After that mission, Dragons left. Dr. Faustus and I did a few more missions before we parted. I checked the auction house and storage Then I made notes in this, taking breaks to do some in-game storage and crafting and check on my friends in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said the Lord's Prayer and forward Day by Day not really early, but earlier than the previous night, since Church was to be early the next morning. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 16, 2026

On Friday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to my Ballroom Dance: Samba class. I got there slightly early. It was good to realize how many faces were there on Wednesday night, too. I enjoyed class and got another step down. It will come with time. After class, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

At home, I read articles and watched videos on the web over lunch. I read comics on the web afterwards. Then I checked out a new game and started writing Thursday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I worked on the in-game auction house and storage until Kitten said hi. We fit in a mission before my villain supergroup meeting. Then I went to the meeting and was the second to arrive of three. Dr. Faustus was already there when I arrived, and our leader came soon after. We roleplayed first. Then we decided on a taskforce but needed at least one person. We actually recruited a full team and ran the taskforce. Our meeting broke up after the taskforce, so I worked on the in-game auction house, storage, and crafting until Dennis said hi, but it was just before dinner, so we said a tentative goodnight, and I went off to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner I finished Thursday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and found Dennis. We teamed up and did a few missions in a story arc I had. Next, I said goodnight to Dennis. Pierogies said hi just after Dennis left. We started the next story arc on the low-level characters. Then we said goodnight, and I worked on the in-game auction house and storage, but not long enough to get to crafting, too, before Dr. Faustus said hi. I joined two of their characters for a couple of missions. After that, we said goodnight. I did a little auction house and storage, then started making notes in this, but I took a lot of breaks to play Cross Stitch World, read comics on the web, and browse Amazon. I also answered Nox on Discord, a while after they'd gone to bed, but they can read when they find it. Then I ended my evening by saying the Lord's prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 15, 2026

On Thursday, my online counselling session started during breakfast. I thought it went pretty well. She's helping me with planning and coping with the transition to less nursing care. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me to Target. We walked to the books, where he left me to browse while he shopped elsewhere. I found many things to look at, but each time I asked myself if I wanted it more than three books currently waiting in the Amazon checkout basket. I never did, so I didn't get anything. Next, we went to Safeway, where I picked up some medicine. He got a few things. Then he took me back home. {Smile}

After my video counselling session, I read articles and watched videos on the web right through lunch. then I checked my story but didn't do much on it before the trip out. Then after our trip out, I went onto my computer and read articles and comics and watched videos on the web to settle my mind. When I was ready, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I began to fix up a character who needs adjustment after they got revamped in an update. I started talking with Chrome when I finished the first part of that process, since I couldn't see his in-game note to me until I got done with the first stage of the process. We talked while i worked on my character until I needed to stop to eat dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. Then I wrote up Wednesday's daily update. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I checked on my friends who play the game. I also talked with Chrome, who was in a story arc in a way I couldn't join. While waiting for him to finish, I checked with Ulty about a possible new teen supergroup member. Ulty detected no red flags but suggested I should try her out with the group before deciding whether to bring her or try another character. After that, Chrome got done, and we teamed up. We did a couple of his missions, plus a hunt of his at the end before we said goodnight. Just after Chrome left, Dr. Faustus and I started talking. We teamed up and added a second character of his to our team. We did a couple of hunts and missions together before we said goodnight. Then I began altering the appearance of the character who Ulty and I had talked about joining the teen supergroup to make her look younger and less intimidating. After that, I made notes in this all at once, with no breaks. After that, I made a few more alterations to the potential teen supergroup member. Then I closed my evening by saying the Lord's prayer, St. Francis's Prayer, and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 14, 2026

First, in Tuesday's update, I said the character was too old for the taskforce. No, my highest-level member of the group is too low-level for the taskforce, while her older sister is too old to join the group regularly. Sorry for the poorly worded explanation. {Smile}

Anyway, on Wednesday. late in the morning I began writing another piece of my story. I continued right through lunch and into the afternoon, describing two older children building a snowman. I was so tired after that, I just took it easy for the rest of the afternoon. I am tempted to blame the fact that I have never built a snowman. I have yet to have enough time while being around enough snow. If that sounds odd... it's life in the tropics. {Smile}

Later, I had an early dinner before my main nurse took me down to Holy Cross Church. We had some trouble finding the ballroom dance class that I'd heard about at my Friday ballroom dance class, but we did find it after a few tries. Despite that, I was pretty early. I joined the sponsoring club and signed up for both Rhumba and 3-count Shuffle. Yes, two separate classes, one right after the other. I did both and enjoyed them. I was in the front row, where we frequently changed partners, so every lead danced with every follow. The back rows were for people who preferred to stick with one partner. After the second class, my main nurse took me back home. I'm so excited to have another partner-dance class. I do enjoy dances where I can interact with others, whether one partner, or groups of any size. {Smile}

After breakfast, I got onto my computer. I read articles and watched videos on the web until I began writing my story. When I finished with the story for now, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game and started talking with Pierogies. We teamed up and finished the low-level story arc we'd started. Then we said goodnight, planning to do the last story arc in that series the next time we get together, or at least start it. I began working on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting, but I didn't get far before Dennis said hi. We teamed up and worked on some badges for two of my unranked badge collectors who are still high-level until I broke for an early dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, we went straight to class. When I got back home from class, I read articles, watched videos, and read one comic, all on the web. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found a note from Dr. Faustus. We teamed up as I was checking my friends who play the game. We did a couple of hunts and a regular mission, then said goodnight. I made notes in this, taking breaks to play Cross Stitch World, read articles on the web, and browse on Amazon. Then I finished my evening by saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 13, 2026

On Tuesday after breakfast, my substitute relief nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center for my creative writing class. That went well, with a good lecture, a free writing session, and time to share my writing. They understood about me not having printouts because we're almost out of paper. I noticed car doors opening repeatedly without closing in one scene while reading the introduction I'd finished over the holidays. Afterwards, my substitute relief nurse took me home. {Smile}

Back at home, I got onto my computer and read articles and watched videos on the web. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked my own characters until Kitten said hi. We two teamed up and squeezed in a mission before the teen supergroup meeting. I went slightly early, but two others were already there ahead of time. I quickly joined the roleplaying they'd already started. Others came and ran a taskforce set in ancient times with me on my highest-level member's older sister because the member is too old for that taskforce, which ran right through dinner. {Smile}

Afterwards, I talked with the leader on Discord, the chat server, until I figured out a character that I could add to the group who fits the parameters, yet is higher level than my current highest-level character. Then I talked with an acquaintance who wants to play a game I don't have, but the download appeared to fail. I also read comics on the web and wrote up Monday's daily update. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and found Kitten. I talked with both them and Dr. Faustus, as I gave Kitten some stuff for their new character that I found after they left the previous night. After that, we both Dr. Faustus, who was doing a mission that's great for a particular badge. I got that badge for two of my high-level characters when we repeated that mission because the mission holder missed much of it the first time. Then we said goodnight. I made notes in this, taking a break to read a comic on the web and play Cross Stitch Word before finishing my notes. I ended my day with saying the Lord's Prayer and reading Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

Daily Update, January 12, 2026

The night before Monday I got an idea for my story. However, I was sleepy enough, I didn't want to get up and go to another room to find what I'd need to write it down. Still, thinking about it kept me up until I convinced myself I'd remember int he morning. Then I finally fell back asleep. Then in the morning I jotted the idea down in a small notebook, and put that in my purse, so I'll have it if I got an idea while out. I'm just going to leave it there for that. {Smile}

After breakfast, my substitute relief nurse took me to Auntie Sally's Lulau Hale for my First Timer's Line Dancing class. I apologized to our new instructor and his wife for missing last time, explaining that I was sick. My instructor said few came because of the heavy rain anyway. I did pay for this session of the class, too. I enjoyed dancing in the class. After class my substitute relief nurse came and got me. I snacked in the car on the way to Walmart, where we picked up several things she needed, and a notebook for me. I put the by my bed when I got home, along with a couple of pencils so I can jot down ideas that come in the night without having to leave my room So help me, I feel like I'm starting to do things like a "real author," if that makes sense. After Walmart, we went to the ice cream parlor, and I got a chocolate fudge popsicle. My nurse ran another errand on the way home. {Smile}

At home, I got onto my computer, where I watched videos and read articles on the web. Then I wrote my notes from earlier into my story, and added a little more, though not much. Then I did some research for my story. Next, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I also spotted that pair of high-level taskforces, and joined on my eighth best badge collector, who's still looking for a few badges from it. While waiting for it to start, I talked with Kitten and Dennis. Kitten joined the taskforces, but not Dennis. I didn't get the missing badges this time, either. I squeezed in reading a comic on the web, then realized that Kitten wanted to redo the taskforces. They were sure that at easy settings the badges would be really simple. No, they weren't. I didn't get them that time, either, though we did the bare minimum. This ran me right up to dinner time, so I took a break for that. {Smile}

After dinner I wrote up Sunday's daily update and read more comics on the web during breaks. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dennis and Kitten. Dennis and I talked, but Dennis was too tired to team. So, he and I said goodnight and he left. I also talked with Kitten. I asked about a character that they're fixing up. I checked my stores, and gave them some supplies I have on hand, but don't currently need for a character. They left, tired, but thankful. I checked some things they'd mentioned for getting badges and tried some other stuff. then I made notes in this, with comics on the web, Cross Stitch World, and in-game auction house and storage on City of Heroes: Homecoming during breaks. When I finished making notes in this, I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming again before I said the Lord's Prayer and read Forward Day by Day. {Smile}