Daily Update, February 14, 2025

Happy Valentine's Day if you celebrated it. If not, I hope you had a nice day. {Smile}

On Friday, I got a phone call from Auntie Barbara after breakfast. It was nice hearing from her. {Smile}

A while later, my mani nurse took me to physical therapy. I started on the machine as usual, then told my therapist what my (standing) leg exercises and walking exercises are. My main nurse came and showed him the notes about my head and arm exercises from the day before. My therapist agrees that's an awful lot to do every day. He thinks it's really too much to expect most people to keep up. He suggested upper body one day, lower body the next, and salsa dancing on days I do nether, nor physical therapy. It's a relief. I was losing my salsa dancing because I was plain too tired, even though i wasn't getting all my other exercises done, either. That's no good. Salsa dancing is the only fun exercise I'm doing. If everything else takes me away from it, what's the point of doing any of it? {sigh}

Anyway, my main nurse took me back home afterwards. {Smile}

My exercise was my physical therapy. Even though I did little downstairs, I'll just do something tomorrow. It looks like I won't be getting days off like before, but as long as I can dance sometimes, it's not too bad. {Smile}

Between breakfast and physical therapy, I browsed on the web and read web comics. After physical therapy, I had lunch and played Cross Stitch World as I thought about the new plan. then I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming and began paperwork. I paused to write up Thursday's daily update, then went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming to find Kitten trying to get my attention. We teamed up and did some individual timed missions. Pierogies joined us, then Dennis joined us too. We continued those missions until Jenny's Player invited me to do some Valentine's missions. The others joined too, and we fit in four of those missions before dinner. They let me get the rest of the new Valentine's event badges and the special reward for my best badge collector, and all the new badges and the special reward for my second-best badge collector. then I broke for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then I began making notes in this. Next, Kitten said hi in City of Heroes: Homecoming, and we teamed up. We ran a story arc I'd made, trying a system that lets you do that. Kitten liked it, and really liked helping me get some more badges for my best badge collector this way. We ran it in test mode and then repeated it in published mode. Then Phonso said hi, and we ran it again for him. He said he liked it, but didn't rate it like Kitten did. Next, Phonso started running Valentine's missions. Kitten and I joined him. I switched to my third best badge collector. I got four of the five badges for her, and no special reward yet. Then I did a lot of paperwork. I finished making notes and writing in this, too, and I relaxed by reading a couple of web comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 13, 2025

On Thursday, a while after breakfast, my main nurse took me to the doctor. I had a good checkup. My main nurse helped me understand the doctor and also told him some of our concerns. Next, we went to the bank to deposit a check we found recently that thankfully wasn't too old yet. After that, we went home. {Smile}

My nurse called me half an hour before my usual suppertime to do my exercises. I did my head exercises, my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my standing and sitting arm weight training exercises all in a row. At that point he said to quit because I must be tired. Yes, I am, but I still had leg and walking exercises and salsa dancing to do. He's suggested before that I stop my salsa dancing because of all the walking he gets me to do, but the salsa dancing is the only fun part of my exercise routine. I've loved dance all my life but couldn't do it for a couple of decades... now that I got it back, I don't want to lose it again. We figured out the problem is I keep getting new doctors and new therapists giving me new things to do, and no one wants to tell me to stop anything, so it keeps piling up. So, we're to talk to the physical therapist tomorrow about a more reasonable exercise schedule. {rueful smile}

Between breakfast and the trip to my doctor, I read web comics. After we got back, I had lunch and read another web comic. Then I wrote up Wednesday's daily update. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I talked with Ulty, then joined the middle long, large-group event part ways through. Next, I did a couple of individual high-level missions by myself. Then Pierogies joined me, and Dennis joined both of us. We ran a couple more similar missions. Then we did a Valentine's mission. During that, the nurse called me to exercise before dinner during it. I left when the mission was done and did my exercises before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World as I thought about my nurse's insistence that my exercises are a bit much, and that I really need a more reasonable exercise schedule. Then I started writing and making notes in this. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I spotted a friend in a different kind of high-level individual mission and joined the team when a spot opened up. We ran several missions. Phonso joined us eventually, after being in a separate, similar team that I think broke up. Then our team broke up, and I tried to say goodbye to Phonso. After that, I played Cross Stitch World and read web comics before finishing writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 12, 2025

On Wednesday, my counselling session started as I finished breakfast. It was a good session. We talked about how the counselling will progress, then moved to things I need to work on. {Smile}

Afterwards, I worked on a bit of real-life paperwork my nurse and I found in the mail. I did call my financial advisers and the accountants for help with some and reached their answering machines. Eventually the accountants called back and told me what to do. I got it done, and into the mail. I hope it's all good now. {Smile}

I started my salsa dancing earlier, doing my salsa dancing warm up, then taking a break. I did this a hour earlier, thinking that when I do it too late, the second is often not workable. However, it wasn't workable this time, either. I tried resting some more, but my balance was even worse when I tried again. 

The counselling and the paperwork filled my morning and ran past lunch. After lunch, I played Cross Stitch World for a break in the paperwork and phone stuff. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. I read comics online, then started making notes in this. then I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did some paperwork and chatted with an acquaintance. Then I took a break to clean myself up with the help of my main nurse. After that, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and did more paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, and we teamed up on slightly higher low-level characters. We did a couple of missions, including one known for being long and difficult, especially for something that low-level. Afterwards, we talked a little until dinner, since that was too close to do more. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with more paperwork. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's Player. I tried soloing, but I couldn't settle on a character. Instead, I started talking with Nox and really got into that instead. After that, I played Cross Stitch World, then started salsa dancing. Next, I watched some and wrote and made more notes in this. Then I tried more salsa dancing, failed, finished my notes in this, and read some comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 11, 2025

On Tuesday, over and after breakfast, I finished watching the relatively new Dungeons and Dragons movie with my relief nurse. I did enjoy it. Afterwards, I ran errands with my relief nurse. {Smile}

I did my abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking as I remembered to. After plying on City of Heroes: Homecoming, I did my head exercises and my salsa dancing warmup. After a break, I tried to do more salsa dancing, but I was too unsteady. I stopped having only done a little over nine minutes of salsa dancing including the warmup, which was almost all of it. I did my arm resistance exercises with the stronger band after that. {Smile}

After we got back from the errands, I had lunch. Then I read comics on my computer and wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I began making notes in this. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, but he decided to lie down, since kitten supergroup. Kitten joined me as I finished the arc. Then a supergroup meeting was starting for the low-level character who did join a supergroup. So, I got ready to join. That's when Pierogies said hi again. I connected Pierogies with Kitten, then switched to other character. I was sorry we couldn't team up, but the meeting felt like a prior commitment. I attended the meeting. We ran a mission made by one of the members, then talked until suppertime. {Smile}

After supper, I began making notes in this and played Cross Stitch World as I needed a break. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and found the supergroup still chatting. I joined them, and we chatted for quite a while. They eventually left for bed, first singly, then in a bunch at the end. I played by myself on the same little character, doing the same story arc I'd done earlier. Kitten joined me in time to finish that arc and do the story arc that follows that one. Then we did a several more missions from another contact. Phonso said hi, and I decided to join him in doing Valentine's missions for badges. I got the last two new Valentine's badges for my best badge collector, but not the secret reward that Kitten has. Then I exercised and danced. Next, I watched a few short videos and made more notes in this. Then I tried to dance some more and did exercise. I finished by writing and making more notes in this and reading a few comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 10, 2025

I forgot to mention that on Sunday I used a stronger band for my arm resistance exercises. I was able to do the same number of repetitions, but I was definitely ready to stop at the end. {Smile}

Anyway, on Monday I tried to find and or download some free information from my financial adviser before lunch. that didn't seem to work out, so I called my financial advisers, and talked to the secretary about getting new copies. She found out what I was looking for, and said they'd call me back. The secretary called me back pretty quickly to say the information was old enough, they were going to update it. They will send me the updated information when it was ready. {Smile}

I did some abdominal and pelvic floor tucking during the day. Then I did my arm resistance exercises with the tougher bad while waiting to roleplay joining the supergroup. Then I did my head exercises and my arm swinging exercises during a pause while playing by myself later. When I was winding down on City of Heroes: Homecoming, I did my salsa dancing warmup with abdominal and pelvic floor tucking. After a break, I did two less structured salsa dancing pieces, for just over twenty and a half minutes that evening. {Smile}

After breakfast, I read comics, browsed on Amazon, and played Cross Stitch World before I looked for the free information from my financial advisers. After lunch, I played Cross Stitch World before I called my financial advisers. Then I made more notes in this and wrote up Sunday's daily update. I took breaks to play Cross Stitch World. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and talked with Ulty. Pierogies said hi, and we teamed up. We worked on slightly higher but still low-level characters. Mine gained a level as we worked through Pierogies' missions until Kitten came on. Then we teamed up to do a Valentine-themed mission which will be available for a limited time. We did the hero version and got two badges, except Kitten, who got all the five badges available from it earlier. We ran it again, but didn't get another badge. Next, Dennis came in, so we ran it again, getting him a badge. It took two or three more tries to get him the second badge. Then we did the villain version twice. We got one more badge, and I tracked progress with another badge both times. I think a fifth badge requires you to get the other four before you can try for it. Anyway, that took me up to supper. {Smile}

After supper, I made more notes in this and played Cross Stitch World before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and talked with Ulty. I arranged for my low-level character to join her teenage supergroup "in character." Then I exercised and talked with Kitten while waiting. When they were ready, my character met a character of Ulty's, an alternate character of Jenny's Player, and a character of a friend of theirs They began to show me around the base, then left when they all realized they were tired. After that, I tried to team up with Kitten, but they were tired, and had a busy morning ahead, so they went off to sleep. I played by myself on a different low-level character, getting them up a level and through a story arc. I paused in the last mission to exercise, do some salsa dancing, and make more notes in this. After I finished the mission, I did some paperwork before I did more salsa dancing. Then I watched part of a video before finishing up writing and making notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 9, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse and I headed out. We picked up the nurse's daughter, who wanted to come to church with us. Unfortunately, she ran late, despite doing her hair in the car. She though it was 10:30 am, when it's 10 am. I assured them folks would be happy we made it, even late. We can be timelier in the future. {Smile}

We did arrive late but enjoyed the service. I had lunch afterwards on the lanai with my nurse, his daughter, Auntie Barbra and some of the other parishioners, including one my nurse's daughter is quite interested in. That lunch was nice. We went back home afterwards, dropping his daughter off on the way. {Smile}

I did some abdominal tucking and pelvic floor tucking through the day. Then I did my arm swinging exercises, my arm resistance exercises, my head exercises, my standing arm weight training exercises, and two of my leg exercises. I tried to do a more intense version of a leg exercise but felt that was too much. It's more than I've been doing on my light day, though I want to work up to more. {Smile}

After I got home, I played a lot of Cross Stitch World. Eventually, I wrote up Saturday's daily update. Then I got ready to clean myself up, but I had to take a break to treat a migraine. I expected to lie down after treating the migraine, but by the time I drank all the tea to wash down the other medicine, I didn't need to. So, my main nurse helped me clean myself up. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, but soon joined and ran the later short, large-group event, followed by the later long, large-group event. I left the latter early, squeezing in some paperwork it produced before dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played more Cross Stitch World and read comics. Then I began talking with Nox on the chat server. I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. I talked with Ulty, and got the little character I want to add to her adolescent superhero group, so I don't accidentally accept another supergroup invitation for her. We did this with the provision that this was strictly out-of-character, with her in-character joining coming soon. Then I played by myself on that low-level character, finishing a story arc and getting her up to a level I'll have her stay at a while to do a couple of other story arcs. then I played Cross Stitch World and read comics. I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to work on some paperwork. Then I started making notes and writing in this. I also watched some videos and exercised. Then I finished making notes and writing in this and peeked at Amazon before bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 8, 2025

On Saturday, a while after breakfast, my nurse and I headed out to Pahoa, the town Auntie Barbara and Michelle live next to. We met them at the original Island Naturals to learn that branch doesn't have hot plates to take out on the weekends, though they still have some prepared cold dishes. So, we picked cold dishes out and paid for our lunches. {Smile}

Then Auntie Barbara asked if I wanted to use the bathroom before we left, mentioning porta-potties where we were going, because they still haven't re-installed plumbing since a lava flow took that out a few years ago. The rate at which renovations are going sounds about right for this county. She asked inside, and they sent us up to the intersection. Then she asked a passerby, and they recommended a bakery about a block and a half down the street. So, we went there, and I got the key, while Auntie Barbara looked at their wares. The bathroom was barely accessible to my handicap, but I managed to use it and came back to Auntie Barbara buying biscotti for dessert. {Smile}

We walked back to the cars, and I rode with Auntie Barbara and Michelle while my main nurse followed in his car. It was a long drive, but through quite pretty country. We passed through a few new lava flows... barren, but starkly beautiful new land. When we reached the park, we found a pavilion with two tables, one being used. We asked and took the other one with the permission of the folks at the other table. We had a nice lunch together. Then we walked over to a boat ramp over ground so rough, I could barely manage and lagged behind the others notably. We admired the ramp, which is currently cut off from the ocean by a new beach of black sand from the lava. Then we walked back, at my request sticking to the pavement, which was so much easier for me. {Smile}

I rode back to Pahoa right behind Auntie Barbara's in my nurse's car. They turned into Pahoa, while we went back to Hilo. We stopped at Safeway to pick up a few things, then did another errand before we went home. {Smile}

My exercise included walking 4 blocks to the bathroom and back, walking over to the boat ramp and back, and walking around Safeway. That was quite a bit of exercise for the day after physical therapy, really. {Smile}

After I got back, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was in time to join the later short, large group event, though I missed half of it while settling in. Then I caught the later long, large group event, followed by a little paperwork before dinner. {smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Friday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Jenny's player, Ulty, and another friend. I joined the third friend and helped them finish a mission before they left for the night. Next, I started talking with Nox on the chat server. I talked to Ulty and Jenny's player again. Ulty invited me to a farm run by another friend of hers. No, Jenny's player was not involved. I joined them and even helped out in there a bit. Then I did more paperwork. After that, I made notes and wrote in this, with breaks for solo play on low-level character, talking to Dragons, who I missed teaming with, and reading comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 7. 2025

On Friday before lunch, my main nurse took me to physical therapy. I pushed my limits and learned how much machine use is comfortable at the beginning. I also clarified my pelvic floor tucking. I need to practice a couple of small changes which sound like they'll really help. Then we went down below to use the harness. I mostly walking exercises in it, with a little salsa dancing at the end. Then my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

Before supper, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. The restaurant she wanted to go to on Saturday uses monosodium glutamate, or MSG, an ingredient that gives me particularly bad migraines. So, we'll do the picnic with the help of the Island Naturals in Pahoa instead. 

I got plenty of exercise at physical therapy Friday. I don't need much more, though practicing the changes to my abdominal floor tucking shouldn't wait, so it hasn't. I think I did a bit of abdominal tucking, too. {Smile}

Between breakfast and physical therapy, I looked on Amazon for a mug to replace one I used a lot that got damaged and sprung a leak recently. After I got home, I played Cross Stitch World, read web comics, and did more mug shopping on Amazon over lunch and into the afternoon. Then I wrote up Friday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I chose the villain in a supergroup Dr. Faustus is in, thinking I was late for their weekly meeting. However, I was the only supergroup member on. So, I started to do paperwork. Then Dennis came in and said hi. We talked, and then he suggested a mission while I waited in case the supergroup showed up. Dr. Faustus came in just after we started the mission. Dennis's settings were too high to make him finish alone, so I stuck with him to the end of that mission. Then we said goodbye and I joined the supergroup. They finished the last couple of mission of a story arc. I realized I needed that last mission, which was nice. Next, they helped me finish a story arc. They offered to help me do sequels next week as we disbanded. After that, I did paperwork until dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished mug shopping on Amazon. Then I tried to start talking with Nox, but they left quickly, not sure when they'd be back. They were gone a long time, and came back only to say goodnight, because of an early morning then next day. While waiting for Nox to respond, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player and joined them in some farms until Jenny's player left. Then I did some paperwork. Next, I played by myself on the low-level character I'm trying to get a little higher. I actually finished the content I wanted to finish on her before going up a little. I picked up first mission but got sidetracked adjusting costumes. So, I didn't actually start the mission, though I'm ready to. After that, I made notes and wrote this up, with breaks for Cross Stitch World and web comics until bedtime. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 6. 2025

On Thursday, my online counselling started during breakfast. I thought it went well. {Smile}

After lunch, I filled out a form and mailed it. Then I called Mom's lawyer's office and got them to start working on her account. I'm kind of embarrassed that I hadn't gotten around to that earlier, but at first, I was focused on getting through the holidays. then I was focused on getting through the funeral. Now that both are past, it's easier to look at other things. After talking to Mom's lawyer's office, I emailed my Aunt Marjorie's friend about how her lawyer and Mom's lawyer can contact each other. {Smile}

A little while later, my main nurse took me to Target. We found containers for sorting papers that he wanted for my office, but not a suitable mug to replace one that got damaged. I'm searching for that online now. {Smile}

I walked around Target enough that I figure I got a fair bit of exercise done that way. Actually, I think I got enough done, I wasn't quite energetic enough for salsa dancing. then, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did my head exercises, my arm resistance exercises, and my arm swinging exercises. After a break, I did two of my leg exercises. 

After counselling I read comics and played Cross Stitch World through lunch.  Then I worked on the form. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World until we went to Target. After we came home, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found Kitten and Pierogies in a team with a friend of Kitten's that I am acquainted with, and another who is new to me, I think. They were exploring the hidden room, and then another hidden room. Kitten mentioned showing them a semi-secret greenhouse, so I showed them a very similar greenhouse in another zone. Then I tried to show them a special helicopter, but the helicopters I found didn't do what I remembered. We still looked at two helicopters. Then Pierogies left, and the rest tried to catch an enemy helicopter in a different zone, but it disappeared before we could get it. At that point, I got called to donner, so had to leave. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and wrote up Wednesday's daily update. then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. I began chatting with Nox on the chat server, and Ulty and Jenny's player in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I also began to play solo on a very low-level character I'd like to get to a higher level. I hope to join a supergroup Ulty and Jenny are starting with that character, and almost all the current members are at least low-middle level, if not higher. The game adjusts so we can play together, but only so much... and I don't want to hold them back. So, I played solo and chatted with Ulty and Nox much of the evening. Then Kitten came in, and we teamed up, both relieved we got to team at least some of the evening. We did a few more missions on my very low-level character, since she's so low, most missions are fast. She's nearing the point where I'll add a couple more levels. That's something, isn't it? After we finished playing, I exercised, talked to Kitten, and did a little paperwork. I also made notes and wrote in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 5, 2025

On Wednesday, my main nurse took me to the lab and dropped me off to get my blood test while he got a tuberculosis test for work. Then he picked me up and took me home. {Smile}

After dinner, I got a call from Auntie Barbara. We arranged to have lunch together in Pahoa on Saturday. We aren't planning a picnic lunch like suggested Saturday before last. That will be another time. Instead, she wants to introduce me to another restaurant she likes there. {Smile}

I did some abdominal and pelvic floor tucking, including during my salsa dancing. I did my salsa dancing warmup set after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming part of the evening. I was unsteady so I tried to treat my blood sugar in the break. Then I did two pieces with less structured dancing after the break, happily surprised I was distinctly steadier this time. That was just over twenty-one and a half minutes of salsa dancing. I wish I'd done at least a few exercises too, but it got too late before I got to them. At least I got all the salsa dancing done, unlike last night. {Smile}

After breakfast, I browsed on the web and played Cross Stitch World until we went to get our tests done. When we came back, I had lunch before going back to my computer for more web browsing and Cross Stitch World until my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. I said hi to Kitten, Ulty, and Jenny's Player, but got no responses, so I tried to join a taskforce. As I realized it must have left by the time I got my character to the zone, Kitten said hi. We teamed up and did a couple of my missions until dinner time. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World until Auntie Barbara's phone call. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update and began talking with Nox on the chat server. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I teamed up with Kitten. I accidentally set the first mission I picked frustratingly tough. Kitten eventually suggested a break helping someone, but they had enough help. Then Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We joined and ran it. Then we ran a trial with about half the group the same. After that, the team broke up. I went straight to starting to dance, not even doing paperwork first. I did the paperwork in City of Homecoming after the warmup. Then I began making notes and writing in this. Then I danced again before I finished writing and making notes in this. {Smile}