Daily update, October 14, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am. I finally got back to making my first bedtime goal! {GRIN}

After dinner, my main nurse took me down to the Church of the Holy Cross for my ballroom dance class. When I go there, two couples were already dancing, probably some kind of warmup, and definitely practice. Soon class started, with fox trot for the first hour and bachata for the second hour. They went well. I even managed a double turn at the end without getting dizzy. That is not guaranteed, so doing it is special. After class, my main nurse took me back home. I played Cross Stitch World on the way down, and the way back. it was too dark both ways to even think of reading a book. {Smile}

After breakfast, I sorted books, clearing out mom's room a bit more. Though every time I've cleared Mom's room so far, the nurses use the empty space to store general supplies and a little of their own stuff. It's hard to tell them not to when space is at a premium, especially early in the clearing project. I figure let them use it for now; I can start clearing properly when I'm closer to actually using the space. Then I went onto my computer. I watched videos over lunch and into the afternoon, then switched to reading web comics. Next, I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming quite late but got together with Dennis and Pierogis for one quick mission before dinner. I ate with my main nurse and the TV. {Smile}

After dinner, I went to my class. When I got home, I went onto my computer. I watched videos and eventually went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play a game and ran Peony through a story arc. Then I ran her through a single mission that failed when the head villain who must not escape ran past her and down the elevator. Not every mission can fail, but that could. Next, I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Peony. I checked her contacts, confirming she's ready to go up a few levels, and turned on experience. After that, I checked on my friends who play the game. I checked and played Cross Stitch World before I wrote in this. Then I made notes in this, interspersed with watching videos. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 13, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I got to bed only a minute after 2 am. I'm getting better, but I'd really feel I made my first bedtime goal if it was before 2am, or at least at it. {Smile}

Late in the morning, my substitute relief nurse took me to Kamana Senior Center for my Creative Writing Class. I was the first student there; the teacher was settling in. I gave her a copy of the barest beginning of a story, and tried to give her the proposals, which I thought were just for her. However, she said keep them to share with my fellow students. The lecture went well. For the sharing part, I got one proposal read. No one really responded to it; we just went on to another student. When I tried to get the story read, no one had time. This was frustrating when that was what I needed the most help with. The teacher said to send it by email to get a response during the week. I did so in the evening. My substitute relief nurse took me home after I texted her because I didn't spot her car. I was looking at the wrong part of the parking lot. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my substitute relief nurse, the TV and Forward Day by Day. I printed out five copies of the start of a story before I went to class. After I got home, I went onto my computer. I read web comics and watched videos. Then I went into City of heroes: Homecoming, and straight to the teen supergroup base on Aneira less early than usual. I found Jawsome there, and we roleplayed. I was slow at first, while checked on my friends who play the game. Nyxy's Pella joined Jawsome and me. So did Jenny's player, Ulty, and Veronica. We all roleplayed. Then we trick-or-treated, punctuated by special Halloween missions, getting a bunch of badges between the two activities. When we were done, we broke up quickly. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Aneira. Next, I did a little solo trick-or-treat until I broke for dinner with my substitute relief nurse, the TV, and _How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels_. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I watched videos and read web comics. Then I finished Monday's daily update. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Aneira. I paused to email my story to my creative writing teacher. Next, I got Peony Boffin, one of my Hobbits, and set up a story arc, running through more talking than most story arcs start with. I paused to check her contacts and discovered that she's quite close to going up in level. After that, I did a story arc-tutorial that's almost all talks and non-combat, except for one combat mission in the middle. Then I hunted until it was time to wind down. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Peony, and did some crafting on Aneira when Peony had more of something Aneira can use than Peony can keep. They are supergroup mates, so they have a connection. I checked and played Cross Stitch World. Next, I wrote and made notes in this. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 12, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed several minutes after 2 am. It was earlier than the night before, but not by as much as I hoped. I'll just keep trying to get it earlier. {Smile}

Just before breakfast I reconnected with my substitute relief nurse. She's here while my regular relief nurse is busy. {Smile}

After breakfast, my substitute relief nurse took me down to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale for my Absolute Beginner's Line Dance Class. It went well. They're getting ready for a demonstration in a couple of weeks. I'm considering whether to go. They promise we can join in even if we don't sign up ahead of time. {Smile}

After class, my substitute relief nurse took me to the ice cream parlor in Liliu'okalani Gardens. I picked out a vanilla cream popsicle for her, and a lilikoi cream popsicle for me, since they didn't have the haupia she asked for, nor any other coconut that I could spot. I made sure the clerk cut them so we could use the bag to catch the drips. We ate them on the way to Sack 'n Save, a Hawai'i grocery store. I went in and walked with her while she picked up an ingredient that she was short of. Then we went home. When I wasn't eating my popsicle or talking with my substitute relief nurse, I played Cross Stitch World on the down and the way back. {Smile}

In the afternoon, my substitute relief nurse called me over, leading me to the playroom, where we usually eat. She said her friend said she knew me. It was a friend from church, with her two boys. She's another woman auntie Barbara has taken under her wing. Her sons are much bigger than when I first met them. We enjoyed seeing each other. It's been too long. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my substitute relief nurse and the TV. After we got home from my class, I had lunch with my substitute relief nurse and the TV. Then I went onto my computer. I read articles and web comics, and watched videos through most of the afternoon. Silvia's visit happened shortly before I settled down to finish Sunday's daily update. I started to share it, and found the last paragraph was far too long. I edited it down and shared the final version in the quick places, leaving one slow place for after dinner. Next, I ate dinner with my substitute relief nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I finished sharing Sunday's daily update. Then I started to go into City of Heroes: Homecoming, even saying so on Discord. However, I got distracted. I watched videos and read web comics instead until Kitten complained that I wasn't in Homecoming as promised. I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I found Kitten and we teamed up. We experimented with a few badges they had trouble with earlier. We found a better way to get it, but we can't do it alone. We need more folks. After that, we talked as I debated who to play. I got Aneira, my higher-level teen supergroup member, and tried a mission. However, Kitten was fading and finished fading before I finished the mission. So, I finished the mission by myself. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Aneira. Next, I checked and played Cross Stitch World and read web comics. After that, I wrote in this. I did a little research on Amazon before making notes in this. I closed windows on my computer near the end. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 11, 2026

The night before Sunday, I got to bed shortly before 2:15 am. I just didn't stay on track getting ready for bed.  I still got up at 8:30 am because church started at 9am. It was our first Sunday with our new priest. I can't get there on time when it does, but I can get up and get there a little earlier.  {Smile}

After breakfast, main nurse took me to church. I got there during the sermon and sat just in front of a couple I know. I enjoyed the service. After the service, I had lunch on the lanai. I sat with several friends, since both Babs and Auntie Barbara weren't there. I also met our new priest, and we talked a bit a couple of times. My main nurse took me home afterwards. I played Cross Stitch World on part of the way down and part of the way back. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse and the TV. After we got back, I got onto my computer. I watched many videos, then took a short nap. I was awake again after half an hour, so I got up and went back to my computer. I watched a few more videos and wrote up Saturday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I found Kitten and said hi. Kitten wanted to get easy badges, so I got Anka, my best badge collector, because if Kitten doesn't have it on their favorite character, Anka doesn't have it, either, though there are some badges Anka is missing that Kitten has. We got five, including one for collecting three of the others. This cut into dinner a bit, but when I was done, I ate with my main nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned myself up with the help of my main nurse. I went onto my computer. I read web comics and chatted with Nox on Discord. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I saw both Jag and Austin, not teamed up. We talked. They were working on new villains. I teamed up with Jag on a low-level, solo Hezabell. Her moderately high-level version leads a gang. Jag and I did a mission before Austin joined us. We did a mission or two more before Jag left. Austin and I did another mission before Austin left, too. Dr. Faustus said hi somewhere in there, but by the time the others left, I'd forgotten. I got Yenna Grajewo, and did a long mission. I almost started a story arc but checked on my friends who play the game first. I noticed Dr. Faustus was on and said hi. They said they'd said hi an hour and a half ago. I apologized for forgetting to respond and asked about teaming up. However, I got distracted trying to fix a setting on Yenna. I finally did with the help of the Help Channel and Dr. Faustus. Then I got melee ranged Olga and teamed up with Dr. Faustus. We rushed through three or four missions in half an hour, finishing a story arc of hers. We said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on melee-ranged Olga. I tried to update Anka's badge list, but my internet cut out early in the process. I tried to get my modem working, but I couldn't. I checked Cross Stitch World, confirming that my phone worked. I went into Blogger, where I write these updates. I wrote a little of this on my phone and made a bunch of notes on my phone, too. Next, I noticed that my internet had come back. I finished updating Anka's badge record. I checked this, writing a little more and adding more notes. I broke to confirm that I'd updated Anka's badge record correctly a couple of times. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 10, 2026

The night before Saturday, I got to bed right at 2am. However, I had trouble settling until I remade my bed. I slept better after that, but I woke up groggy. It wasn't better after breakfast, so I napped through much of the morning. Then I did feel much better. {Smile}

The nap set me back enough, I didn't go out. The only phone call was related to some research I've been doing. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day, followed by my nap. Then I went onto my computer. I watched videos and read web comics over lunch, which was soon, and well into the afternoon. Somewhere in there I got that phone call related to some research I'm doing. I also began writing up Friday's daily update. Next, I got drawn into a web comic. I finally stopped, going straight into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the in-game auction house on a couple of characters before I checked on my friends who play the game. After that, I worked on badges on Yenna Grajewo and checked on my friends who play the game again before dinner. I ate with my main nurse, the TV, and _How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels_. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and finished writing up Friday's daily update. Then I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked the in-game auction house on Yenna Grajewo. I also checked on my friends who play the game. I talked with Kitten. I switched to Anka, my best badge collector. We got together and tried to work on badges. During this, Dr. Faustus said hi. I worked with Kitten on badges a little more, until they said they were too tired and left. Next, I talked with Dr. Faustus and joined him on Yenna Grajewo. We did two story arcs together, the first and second in a series. The second was one Dr. Faustus wanted to work on themselves, but we did the first to catch me up. So, we both progressed in content we wanted to do. After that, we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Yenna. Then I ran a mission on her. I checked her contact and discovered that they give infinite missions, even though it looked yesterday like they didn't. I set her to get experience again, and did another mission or two, gaining a level. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Yenna again. Next, I started writing in this. I paused to check and play Cross Stitch World before I made notes in this, pausing to close windows on my computer and check friends, then characters on City of Heroes: Homecoming. I ended far too late, but did still end my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 9, 2026

The night before Friday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am. I made my first bedtime goal again. I hope I'm beginning to get the hang of this, but time will tell. {Smile}

After breakfast, my main nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my Ballroom Dance: Tango class. I got there slightly early and talked with the teacher's assistant and a student I know who hadn't come last week. I'm glad he's back. I like him as both a friend and a dance partner. Dance went well. I'm learning more steps and getting the ones I learned last week down better. They're still all beginner steps, but I'm already working on the first half of the list when we've just had two sessions. I danced with the teacher's assistant, two gals who are willing to sort of lead, and the guy I talked to before class. After class, my main nurse came and took me back home. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse and the TV. Then I went to my class. After we got back, I went onto my computer. I read web comics and watched videos through lunch. Next, I tried to call my financial adviser and left a message on their answering machine. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked on my friends who play the game. I fooled around with melee-ranged Olga for a bit and talked with Jenny's Player. I took melee-ranged Olga to villain supergroup meeting. Patience, Seb's Komanos, and our leader were already there. Dr. Faustus, Anya, and our most regular new member joined us. We ran a strike force that is giving particularly good rewards this week. After the strike force, the group quickly broke up. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on melee ranged Olga until I broke to eat dinner with my main nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I read web comics, then went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Realizing that Radio was on, which is very rare indeed, I quickly said hi and found out he was teaming with a friend I see even more rarely. We teamed up and I quickly established connections with the other friend. I joined them in a mission, but it was Radio's and he had to leave when it got late for him, even though we were not done. My other friend joined a trial. I joined the team too. We were waiting for the last person to join when I asked if I could make a drink run. The leader said yes. I took longer than I expected but was still surprised when I discovered I was not on a team when I got back. They'd left without me. My friend was disappointed, and the leader apologized. I didn't catch their return, so my friend started trick-or-treating without me. I joined him for a giant monster hunt. We both stayed for a second giant monster hunt. Then we said goodnight. I switched to Yenna Grajewo, a moderately low-level character I made in honor of a friend who died some years ago. I discovered she was ready to gain level. I tried a contact I haven't done much with because I'd been told she had timed missions, and I don't like those. Only her first mission is timed; I thought they all were. I got Yenna a level and turned off experience after confirming that this contact runs out of missions. I worked on the in-game auction house and storage on Yenna. Next, I wrote a little in this. I copied my Creative Writing class's proposal form for stories into my computer. I filled separate copies out for two stories I want to work on and copied a blank form and both filled out ones to the cloud. Then I wrote some more in this and made notes in this, too. I paused to research and to close windows on my computer. I checked Cross Stitch World. I ended my evening with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 8, 2026

The night before Thursday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am. I made my first bedtime goal with enough margin that I'm not wondering if it counts. {Smile}

I started my day with breakfast and my online counselling appointment on my laptop. My counsellor is pleased with my progress over the past week and wants me to keep up the good work. Explaining that I had other things I needed to do only helped so much. I did think it was a good session. {Smile}

After lunch, my main nurse took me down to Hilo Hearing aid. I got my hearing aids checked and serviced and picked up more ear buds and tips for the speakers that go into my ears. Then my main nurse took me back home. {Smile}

After counselling, I put away my laptop and went on my desktop computer. I read articles, watched videos and read web comics through lunch. Then came my hearing aids' appointment. After we got back, I went back onto my computer. I read more articles, watched more videos, and read more web comics. Next, I started to call my financial adviser, but I realized I needed the new account's number first. I searched a while before I eventually found it, but it was already too late to call that day. they close mid-afternoon. I wrote up Wednesday's daily update, taking a break to watch more videos. After that, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game, and joined the late night short, large group event. We thought it would be the fastest type, but at the last minute, the leader made some calculations and decided to do the second fastest type instead, for safety. We did two runs with no trouble. Then I ate dinner with my main nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day. {Smile}

After dinner, I cleaned up with the help of my main nurse. Then I went back to my computer. I read some web comics, then watched some videos. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. I tried to get a badge on Ana Marcelino, but it was too hard by myself. So, I ran a story arc on Ana Marcelino, getting a badge, and tried to work on another badge, but that one wasn't progressing much. So, I updated her badge record. After that, I wrote in this. Then I tried to work on other badges, but gave up, and did minimal storage on her. I made notes in this and checked Cross Stitch World. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 7, 2026

The night before Wednesday, I got to bed right at 2 am. I guess I made my first bedtime goal, but with no margin at all. In fact, if you consider the time it takes to walk around the bed as not in bed, I technically missed it. {smile}

After lunch, I checked the time and realized I had to rush down to First Hawaiian Bank for my appointment to set up an account for Dad's trust. My main nurse took me down, and we told a clerk after waiting in line. She said the appointment was with her, but she had to keep the station open. However, she referred me to a fellow. At first, he asked for the number I don't have, but I provided what my financial adviser sent, figuring out how to forward by email the document that refused to print out for me. The checks I had were too old, but I was able to write a check more than big enough to open the account with. we got it completely set up and left the bank very happy. Neither I nor my main nurse were certain we'd get it done that day. {Smile}

After the bank, we ran errands. picking up a popsicle was the second of three errands. the stop was quite exciting, really. For starters, they were actually open on a Wednesday, which is new. Walking in, we learned they are under new management. They are now open all days, not closed Wednesday and Sunday, and open into the evening. Also, the popsicle stocks are back to having many flavors like they used to. I even saw a new kind of frozen treat. After all three errands, my main nurse and I came back to my home. I finished _Cat + Gamer 4_ and restarted _Mocha the Cat and his Forever Family 1_ on the way. I got lots of reading in between regular driving, waiting at the bank, and waiting during errands. {Smile}

After an early, light dinner, my main nurse took me out again. I read _The Hearthfire_ by Jalal C. Hocket along way. We ran an errand before going to my ballroom dance classes. This session, it's foxtrot first, bachata second. So far, I'm catching on quickly, even with bachata, which is new to me. Afterwards, my main nurse took me home. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my main nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day. Then I went onto my computer. I watched videos and read web comics right through lunch. Our trip to the bank and errands was right after lunch. After we came back, I watched more videos. Next, I wrote up Tuesday's daily update. I finished so close to dinner that, knowing the errand and signing up before class both meant leaving early, I just went straight to a light dinner. I ate with my main nurse and the TV before we ran the errand and went to my dance classes. {Smile}

When I got home, I went back to my computer. I had a second light meal while I watched videos. Then I answered Nox on Discord, sharing short beginnings of the two stories I think I'll work on for class. I also copied one to the cloud, since I hadn't yet. Eventually, I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I updated badge records of my top six badge collectors The first five weren't that long, but the sixth took a lot longer. I hadn't updated her record to include some badges she had gotten, so I had to go through the whole thing carefully, not the spots that changed in the last update. Next. I checked on my friends who play the game again. I watched some videos before I wrote and made notes in this. I checked and played a little Cross Stitch World in a short break from making notes. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 6, 2026

The night before Tuesday, I got to bed a couple of minutes after 2 am. I missed my first bedtime goal, but not by a lot. I'll just have to keep trying to do better. {smile}

Late in the morning, my relief nurse took me down to Kamana Senior Center for my creative writing class. I read some of _The Hearthfire_ by Jalal C. Hockett on the way down I got there slightly early, which let me pay for the class shortly before the lecture started. I found the lecture helpful. So was the freewriting, and giving feedback on my fellow students' writing. Even more helpful was reading what I'd written about wanting to tell a different story. It helped me realize that one of the stories I started to prepare is a lot more relevant than the other... and that I have a story that's significantly more relevant than the less relevant one. I just have to prepare and start working on the relevant ones. After class, my relief nurse came and took me home again. I watched the scenery while I thought about the stories I could write on the way back. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my relief nurse, the TV, and Forward Day by Day. Then I researched a couple of questions on my computer before going down to class. After I got back, went back to my computer. I checked webcomics, then went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Both the Halloween event and the new "page" that Homecoming developed had started the previous night, so it was extra busy. I checked on my friends who play the game. I went to my teen supergroup meeting on Aneira. Nyxy's Pella came, and we started to roleplay. Jenny's player brought a character too. so did another friend. Jenny's player started to plan for just us four, but Veronica arrived and Jawsome's character followed. We six tried a newly revamped taskforce. It was slower than we expected and still featured one enemy group to the point of monotony. However, only one mission required us to go back and search for an enemy we'd missed, which the old version did a lot. So, it's some improvement. Two of the group left right after the taskforce. Pella, Veronica, Jawsome and I went to our supergroup base for more roleplaying. We broke up shortly before my dinner. I ate with my relief nurse and the TV. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer. I watched videos and read webcomics. then I wrote up Monday's daily update before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I checked on my friends who play the game. Then I got the moderately low-level version of Uncle Vincent and finished a story arc he needs to be his current level for. Now he can go up a few levels. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Uncle Vincent and Aneira. Next, I checked on my friends who play the game. I also checked Cross Stitch World and watched a few videos before I wrote some of this. After that, I made notes in this. I ended my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}

Daily Update, October 5, 2026

The night before Monday, I got to bed a few minutes before 2 am. I am particularly happy to do that on a night that tends to run late because of an extra medicine in the nightly routine. {SMILE}

After breakfast, my relief nurse took me to Auntie Sally's Luau Hale for my absolute beginner's line dancing class. It's supposed to be a little harder than the first timer's line dancing of previous sessions. I talked with a couple of other students during the breaks. I paid for the session during the first break. I also danced at least some of all the dances, and usually most of the dance. After class, my relief nurse came and took me home. {Smile}

I had breakfast with my relief nurse and the TV. Then after class, I had lunch with my relief nurse, the TV, Forward Day by Day, and _The Hearthfire_ by Jalal C. Hockett. Next, I went onto my computer. I checked a couple of articles and videos and wrote up Sunday's daily update. I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming early enough to join the later short, large-group event. I checked on my friends who play the game while waiting for it to start, and said hi to Kitten, who was in the group, too. Afterwards, I talked with Kitten. They joined a team I didn't make it onto in time, but it was for something quick enough, we still had time to team up. We did a few missions with me on Aneira Lloyds. I stopped to have dinner with my relief nurse, the TV, and _The Hearthfire_ by Jalal C. Hockett. {Smile}

After dinner, I went back to my computer and City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten in a large group in the toughest part of the game. I joined him on Carrie, my third best badge collector, hoping to make more badge progress than she actually did. I found Kitten after it broke up, but they barely spoke and faded out. So, I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Carrie. Then I got the new, moderately low-level Uncle Vincent. I teamed him up with his wife, Aunt Iris, who is maximum level, to work on a badge he's too low-level to do by himself. He got it, and I put Aunt Iris away. Pierogies said hi before I could move on to something else. I switched to Perry Boffin, and we teamed up. We finished a story arc Perry had, then did some individual missions she also has. Next, we said goodnight. I worked on the in-game auction house, storage and crafting on Perry Boffin and Aneira Lloyds. After that, I checked Cross Stitch World. I wrote in this, then read some web comics before I made notes in this. I finished my day with the Lord's Prayer, Saint Francis's Prayer, and the motto of the Daughters of the King. {Smile}