New chair!!!

I'm going to miss this wheelchair when it's gone but on to bigger and better things and a new wheelchair to try is coming tomorrow...... the next part of my journey continues tomorrow as I start trying another wheelchair.... I'm so grateful for all this on one hand but on the other hand I just wish it was all done and I have the one I need and want.... I know this is a process and I've been through it several times but I always wonder why this process has to take so long or something that is really necessary for someone like me.... My Hope Is that I make the right choices for myself when the time comes because I'm going to have this wheelchair for quite a while and I hope my heart guides me in the right way and picking the right chair that I need for my body and for getting around

There's so many choices and I just hope I make the right one

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I will have that option on whatever chair I choose it's not really my choice anymore and I have that on my chair or not it's a necessary thing my body's been through so much that I need to have that on my chair now

My body's been through so much in the past few years and with all the surgeries that I had at once and you know what I'm talking about but now my body collects water and I need a way to get it out so I have to have reclining chair is it no choice the Doctor is recommending it

and when I have my bad nights which I know you've been here for you know how they are and I can't sleep so they're giving me the option so that at least I can try to sleep whether I'm sleeping in my chair or in my bed

Thought for today

Thought for today

I amaze myself everyday when I accomplish something on my own...... I am so damn proud of myself right now

Some of you may think this is ridiculous but I don't care it's important to me so I'm going to share it with you

I use the bus service here in St Cloud to get around to my appointments and other places I need to go and I realized last week that I needed to get another bus pass I like to keep two bus passes in my wallet at all times just to be on the safe side

I was going to get it last Thursday when I went to the store to test out this chair that I have but I totally forgot and spaced it and I was going to go today but it's just too chilly outside to walk to the grocery store today and the weather's getting colder so more than likely last Thursday was my last trip to the store unless it warms up a little bit more

So today I was sitting here thinking when I was eating breakfast but there's gotta be a way I can order it from home so I got on my computer typed in Metro Bus and I found their website..... was able to order a bus pass for $26 $1 shipping..... now to me that's fabulous because that means then in the winter time when I need a bus pass I can go online and order it and it will be shipped right to my house

Now to all those people that said I wasn't going to accomplish anything or be anything think twice before you say that to someone because everyday I accomplished something new and guess what most of the time I do it on my own..... so think twice before you judge a book by its cover and I would hope you would want to learn what's inside

Remember to go out and make someone smile today because that's what makes the world a better place

:)!!!!

I must have been comfortable because I fell asleep sitting like this..... I'm going to miss this chair when it's gone hoping the other ones are just as good as this one or maybe not so that I can order this one

I'm up early!!!

I'm up early on a Saturday morning cuz my body is uncomfortable think I will be taking extra medication today and no worries I have the ok to up my medication when it is necessary

I don't really plan on going anywhere today because they didn't say it was going to be very warm but my hope is tomorrow that I can run to the grocery store and get my bus pass but I forgot to get on I took a cruise the other day but I will be taking my old chair because I think they need to put new batteries in this new chair that I have

So here's my plan for today!!!

Going to put some audiobooks out by the mailbox so they can be mailed back

Make myself breakfast and feed the cat because she's running around the house like a crazy cat

Have some fun with the new stuff that I just got in the mail last night.. think I might have to create some new designs with the new melty beads cuz I don't have those colors and they're really pretty

May pull out some fun Halloween movies to watch if your a friend of mine and you've been a friend of mine for years you know that I'm not a big fan of Halloween and I never have been I'm not one of those people that like to go to Halloween parties or even trick or treating when I was little was not a fan but I do like movies like The Addams Family or funny movies that are not so scary and I have quite a few of those so I think I might pull some of those out today and watch them

Other than that I'm not doing much for Halloween just sitting around home and I'm not going to answer my door unless I know it's family members that are coming because I don't want to open my door and have a crazy clown mask in front of my face I will slam the door in your face and say go away so I'm just going to ignore the buzzer the next couple days because I don't want that to happen..... so if you're coming to my house in the next few days please call me before you come

I get the next chair that I'm trying on November 1st which means I have this chair for the rest of the weekend...here's a little secret this is my first choice so this is probably the one I'm going to pick but I have the opportunity to try more than one so I'm going to take that opportunity so I'm not completely sure on which one I'm going to pick and I'm not going to tell you until I know for sure or maybe I'll even wait until I have it and then I'll surprise You

Have a great Saturday and who knows I might add more to the bottom of this post but if this post makes you smile in any sort of way or you just like reading them please let me know you stopped by it's not really a daily gratitude but since I'm up early I thought I would write something

Remember to go out and make someone smile because that's what makes the world a better place

Sweet gifts!!!

:)!!!

Very soon, a lot of little kiddos will visit your door. Be open minded. The child who is grabbing more than one piece of candy might have poor fine-motor skills or may be hungry. The child who takes forever to pick out one piece of candy might have motor planning issues. The child who does not say "trick or treat" or "thank you" might be painfully shy or non-verbal. If you cannot understand their words, they may struggle with developmental apraxia of speech. The child that doesn't answer when you talk to them, may have a hearing impairment. The child who looks disappointed when he sees your bowl might have a life-threatening allergy. The child who isn't wearing a costume at all might have autism or not be able to afford one. Be kind, be patient, smile, and try to understand. It's everyone's Halloween. Make each child feel special and make their parents feel good by making a big deal of their special child.

Me!!! :)

YAY!!

Cooking with this new chairs tons of fun...... this chair is growing on me!!!!

and I can get things out of the cupboard so much More easier

if you're curious to know what I actually made in these two pans the first one is brussel sprouts and in the second pan is cheese raviolis they're actually quite fun to make in a frying pan it's nothing I learned on the Internet it's just something I decided to try one day and I actually like them like this made in a frying pan so I do it quite often

:)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is absolutely fabulous!!!! I'm sitting here watching TV and enjoying a glass of soy milk and I can see my feet well sitting in this demo chair..... I've never been able to see my feet like this sitting in any sort of chair this just blows my mind and it's very exciting

Thought for today

Thought for today

I absolutely love that I am finding myself again

Candles on my table in my living room I'm sitting here thinking I used to do this all the time to make my apartment smell pretty and one day and I up and stop doing it..... I love remembering how much I love having candles and smelly stuff for burning in my apartment

Having the TV off and just listening to my book while doing something else in my apartment or just having the music on well doing things in my apartment

I love being able to find the person I used to be before all the drama before everything happened I love just being me and that's who I'm going to continue being

I really love the person that I was and I'm trying to find her again so I hope the people around me will let me continue to find myself and be a part of that change because as time goes on I'm realizing that I need to find who I am again and part of who I was

so I hope each and every one of you will continue on this journey with me as the days go by and life changes I love each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart and I hope you have a great day

Hey friends

Hey friends I just want to let you know that I kind of slowed down on making things right now because I have 5 boxes and several little orders that need to be mailed so my plan is to continue making things but not put any more boxes together until I'm able to get the ones that I already have done mailed

Feel free to continue sending orders if you would like something but just please know that you may not get it for a while it's important to me that I get these boxes that I already have done and labeled to the places where they're supposed to go before I continue putting boxes on the pile

Please continue supporting Misty's keychains by sending donations when you can I can't stress enough that none of this would be possible without your help.... I love each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart who has supporting me from the beginning

I'm not going anywhere so please continue to send your orders but please remember that you may not get them for a while

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and supporting me

Love Misty

Thought for today......

Thought for today......

Totally amazes me how hard I try to be a productive member of society but yet just getting a package of straws and new bed rails for my bed so I don't fall out of my bed and so I can transfer myself in and out of bed safely it is so difficult to get

Every minute of every day I try to be the best I can be in the most productive member of society but yet everyday I have to deal with things like this all I'm trying to do is get new bed rails for a bed and a package of straws so it's easier for me to hold the cup while drinking

And yet again I need to go through many steps to get them paperwork from the doctor and in denial for insurance so I can go through my grant program that I have through the county

Getting the things that I use on a daily basis should not be so difficult

It makes me want to get back in bed and stay there because it's not worth climbing out of bed in dealing with this every day all I want to do is be a productive member of society and be able to get the things that I need

I'm tired of feeling like some people don't care meaning people that do with insurance and people at the county level they just want to ME TO stay at home and do nothing which I refuse to do that I'm not a person that just sits on my ass and does nothing I'm a person that wants to be a productive member of society

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So I guess it's okay that I'm not feeling the greatest and I did not go to the club today because now it's raining here in st. Cloud so they would have sent me home anyways because that's how much the staff cares about me and wants to make sure I'm safe at home

But I will see them tomorrow with a smile on my face if it's not raining or snowing :)

Amy Sharp True Friends Camp Courage in Maple Lake

Daily gratitude

Daily gratitude

Sometimes it just feels good to put my hair in a ponytail put some comfy clothes on and....

Decide that you're going to clean and organize your house do a load of laundry and whatever else needs to be done just because you know you can do it yourself

Now you may ask why I'm writing this today I really have no idea why but I know that I have help every week to do these exact things but sometimes it just feels good to do them myself so that is what I'm doing today doing things myself just because I know I can

Have a great weekend everyone and remember to go out and make someone smile because that's what makes the world a better place :)

Lists!!

List of things I have accomplished today:

*Made myself breakfast which I usually don't do and left my PCA is here

*Got dressed and put my shoes and socks on and less than a half an hour

*Clean the kitchen and did the dishes

*Worked on some things for Misty's keychains for a while and actually got all the letters and cards put into a book

*Make some copies for a friend and chatted with her for a while

*Cleaned and straightened up my room and got my bed ready to crawl in tonight

*Cleaned and straightened up in the bathroom

*Washed and dried a load of laundry and put it away

*Made myself dinner and it was yummy

Here is some things I still plan on doing before going to bed:

*Finish up some stuff for Misty's keychains

*Organize my stickers because there's some that need to be thrown away because they don't stick

* Set up my clothes for the next few days because I have a busy week ahead that way I feel a little organized and ready to go

*Continue watching one of my favorite shows while I'm doing all of this and do you want to know what that show is well here I'll tell you.. Murder She Wrote

*Going to continue enjoying my night I hope this makes you smile in some way if you happen to enjoy it please press the like button below

*Remember to go out make someone smile tomorrow because that's what makes the world a better place

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!!!

I know I haven't posted some pictures in a while so here you go and I'm actually feeling pretty beautiful today so I thought I would share and I'm hoping it puts a smile on someone's face

I'm getting to the point where I could actually post a picture of myself with my hair up in the air and it all discombobulated and I don't really care..... I've dealt with a lot of stuff lately and I'm realizing that no matter what but through it all I can still be myself so that means putting a picture of myself with my hair all messy and sticking up in the air or putting on a goofy outfit... I'm still going to be myself

But today I feel beautiful and I wanted to share it with you have a great day and a great weekend and remember to go out and make someone smile because that's what makes the world a better place

Great news!!!

I'm super excited to write this post this afternoon.... I just got a call from Brian who works at reliable..... he got all the paperwork from Courage Kenny rehabilitation institute and as soon as he gets the models back I will start trying some chairs out.... he will give me a call when he can bring them out

He asked me if I wanted them all at once and I laughed and I said no I prefer one at a time :)

And the journey continues as I get one step closer to having my new wheelchair super excited and I can't wait to try out some models of chairs

If anyone of my friends that use wheelchairs have any suggestions on what models of chairs I should try please leave them on the bottom of this post it would be greatly appreciated

World Cerebral Palsy Day!

Daily gratitude

Daily gratitude

I have a little story to tell!!

Yesterday at the club I spent the majority of my time in the gym getting bouncy balls thrown at my head..... normally I would run from this but I did not yesterday instead I looked at the little boy and I couldn't say no because of the big grin he had on his face

And let me tell you half the balls that were thrown directly at me I did not catch I probably looked ridiculous trying to catch them but none of the staff said anything and just let us play

Now if your a friend of mine and you have known me for years you know that I dislike having balls thrown directly at me not only doesn't hurt but I have a pump now and if one should hit me in the stomach at all it doesn't feel Pleasant but yesterday I decided against my better judgment and I spent pretty much the whole afternoon getting balls torpedoed at me now here's why I am telling you this little story is it was great to hear this little boy laugh and giggle and have fun and enjoy his time at the club and I will tell you I would do it all over again to hear that same exact thing

Now it's little things like this that makes the world a better place just to put a smile on a little boy's face and hear him giggle just because he's throwing balls at my head

I hope at some point this week that you go out and make someone smile and make a difference in someone's life because that's what makes the world a better place