Just me

OK, I think I got this thing figured out. So, a couple more trials, and then we will get down to serious business.

First of all, I am bored to death. I have been living in as Assisted Living Facility since June 2006. I had a stroke and the dr. said I should nevere live alone again. So, here I have been ever since. Don't get me wrong, actually I have a life of Riley. I don't have to do a blasted thing, literally. For the rent I pay, which seems high until you realize what I get for it, I can sit on my duff all day, and do nothing, I can watch TV or whatever I want. They provide 3 meals a day, plus snacks. That means no meal planning, no grocery shopping, no food preperation, and no dirty dishes to clean up. They do my laundry - hence no nickels in the laudromat, of course all the clothes have to be wash and wear (they don't do, and there is no way for me to do, any ironing). If I slept in a bed, which I haven't done in about four years, they would make my bed daily for me, change my sheets weekly (because of my back, I cannot make my bed). They clean my room (at least they are supposed to, I don't think they do what they should), clean my bathroom (I do have my own bathroom, toilet & basin, shower down the hall), supply me with T.P. and bath linenens a couple of times a week. I have a "private" room. It is 7.5 ft x 15 ft. You figure it out. 7.5x15=about 105 square feet. Yes, it is small, but it is ALL mine. I don't have to share with anyone else. And it is adequate for me, without a bed. Although the last person in this room did have a bed. I can watah TV whenever I want, as loud as I want, as late as I want, watch what I want. I don't watch much daytime TV but I do watch until about midnight. I have my computer which gives me games, email, etc. and now with my blog, I will have that to do. I read a lot, work puzzles, and read my Bible. Yes, read my Bible. In the last year, I have become much closer to God, through the church I am now attending. More about that later. But I am still lonely and bored. I seek human companionship. The other residents here are mostly mentally challenged (Altzheimers, etc.) and I just don't feel comfortable trying to visit with them. The activities they have are geared more to pre-school or kindergarten mentalaties, so I just spend most of my time in my room. I have my power wheel chair, so I do get out once in awhile that way. I go to church in Lincoln, whenever I can get a ride, and I have made many new friends there - again, more about that later. I mentioned how small the room is, and the fact that I have a private bath. In that bathroom is a shower - or was, it is not usable for some plumbing reason, so with a shower rod across it, it is my closet. The closet in the room is very, very small. I have wondered, and even asked some of the staff what this room was designed for. It is completely removed from the others, right across from the kitchen, and right next to an outdoor exit. It has the tiny closet, large bathroom, and really quite different from any of the other rooms. I was told by one of the staff members who has been here for years, that she thought it was designed as an office. But if that is the case, why the very large bathroom? Anyway, the other day I was looking at a floor plan of the building (actually intended as a fire escape plan) and noticed that all the other rooms were numbered, or identified as to their purpose (laundry, storeroom, etc.) And this room, it is identified by the letters I S O - guess what? Does that mean "isolation"? That would explain its remoteness to the other rooms, and the fact that it had its own shower. This is just a guess, but it makes a whole lot of sense.

See, when I get started, I don't know when to quit. So, if you check this out every day or two, you might be surprised what you will find. But, for now, I think this will do.