Up at 6:30 and went out to smoke a cigarette. Damn it's cold outside! But I wanted that cigarette so out in the cold I went.
Breakfast was turkey bacon and eggs and one of the residents talked me into going to a therapy group session. When we got to the building there was a list of group therapy sessions to choose from and we chose the art therapy group session. Actually I found out that I had to register to be able to take part in the therapy group sessions but they let me sit in as a guest for today. The topic was mind, body and spirit and how we were feeling in relationship to those things. For me my mind was on my legal case, my Prozack prescription, my cat and my house. My body concerns were the pain in my knee, wanting to take a nap and coffee and cigarettes. As far as my soul was concerned even though I was dealing with a lot of emotions, I could still feel my heart mending a little - meaning that I was slowly getting back to my goals and back to my life the way it was.
We were supposed to express our feeling with color and I hope to post a copy of it here.
I had a lot of fun at that session doing my artwork and watching the artwork of the others there. I enjoyed it very much and I registered and signed up so that I can attend more of them. I have learned since that they are confdential.
Back at the shelter once again.
The weather started to get more worse. I missed lunch but I had half a hoagie left. There' a small grocery store near the center and I was treated to lunch.
The weather got so bad that it looked like there was a storm going on! There was rain and snow and sleet and hail yet we smokers had to have our cigarettes.
Time for bed.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013 (St. Patrick's Day)
I got up a few minutes before the wake-up call but later found out that a couple of people were still asleep in the back only because no one woke them up!
I'm still taking my medication as prescribed so I'm still waiting to see how the Prozac affects me.
Lunch was fried onion rings, chicken nuggets and juice.
A few of the residents went for a walk, a few went to work and most of the rest are watching TV. I made coffee for our table and went outside to smoke a cigarette.
Dinner was baked chicken and vegetables.
One of the residents car wouldn't start and about 7 or eight of us went out to see if we could help but we couldn't so we drank some beer in honor of St. Patrick's Day! We met a couple who had come to the shelter for the first time and they had brought their van, their dog and their cat and the woman was pregnant.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Kind of an uneventful morning - so far. It's almost 7:30 and I'm still waiting for breakfast.
Breakfast came at last. It was oatmeal and rools. But later came the church breakfast. Potatoes, scrambled eggs, scrambled cheese eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, coffee, orange and apple juice - positively delicious!
Since it was the weekend, I decided not to do anymore important or legal paperwork until Monday. I just wanted to do silly stuff today and not have to think about anything important.
Someone here actually ordered a pizza so that is what I had for lunch.
A lot of people were watching a basketball game on TV (the TV stays on all day during the weekends) but I'm not too into sports so I didn't watch it.
I talked with one of the newer women here about my court case and she did agree with me about there being something wrong and that made me feel better about it.
Dinner was turkey ham and vegetables. I didn't eat it.
The police brought in a new guy.
I went to bed at nine.
Breakfast came at last. It was oatmeal and rools. But later came the church breakfast. Potatoes, scrambled eggs, scrambled cheese eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, coffee, orange and apple juice - positively delicious!
Since it was the weekend, I decided not to do anymore important or legal paperwork until Monday. I just wanted to do silly stuff today and not have to think about anything important.
Someone here actually ordered a pizza so that is what I had for lunch.
A lot of people were watching a basketball game on TV (the TV stays on all day during the weekends) but I'm not too into sports so I didn't watch it.
I talked with one of the newer women here about my court case and she did agree with me about there being something wrong and that made me feel better about it.
Dinner was turkey ham and vegetables. I didn't eat it.
The police brought in a new guy.
I went to bed at nine.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
I'm still trying to fight off this cold that I have. I have got that cough and I'm feeling chills every so often. I keep washing my hands to help stave it off but there are a lot of people here with the same symptons.
I took a shower and tried to organize the stuff in my locker. What's in my locker? My clothes including what I had on when I first came here and some additional clothing that I was able to pick up at a nearby donation store. I still need a change of shoes but there were none available in my size. I went to the men's department but they didn't have any available in my size either.
I got a call from one neighbor telling me that my mother's car was no longer in the driveway. It bummed me out and pissed me off but hopefully I will be able to get it backi!
I got a call from another neighbor telling me that she thinks she saw my cat and that she'll keep out a watch for it - thank GOD!
I got mail today informing me that my hearing date is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th. The problem is that the same judge that I'm appealing is the same judge who is scheduled to hear my case. There has got to be something that I can do about that because I just don't think that it is fair. I'm still working on a solution for that one.
Now that my medical insurance has kicked in I can now make a doctor's appointment to get a physical. I really have to mention about the caseworkers here who have really helped me. One, who I explained my situation to was a very good sounding board and she told me that I should continue to focus on getting my house.
Another caseworker helped me today by expediting my permanent medical ijnsurance coverage, making my doctor's appointment and setting up an appointment for me at the Social Security office.
Lunch was ham and cheese sandwiches with crackers and iced tea.
Dinner was roast beef and rice.
There was a bit of a ruckus around eight o'clock. It seems a white girl and a black guy got into an argument. It started to get more heated and since you are not allowed to touch the other residents the two decided to take it outside.
Nothing much happened outside except for them being in each others' faces but when they came back inside they were still arguing and I saw the woman fall down. She got back up and limped back to her table and sat down. About 45 minutes later a policeman showed up and I was later told that it was she that called the cops. I went to bed.
I took a shower and tried to organize the stuff in my locker. What's in my locker? My clothes including what I had on when I first came here and some additional clothing that I was able to pick up at a nearby donation store. I still need a change of shoes but there were none available in my size. I went to the men's department but they didn't have any available in my size either.
I got a call from one neighbor telling me that my mother's car was no longer in the driveway. It bummed me out and pissed me off but hopefully I will be able to get it backi!
I got a call from another neighbor telling me that she thinks she saw my cat and that she'll keep out a watch for it - thank GOD!
I got mail today informing me that my hearing date is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th. The problem is that the same judge that I'm appealing is the same judge who is scheduled to hear my case. There has got to be something that I can do about that because I just don't think that it is fair. I'm still working on a solution for that one.
Now that my medical insurance has kicked in I can now make a doctor's appointment to get a physical. I really have to mention about the caseworkers here who have really helped me. One, who I explained my situation to was a very good sounding board and she told me that I should continue to focus on getting my house.
Another caseworker helped me today by expediting my permanent medical ijnsurance coverage, making my doctor's appointment and setting up an appointment for me at the Social Security office.
Lunch was ham and cheese sandwiches with crackers and iced tea.
Dinner was roast beef and rice.
There was a bit of a ruckus around eight o'clock. It seems a white girl and a black guy got into an argument. It started to get more heated and since you are not allowed to touch the other residents the two decided to take it outside.
Nothing much happened outside except for them being in each others' faces but when they came back inside they were still arguing and I saw the woman fall down. She got back up and limped back to her table and sat down. About 45 minutes later a policeman showed up and I was later told that it was she that called the cops. I went to bed.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
March 14, 2013
Well, after taking the Respiridone it only took me about 45 minutes to go to sleep so it's certainly helping me. My feet and legs didn't cramp up until I got up later at 6 am. I figured that since my cot makes so much noise and I was going to be woke up at 6:30, I might as well stay up.
I went outside, it was cold and smoked my cigarette. Breakfast at 7:30 was blueberry waffles (with syrup) and an egg omlet type thing.
I had some laundry to do today so the rest of my morning was devoted to that. One of the good things here at this homeless shelter is that you can do your laundry here once a week. You can't put your shoes or your coat in the washing machine but mine need to be washed badly since I only have the one pair of shoes.
Lunch at noon was hot dogs, meat patties and french fries.
This afternoon was bingo night and I participated in that. I won the first round and the last round. I think the purpose of the weekly bingo games is not so much winning but just to participate. There are a few people here who basically do nothing all day. A few of them just sleep on the couches all day only getting up for meals and then going back to the couches to lay back down. Some even bring their meals to where they were laying, eat and then lay back down. Sometimes if I'm still sleepy in the morning I will take a nap at the table for about an hour or two and then feel better afterwards.
Dinner was baked fish, mash potatoes and broccoli.
Around 7pm the police brought in a guy. I thought that since there was a code blue in effect he was just picked up off the street and brought here to the homeless shelter. About two hours later the cops returned to pick him back up. He didn't want to go. Then he refused to go! The whole confrontation took about an hour ending with the cops escorting him out of the building.
I went outside, it was cold and smoked my cigarette. Breakfast at 7:30 was blueberry waffles (with syrup) and an egg omlet type thing.
I had some laundry to do today so the rest of my morning was devoted to that. One of the good things here at this homeless shelter is that you can do your laundry here once a week. You can't put your shoes or your coat in the washing machine but mine need to be washed badly since I only have the one pair of shoes.
Lunch at noon was hot dogs, meat patties and french fries.
This afternoon was bingo night and I participated in that. I won the first round and the last round. I think the purpose of the weekly bingo games is not so much winning but just to participate. There are a few people here who basically do nothing all day. A few of them just sleep on the couches all day only getting up for meals and then going back to the couches to lay back down. Some even bring their meals to where they were laying, eat and then lay back down. Sometimes if I'm still sleepy in the morning I will take a nap at the table for about an hour or two and then feel better afterwards.
Dinner was baked fish, mash potatoes and broccoli.
Around 7pm the police brought in a guy. I thought that since there was a code blue in effect he was just picked up off the street and brought here to the homeless shelter. About two hours later the cops returned to pick him back up. He didn't want to go. Then he refused to go! The whole confrontation took about an hour ending with the cops escorting him out of the building.
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