Lauren reminded me this morning on our walk that daylight savings time ends Saturday night. Quoting John Oliver... why is this still a thing? I mean, for fuck's sake, we still change the time of day twice a year based on a seasonal pattern of daylight? We can't just accept and adapt our behaviors where that matters? Idiotic. In any event the second thought I had was that my investment in the sunrise clock was short lived but even with the time change, i'll still be trying to get up in the dark and this seems to be helping. After walking Scottie I ran to SRC. Linda was awake and more responsive than I've seen in weeks. I was stunned. She knew me by name, said her head hurt, and more. Dr. Silva came and observed the same. We had been considering returning some anxiety meds but after Kathy arrived and we talked it over we opted to wait, as the occasional expression of sadness we were concerned about is intermittent and we can manage that. She told the doctor she thought she was there because of "an accident", which was surprising, and perhaps it was a guess and she doesn't remember. Short-term memory had been an initially impacted function prior to the diagnosis and afterward in assisted living so this could be a continuation of the same. I met the crew at Panorama to remove the fallen branches and debris from the backyard. It all got done, the fence is repaired too. I talked to the insurance agent and reimbursements are on their way. I phone screened two possible dev candidates and both sounded promising. Jen and I had salmon burgers on her homemade rosemary bread. Then I spent the rest of the evening tinkering with options to assist Jack with his book. I did some extensive reformatting and tried a few tools, settling on GoogleDocs for simplicity and accessibility, and it has easy publishing capabilities too. It was fun and inspirational and it was a gratifying thing to do, helping him move this effort forward. I heard from the sister of my friend who's been struggling with addiction issues. An intervention is being coordinated for this weekend. Possibly via phone but I'd prefer to go in person.
Habits & Routines: Mediation Gratitude Calm Friendship Exercise Weight↔︎
Habits & Routines: Mediation Gratitude Calm Friendship Exercise Weight↔︎