Volunteerism

I volunteered again today. The computer broke down. We had to check in and check out books the old fashioned way! By hand. Both administrators were in the library with our school librarian. The principal states the library could not be closed down. It had to be opened and allow children to take books home today for the weekend. The school had an obligation to meet. The computer needed an upgrade in software and hardware. Mr. IT came ad fixed the problem. While the librarian worked out the problems with the computer, I aided as a volunteer, in checking in and checking out books. When first grade sent their WHOLE BOX OF BOOKS with no library card! Sheesh... They had to be returned to the teacher to hold on. By the end if my time there today Mr. IT and the librarian had the computer worked out. YES!!!

What did I do? 

• I helped organize and tidy up the shelves. 

• I checked in books manually 

• I checked out books manually 

• I organized go back books by grade level or the Dewey decimal system. 

• I kept the students focused, and in order while they waited their turn. 

• I engaged the students in small talk while doing the clerical work. 

Volunteer at school

Today I walked my dependent to school. I talked to the parent volunteer who saw the incident on Monday. I asked her to tell the teacher what she saw. 

Today walking to school I saw a boy harassing my dependent from afar. And I was right there next to my dependent! I told the teacher and the case manager. 

I'm a parent on a mission. There's a fire lit under me. 

I stayed and volunteered at the school library. I saw the teacher at recess to see how things went. Then I went home. 

Later today I had to take .5 Xanax because I was over stimulated. It was causing me some tightness in my left breast muscle (pecs), a feeling if rush and flush. I had napped to see if it would calm down. I had been nine days since my last dosage. 

Mental health 4.26.13

Well, I'm doing pretty well today. I started calling local non-profit organizations to offer my time to volunteer. I felt really good about it. Volunteering will help me desensitize myself to my agoraphobia triggers.

I'm beginning to understand how and why Monk needed a life coach/nurse/personal assistant. I need an adult with me to get in the car and go some place. Once there in a locale I know I can go one way and the adult the other way.

I walked the dog twice today. Both times 3-4 houses past the pocket fence that represents my anchor to the house.

The other day I walked to the corner, past the fence and started hyperventilating on the way back. As Ms G stated I used cognitive thinking to modify my behavior. I talked to myself to calm down. I breathed deeply, and said "you're almost to the fence. After that you're close to to home." Don't fold up on yourself. You have your cell phone and the dog. You can pet the dog. You can call home and tell hem to come get you with your medicine."

As I talked to myself I took one step after another. When I got to the fence I was happy. I calmed down more and walked home more calmly.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tmJiyWsTAhs

This should link you to PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER from RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.