Big Lag, Multiple Sclerosis Wimp Out

Wow. I knew I was behind on posting, but didn't realize how the days were flying. Been battling the Multiple Sclerosis, coming out of the attack that started on the 2nd and ending on the 11th. Finally getting back to feeling somewhat OK and getting back to work. Then there's the whole concept of being lost about what I was doing before the last attack, and how to pick up the pieces. Tremendously hard, but I'm starting to get it together now, and should be back in the game at 100% on Monday.

Since my last post, we had the IEP meeting for Blueberry. More of the same goofiness. "She's wonderful", "Behaviorally, this is expected with her disability", blahblahblah. My job at these meetings is to be engaged while not showing I'm enraged. The home manager and clinical supervisor from the home were there, lending more outrage as they tried to grandstand. The big news from the IEP meeting was that none of them have a clue about how to address her behaviors. The school mentioned doing a "behavioral assessment", but nothing was documented so it won't happen. The home is determined that Prozac is the answer to all problems. Funny, but the tight boundaries and "time-out" behavior mods that Wifey used here work just fine for her. We've told them and told them, but because we're not "trained professionals", our successes don't exist. And Blueberry suffers because its "inclusive" care by their definition - which means they're going to do whatever the hell they want. And don't disagree or you're the bad guy. Bah!!!

Honestly, I think the emotional rage I felt for the Home and IEP meetings (can you believe I was a Marine?) was the trigger for the latest attack. Not funny either, it knocked me down for around 10 days. On the bad side, I've got to make sure that I build some kind of mental vent for the emotion so I don't end up triggering another attack. The good news is that there won't be another meeting until December. So I should be able to make progress between now and then.

There's good news in all of this. Finally figured out how to configure the products in the store. The publishing product's sales are doing reasonably well. Stumbled onto a project that should be fairly easy to complete, should lead to some short term revenue and have the ability to branch out for distributable sales. Market is in the "used household articles" sector, so I think it has a chance of driving sales in the economy that's coming. Should be interesting.

Everything else is great. Been having trouble with ear wax. Wifey got me this torture chamber device that cleans them out. Tried it once - better than hitting your thumb with a hammer!

Oh, and Razor's moved from nagging about the Scooter to nagging about a laptop! Buy Buy Buy!!! Life here is never dull. More to follow.