#1 - Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come
Just the title of that book makes me smile (about an introvert), which I picked up at the library today.
#2 - I started taping the bathroom. The 2nd room in my place I'm going to paint for the 2nd time. I consulted my friend Jill about the color last week and it's going to be a dark brown, a color in my pallet. I just hope it doesn't make the space feel too dark. Jill says it will work.
#3 - There gets to be a lot of trash strewn about by the dumpsters here because squirrels (and at night raccoons) take food out and with it comes the plastic etc it was in. (See aforementioned post last April). Today someone from the management company was cleaning it up. It looks so much better!
#4 - I wrote a thank you note to the Community Manager at the management company that I appreciated the above and her response is a little weird to me. I live in a complex with close to 300 units!
#5 - I do home visits with families trying to reduce the education gap at an early age. Every other visit I bring out a book or toy to "learn thru play". Today was a medical kit which was a doctor jacket with pockets for various instruments. The family I visited today got really into it. All the older siblings lined up to get checked and even Grandma and Dad came in for a consultation (though dad left as the line was too long I guess). I'm not supposed to be leading the visits, but rather supporting the parents and following the child's lead. Today this was easy as I sat back and watched everyone engage.
It's a 2 year program, and I've heard people and families can really bond over that time. I haven't really experienced that, in part because the first year I started mid-program year, and in part, because we all connect with certain people more than others.
Anyway, today's family is one that has really made a way into my heart.
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