OH:

I was just notified that I'll be back on Brittney's schedule starting tomorrow at 9am. Upside, she knows the house and most routines. Downside, boundary issues and not a great cleaner. But county care mgr is making a routine visit Weds. She can probably steer Brittney towards the better way.

Another interesting wrinkle is that since I need 3 hours help but they only have 2 or 4 hour slots (so they're giving me 4), that early start time sounds like she'll be making me oatmeal and tea while I wake up enough to be cogent, and she can start in the back of the house until I'm awake enough to convey the week's priorities.

She also knows the service dog well and can move boxes and stuff. Now I just need to redirect her stream of "How Broke I Am." I fought for blue collar folks most of my life. Now I'm the CLIENT. I'll encourage her to spend break time in the Liberation Library!

~S~