My Life Currently and Where It May Go...
I'm proud to say that my life has taken a great turn this year and I'm a lot happier with where I am and what I fill my time with. As you may know, I'm working two jobs currently and they're both awesome and I'm enjoying them. I've also added priorities to the days I'm not working to stay busy and have fun.
When I started working at "Metro Diner" back in mid to late April, I discovered my passion to perform tasks with my hands and body as I did my job bussing tables and keeping areas clean. Just two Sundays ago on July 14th during a moment at work, I thought, "I wish I could work tomorrow". I've started to really love working as a bus boy at "Metro Diner" and I plan to add more hours soon.
Don't get me wrong, I love working at "No Label at the Table Food Company" as well on Wednesday afternoons. Shelly, the owner there, has had me update her website to a more modern look and feel, and it's been fun doing that on my own time. Recently, I've been working there at the bakery with someone else and a few times we have closed the shop without Shelly there. I think my co-worker there is pretty knowledgeable about Shelly's business and performs his job great.
During the days I don't have to go into work, I'm either working on chores and chillin', or I'm out in the community having fun with a couple groups of people and volunteering at a soon-to-be dog biscuit bakery. I began going to "LEL Lunch with Friends" on Mondays where we have fun doing crafts, games, and enjoying lunch together. The first time I went reminded me of when I was a boy scout when I did crafts back then as well. On Tuesdays, I have been attending this "Young Adult Social Group" at "Easterseals Crossroads" where I learn about ways to feel comfortable communicating with others and the stages of relationships, as in "friend" relationships. Unfortunately, I missed a week and the person who runs it was out for two weeks, so I'm planning on attending the next session this Fall once this Summer one is over.
The other three things I fill my time with are REC Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and as I mentioned, volunteering at the soon-to-be dog biscuit bakery. The first two may speak for themselves, but I have really enjoyed them, especially visiting my behavioral therapist. She has made a huge impact on my life these past three years, and I'm so grateful for her to be in my life and help me get through those rough moments when I get agitated and angry. REC Therapy has been fun as well, and it's getting better as we have planned to make it more beneficial for me since I felt tempted to cancel past meetings thinking it wasn't too important back then. As for volunteering to make dog biscuits, it's been fun for me to go help.
After the few times I have gone to volunteer, I offered to help the owner with anything else and I will soon help her with social media aspects since she isn't very good with figuring out technology. Down the road, I see myself and her business getting better and she hopes to start paying the volunteers that come to help her.
I guess what's left to mention is that I have been using a sleep machine, specifically a BYPAP, to help me sleep better, and my decision to stop watching YouTube videos. I've been getting better at using my sleep machine each night and I think it's shown in my behavior each day. Like I said, I've been a lot happier, and a bonus is that I've become more active and lost a ton of weight. Of course, my weight loss has also been affected by my medicine change as well, but getting good sleep is pretty beneficial too. Now my decision to stop watching YouTube videos has very important and beneficial reasons. The first is that a lot less ads will fill my days and, as you probably know, they can be quite annoying. Another reason I've quit YouTube is because any content can be on it, except pornography, and some videos, if not many, can contain spoilers for other media like movies and TV shows. It's a reason that I don't want to risk going back to. My last reason for leaving YouTube is that it was my number one place to watch video content, and I feel like I have missed other good, maybe better, media content that's out there to enjoy. Ridding YouTube out of my life will also give me time to enjoy reading books and staying away from screen time.
So, yeah, that's pretty much my life right now. I can see myself becoming a better person and maybe even a leader for a group of people who could use my knowledge and wisdom for their own lives. I would like to mention that it has been a fear of mine to be a leader someday because I would hate to boss people around and wonder if what I decide for my possible followers is the right thing or not. Anyway, thanks for reading and I apologize that it's been a while since my last blog post, but this new one I think is worth the wait.
By Andrew Boughner
When I started working at "Metro Diner" back in mid to late April, I discovered my passion to perform tasks with my hands and body as I did my job bussing tables and keeping areas clean. Just two Sundays ago on July 14th during a moment at work, I thought, "I wish I could work tomorrow". I've started to really love working as a bus boy at "Metro Diner" and I plan to add more hours soon.
Don't get me wrong, I love working at "No Label at the Table Food Company" as well on Wednesday afternoons. Shelly, the owner there, has had me update her website to a more modern look and feel, and it's been fun doing that on my own time. Recently, I've been working there at the bakery with someone else and a few times we have closed the shop without Shelly there. I think my co-worker there is pretty knowledgeable about Shelly's business and performs his job great.
During the days I don't have to go into work, I'm either working on chores and chillin', or I'm out in the community having fun with a couple groups of people and volunteering at a soon-to-be dog biscuit bakery. I began going to "LEL Lunch with Friends" on Mondays where we have fun doing crafts, games, and enjoying lunch together. The first time I went reminded me of when I was a boy scout when I did crafts back then as well. On Tuesdays, I have been attending this "Young Adult Social Group" at "Easterseals Crossroads" where I learn about ways to feel comfortable communicating with others and the stages of relationships, as in "friend" relationships. Unfortunately, I missed a week and the person who runs it was out for two weeks, so I'm planning on attending the next session this Fall once this Summer one is over.
The other three things I fill my time with are REC Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and as I mentioned, volunteering at the soon-to-be dog biscuit bakery. The first two may speak for themselves, but I have really enjoyed them, especially visiting my behavioral therapist. She has made a huge impact on my life these past three years, and I'm so grateful for her to be in my life and help me get through those rough moments when I get agitated and angry. REC Therapy has been fun as well, and it's getting better as we have planned to make it more beneficial for me since I felt tempted to cancel past meetings thinking it wasn't too important back then. As for volunteering to make dog biscuits, it's been fun for me to go help.
After the few times I have gone to volunteer, I offered to help the owner with anything else and I will soon help her with social media aspects since she isn't very good with figuring out technology. Down the road, I see myself and her business getting better and she hopes to start paying the volunteers that come to help her.
I guess what's left to mention is that I have been using a sleep machine, specifically a BYPAP, to help me sleep better, and my decision to stop watching YouTube videos. I've been getting better at using my sleep machine each night and I think it's shown in my behavior each day. Like I said, I've been a lot happier, and a bonus is that I've become more active and lost a ton of weight. Of course, my weight loss has also been affected by my medicine change as well, but getting good sleep is pretty beneficial too. Now my decision to stop watching YouTube videos has very important and beneficial reasons. The first is that a lot less ads will fill my days and, as you probably know, they can be quite annoying. Another reason I've quit YouTube is because any content can be on it, except pornography, and some videos, if not many, can contain spoilers for other media like movies and TV shows. It's a reason that I don't want to risk going back to. My last reason for leaving YouTube is that it was my number one place to watch video content, and I feel like I have missed other good, maybe better, media content that's out there to enjoy. Ridding YouTube out of my life will also give me time to enjoy reading books and staying away from screen time.
So, yeah, that's pretty much my life right now. I can see myself becoming a better person and maybe even a leader for a group of people who could use my knowledge and wisdom for their own lives. I would like to mention that it has been a fear of mine to be a leader someday because I would hate to boss people around and wonder if what I decide for my possible followers is the right thing or not. Anyway, thanks for reading and I apologize that it's been a while since my last blog post, but this new one I think is worth the wait.
By Andrew Boughner
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