I'm fixing to do a little housework after I get changed.  I don't have much to do.  But I am super excited about going to Kandace's wedding shower.  I'm so happy for her.  That's this afternoon and then tonight is the kickoff for VBS at the Chandler Pool for the Chandler Southern Baptist Church.  I've been attending there since last September and it rocks!  I'm planning on taking my digital camera so I can get pictures. 

As next week is quickly approaching, I feel so grateful and blessed for how far I was able to recover after sustaining a left/right Traumatic Brain Injury.  And trust me it's huge doozy.  God has allowed me to accomplish all the goals I had ever set and I've accomplished all the things I wanted to personally accomplish on my own.  Okay there's some goals left to achieve but I'm thoroughly happy with life.  I have gotten all the skills back I had as a ballerina...okay minus the jumping part and the fact I get really dizzy after too many turns.  I may not have gotten to be a professional ballerina like I had planned on but I'm teaching dance or well helping out and am offering to give private lessons this summer at the dance studio.  Which is what I wanted to be in the end prior to my accident ever since I was 4 years old: a dance instructor.  I'm a member of the Wellston Emergency Management Team.  I love being a part of it.  I'm on a team that has so many wonderful people on it!!! 

Okay I need to get ready then do some housework or vise versa.  Later!!!  I LOVE life!!!

Since last Wednesday I have had days, just Wed. and Fri., where I had all the energy that I had prior to my accident for like the whole day. I was able to stay awake the whole day and have the same amount of energy that I had since I woke up. But there were consequences. Thursday and Saturday, Sunday I was asleep a good portion of the day. I emailed my neuropsychologist to see if he had any suggestions as to why this was going on.  So tomorrow afternoon I'm going to have a physical to make sure nothing wrong is going on with my throid, or other systems. But he did recommend me start to monitor these episodes more closely. All I know is it is NEVER fun to have something start going haywire with my health because I sustained a left/right TBI.  That's because for the simple fact anything that could happen can happen to me now! This sucks. One thing is for sure, I'm getting this done before the dance recital. I am NOT scaring my friends and family with something I could have checked up on and taken care of. Let's just pray nothing is going wrong with my health.

It so totally sucks I didn't finish my newsletter for TBI Raiders because I was suffering from sleeping spells yesterday.  Oh well after I take a nap today, I'm gonna finish it.  I just had an aunt and one of my cousins, Ashley, over for lunch.  It was fun.  Ashley came over and helped me with everything.  Ash and I have the goal of this summer getting in shape and I am going to give her a make over.  We were laughing about how different I am now because I was a complete tomboy growing up.  

But anyways I am hoping I get students to give private dance lessons to.  Than Ashley is going to be my secretary.  And I'm going to teach her some exercises that will help her lose weight.  I have a yoga mat, weight ball, and hand weights that she is going to be able to use.  I'm hoping to get a stability ball here in a month or so.  Those things are so much fun to work out on.  But Ashley and I talked about her staying the night on Tuesday and Wednesdays since Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days I have set to give private lessons.  

On the days I'm in Chandler, Ash is going to kind of be like my secretary and she'll be able to use one of the dance rooms to work out in by herself.  Then on Wednesdays I told her we were going to pamper ourselves and I'm going to teach her how to better take care of herself, etc.  I've been giving her some things already, like foot rub stuff, foot lotions and tons of other things I have extras of or don't use anymore.  So I'm off to go do some things before I take my nap.  Later ya'll!!!

Today is a good day and I'll tell you why that is.  Everything went by well today.  I went to Chandler to the dance studio.  Then I went to church.  Then I went to visit my cousin Misty and came home afterwards.  It was cool since Garrett, one of the guys I graduated with, and my cousin Tonya were over visiting there as well.  I had some cold pizza and chatted.  My cousin's little daughter is so precious!!!  What can I say?  We Dankers are super adorable and precious when we are/were babies. Gotta love us!

I went to visit Misty because I gave her my word over the weekend or well last when I saw her, that when I got the chance to I was going to visit her again.  She told me it was good that I had a good record at keeping my word.  And there's a super explanation for that.  I had some of the best and coolest friends and cousins, that graduated before me, who did their best to show me and teach me important lessons.  They were the ones who accepted me for who I was and have always had my back.  And I love them for being the super cool people they are!!!

I've been staying quiet as far as the disability/traumatic brain injury/advocating work I do.  There isn't much to say about it......yeah I know I'm cruel for not spilling the beans.  lol  But I'm giving private dance lessons this summer.  Then I will be performing in my 16th recital on June 14th.  If you would like to come and want the details, let me know.