Another Long Day...But I'm Almost Done

[chelseajmunoz]

In the last blog entry that I'd written yesterday I forgot to mention that after I'd finished taking one section of the English assessment that same day I'd asked my reader if he'd help me print out the form that I needed to fill out for the Travis County Court. Unfortunately though he said I should ask someone from the OSD to help me fill out said form if they weren't busy. Given the fact that the people in the OSD were busy though I didn't want to bother them. Shortly after I'd written my last blog entry yesterday I played Timecrest for a bit instead of going to bed like I should've. However my mind always seems to race most at night when mentally I want to go to sleep. Hopefully I can get myself on a schedule soon though because I always do better when I'm on a set schedule. This morning I got ready fairly quickly, minus the fact that I tripped over my suitcase and fell onto the floor kind of hard. I fell hard enough on the floor that I bumped my head on a wall. So I then had to contend with a horrible headache. Once I'd gotten back up though I put some peppermint oil on my forehead and inside of my nostrils which decreased my headache slightly. I then took some medication to decrease my nausea which definitely helped in the sense that I didn't throw up. I just felt like I was going to throw up. LOL. It was no fun to feel so awful but I pushed through feeling like shit because I had to complete the second portion of the English assessment that I'd started yesterday. This morning when I called for an Uber driver to pick me up I couldn't find the house key. And even when the Uber driver had arrived at the apartment I still couldn't find my key. I think part of the reason I was having difficulty remembering which part of my backpack I'd put the key in was because of the awful headache I had. I'd thought that the key was in one part of my backpack but the key ended up being in a completely different part of my backpack. That particular Uber driver was kind. He waited for me to find my key instead of driving off like many Uber drivers probably would've done. When I'd found my key though the Uber driver took me straight to the college I'm going to be attending. He even walked with me to what I'd thought was the OSD...except that the place he'd walked me to wasn't the spot where I usually get dropped off at the college. I knew that where he'd dropped me off wasn't the place I usually get dropped off at because there was no ramp leading up to the OSD the way there's usually a ramp at the OSD that I go to. Fortunately there was a lady walking by and she asked my Uber driver if he was looking for a specific building. I told the lady that I was looking for the OSD and she asked if I wanted to get to the OSD for the particular college I was currently at or whether I wanted to go to the OSD for another college location. Because there are apparently two OSDs on the college campus that I went to. There's one OSD that's for the students who attend the particular college that I went to and then there's another OSD on that same campus that's for students who attend another college. So I immediately told her that I wanted to go to the OSD of the college that I was currently located at. The lady then told my Uber driver exactly how to get to where I'd wanted to go. Fortunately said Uber driver found the correct OSD after he'd gotten directions to said place. And as soon as I'd walked into the OSD my reader greeted me. The two of us then went to the Assessment Center to do the second section of the English assessment. The amount of time that it took me today to finish said assessment was much shorter than the amount of time that it had taken me to finish the first part of the assessment yesterday. However I didn't do any better on the second part of the assessment as I'd hoped would be the case. I guess what it boiled down to was the fact that many of those assessment questions were quite hard for me to figure out the answer to. Because I used my BrailleSense just like I'd done yesterday. Even when wracking my brain to try and figure out how I'd gone wrong on both parts of the English assessment though I honestly had no idea how I'd gone wrong on either section of the English assessment. So it turns out that I'm going to have to take Reading 99 which is only a level below college-level reading. So it shouldn't be too big of a deal for me. Once I'd finished taking the English assessment in full I asked my reader if he'd be available this coming Monday for me to get the Math assessment out of the way. He said that he's totally booked on Mondays which was kind of a bummer because I'm soooooooooo fucking ready to get this assessment over with. Shortly after I'd confirmed with my reader that he and I'd meet with one another on Tuesday for me to complete the Math portion of the assessment I called for an Uber driver to pick me up at the college I'm going to be attending. I then asked someone from the OSD what time my appointment was this coming Monday with the Academic Counselor at the college I'm going to be attending. The lady who'd answered my question informed me that my appointment with the Academic Counselor at the college was scheduled for 9:00 in the morning. I'm glad I checked on the time of that particular appointment because for some reason my mind had 11:00 in the morning on my brain. Shortly after I'd gotten that particular thing straightened out I met my Uber driver outside of the OSD. During my ride with that particular Uber driver, said Uber driver and I had an awesome conversation with one another. He and I talked about what I was doing at the college he'd picked me up from, given that those college students are currently on spring break. I told him that I had to take an assessment so that I can meet with an Academic Counselor to create my education plan since I'm coming into that college as a new student. He then asked what I wanted to study and I shared my long-term goal with him regarding wanting to become a therapist to help people move through trauma. He said that's a nice thing for me to do and then shared some of his life story with me. That particular conversation was enjoyable and honestly I've had several other similar conversations with Uber drivers since I've made the decision to go to school. It's just that I've forgotten to write about those experiences because I'm too tired or I'm just plane forgetful. So anyway in having similar conversations with other Uber drivers about me wanting to be a therapist and help people move through trauma, those Uber drivers have really come out of the woodwork so to speak when I've shared that particular detail with them...and they usually share their stories with me that relate to them having been through trauma. It's mind-boggling to me that numerous people have opened up to me about the trauma he or she's gone through because given how stigmatized society is about trauma and mental illnesses, I'd think that people would completely avoid talking about those two subjects with anyone. Shortly after I'd had a conversation relating to trauma with the particular Uber driver I'd had today, said Uber driver had to pick someone else up before he'd dropped me off at my destination. Thankfully though it didn't take long for the Uber driver to pick up the other person. Once the Uber driver had gotten me home I Checked my DMs on Twitter. It turned out that I'd received a DM from Getting Hired. In the DM that Getting Hired had sent me I was informed that my account had been taken off that particular website as I'd requested it be a while ago. I was happy to hear that. I then sent a DM to Samsung to ask that particular company whether said company had any updates for me regarding the gift card that said company is supposed to send me. A little while after I'd sent Samsung that DM on Twitter I told Siri on my iPhone to call the nearest CVS Pharmacy so that I could transfer my prescriptions to that particular pharmacy. Fortunately the CVS Pharmacy that Siri had found was the one that's currently closest to where I'm staying. So I called said CVS Pharmacy and selected the option to be connected to the pharmacy. The lady I spoke with took down my information (including what pharmacy I currently use as well as the address that I can receive mail at). Once the lady had taken down all of my information she told me that the pharmacist at that particular CVS Pharmacy location would call Home Scripts Pharmacy to transfer my profile to that particular CVS Pharmacy location. The lady then asked me if I'd like to receive text messages from CVS Pharmacy and I said that that would be great. A little while later I checked my DMs on Twitter. It turned out that I'd received a DM from Samsung informing me that my gift card had been dropped off at my address. However since no one was here to receive said gift card, the gift card was taken to a UPS Store that was closest to where I receive my mail. So once I'd found out that information I replied to Samsung's DM to ask if there was any way that my gift card could be dropped off to me again. In the same DM I also told Samsung that I'm totally blind and don't have an easy way to get to wherever the pick-up point is for my gift card. A little while later the person who'd messaged me earlier from Samsung said that that particular company has done everything it can to resolve my situation. Now things are in the hands of the UPS Store that's holding my envelope from Samsung. In the same DM that the person from Samsung had sent me though I was also given the address of the specific UPS Store that currently has my envelope that Samsung had sent me. So after I'd read that particular DM from Samsung I Googled the address of the UPS Store that I'd been given by someone who works at Samsung. Fortunately I was able to speak with someone from a local UPS Store right when I'd called that particular business. I'd told the lady I spoke with what had happened. During mine and that lady's conversation with one another I also told her that I'm blind so I wanted to know whether that local UPS Store would ship my envelope to me since I couldn't get to said store very easily. She said that the local UPS Store couldn't ship my envelope to me but that she could give me a number to call for UPS and have said business try to deliver my envelope again within the next couple of business days. I said that would be great so the lady gave me the number to call UPS. Then once I'd gotten off the phone with that particular lady I called the number she'd given me. When I'd first gotten connected to UPS I had to deal with that particular company's automated system. UPS's automated system was being a pain in the ass, meaning that the automated system wouldn't let me speak to a UPS agent right away. I doubt that UPS's automated system wanted me to talk to a UPS agent even when I'd pressed the number 0 a few times. LOL. Fortunately though the lady I spoke with was very helpful. I explained to her what the situation was and asked if she'd have UPS try once again to deliver my envelope to me at the apartment where I receive mail. She said that wouldn't be a problem and she then set up for UPS to deliver my envelope to me within the next couple of business days. After she'd taken care of that particular issue for me I asked her if she'd check whether I'd updated my information with UPS's My Choice service since I'd recently relocated to another city and state. She unexpectedly told me that UPS's My Choice service is actually based on people's addresses. She was even nice enough to sign me up for said service. After I'd gotten off the phone with that particular lady I checked my email. It turned out that I'd received a welcome email from UPS that contained my user ID as well. I'd also received another email from UPS that contained my temporary password. I'd also received yet another email from UPS informing me that I had something waiting at a local UPS Store for me. I disregarded the last email that UPS had sent me though. After I'd read through those three emails I turned my BlueTooth keyboard on because I wanted to see iF my BlueTooth keyboard would let me go through each individual letter of my temporary password so that I could enter said information into UPS's website. However it appeared that my BlueTooth keyboard had no more charge left in said electronic device. So I forwarded the email with my UPS temporary website password to a friend of mine to help me with. I then texted said friend to let him know what I needed his help with. A little while after I'd sent that particular friend of mine a text he replied to me saying that he'd changed my password for me. In the same text message he'd sent me though he also said that he didn't see an option for me to receive text alerts. So I thanked him for his help then logged into UPS's website to check things out for myself. Sure enough there was nowhere for me to set up the ability to receive text alerts. Throughout the day I've been reading more of Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging And The Courage To Stand Alone. That particular book definitely presents great food for thought as far as I'm concerned. Its author Brene Brown discusses people being able to belong to his or herself as well as the importance of people belonging to places. What I specifically love about Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging And The Courage To Stand Alone is how Brene Brown talks about how for the most part as a child she didn't feel like she belonged anywhere in the world. She then goes on to talk about how although it took her a while she eventually came to the realization that she belonged anywhere that she felt like she could be herself which is interesting to me because Brene Brown and I have somewhat similar stories as one another. It wasn't until recently though that I'd even started to think about whether I felt like I belonged anywhere in the world. Because friends of mine would talk about belonging to their family which made me feel sad because I belong to no one but myself. However then I continued to think about belonging and I realized that for the most part I belong everywhere because I can find a way to connect with people just about anywhere I go. There have been some exceptions throughout my life though where I've been unable to connect with people because those people were closed off and I reacted to those people being closed off...but also, there have been times I don't connect with people because those people are in a religiously-oriented environment which I don't relate to one bit. That being said, I also belong to myself. I love taking care of myself in every way. I love who I am as well as who I'm going to become. I can't stand the idea of belonging to anyone other than myself. Because the moment a person says that he or she belongs to another person is the moment that he or she's someone else's property. Fuck that noise!! While I was reading Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging And The Courage To Stand Alone I was interrupted by a phone call from CVS Pharmacy. When I'd answered the call the lady I spoke with told me that that particular CVS Pharmacy location wouldn't have my main medication in stock until this coming Monday. However she also informed me that if I needed to have said medication before this coming Monday there's a store across the street from where said CVS Pharmacy is located that could fill said prescription if I needed the medication sooner. So I checked how many more pills of said medication were in my bottle and I informed the lady I spoke with that I'd be fine until this coming Monday. She then asked me if I had insurance so I gave her the information she needed where my insurance was concerned. After I'd gotten off the phone with the lady from a local CVS Pharmacy I finished reading Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging And The Courage To Stand Alone. I'd highly recommend that particular book to anyone who seeks to better his or herself. Shortly after I'd finished reading Braving The Wilderness: The Quest For True Belonging And The Courage To Stand Alone I downloaded another book by Brene Brown called Rising Strong. I still haven't quite grasped the concept of how to use Voice Dream though which is a little bit frustrating because sometimes I just want to know how to use technology just like that, without any problems whatsoever.