tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post3287623121018990045..comments2024-03-26T21:38:09.997-07:00Comments on Adapting Creatively: 7 Ways to Deal with Daily Time BanditsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post-5931493238686514302011-05-21T07:07:08.011-07:002011-05-21T07:07:08.011-07:00Blue Sky, I suspect you are doing something right ...Blue Sky, I suspect you are doing something <i>right</i> when it takes you longer than 3 minutes to load your daughter into her wheelchair. You are making sure she is seated properly with her back straight and limbs at good angles, she's comfortable, she's safely strapped in...all good things! If speeding up means cutting corners with those important steps, that would not be a good Rose-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125239149179291715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post-79188087456432932442011-05-20T22:35:57.575-07:002011-05-20T22:35:57.575-07:00Thank you for this. I always feel that I have to ...Thank you for this. I always feel that I have to apologise because I'm always holding everyone else up and I'm always late, but it's one more thing I don't want to complain about. Btw it takes me more than 3 minutes to hoist my dd into her wheelchair. Am I doing something wrong?Looking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post-77905539791742407582011-05-20T21:56:46.107-07:002011-05-20T21:56:46.107-07:00Yes! You nailed another one, Barbara! It's not...Yes! You nailed another one, Barbara! It's not easy to ask for help sometimes, but it's good for us on many levels to learn to do that. There are times we see immediate time benefits and other times (what a lot of "times" in this sentence...) it may take patient training before we see dividends. But you are oh-so-right!Rose-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125239149179291715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post-52361608793598197232011-05-20T18:53:43.695-07:002011-05-20T18:53:43.695-07:00"embrace our slow pace" - a blessed less..."embrace our slow pace" - a blessed lesson! <br /><br />One more idea - ask for help - in whatever form it be. <br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post-86577833567521423082011-05-18T06:18:11.753-07:002011-05-18T06:18:11.753-07:00Oh dear, Clara-Leigh! Sounds like you have excitin...Oh dear, Clara-Leigh! Sounds like you have exciting days at your house! I'm glad you were eventually able to connect. :0)<br /><br />You bring up a couple more good points about dealing with time...<br /><br />1) We accept that not only will things involving our <i>child</i> take longer, but personal things can take longer too. Sorry about that! I hope the new day brings you a little peace Rose-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125239149179291715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482558900455851331.post-82623021486200937382011-05-17T20:32:02.132-07:002011-05-17T20:32:02.132-07:00Thank you so much for this wonderfully encouraging...Thank you so much for this wonderfully encouraging post!! I must say that I was on the potty with my little laptop trying to just catch up with the blogs I watch and see how everyone is doing....that "getting connected" part that helps me......and just as I began to read your suggestion #1, my special needs son is banging on the locked bathroom door screaming,"I HAVE POOP outside Clara-Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698696005034922293noreply@blogger.com