Healthy relationships thrive on mutual trust, mutual respect, honesty, support and equality. Keeping separate identities is important, meaning no one has to change so that each person can be happy. You can remain who you are without fear of judgement or punishment.

Communication is a huge part of a healthy relationship. It is good if you can communicate with one another without judgment, like you can tell the person that you’re with anything. Another thought is you can spend time apart. Why? Because you trust each other and you can try new things apart.

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My three-year-old sometimes has her own work to do and I try to have them to do their work together. This helps because she seems to feel involved and maybe the kindergartner will be more likely do her work. She doesn’t really like to follow what she’s supposed to do, like tracing. She feels the need to color it in.

My kindergartner’s distance learning assignments last for a week. We have been doing it for two weeks and her teacher posts it on the online virtual classroom, Dojo. She gets a shout out that she is one of the top workers for the week. I think that makes her want to do her work!

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Emotional or Mental Abuse

Emotional or Mental Abuse happens when someone hurts your mind or makes you feel alone, controlled or afraid.

I tend to not like this type of abuse because if you believe what was said, it makes you feel empty and sad.

If you don’t understand it, you might not ever know you were mentally or emotionally abused because you can’t see it, feel it or touch it.

I want to feel that my peers and I can be strong. That we talk to each other when we are in doubt or in question of information given to us, even if it was given to us by someone we think we can trust. 

I feel that we can become a whole person if we can talk to MANY others that we trust. We can become empowered by the sense that WE are never alone in this world that we live in. 

What to do if you think you are being abused: You will feel stronger if you first tell a person that you trust about it. For me that would be my Service Coordinator or a trusted friend.

You will feel better if you don’t hold it inside. Do not assume anything that confuses you is the absolute truth.

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I have managed to fit workouts into my life at home. My home workout consists of me using a curl bar with plates of 10 pounds on each side. I curl about 2 sets. My goal is to get more strength in my arms.

Next, I move to my bench press. I have a straight bar that has 10-pound plates on each side. I lift two sets of 5 presses. My goal is to press out with my arms as well as gain chest muscle.

Now I move to the floor. I move my pull-up bar and lay it between the entrance to my kitchen. I lay on my back then I put my arms behind, grabbing on the handles. I put my legs together raising them all the way, then bend them halfway and bring my knees to my chest and straighten them out again. I repeat this process. This consists of 2 sets in 20 seconds. My goal is to lose stomach flab and bring out tighter abs.

I take a walk around my apartment to cool down. Since my body is in “pumped up mode” I grab my water, backpack, phone, card, keys, battery pack and protein bars. I make sure I have switched my shoes to my low top hiking shoes. I head out to the Nature Center in Oroville. I hike around 5 hours if I start early in the morning. If I start at 1 PM, I can only hike for about 3 hours. I would rather hike all day, but it just depends on how my bones feel. My goal is to strengthen my cardio and burn calories. It improves my mental thinking and reduces stress, plus I get to be with my Heavenly Father and spend time with him. My other goal for doing hikes is to decrease the chance of bad health issues that may come up.

Being able to find ways to better yourself is important in times of world predicaments. Also, it gets a person’s body ready for any other worldly crisis that may need them to be head strong and not stress and instead be ready by having a fast reaction and to be able to be on your toes.

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Our options have now dwindled due to this virus, so we need to turn to each other and bounce things off one another in a different way. We can go about maintaining our relationships by talking or texting on the phone, and seeing each other in person while keeping a physical distance that suits everyone.

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It is important for ALL people to know about abuse because if they are aware of what abuse is, who can abuse them, where abuse might happen, when abuse could happen, and what kinds of abuse there are, then they CAN seek help.

I want to assist people to not be afraid. I want my peers to know what to do if something happens to them. I want them to know they can turn to their Service Coordinator or someone they trust to tell them what is happening. They need to keep telling people until they find the right person to help them. No one should be afraid to stand up for themselves when they have a gut feeling that something is wrong! I feel this will make them stronger to report their own abuse.

I want people to not get hurt. Abuse is NEVER okay.

There are five types of abuse I will be talking about. In the following weeks I will share what it is and what to do to about it. In my next blog I will be talking about Emotional or Mental Abuse.

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I was at work when my Do-It Leisure leader left me a message. She said, “Dinner and shopping, you in?” On my break I texted her back “fine”. She responded, “I will pick you up at your house at 5pm.”  A second phone call was made though- she phoned me to say no more going out with the group.

My life would be forever changed. The shelter in place order came over the T.V. I didn’t know at the time how my life would become so different. I was okay at first, then when I couldn’t go to church or work I became very lonely and depressed. That was about two months ago. I have people hired to come help me.

Flash Back to March: my Do-It Leisure leader said this won’t last too long. We will go out and celebrate your birthday in March or April. But that didn’t happen. I was with my caregiver on my birthday, but no party. The church people sent me about 20 cards and I received many phone calls. For a birthday dinner, I had a free curb side dinner from Denny’s. On the way home my caregiver bought me a milk shake at Wendy’s.

The above stories tell how this stay at home lifestyle has totally changed many plans I had for the spring. Many other once a year events have been canceled such as my church fundraiser and the Silver Dollar Fair.

I have been following the Government and state guidelines. I live in a big house. My family hired caregivers to take me to the store, out to dinner and other daily tasks.

I’m not able to go to work at my jobs or attend events in person. I miss all my co-workers and my church crowd. Some events I can do on the computer. I feel connected to people though different online programs. I do church, bible studies, and one of my jobs online. I talk to my family on the phone every day. I phone people for one of my jobs. I watch movies on Netflix. I go for a walk in the park. I wear a mask when at the store.

I want people to be better get well and stay safe. According to the local and nightly news there is slow and steady recovery reports happening all over California. We are in stage two of reopening our state. I want stage three to come soon. While I am waiting, I will continue to be positive and work with my caregivers.

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When you have a disability, you get a LOT of letters from social service organizations. How can you tell if it’s real or a scam?

Before you fill out any information and send it back to them, follow these steps to make sure the letter is real.

1. Do NOT rely on any information from the letter to make sure the letter is real. This is important, because this may be a scam and they will want you to fill out the information and send it to them.

2. Go to the phone book under the government pages to try to find the organization the letter came from. If you don’t have a phone book, go to the next step.

3. I suggest you go on the internet to look them up.  When I did that, I found 3 different phone numbers to call.

4. Call the phone number to find out if that organization really sent you a letter.

5. Ask to make sure what information the organization was asking for in the letter. This is to make sure you are talking about the same letter.

6. Make sure the return address and who to send the information back to is correct.

7. If all the information matches; they are safe. Fill out the information they asked for and send it back to them.

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In order for you to become a member you need to:

1. Be over the age of 18
2. Be a person with an intellectual disability

At People First you will find:

1. Acceptance
2. Equality
3. Strength
4. Choices
5. Connections
6. Allies
7. Confidence
8. Friends
9. FUN!

At People First you will learn:

1. How to be a leader
2. Public speaking
3. To believe in yourself
4. How to speak up for yourself and your peers
5. Problem solving
6. How to give back to your community
7. How to organize a fundraiser
8. How to plan and run a conference
9. How to be an officer

A few of the things I like to do with People First are:

1. Attend conferences
2. Go to political rallies
3. Find ways to give back to my community
4. Watch new members become leaders

I’m Rosie. People First is a fun thing to go to and gives me time to spend with my friends and peers. I feel good when I go to People First. I belong to a group of people that is world wide.

If this sounds good to you find a meeting near you and come and find out what People First is all about. If you live in Region 2 in California you can check this web site to find a local meeting. If there isn”t a meeting in your area contact www.peoplefirstca.org about helping you start a chapter.

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There are many more reasons for why it is so important to drink enough water every day. Are you drinking enough water every day? Check and see by clicking here!

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