I have a dream!

I have a dream for a residential facility for autistic young adults..in this facility, they will have full love care and support to live their lives in an inclusive society. The facility will have the ability to include the families in their lives with family meals, and entertainment facilities. I want the home to feel like a true home with their own possessions and their own spaces. We are on the first step to making this dream a reality.
Wouldnt it be great to have residential units...like a block of apartments where autistic adults can live their own lives, but know that 24 hour support is available to them and someone is always making sure they are ok. I have a dream.

The long term care of my girl has always been a concern to me. The government really are not making the required investment into this area. Its scary to think that at 70-80 I may still be looking after a severely autistic person....its time to start doing something about it. I heard of a sad case where an elderly mother was raped by her adult intellectually disabled son......she had been trying for years to get residential care for her son as she was getting frail. How scary is that? The waiting lists for long term res car are so long, and the squeakiest wheels get the oil......what about the silent majority. These people look after their kids as long as they possibly can and then, when they cant't and it gets too hard, they struggle to get places.
I have a dream......

In my goals that I have written about earlier, Number 8 was to work towards the grand plan of owning properties and creating passive income ....this is part of my dream...
I have put it out in the universe to help me, and it has. Within the last two weeks, since I started this 100 day challenge...we both got pay rises.....mine by changing jobs, and Steves just for being great at what he does (Congratulations Stevo!!!)...It has freed up funds to start on our long term dream.....nothings gonna stop us now babe!!

On to the rest of my goals for this 100 day challenge.
1. To give up smoking- well it hasnt happened yet, but it will happen. I am giving myself until I finish the supermarket work..stress levels are just a bit high right now to add another thing. 3 weeks to go.
2. To lose 10 kg- I lost .5kg last week and have been very strict on myself this week. I am making a concerted effort.
3. To do well at my new job. Really must focus and work my guts out in the next couple of days to catch up on everything that was missed during my training.
4. To access more help for Stef and our family....hmmm. need to act on this one a bit more.
5. To spend quality time with Steve- Respite care is booked for Saturday night......we are on the town!
6. To live more consciously..oh, I am doing that with lots of writing, lots of meditation and affirmations. It really does change my attitude...I find I become more grateful for the good things in my life.
7. To find time to be more creative...havent had a lot of time lately, but that will be changing very soon.
8.....as above
9. To get into the garden...again, no time, but Steve did help me by pulling out my summer crops last week....just have to get in there and replant.

OK so there ya go.

Oh, and we are noticing that Stef is speaking more and more....this week has been a great one with her communication. Her aide at school has noticed it in a big way too. Yesterday, she distinctly said "I want tani (raisin bread) toast" "Hungry, (just after she had eaten a huge plate of spaget) cream, freezer" "where is Mummy" and "go to bed". I think the new technique of getting my mouth to the level of her eyes and repeating words over again is having a impact for her. Stef doesnt look at faces as much as she needs to to be able to imitate mouth shapes. By putting it right in front of her, and getting her to focus on the mouth, she is starting to imitate. Awesome stuff.

Oh and yesterday I knocked back a job offered by the incoming owners of the supermarket. I said, sorry Im not interested....and it felt so damned good. I will be so glad to walk out of there for the last time.

Anyway.....Onward, housework awaits...its 5.40am