ET does almost everything by itself but it isn't totally self-sufficient. It does take about 3 minutes of my time each day to dump the dirt tray and clear the hair from the spinning parts. With 2 humans that have long hair plus 3 dogs in the house, ET picks up a lot of hair.
I just saw a phrase that explains why ET keeps filling up its dirt tray every day.
"Cleaning while children are in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating oreos" I want to go to mountains to hike today but am hesitating because we had a severe thunderstorm last night. Hiking through standing water and in the mud reduces the fun factor for me. I think I will pass on the hike and do something else.
Yesterday DS10 couldn't remember how to write a capital Y. I immediately thought it was from his mental challenges but as I thought about it more I decided no it is not. DS10 has no problems remember the gazillion of details about fortnite (game). I told DS10 that fortnite is blocked until his brain is developed enough to keep the facts he needs to know. I told him that fortnite was taking over his brain and crowding out the important details he needs to know. I don't know if this is right. I wish kids came with instruction manuals. I'm not blocking video games forever, but it astounds me that DS10 can remember all those game details but can't remember how to write a capitol Y.
But on the flip side....my Nana side keeps wondering......DS10 considers losing access to the video game as a punishment. I don't mean to be punishing him because his brain has challenges. ARGH DS10 wrote all the alphabet down and brought me the paper to prove that he can remember how to write them. ARGH
1. Know what you want.
2. Go after it relentlessly.