Week in Review: February 1, 2026

This has been a busy week for me.

• I had a meeting on Monday evening for the autism luncheon.
• Tuesday, Michael and I had a telehealth appointment with his psychiatrist.
• Wednesday, I took Michael to therapy and then had friends over (I posted about that earlier this week).
• Thursday was a quieter day; Michael and I had dinner together, and he helped me rescue two pairs of glasses that had gone missing underneath the sectional in the living room.
• On Friday, Michael had an in person GI appointment and an online meeting with OVR to discuss his job coaching services. He also was sent paperwork for a background check for the job he interviewed for last week, so we spent some time filling that out and getting everything sent back to the hiring manager.

The GI appointment was very interesting. After several different tests, they don’t have any real answers about his swallowing issues. We have been referred for a neuro workup and told that another possibility would be to see a motility specialist, since they don’t currently have anyone at their office who does that. She did say that it’s possible his swallowing issues and chronic constipation are related. In the meantime, he is going to continue taking the medications she prescribed since they seem to be helping a bit.

I have been a bit obsessive and completed 21 puzzles this month, which is exactly how many I needed to bring my waitlist down from 71 to 50. I did buy 7 puzzles before reaching that goal, however, and I bought another 3 this evening with a gift card I got from my boss for a Christmas/birthday present. So, not a total win, but progress.