Thursday, October 8, 2009

What helps me 2

My mom informed me that I forgot some tools that I use. Here are what they look like.

Most cookbooks are in small print, so I take some recipes that I can make and type them up on the computer. Then I print them out in bigger font, and put them in a binder that I call my cookbook. Here is the front of the cookbook.


Here is what it looks like inside. I put the paper inside the plastic cover, so that it won't get water or something else on it from an ingredient I'm using in my recipe.

All of my recipes have about 5 ingredient each. It makes it easier for me, so I don't have to get a lot out in the first place. I can do things in a timely fashion too.



The keyboard is flexible, and waterproof, and when you get it dirty you can wash it. Before I had this keyboard. I would go through keyboards every 3 to 4 months, because I would get it to wet and. the sockets didn't dry out and then they would short-circuit it so much that you can't fix it even if you switch keyboards for a while. Now I change keyboards, every 2 to 3 years, because the letters where off and you can't see them anymore. My husband found this on the Internet when we were dating. It cost me about $25 now, because it's out of the country. They also have the same keyboard being used by batteries, but I didn't like it after I tried it. They die so fast, and the spring for where the battery goes got damaged easily.


I hired someone to help me find a job. She suggested that I get Dragon naturally speaking to help me with my spelling. I know a lot of words, but I just don't know how to spell them all correctly. I know that it's because I don't read very well, but Dragon naturally speaking has helped me a lot with everything that I do know. I still don't use it all the time, because I have to wear my headphones and if you don't turn it off when you're talking to someone else, It will write down what you're talking to them about also.


Now the person I hired is helping me with how to get new skills, before I tried to apply again for a job. We are going through an evaluation right now. I don't pay for her personally, but I have some county program that can have me pay for her. When I tell the program what I would like assistance in.

I will write about where I work later.

3 comments:

Nancy Fletcher said...

Hi Tricia, I really like your keyboard and your cookbook. I also like recipes with only a few ingredients.

Wells Family said...

I used Dragon Naturally Speaking a little big in my job at BYU. It was useful, but sometimes put in the wrong word or couldn't tell what I was saying. Hopefully the program is a little better now for you. Have a great day!

Nicolle said...

Tricia, I like the idea of typing out the recipes in a font you can actually see, I am always loosing my spot and squinting to see it. Great idea!