[Blindtlk] Home Management Skills

[Cindy Handel]

I think, since you already have some of these skills, it would be helpful 
for you to use them and practice.  Let your family know you want to do 
laundry or vacuum or even cook.  It wouldn't be hard to mark the stove, so 
you could use it.  The best way to feel comfortable with any of these tasks 
is to do them and work through any problems.  If there are other things you 
want to do, ask your family to show you how to do them.  If they have high 
expectations, it's very likely that they'll be willing to show you how to do 
them.  If you have any questions about alternative techniques for a 
particular task, just ask, here.

Cindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kelby Carlson" <kelbycarlson at usfamily.net>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 3:36 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] Home Management Skills


Hey, everybody.

What I'm about to ask is probably going to sound hopelessly
vague, so it's okay if you can't answer it easily.  I'm about to
graduate my high school and want to assess myself before college.
Right now I'm thinking specifically of general "life skills" or
as my vision program calls them "independent living skills".  I
can do a lot of basic things: grooming, folding money, getting
myself meals (although our oven isn't brailled so it's usually
the microwave), do the dishes, vacuum, do laundry, etc.  Now some
of these skills aren't used a lot (my mom does most of the
family's laudry) but I don't doubt they'll get better in college.
What are some of the basic things I should know about or know how
to do, and should my parents be able to teach them to me? (My
parents have very high expectations of me and know how to equip
me with skills.) Any general suggestions here would be
appreciated.


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