Perpetual Calendar

Right now, I have the same home health aide every day.
Seven days a week.
So my calendar has one day per year.

Every day is the same.
Every day is Monday.
Or maybe every day is Tuesday.
Or maybe every day is Friday?
Sometimes it’s hard to tell.

Every day is Spring or Fall or maybe Summer.
But my windows don’t open and the thermostat doesn’t change much.
So, unless I look outdoors,
Sometimes it’s hard to tell.

Writing checks can be interesting.
I know the year.
I almost always know the month if I think about it.
But the day? I often have to peek at my watch or phone.
I almost never know the date either.
It’s hard to tell.

There are cognitive assessment tests where they ask you the date and the month and the year.
How are you supposed to keep track if nothing ever changes?
Hard to tell.