You never realize how much support you need/ have on a daily basis until you have to think about it. The biggest support that I have is my mother. We talk every day, and when something doesn't go right with my day, or I need an extra pick-me-up, my mom is the person whom I call.
The practical supports that I need on a daily basis are, my cell phone, things to-do list, laptop, e-mail, my wallet and my car. I names these items, because if these item broke down or I didn't have access to them, I would have a difficult time.
Each of these daily supports make my day go a lot smoother. I don't have to stress because I these supports that get me through the day. If for some reason these supports were missing, my day would not be as smooth. Once I went out of town to work for a week, and I didn't have any cell phone service. I couldn't talk to my mom for four days, and as silly as it sounds, I had a hard time adjusting because I didn't have my daily conversation with my mom. When I speak to my mother, I share with her the events of my day, and talk through my daily processes. Since life is such a complex thing, it's nice to know that I have someone who I can talk to, and help me along the way.
I think it would be difficult to go day-to-day without the practical supports, just because I am so used to them. For example, a day without my cell is rough, because it literally has all of my work task, school task and personal task on it. My cell phone has reminders that I need daily, and provides me with the internet every where that I go. There are days when I leave my cell phone at home on accident, and literally I am stressed because I don't access to my calendar, contacts or e-mail.
If I had to go to a foreign country and build a child care center, the support that I would need, would be my mother in-person, that's right she would have to go with me! I would need all my practical supports, along with clean water. In addition to my practical supports and clean water, I would also need family photos, because being in an another country away from family, can be really rough. If I was in a foreign country without my supports, I would have a hard time thriving there and wouldn't be able to function.
I think we don't take in account our daily supports, and sometimes when we work with children, we don't take in account theirs. We all have something that we literally can't live without, and if for some reason that thing is not there, it can literally effect our whole day. I am so glad that I have supports, and can't imagine a day without them.
Cierra
