Yopping Update #40 - One foot in front of the other

Well, no knitting.  I did take apart a sweater for my sister which took a couple of days. She found the sweater at the free store that was hand knit from home spun.  She will make a lovely vest for herself with the wool. 

I have been walking an hour or so every day with the puppies, and meeting some new friends:

I have tried some new recipes:  gluten free cinnamon buns, beef and broccoli, butternut squash salad, and guacamole.  (No pic of the guacamole - but it was yummy on toast!)  This is huge for me as my hubby is the cook in our family (I am so spoiled), but I think I am managing quite well. 

I worked through another chapter of my croatian textbook, and typed up a couple of days worth of lecture notes from February to use this summer.  The kitchen table is awash in papers and pens, pencils and notes.

There has been binge watching -  A Place to Call Home, Call the Midwife, and Girls. 

I went to the movies last night and saw Green Book.  It was very good. During the day I went to a workshop on water conservancy which was very interesting and it was nice to see some friends there too. 

All in all I am getting things done.  I have even been journalling a little bit every morning.

Yesterday after walking the dogs, I went up a trail by myself that had many many stairs.  I counted 65 stairs up and then down of course and my legs feel it today.  I imagine they will feel it even more tomorrow.

Tonight I am going to make a chicken stir-fry over pad thai noodles, and settle in for some more telly.  We had quite the windstorm here yesterday, and although it is still windy today, the sun is out and the sky is blue.

Tomorrow I am going to volunteer again, as I did last Monday, at the soup kitchen, and I will go to the community choir again too.  Singing is good for my spirits.  I think on Tuesday I will try the yoga class, and let the instructor know about my arm and modify as needed.  It helps to keep active.  Sulking doesn't do me any good, and if my arm is going to be like this for months, as I hear it may be, I have to find ways to carry on doing the things I can without moping about not be able to do the things I can't.

So that is my year of projects update - still an update, just not knitting related.  I am hoping when I get home my magazine will have arrived and I can start to sew together the blanket squares that I have completed.  I think hand sewing will be manageable in small doses.  Hope springs eternal.

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