Slowing Down

 I have been in high gear for a few weeks now.  Being the proud owner of a couple of autoimmune diseases does not always allow me to do what I want. When I want to do things.  

I really have enjoyed doing massive amounts of decluttering the house.  Filing up the recycling bin almost to the top. Sending huge boxes to Goodwill instead of having a garage sale.  Sharing extra fiber related things with my friends.  Emptying cabinets to the point of having not one but two empty shelves.  Leaving books in the little libraries around the neighborhood. 

Tonight my body gave me a stern warning.  Slow down right now or else.  So if I have enough spoons I will do one project a day.  Then rest by listening to books, spinning, knitting, weaving, Tunisian crochet and watching rom coms or documentaries on television.  Pay more attention to my body instead of wishful thinking that I am 30 again with only one autoimmune disease and all the energy in the world.  

My Shark Multi Functional Wasp Eliminator

 I feel that global warming is very real.  Why else would I have to have to use my Shark multi functional Wasp eliminator on this the 5th day of December, 2024?  I spotted the wasp on the window. By the time I got back the wasp was trying to hide in the dark brown carpet.  

I was prepared with my wasp eliminator and a fly swatter for a little extra protection.  How the wasp eliminator works is very simple.  Put the D shaped opening over the wasp and turn the wasp eliminator on.  Once the wasp is safely inside the Wasp Eliminator, you walk outside with the Wasp Eliminator still on.  Find a place very far away from the house.  Make sure the wasp is not moving, because they can be tricky.  Turn the wasp eliminator off. This is a must because you can’t open the elimination door with the machine on. Make sure you are away from foot traffic.  Open the trap door and shake out the machine.  Walk away very quickly.  

Everyone who is allergic to wasps should have one of these handy devices available at all times. Because sometimes our knight in shining armor is on a grocery run.  This machine allows me to be a self rescuing princess.  Albeit a very shaky self rescuing princess.  

I would like to thank the wonderful people at The Shark Corporation for making this wonderful Wasp Eliminator aka the Shark hand held vacuum.  The Shark hand held vacuum was a present from my husband.  No advertising has been accepted.  I also did not ask The Shark corporation for permission to write about or repurpose their hand held vacuum.

Just Wow

 Despite a very bad body day, I got a tremendous amount of things done today.  I started off the day at 3 am in crying pain with tears running down my cheeks.  Not the way I prefer to wake up any day.  I took aspirin at 3:30 am with a very eclectic breakfast. Followed by my first nap once the aspirin kicked in.  Then it was up again at 6 am, I was really stiff and had to move , so I started 2 loads of laundry. Then took my second nap of the day.  

I managed to put a few things away.  I organized things in 5 minute chunks followed by resting.  It’s amazing how much I can get done in 5 minutes. Hang a load of laundry. Open an Amazon box and put things away.  Bring stuff from one end of the house to the other end. 

I did do quite a bit of craft hopping today. I plyed 2 skeins of yarn. Then put them up in skeins to get the bobbins back.  Spun 1 1/2 bobbins of yarn.  Added a few more inches to a knitted scarf. Also worked on a Tunisian Crochet baby blanket.  Hopefully it will be finished before the baby arrives.  

My biggest accomplishment of the day was cooking and cleaning up dinner with very little help.  I have not been able to do that since mid February when I got sick.  It was wonderful.  

Just so you know that some things don’t change.  I left a load of dry laundry in the dryer to be folded later.  The laundry might just freak out if I fold it too soon.  

Priorities

 It has just occurred to me that when I spend my day shopping, doing laundry and Zenning the house I just don’t have the spoons left to knit, or crochet more than one row or do about 3 inches of weaving on a scarf.  I have really got to finish the Zenning of the house so I can play with yarn most of the day.  I really have to get my priorities straight.  

I have also figured out for the umpteenth time that the greater my pain level the less I want to move.  When the aspirin kicks in I am ready to go again. 

More stuff has to leave the house.  I am currently looking at book shelves thinking I need to go through them while also thinking it’s bed time.  It can wait a day or two.  

Thanksgiving

 We are back home after a brief visit with our daughter and son-in-law for Thanksgiving.  We had a delicious and delightful dinner with my son-in-laws extended family.  Many did not recognize me after a 50 pound weight loss and a few years between seeing them again.  

Speaking of weight loss. I am now in another smaller size. Right now my body is going through a let’s lose inches phase before the next round of weight loss.  I just can’t seem to lose inches and weight at the same time.  

I started unpacking and had had an early breakfast.  Right now I can’t decide whether to take a nap or finish unpacking and start the laundry. I also have to go shopping to restock fruits and vegetables.  Now that my tummy is full a nap seems more prudent right now.  

TTFN

Happy Holidays

 Wishing everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving today a wonderful day.  Just don’t over indulge. Take a break and take a walk to, weather permitting.  

The Amazing Shawl

 As you know, I have been doing a huge deep cleaning all over the house.  Currently I am working on the knitting room. I also store all my shawls in there too. So today’s project is to start going through all my shawls. I am happy to report that one of my favorite traveling shawls has grown over the winter. 

When I first bought this shawl it was just big enough to go around my shoulders. Over the last several years it has grown big enough to be used as a blanket.  I am definitely keeping this shawl. I am also going to have to plan a trip somewhere so that I can use my new traveling blanket/shawl. 

By the way this makes me very happy. Now to choose where to go.