Time for our first biweekly check-in! I’m writing this Monday night because of something that’ll come up frequently in these posts. My parents are divorced and roughly every other weekend I go to my dad’s for a few days! He lives three hours away so it’s a bit of a trek. I’m going back Tuesday, thus the writing tonight. I’ll get back about late afternoon so I could write then but, well, the trip tends to suck up a lot of my energy. Packing and being in the car is rough on my body and on my sensory issues so I tend to just collapse afterwards.
That all said, let’s get into it! The most important thing is, of course, starting this blog. I’ve been planning it for some time but just didn’t really get around to it ‘til now. I’ve decided I want to post my articles the first of each month. I feel a bit bad about delaying it when I’ve started in the middle of one but, then again, maybe it gives me the chance to find my footing with all this.
Other than that, I’ve had a relatively eventful weekend. Relatively both because of my disability and because in the summer and fall, I went to a fair amount of local events. Alas, likely because of the unpredictable weather of New York winter, there have been much fewer lately so I’ve been in a bit of a slump. Still, I’m trucking on so let’s talk about it!
I’ve been playing a lot of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I must confess. I started a new island a little while ago so I’m still on the hunt for five stars. So far, I’m only at four and I’m struggling to get that last one. The new Legend of Zelda furniture has gone nicely with the mossy/overgrown area I’m making, though, so that’s nice.
I went on a walk with my dad, stepmom and dog! We went to a boba shop a few blocks away and I only had to stop and rest twice each way! It was a bit of a gamble bringing my rollator in the snow but it went well. I’ve never had boba before and I feel very neutral about it. The lemonade I got it in was incredible but I don’t really love chewing my drinks. I’m proud of myself both for walking and trying something new, though!
My current crochet project is a book cover. It’s my own pattern, a nice balance between simple and pretty that I couldn’t find anywhere. One of my favorite crochet stitches is the shell stitch so I, of course, had to use it. I’ll be making presents soon, my first adventure into amigurumi, so it’s nice to have something easy for now.
One of my other hobbies is piano and I think I’ve been making some progress! It’s slow going, since I’m self taught, but I’m happy with how it’s going. Managing to move over a full octave in a short amount of time is hard now but it’s getting easier!
Other than that, I’ve mostly just been resting. Spending some time with my dog, which is always lovely. He’s an old man now, in a few months it’ll be nine whole years since we got him as a puppy, but he’s such a sweetie. Easily confused, as to be expected with an older dog, but I love him to bits.
That’s all I’ve got for you today! Thanks for reading and I hope you’re doing well.