It has been several weeks since my last post here. After going on vacation at the end of July, my mind and spirit remained in the zone of relaxation, and my creative juices have been focused mostly on kinesthetic activities. The computer has sat mostly unused save for a few minutes to check e-mail and see how my friends are doing via social media sites. Crocheting has been the focus of many of my evening hours of late. I have three friends who are expecting, and their status has prompted me to pick up the hooks and yarn after months of hiatus. I've made several blankets over the years, but never attempted anything more intricate. In the last month, I've learned to create hats of all sizes, circular blankets from a pattern and even made my first bootie, though I have decided I need some smaller hooks and a more delicate yarn for that final project in the future.
During the days that I haven't been working, I've been taking advantage of the sunshine that, here in the pacific northwest, (especially the Seattle area) we receive in rather small doses throughout the year. After realizing how zombie-like I had become during the school year, and seeing the effects of my neglected physical body, strengthening and tending to my body has taken a high priority in the last month. For a year and a half I've been walking with my neighbor a couple of times per week, but lately running, dancing, tai chi and, more recently, rollerblading and weight lifting have become more and more appealing.
