For months I had been looking forward to going to a concert at the Oregon Zoo. The concert series at the Zoo is one of the highlights of summer in the Pacific Northwest. The stage is set up right next to the elephant exhibit, and you are able to sit on lawn chairs and blankets, …
Continue reading Making it work- going to a concert at the Zoo.
After my last knitting post I jumped straight in. I went to a local yarn shop and walked around like I knew what I was doing. I picked out some beautiful blue sport-weight wool yarn, and then told the shop-keepers that I was brand new and wanted to try knitting some socks on a round …
While I was still recovering in the rehab hospital, just a few days after my surgery, someone posted on a local facebook group to see if anyone would be interested in learning how to knit. I was the first one to reply with a resounding yes! -- not only would knitting be something brand new …
I'm not much of a complainer. On the scale of 0 to complains-a-lot I'm probably a 1 or a 2. I know that complaining doesn't help anything, and just wastes time that could be spent fixing the problem I'm complaining about to begin with. So instead of complaining, my response usually is to just get …
One of the possible side effects I was prepared to have after my surgery was to have something called "neglect syndrome," which can manifest as a wide range of symptoms and severity, but the jist is that there is an un-awareness of a side of the body. In the most severe types of this syndrome, …
Continue reading It’s NBD- just a little neglect syndrome, whatevs
starting this blog... although I guess I've been writing a lot about this damn cancer, but it sure is taking some time...sending random bitmojis to my friendsWatching schitt's creek (currently somewhere in season 4). I'm making a running list of things I should watch so feel free to tell me your favorites.lunching and brunching with …
Yes, we have a pile of muddy shoes by our door. Doesn't everyone this time of year? Seems like the perfect landing spot for our amazon packages, right? Apparently the delivery person thought so... “Tell us what you think about this photo?” I think there are not enough muddy shoes...but I guess there is no …
Continue reading Amazon, stop judging me with your delivery pictures
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