So, I drive with my right foot working the gas and brake. About a year ago I decided to take a 12 hour round-trip drive in one day. Ever since then my ankle has been bothering me a little bit on and off. When I went to my annual appointment, they suspect that it’s a strained tendon and the only way to heal. It is by staying off of it for a week as much as possible. I did try wearing ankle braces for about a month, however that hasn’t caused the pain to go away entirely. After discussing it with my supervisor, it was decided that my taking off work would be the best way to heal.

This sounds like a great dream right? Well for me it was a stark reminder that I have some form of task paralysis. There is the majority of me saying, I really want to get back into reading so I’m going to download some books that look good and finally get those two books by authors that I know I will love. Then there is a little niggling voice that says, you’re already listening to the murder podcast you know you like, what if you don’t like the books you’ve chosen…that author was doing something fishy at the end of the last book do you really want to be let down…etc.

This amounts to, a week later, having read/listened to none of the books I wanted to. I did manage to get two projects completed and some progress on the third.

The first is a handspun shawl that I finished knitting.

This has not been washed or blocked, those two steps should open up the lace a little bit and straighten out the edges. I’m very pleased with how it looks, very spring!

I also managed to hand stitch a set of applique coasters from a kit I had not touched in quite a while.

I love how they turned out, I deliberately used larger stitching in a contrasting color to give them a rustic look. I think that the intention translated well.

The final project I made progress on is my Tula Pink Nova Quilt.

The pattern is Tula Pink, the color selection is mine. I had intended for it to look space themed, when I showed my cousin she called it my ‘Halloween Thing’. So I hope that the last two rows help the Space Theme come together.

I think that is all that I have to report, sorry it has been a while since I have posted. My ankle is feeling better and I now know to take more frequent breaks even if it makes the drive longer.

I hope that your crafting is happy, you are healthy, and you remember to Live Life a Little More Abstract