I can’t believe that so much time has passed since my last blahg entry. I hope I haven’t made any strangers of my readers. I am told that writing boring entries more detrimental as not writing at all and since I’ve been absolutely boring, I’ve been silent….
That is not to say that I haven’t been doing anything.
I’ve been tackling all of the mail that has stacked up at least 2 feet on my desk. Seriously, we need to outlaw the mailing of all these sales circulars. How many trees are we annihilating for the sake of letting John Q public know that there is a sale on crap that is still marked up 50% too high!
I’ve been crocheting a baby blanket for my daughter (no, she is not pregnant) because she is still my baby no matter how old she is – HA! Its blue, pink, green and yellow and is as tall as she is and going to be twice as wide as she is.
I’ve read three books since my last posting. The first one which I highly recommend is “Room: A Novel” by Emma Donoghue. The second one which I only slightly recommend is “The Inquisitor: A Novel” by Mark Allen Smith and the third one is “The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted” by Andrew E. Kaufman which proved to be a great thriller. Now, I’ve started another one titled “Trial Junkies (A Thriller)” by Robert Gregory Browne.
The novel by Emma Donoghue really impacted me and it was intriguing how I can personally relate to the imprisonment experienced by Jack. The similarity for me is being imprisoned by my physical impairment and my escape from it and how it makes me see the real world in an entirely different light.
I’m also babysitting my daughter’s doggies while she is on vacation. I’m not going to give them back. They are the best doggies ever….. they know how to use the doggie door and they actually use it, they are sweet as ever and we sing/howl every afternoon together. The desert heat seems to have given them relief from the stupid fleas that attack them down where she lives. Might be a custody battle yall – HA!
I’ve also been exercising my butt off. In physical therapy last week (June 18th) I took my first steps without the walker BUT holding onto Darlene the therapist instead. I also tried to take a few steps using a cane for support. I wasn’t that successful using the cane but i did pretty good walking while holding onto Darlene. I feel like walking independently is right around the corner. I’ve been focusing on core strength and balance. This is sooooooo hard! But who the heck said it was going to be easy anyway. Gotta keep it moving!