Grinch Socks Completed

 Yesterday was cool and sunny with a high of 5C. This morning it is -0.6C. Today is suppose to be sunny and 8C. 

Lifestyle

I pushed myself to get things done in the morning. I finished scrubbing the tops of the cupboards and the fronts of the ones I hadn't done. That dirty job is done and the next step is to put wax paper on the tops to keep them clean. 

Laundry was folded and put away. It is nice to have that job done. Then it was out the door to do a chore in town and home to make a casserole for frozen dinners. I was done my list at that time. Once the casserole was out of the oven I had a 90 minute nap. 

I woke up from my nap hearing a lawn mower running in my yard. I looked out and nothing. The next door neighbour (behind me) was getting his lawn done. It hadn't been done for 2 months and the poor guys had a big job pushing a mower. 

I made one of grandson's friends a headband and took it over to the house so it can be delivered today. It was 4 pm and I was feeling tired once again. I was in bed early and slept well. I will survive from having a bad night's sleep. 

Sewing

Other than cut out two strips of fabric and sew them together, nothing was done or looked at. It was a day to stay out of the sewing room. 

Knitting

I did knit yesterday afternoon. I counted the rows a lot to make sure I had the same number of stitches on each side of the sock. Mission accomplished as the socks are done. 

The t-shirt I bought him goes perfect with the socks. 

Grandson does like Christmas and this was the best saying to suit him. 

I knit on the second purple sock (called the Wild Ones) and it is going to be as wild as the first one. 

Thoughts

    My IBS has flared up again and I have no idea what is causing it. It is annoying me. I cut out water enhancers as I thought they were the cause but it hasn't improved. I will have to think about what I have eaten that may have been the cause. 

    My hip, on the other hand, has improved. Very little pain and I am able to do more. I do stretch the hip flexor a lot especially after sitting in the car. I have found that I need to have pain to get the muscle group to relax. I also sit with my feet up on a foot stool. I think that is helping a lot as the leg is stretched out rather than bent at the knee. Anyways, I will take the improvement and keep on moving. 

    I looked at some posts from this time last year and I was really sore with my hip and knee. I read how much my SI joint was seating itself (cracking) and how sore I was after each treatment. There was so much going on that both osteopathy and physio were struggling to figure out what to do and in what order. Now we are working on soft tissue as we know what is making me sore. I am so excited at how much I have improved in the past year. 

    I put the light quilt on my bed last night and slept warm. The weather is warming up Wednesday and Thursday so I will be sleeping with the heat off and the window opened. The weather then cools off again. The weather has been similar to last year though Halloween was cold last year and it is suppose to be warm this year. 

    I put painting aside this week as I needed to do the top of the cupboards. I am also busy with a trip to Ikea tomorrow, Halloween cleaning and setting up Thursday, and to the biggest craft bazaar in Nova Scotia on Friday. 

Today

I am going to clean house this morning and do some grocery shopping this afternoon. I may sew if I have time. I will knit tonight. I am pacing myself as I need to sleep well again so I can be refreshed for the rest of the week as it is going to be busy. 

Until the next time..........................................................