Sunday, June 5, 2022

I’m still nursing my back today – it’s about the same as yesterday.

I finished the hand stitching on the last project that I wanted done before my trip. But now, do I have time for one more?

I’ve also spent a lot of my day at my desk working on Hall business. Our year end was recent and I’m needing to get the books in order so they can be passed to the accountant fairly soon after I get home from my trip.

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Although my back is a bit better today I’m still not moving very fast. As it was yesterday, as long as I stay in the same position I have no pain but moving in any way can hurt. I’ve started using my yoga breathing for anytime I have to move (breath in and on the exhale change positions). I’m sitting for shorter periods of time and fortunately I have any number of places where I can sit for awhile and still accomplish something.

I had a couple of Hall booking requests this morning and I did some messaging back and forth; sitting at my computer desk is okay but getting up and down hurts a bit particularly if the chair rotates.

I sat at my stitching desk downstairs and managed to almost complete this week’s Botanical Garden clue. I’ll probably finish it this afternoon.

I’m able to sit for short periods at my sewing machine and I’ve been able to get the binding stitch onto my project. I have one more section of binding to stitch down and it will be finished.

I’m able to sit in my chair in the living room and play my games or do some hand stitching on my project.

I expect I’ll get some knitting done this evening. It doesn’t seem to make any difference which chair I sit in, it’s the movement that hurts.

Friday, June 3, 2022

It has rained most of the day but I see the sun is just starting to come out now. Where is the summer weather? Yesterday I got about an hour on the deck before the clouds rolled in and it started to rain.

Yesterday somewhere between getting my parcel to the post office and then shifting bins around in my studio I really messed my back up. It doesn’t hurt if I stay in one position. I’m okay when I sit, stand or walking but anything that involves moving from those positions is really painful. Even the pressure when I’m leaning and cutting fabric hurts me. The medication I took this morning doesn’t seem to have done anything but I’m only allowed one dose every 12 hours.

I’ve been working on a project in short periods of time and have it almost finished. I also finished the corrections on my Peppermint Purple project and I’m ready to start this week’s clue for the Botanical Garden.

I’m off now to see if laying down helps my back.

Thursday, June 2, 2022

I did a bit of Guild work this morning before heading out to the post office. I got my box of sewing projects into the mail and then I started to worry that it wouldn’t arrive in time. It should, but it only has one extra day if something goes wrong. I debated going back to the post office and asking them to pull it out and I’d send it Express rather than Expedited but then I came up with a backup plan. If the parcel doesn’t arrive in time for me to take it to Panorama I’ll just do extra shopping along the way for projects that I can do while I’m there. I feel better already.

I have my next project sandwiched and ready to quilt; I’m hopeful I can get it finished tomorrow. This one will go into my suitcase for delivery along the way. Once that is finished I’ll concentrate on getting some quilting done. My mystery quilt is up first, and then I have someone who wants one of my other quilts so that one will be next.

I have my Peppermint Purple project sorted out and I am almost caught up. I’ll do a bit more work on it now and then I’m going to sit outside and read. We have a nice day for a change even though there was a bit of rain overnight.