This was a month of happenings…

— Thing One —

I finished another rotation around the sun. In the last year, I’ve made a lot of decisions I didn’t want to make. I high-fived myself for being forward-thinking and making sure my family was safe. I filled out a lot of paperwork and formed a lot of opinions on how our systems work against the elderly and those in need of the most help. I sought professional help after admitting I reached my limit (a hard pill to swallow for me). And, well, I hung out with friends, we laughed together, we cried together, we generally had a fantastic time together. I left my self-imposed island of solitude and I started to live again.

— Thing Two —

I finished some crochet projects! One is this slightly weighted blanket that I’m proud of, even though I used the wrong stitch¹ a smaller hook, and ended up using double the amount of yarn I was expected to use. I also made a small cardigan (that I hope fits) for my cousin’s toddler and used some of the leftover yarn to attempt a hat (toque), which came out shorter than I wanted; I’m still considering a pom pom on top.

— Thing Three —

It’s World Cup season and if the USWNT wins this competition they will be the first team to win three in a row. At first, I was planning on watching the highlights, but with the potential for a history-making match, I decided I needed to watch live. First, because of no cable, I had to figure out how to watch it. I landed on Peacock which has Telemundo, so I’m watching the games en Español. The matches are at such crazy times though, I saw the 9pm games but there’s a 3am game that I’m going to sit out². I also wanted to host a World Cup finals party, but the game is playing at 6am, so I guess that’s not happening!

— Thing Four —

I attended my second game night in Holbrook, this time one of my crochet club acquaintances came with me. We played Kingdomino which I really need to purchase, and Can’t Stop, which was a fun game of chance. I am looking forward to the next one because they have so many different types of games at the event and even though I don’t know anyone there really³, I do enjoy a good board game.

— Thing Five —

There have been some downs this month, and I’m really trying to move past them, so thinking of the happy events, and fun conversations with family and friends has kept me in better spirits. I might feel slightly down, but I’m not alone, and for now, that’s all that matters. I am content, and that will do.

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1. It was supposed to be a double-crochet but it turned into some weird hybrid double/triple-crochet. They say you should just be consistent in crocheting, so I kept on going with the mistake stitch and it became a thing of its own.
2. And since they need that game to proceed I’m going to be too anxious watching it, so I’m going to sleep instead.
3. It’s getting easier being the new person, but I’d rather not be the new person for much longer.

She’s a wannabe hero, yeah she try to be strong. At the end of the hour you find that the tower ain’t standing so tall.

Jennifer Knapp; Into You