Balancing Act

[cbtreks]

I suppose it's pretty universal right now - trying to balance reading enough to stay informed about the pandemic yet not so much as to trigger an anxiety attack. I have a near-continual low-level upset stomach, which is the main way my body exhibits anxiety. I was actually fine until #45 decided it would be great to have everything open again by

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[enigmaticblues]

I'm reading and catching up on TV shows that I have wanted to watch or re-watch (Lucifer is a delight), and working on my Hogwarts LEGO castle. I find it restful. I might order a jigsaw puzzle once that's done and see if that also helps the stress levels. And I've been cooking a lot.

[cbtreks]

Same with the reading and tv. Yesterday I watched The Man Who Fell to Earth with David Bowie and I kept wondering if everyone involved with it was on drugs the entire time. Turns out, David Bowie did say he was stoned on cocaine the entire time. Still a good actor though. (I read a description of the book afterward and it doesn't really sound like it and the movie are much alike - no surprise there.) The Hogwarts LEGO castle sounds so cool!

[curiouswombat]

I have a near-continual low-level upset stomach, which is the main way my body exhibits anxiety.

Me too.

And as I no longer have to worry about a wedding I almost convinced myself this morning that I had appendicitis...

We are almost all taking time to organise ourselves in this new reality - I have a list of things ranging from 'post info to Pauline' and 'Get WhatsApp to work on my phone' (both achieved today!) to 'work out how to crochet by watching Youtube' - that one might take a while.

[cbtreks]

I also have chronic respiratory allergies, so even with loratadine every day I still have chronic sniffles and cough. So much fun right now!

Crochet is more interesting to me than knitting. My great-grandmother tried to teach me when I was 10 but we had no success. I taught myself when I was 23 or 24, from books. I hope you get the hang of it and enjoy it. It does tend to use more yarn than knitting, I think. I do know how to do a basic knit and purl but I don't enjoy it. I always felt bad that I never went any further and kept picking it up again, then about 12 years or so ago I realized I just don't like it and there's nothing wrong with me not doing it. So I don't! But I like to see other people's knitting.