Just a quick check-in to let you know that life is all good here. The weather is the pits right now but we live in Ottawa and it is the winter. Though I admit I do ask myself we live in this snowy winterland - but this is a conversation for another day.
My back is doing well. No pain really. Some tingling in my leg but this will ease-off with time. I'm seeing a physiotherapist once a week to get checked out and to receive some exercises to help strengthen my core and glute muscles. Not to get too granualar on you but it turns out that a lot of the muscles around my spine are dormant (same goes for the glute msucles) - this is becuase my big quads and hamstrings are doing all the work for me... So now I've got very focused and specific exercises to help wake-up these sleeping muscles. I did have x-rays done last week and met with a sports medicine doctor today. This was a good session and I learned that although I'm healing faster than most folks with this injury - I still cannot rush things and must give my vertebrae the full 12 weeks to heal.
On the writing front - things are getting a bit busier. I've picked up a couple of new professional blogging clients so this nice. I'm writing about a wide range of topics these days. Some that might make you raise your eyebrows - but hey - someone has to write this stuff.... (Don't worry I'm pulling your leg here!) Anyway, all this to say there is progress on the freelance writing front. Though admittedly I'd still like to land some bigger and more consistent projects, I'll keep doing what I'm doing and work at marketing myself.
I've got a new project on the knitting needles and I'm thoroughly enjoying getting back to knitting again. I'm still a slow knitter and while I look at patterns for sweaters and cardigans - I know my limits and patience level so I'm sticking to scarves and hats....
I've had trouble finding a good book to read lately. It seems the last five books I've started really haven't kept my interest. So I've turned to trusty Barabara Kingsolver and one of the few novels of hers that I have yet to read - I'm reading The Beantrees. So far so good. Thoroughly enjoying it. I do feel guilty that the other five books didn't work out - particularly since I thought these were the books I really wanted to read and spent my very valuable Kobo gift certificate on them. I suppose this is the beauty of the eReader - these books are easy to carry around and maybe I'll return to them one day.
We're on a new recipe kick here. Or perhaps I should rephrase this to read: I'm on a new recipe kick here. So far all three new recipes have come from Chatelaine magaine. Madras Chicken Soup (subbed ground chicken). Moroccan Vegetable Stew. Turkey and White-Bean Soup (subbed spicy Italian sausage, spinach for kale and added in mushrooms).
In other news - one of the best discoveries ever was made on Wednesday. I am now being kept warm at night with the most wonderful electric blanket. This is an incredible invention. Since I was sick last year, I've been permanently cold and chilled. The hot water bottle wasn't cutting it so we went for the big guns. A word-to-the-wise - don't turn the electric blanket up to 10 or High - you will get very very warm and just find yourself thrashing around in a fit overhotness in the middle of the night. A setting of Low or maybe 3 will suffice for even the chilliest amongst us.
Weekend ahead is looking good. Henry had a good birthday and I was thrilled to talk to him on his big day (as was Murphy). All in all - life is good.
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