It seems that lately I can't gather my thoughts enough to write a coherent post. But "post on my blog" is on my list of things to do for today, so I need to put something together. Maybe taking things in chunks will help...
Life
Life is busy right now and May seems to be the new December. I seriously think December was less hectic. Activities wind down for the school year, but they also go out with a bang. The end of school brought the awards ceremony and now graduation. The end of guitar lessons brought the recital. And so on... These are all good and enjoyable things, but they can make life feel rushed.
At the same time things are winding down, other things are gearing up. The swim team season starts soon. Vacation Bible School is right around the corner. (That one is my own fault and warrants a separate post.) And travel plans are being formulated. Nothing feels settled and all I really want to do is sit down with my knitting or a good book. But I'm involved with too many things and there's little time to rest.
This all came into focus for me yesterday while I was at the library. Our local branch is being renovated and the power had accidentally been cut off. As a result, it wasn't very crowded and I asked a librarian for some book recommendations. It was so nice to take a few moments to talk about what she had read and enjoyed. I soon realized that I had been missing that lately. People are designed to be social and to interact with each other. Lately, my interacting has been focused on what needs to be done.
Self
I recently had my eyes checked and was told to order progressive lenses. I was a little surprised that my distance vision needed correction, too. The optometrist did say that I could just get reading glasses again, but it's easier to adjust to progressive lenses when one is younger. So, that's what I have. There have been good days and bad days with them, but mostly bad. They just don't seem right to me. I think the frames are too big or at least not adjusted correctly, so I need to get that looked at. Then I'll give them another week. If I can't adjust to the lenses, I'll have to return them. (Thank goodness for the 30 day trial period!) Any tips on adjusting to progressive lenses? [Note: For some reason, when the picture is enlarged, it looks like I'm starting a unibrow. I assure you that I don't look like this in real life. I even sprinted to the mirror to be sure. ETA: I'm now obsessed and had to look again. I had no idea my brows looked this bad. I assure you that there will be some clean up tomorrow!]
Dog
We decided to get another Pug and applied to two rescue organizations. We've been accepted by both and are in the process of finding a good fit for a Pug and for us. We've met some dedicated volunteers and their dogs. It's been fun playing with furry friends again.
Knitting
I've been spending some time on Ravelry lately, mostly with one of the Pug groups and with a dishcloth group (Ravelry links). Dishcloth knitting seems to fit in well with my attention span these days.
I'm still way behind on my blog reading. The Bloglines list was close to being caught up after the robotics tournament, but now I'm back to 100+ posts to read. I'm sorry I've been out of touch!
