I totally just played [on the piano] Sweetest Perfection [Depeche Mode] for the first time ever!

I was slow sure, I was imperfect sure, but by god, I did it!

My therapist will be pleased.

I played for an hour all told and my back is killing me and my right hand hurts. But I don’t care!

I couldn’t hear very well with just the single hearing aid so I’m sure it was unnaturally loud, but again, I don’t care!

I haven’t felt like playing in such a long time, just the desire to play in the first place felt incredible. I’m really hoping this represents a turning point of sorts and I feel like doing things again.

Hope hope hope.

I’ve been playing Bookworm Adventures 2 my best word so far is ‘unattached’. I want to get more words with 10 or more letters.

I have had three very long walks over the last three days. This is really when I can see any changes the last dilatation has made. My air is definitely moving better. I’m not coughing as much, but when I do cough it is more violent. I expect this will improve over the coming weeks. I think I’ve recovered completely now. On my walk today, I crossed the street to walk in the sunshine and by happy coincident happened to be in the path of a very excitable puppy. She saw me and started straining against her lead to come see me. I got a puppy kiss, puppy nibble and learnt that she was three months old. Absolutely adorable, I think she is a chocolate lab. So cute.

Sign language class was fun on Friday, we’ve been learning dates/times/holidays etc. and we had to write a diary of our week. Then pair up and sign each other’s weeks. My partner is fairly typical; she works, has a drink with mates, dinner with boyfriend, gym etc. Now because I’m unemployed, I end up doing a lot more. I made bread, did the laundry and had a singing lesson. It was fun and I got to learn a lot of new signs. Oh, I don’t think I said, but I passed the first assessment back in November.

I’ve had to re-re-re-re-re-start Weasel’s skirt, the one I’ve been knitting for years [small exaggeration]. I messed up the star alignment and it looked silly. I tried to convince myself it wasn’t a big deal, but I couldn’t. So out it came and I’ve started again. Perhaps I’ll finish it by the end of the year.