Keeping Safe, Knitting, and Reading updates

Hello Friends,


I hope you are doing well. I hope you are also keeping healthy and staying away from the Covid-19 disease. It is a really scary time for us with this going on. Today I went to Metro grocery store and there was no toilet paper at all on the shelves and the shelves were mostly bare in each of the aisles. I grabbed some extra essentials such as peanut butter and bread. I think we have a lot of canned goods and food in our cupboards now and in our fridge now and we are stocked up on beans and soup as well. I really don't know what is to come and it is a time of fear right now with everyone not knowing what to expect and stocking up in case they have to stay inside their homes for weeks. I have received permission to work from home starting tomorrow and I am so glad I don't have to go to the office from now on until we are notified to return to the normal working routine. How are you coping with the worldwide issue and concern of this virus?

Lately I have turned more and more to my knitting to find some peace and comfort. It really helps to calm me down when I am thinking about this whole crisis. I am still working on my Casual Lace Knit shawl from Purl Avenue. I really love this pattern and how it is turning out.

I am continuing to read Good Morning, Good Life by Ana Smittauer Landino and finding it really interesting to read. Morning routines are so beneficial to getting more done and I feel like in the morning I can focus on my goals and plans more than any other time of the day. During the day and in the evenings, activities and plans are happening so there isn't as much time for that quiet time of reflection I crave in my day. So I really like to use time in the morning to have that time to journal, look over goals, read,  exercise, and knit.

I am using a cute bookmark I got from Liam's Dad and Stepmom for Christmas with balls of yarn. I have some other knitting related ones also from the package.  The brand of the bookmarks is Yarnology and I found them online they are sold in Hobby Lobby and can be purchased online as well.

I went to visit my parents this weekend after going for wedding dress alterations. I met up with my mom and sister to go for the dress alterations, then I spent most of the weekend visiting with them. It was also nice to see my parent's cats Moo and Roo. In the photo below, Moo lying on the rug at the front door looking relaxed. I spent a lot of time with him and his brother Roo cuddling and playing.

Joining along for Crafting On and Unraveled Wednesday.

Thank you for visiting my blog today! I will be getting ready for another week of work but it will feel different because of working from home this week. I am looking forward to being at home and "self quarantining" as I probably wont really leave the house all week if I don't have to. Hope that you stay safe during this time and take care of your loved ones.

Have a good day