Early day, and getting a book pre order

Ahhhh, the smell of cold air. I can't say it is my favorite thing but I have smelled worse.

Today I am up early (yes, I got up at 8 AM. Yes that is early for me.) because I am taking my mother to a Dr appt. Out of town. About 2 hours out of town. She is going to see an arthritis specialist and it has taken a couple of years for her to find a Dr. that would give her a refferal. Such a long and convoluted story really, one I won't go into depth for here.

This situation causes me some anxiety, as most things do. I don't want it but it happens. It happens a lot. Sometimes it cripples my mind and makes me a quivering mass of worry, and it makes me lose sleep frequently.

I have found a few ways to tame these incessant feelings, like knitting, crocheting, beading, crafting, embroidering, painting, drawing and meditation. I can get lost, even for just a few minutes at a time, and that can be enough sometimes to tame 'the Beast' of my anxiety.

Speaking of Crochet, I will be getting my pre-order of Marinke Slink's book Crocheted Mandalas today. So excited. I am looking past this trip to the end of the day when I can Crack open the pages of the book. I will post my review as soon as I am done.

Peace.
J