Today would have been the Multiple Sclerosis walk in Toledo, Ohio. Unfortunately, since the coronavirus is taking over the world, the walk was cancelled. It was cancelled pretty early on once a pandemic was declared. Majority of MS medications are immunosuppressive which makes people with MS more susceptible to catching the Rona. Imagine a walk full of immune suppressed people all catching the virus. Terrifying 😱.
I was really excited at the beginning of the year about the MS walk and had purchased my yarn back in February. This year I was going to make 2 full size blankets and 1 lap blanket for someone who uses a scooter or wheelchair. My mom decided she would make the lap blanket. I started in March and made real progress. My goals was to have both blankets completed 2 weeks before the walk. After the actual walk was cancelled I lost all kinds of motivation.
Who the hell was I going to give the blankets to anyway? I don’t really know a lot of people with MS. Normally I would just go to the walk and whomever God lead me to, I would bless with a blanket. Worked out pretty well. Now what?
Despite this unexpected outcome I still felt the need to finish the blankets. Well, once I put them together, they turned out to be a little smaller than expected. More like lap blankets. Smh. I don’t remember the schematics for the larger blanket. I will write down the measurements for the lap blankets and just know I need to double it to get the bigger blankets. They still look pretty good though.
Finished the green one last night before I went to bed 😅. Not the two weeks before but still done and checked off my yearly goals. Yay! Oddly, I am still managing to check some things off. I will continue to do as many as I can before the end of this year. Are any of you still working on the goals you set for yourself? How is it going? And if not, why? I would love to hear from you.
One more goal accomplished I forgot to tell you all about.
Yep my long awaited, highly anticipated GoPro Hero 8. I am still excited about this baby right here. Just wish I had some adventures to record. The day will come and I will definitely share all my fabulous adventures with you all.
If you know of anyone with Multiple Sclerosis that would benefit from one of these blankets let me know. Like I said I have no one to give them to at this point. My goal is always to make someone feel special and understood. Especially being someone also affected by this disease. Feel free to leave a comment below or send me an email at elsims27@yahoo.com. As we continue to live through this pandemic with caution and hopefully hope, be well and whole. Much love 🧡💚!