One word update- Appreciate

Please all take a moment to send Kat your love who is coping with an exceptional life changing most horrible and tragic event. I’ll put a link at the end of the post as normal.

Meantime I am trying to appreciate life here. The leaves are all down, and I still have more sweeping up to do, only they are now all wet and soggy and oh so brown. No wonder brown is probably my least favourite colour. Heading rapidly towards Winter now..it’s cold and grey with clouds outside.

And my big hurrah of appreciation goes to my Personal Trainer- Liv- for encouraging me to try some classes at the gym. I told her “these are not for me. I don’t like getting hot and sweaty” “Try Pilates” she said. I did that once before I told her. The best bit was at the end when we did relaxing and nearly fell asleep. “You will like these pilates class and why not try Sound bathing?” ” What the ????”

Well, what can I say. I tried the pilates. It was brilliant and guess what? I can now touch my toes again. And as for sound bathing- AM AZ ING

45 minutes lying on the floor mat with a cushion under your head and a fleece over your body in the dark. Whilst you listen to the sounds of bells and the ocean and bowls and oh my. I don’t feel tense when I start but you just feel your body letting goooooooooooooo. I cried after the first one. Apparently a not unusual thing to happen after the first one.

I’ve been twice and I’m booked into the next session already.

This is what I call A GYM. And it’s included in the membership charge for free.

And I am trying to appreciate the change from Autumn to Winter but it’s an uphill struggle. I am re-reading Katherine May’s Wintering. It’s helping a bit. A few quotes from her

” acceptance of my own limitation- not invincible at this moment but it won’t last forever- learn to rest and to surrender- to dream..”

” this isn’t about fixing you..but about living the best life you can within the parameters you have”.

On the plus side. I have Christmas sussed. Last year I was coming to terms still of not being the MAIN EVENT. This year, going to my son’s for lunch is welcome, and I have two gorgeous houses to visit in their Christmas splendour, two lunches out with friends and a pantomime and all before the 25th.

I have also invested in some books to help me deal with January and February.. and I think I know where I’ll be going with One Word in 2026! No spoilers though.

Find Kat and other One Worders here-https://askatknits.com/2025/11/24/yutori-slowing-down-grief-and-a-pair-of-socks-11-24-25/