qilora | dear diary: completed another class (and i am still one piece)

finished the final paper (about 1,400 words), and as per usual i am praying for at least a 70% grade (kein ayin hara)..
tomorrow i will get a complete DAY OFF, and will be able to spend the entire day sewing..

if you ignore the stress i had from writing the paper, today was a bit of a happy day.... my neighbor Eleanor came over to see my mother's present (cottage/name-plate project), and she was very impressed, making me feel proud :)

Tony packaged the sewing (going absolutely CRAZY with the tape) and had to address the box as going to "Lady Jeanette of Manchester" (you should have seen the look he gave me as i told him her official name haha) ... then we borrowed Eleanor's car to run to the post office and hit Starbucks on the way home, so i was able to get my first mocha in over 6 months....

i also got a particularly awesome book in the mail (will post the pics at the bottom of this post)..
and as for walking today was a rather short day, only walked about 1,000 steps, but i have to say it is such a blessing that i have reached the state where i am able to say "only" a thousand steps, baruch Hashem!
shalom - Ulla & co.

power walk: 1,031 steps
daily walk (sans p.w.): 325 steps