Thank you lovely. I'm sorry this has taken me a little while to respond to. My crocheting took a bit of a back seat but since I was admitted I have been slowly getting back into the swing of it, which had been nice/fun. As for reading, it's very hit and miss. Before I was admitted I finished reading the final book in 'THE Rosie Project' series, which I highly recommend. This may not come as a surprise but I decided to bring the Harry Potter series with me as it never fails to bring me comfort. I've honestly lost count of how many times I have reread them but they never seem to get old/repetitive and bring me a sense of calm/safety. I'm trying to read a few pages every day to get back into the habit/routine of it; it's slow progress but I'm enjoying it. I've got a HUGE pile of 'to read' books waiting for me at home (you can never have too many books right?!?) Which I'm excited to start working through!

I finally allowed myself to stop and crochet this afternoon. Recently I have been really struggling to 'allow' myself to do these kinds of things in the daytime but today I decided enough was enough. It was pouring with rain outside, I was tired and I didn't really know what to do with myself; and in all honesty all I wanted to do was snuggle up with a film and my crochet hook, so that is exactly what I did. No guilt allowed.