I'm thinking a lot of all of the things that I want to learn and study as well as many subjects that I'd like to brush up on. Instead of working to add things to my life I'm choosing to learn and add knowledge.
It is difficult to decide which things to settle upon when I have so many interests. I bounce from topic to topic depending on my mood.
For my mind I have a lot of classes downloaded on a variety of subjects. Studying Space, Time and String Theory as well as brushing up on French and Spanish keep me fairly occupied. The class on Finding My Muse is what I like the most, it really grabs my interest and makes me think. I have enough downloaded classes to keep me busy for a couple of years before I need to find more.
Braille is another topic that I'm making a lot of headway in. It will be necessary to know as my sight decreases more.
Practicing Crochet is for keeping my hands busy. I'd like to get to the point where I can make blankets for children in foster care.
Horticulture gets me into fresh air and allows me to dig in the dirt. Our gardens improve every year, as do my skills. If my daughter was still alive I don't think that she'd call my plants "death row" anymore.
Music lets me work on my listening skills. Trying to identify the different instruments is a game that I play with myself. Hearing damage in the upper ranges means that I miss out on some wood winds and soprano voices.
I have a treadmill, an exercise ball, hand weights and the two trikes to keep my body moving. Belly Dance and exercise videos add variety to my workout.
Lots of arts and craft materials make me think as I work with my hands. My cupboard of crafting items and books ensure that I won't be bored.
I'm trying to improve my cooking skills with reduced sight. Still scares me to reach across the burners in order to find the controls, to handle boiling things, and to use sharp knives. I used to cook and bake for a living many years ago. My joke was that I could easily cook for a few hundred people but not for one or two. I really need to get back to where I was before in cooking skills. I miss feeling confident and competent in the kitchen.
Some things I have to use huge lighted magnifying glasses for. Reading is now done on the computer with huge fonts. It's impossible to read on my phone, all of my contacts have their own ringtones so I can tell who is calling.
For years I'd save up my money to take courses as I could afford them. Years that I was raising children I often would buy used textbooks and learn on my own. Now I can study what I want thanks to the Internet and free online classes.
I never want to stop learning. I'm too curious to not have a book or six going at once.
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