First, an obligatory update on my hand. I went to the doctor on base yesterday, the one who referred me to the surgeon off base. He checked out my incision and changed my bandages. He said everything looked good and it appeared to be healing well. He tested my range of motion, which is still pretty stiff.
Next Monday I will return to Ajou University hospital to have my stitches removed. Then the surgeon will give me an idea of how much longer I'll have to wear this cast! (Hopefully not too long) After that, I'll start therapy! I can't wait to be able to use my hand. I've been trying to do too much with it, and now I'm paying for it with lots of pain!
Next Monday I will return to Ajou University hospital to have my stitches removed. Then the surgeon will give me an idea of how much longer I'll have to wear this cast! (Hopefully not too long) After that, I'll start therapy! I can't wait to be able to use my hand. I've been trying to do too much with it, and now I'm paying for it with lots of pain!
Next are a few random pictures that don't require a whole paragraph of explanation!
With all of the time I've spent at home, I had to start crafting again! Yesterday, I make a menu board for the kitchen. I got tired of keeping track of a piece of paper with our meals for the week written down on it. I found this white board with a cork board border at the BX for $9. I used permanent marker to write "What's for Dinner?" and the days of the week. Drew helped me put the purple washi tape (actually colored scotch tape) on the board. It was way too hard to do with one hand! Then, I found chalk markers to write the meals on the board. I got this board with the cork border so I could pin recipes for the week to it! Pretty proud of my first one-handed craft!
New Section to the Blog!
I've been doing a LOT of cooking since getting to Korea. I've tried some Korean recipes, recipes from home, tons of Asian-inspired recipes, and recipes people here have shared with me. I am going to add ones that we love to the blog so I can share them with all of you! Here is the first one I'm going to add. This was dinner last night:
Colombian Style Lentils -- Recipe from Sharon Arana
| Heat oil in pan and saute onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add lentils. Cover lentils with water. Add potato, bay leaf, cumin, salt, and pepper. Simmer until lentils are soft. (30 - 45 minutes) Add more spices to taste. Add cilantro and Sazon before serving. Serve over rice or eat plain! I mixed the rice into ours when it was on the stove. This is a new favorite of ours for sure! |