October is always a huge work month, essentially year-end starting, and it’s nonstop until US Thanksgiving, then slow until February. So I was happy to bank money to enjoy some upcoming time off!

The single-most influential person of my life died in October, Dr. Jane Goodall. It hit me harder than I expected.

In late September, working with a sleep specialist, I reset my circadian rhythm to match my energy levels. In October, I caught my first sunrise in a very long time.

October kitty pics:

I’ve been working with a physiotherapist. and he ended a lifetime of knee trouble in about a week, no exaggeration. Of course, I’d done all that work in Pilates to straighten my bad leg, but he’s the one who told me to stop focussing on my weight and work on getting quads of steel. A week after my initial consult with him, I could do this:

I perfected my bread recipe in October.

I made a really good no churn chocolate ice cream that was just like a Fudgsicle:

My summer with the doggos came to an end when their dad returned at the end of October.

Friends kidnapped me and took me to the beach to have delicious Tex-Mex food:

My five-year-old microwave died and the best replacement was the same brand as the electric pressure cooker and airfryer. Hope my initial impressions hold. Do NOT buy this microwave — I’m lucky it lasted five years. A friend got the same one, and it lasted a year!

I finished another Babylon Leather purse kit, which is in a similar style to the “Kelly.” This was by far the easiest of the three and the one I wish I’d started with.

I finally have enough hair that my stylist was able to give me a proper styled cut! This photo does not do justice to this super cute layered look.

I promise the next updates will be more interesting. 😉