Trying to figure out the new normal

I am sitting in my apartment typing on my iPad hanging on a music stand at eye level.

I moved over to the apartment yesterday afternoon... It took two carloads to get all my stuff over here. I was greeted by my neighbors with flowers and offers to help at any time.  In the evening I had dinner with my sister and Corvallis friends, Mimi, Lita, and Anita and Solon Stone… It was a lovely time.

Sunday I had a full day, spending the morning with Jon and the kids. Then in the afternoon it was wonderful to see my Altrusa friend, Karen French, who dropped by with mochas and took me for a wonderful long walk.Yesterday I had an appointment with the PA to check on my progress and get my stitches out. Both of my incisions are healing very well.  One of the things I need to work on is not looking down so much. (Do you realize how many things we do that require looking down?!) The PA said I could start walking short distances (0.1 mile). I think she was shocked when I told her I had already been walking 1+ miles twice a day without exhausting myself since I got home from the hospital. She would prefer that I did my walking on a treadmill, but I am hoping to find a walking partner here so that I can walk outside and go for longer distances on nice days.

I would love to have visitors. As most of you know, I am not great at being alone and most activities I like doing (reading, doing puzzles, knitting, etc) require looking down.