Small accomplishments and dreams of beach days!

As the 30-day marker approaches of my self-isolation with my family during the Covid19 pandemic, I have completed my first creative project!

I got a little bit cocky and ordered a Paint-by-Number kit from Amazon! Why I considered this purchase to be somewhat bold is because painting, in detail, is not something that I thought I could really pull off with a tremor! I am right-handed and my tremor is left-sided so my optimism wasn’t completely off track, but as anyone with a tremor knows, the effects of shaking are fairly widespread.

The way I see it is that the tremor causes the pain, stiffness, and rigidity in my left arm which extends to my shoulder, neck, and spine and therefore causes my right side not to work as efficiently as it should. This might explain why my handwriting (right hand) became small, strained, and illegible prior to my diagnosis and medication.

The time spent painting was carefully coordinated with the taking of my carbidopa/levodopa in order to ensure optimal steadiness and relative accuracy!

To say I am proud of the finished product is an understatement! The thought of actually framing a ‘paint-by-number’ seems ridiculous but I just might do it!