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Jigsaw puzzles
I don't know why my physio didn't suggest it to me earlier but I have stumbled upon jigsaw puzzles for therapy. The repetitive movements of sorting pieces has done my lymphedema arm the world of good. Sitting around with not a lot of energy is boring and I put on movies to watch but I still like to be doing something to keep my mind and body active. Some knit or crochet, I do puzzles. :)
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- Keith did a jigsaw recently - I was seriously surprised that he finished it! It was quite a tricky one with the trees & sky!
- Hot weather sets my lymphodema off. That and the fact that I have put on quite a few kg's that don't really need to be there.
- Jigsaws are wonderful, gets your hands moving and gives you something else to concentrate on. I sew which also gets fingers hands moving, keep forgetting to put my sleeve on 🙄 so today it’s on @Brenda5 had my lymphoderm for about 28 months now 😃
- In my adult years, my Mum often had a card table with a jigsaw on the go. It's something we have done with the kids for years - they often got a jigsaw for Christmas or birthday presents gradually getting more difficult and more pieces. Sadly, mostly sent to childish things, now. Always good to get quality jigsaws.
- Hi @Nuala I head off early to the clinic so I can do the puzzles too. It frustrates me that one I am doing isn’t finished yet. I think I will go in one day specially just to complete it. I think I may be worse than a junkie but who cares.
- Glad to see there are other puzzle junkies out there. I find myself getting to the Lifehouse early for treatments so I can spend bit of time on the puzzle that’s normally sitting in the day therapy area. It’s such a good idea and takes your mind off things while waiting for treatment
- I do it mostly just to keep my arm moving and the lymphodema out. It's been really good!
- Well done you two
They both look NASTY! I just don't have the patience these days! Can't do crosswords either! - I love jigsaw puzzles. However I found my concentration wandered somewhere and I struggle with anything bigger than 1000 pieces. That’s okay because I don’t like to leave a puzzle until it is finished. My daughter and I have often stayed up until 3am with ‘just one more piece then I will go to bed’ being our promise that never got carried through. If it is just me I will do a 500 piece because that way I can finish it before midnight if I start early enough.
- Oh I love those sherbet cones bottom right. Drooly puzzle.
