Kaydia Well, for now I'm grateful for the pedal markings so I have the visual to help coordinate my hands and feet.
I have those scores without pedal markings, but I put them in myself on places where there is some irregularity - where I either need more pedal changes, or less. It is not difficult, you'll learn to hear it very well.
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... feeling like the pianist on the Titanic ...
Animisha I have those scores without pedal markings, but I put them in myself on places where there is some irregularity - where I either need more pedal changes, or less. It is not difficult, you'll learn to hear it very well.
I'm glad you said, "learn". It'll be great to one day hear what other people are hearing when they leave comments on videos where they're offering pedaling critiques/suggestions.
Two more pieces completed: "Beautiful Brown Eyes" and "Alpine Melody". Basically was just more practice with chords and pedaling. On these two my chord changes took longer to smooth out than the pedaling did. Admittedly, by smooth I mean playing the chord in time, not necessarily that the 3 finger chords always sounded as one. Looking at you D7 in the RH!
Congrats on your progress 
Both very sweet pieces, you might find yourself revisiting them quite a lot.
I've moved into the Middle C Position section. First was an easy two-line piece called "Thumbs on C!". I basically sight-read that one and quickly moved on.
Next was "Waltz Time", which didn't sound like something I'd ever want to dance to. But I kept with it until I had the cres + dim parts sounding reasonably decent.
After that were two similar pieces: "Good Morning To You!" and "Happy Birthday To You!" They're the same, except HBTY replaced some quarter notes with eighth notes. It was actually a bit of a challenge to not automatically use eighth notes on the GMTY piece.
That's it for this update!
I worked through the rest of the Middle C section. There were a couple of short (2 lines each) pieces for more eighth note practice, followed by "Standing in The Need of Prayer". Next was practicing dotted quarter notes in "Alouette". I didn't have any issues with any of these. Being familiar with how they all sounded helped get the rhythms down quickly.
For the past two days, I have been back with Alfred 1 as well 
Yesterday I couldn't string two notes together and it felt like I was back to zero. But today I played for about 30 minutes, and by the time I reached Jericho, it felt like things were gradually getting back to normal. I didn't manage to play it very fast, but at least my fingers started to obey a little better.
Who knew that six days of not playing (ok, and many sleepless nights and an overloaded brain elsewhere) could cause such a (obviously temporary) setback!
Oh, was that you in the rear view mirror??? Shoulda waved back 
I will probably spend a few more days with Alfred 1 to get my footing back, so you won't be alone again just yet. I had forgotten how nice some of them were, even Little Brown Jug is really fun to play! <runs before Nightowl starts throwing rotten eggs>
Sophia Yesterday I couldn't string two notes together and it felt like I was back to zero.
Quack quack quack ...
Sophia But today I played for about 30 minutes, and by the time I reached Jericho...
Ok, this sounds more like you. Jericho is on page 127, meaning you play over 4 pages per minute. C'mon, my metronome goes barely faster. 
<being guilty, but looking innocent>
Psst! WieWaldi! <distraction time>
<ok, let's try now that nobody is listening>
Well, I played through a few more pieces and I'm happy to say my mental block seems to have vanished. I even played <checks if earmuffs are still in place, oh good> I even played the first blues lesson lick again, the one I had started and then completely abandoned... and it went okay.
It seems that I'm back at my usual self and might leave you alone again with Alfred book 1 after today, @Kaydia - but of course will continue to cheer you on from the sidelines again
<drops mic, leaves stage>
OMG.... I really must invest in better earplugs.... you weren't supposed to hear any of that! Should I mention that I played Jazz Ostinato from memory AND error free? No? Too soon?
I was just happy to finally get through the Country Blues. One time; error free. But veeeeeery slowly, no rhythm and without phrasing. Actually, I was very proud of me. It lasted for 15 minutes. And then this:
Sophia Should I mention that I played Jazz Ostinato from memory AND error free? No? Too soon?
Edit: Ahhhh -shut up. Gimme that earplugs.
It's a bit lonely in here, so it's nice to see someone else, even if only briefly. Sounds like you're rapidly overcoming your temporary setback. Yay! 
