Thursday, August 25, 2011

Some of my projects

Here is a sampling of some of my projects:

This sweet bunny I made for my next door neighbor. He just had his first birthday. :)
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I love the little orange tail!
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I also completed a baby blanket for a shower on September 4.

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I have more to post soon. I am working on the sleeves for Chris' Christmas sweater and then I can block and sew together...and there will be pictures!!!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Sinuses - The Bane of My Existence

I have a severely deviated septum. I've been told for years that I needed to have something done with it, but I always ignored it because I was afraid it would change the way I look. Really dumb move on my part, but there it is. I have suffered for years from 3-6 sinus infections a year in addition to my year round allergies. After my sister-in-law had hers done and it didn't change how she looked, I decided I needed to do it. I have an appointment on September 2 to get the evaluation done, schedule surgery, etc., and so far, in the month of August, I have had 2 really bad sinus infections. UGH, UGH, UGH.

Really, what good are the damn things anyway? I wish I could fill them with concrete!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Another day, another post

I've been participating in Nerd Wars on Ravelry. Nerd Wars is where different teams of nerds (Doctor Who, Bones, etc.) compete against each other by completing projects that answer different challenges each month for points and glory. Right now, we're in the third month of the challenge...and I am worried I bit off more than I can chew!

I'm working on a baby blanket for a friend, and I have 4 other challenges I have to work on as well (there are 6 challenges per tournament) and I also have my dissertation....(a 3 month project) which is a sweater for Chris. I will try to post progress pics soon!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

It has been far too long

I haven't been on here in so long. Life has taken me for a series of ups and downs but things seem to be okay now. I do know I need to be better about keeping up with this blog.....

This is what happened over the past year....

My mom died and her family decided I didn't need to know.

We lost one of our nieces, Jordann Ashleigh. She lived for 3 hours before she passed away.

I had another miscarriage at about 5 weeks.

I dealt with 2 weeks of major GI issues, but at the end of it, I can finally eat meat again!

Chris and I separated in March. We have done some hard, hard work on our relationship and ourselves and we are doing so much better than before. We see each other regularly, we go on dates, we talk every day and he is moving in with me soon.

I finally asked for help and went on to Prozac and went through some pretty intense therapy. I learned that I have a pretty severe case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depressive Syndrome, NOS.

My thyroid is still acting up.

I found out that I'm both B12 and Vitamin D deficient.

I also learned that I have some amazing friends and amazing people in my life. And I learned that it is okay to ask for help....