Posts expressing personal opinions, recording personal life moments, and otherwise blathering on about things that few people care about besides me.
Post-surgery, I was barred by doctor’s orders from lifting anything more than 10 lbs, including my bass guitar. Not a problem– I got a bass ukulele for travel at my birthday, so I was back to bassing as soon as I got home from the hospital! Before I went in, I’d talked to my bass instructor and decided […]
As you know, I’m a short curvy lady whose wardrobe waffles between “Nice t-shirt” and “are you cosplaying something?” The last month or so, however, I’ve been longing for some dresses that fit well enough to wear casually, but which aren’t specifically “party dresses.” However, thanks to a medical condition, genetics, and not spending a lot of […]
My Owl Drink to That pattern for a crocheted wine bag is now LIVE and for sale on Knit Picks! The pattern teaches the crocodile stitch, and includes schematic and stitch drawings. It’s a great, quick 1-skein project, perfect for a last-minute gift!
The happy word of today is BENIGN. That’s also the word on my post-surgical labs. So, while I still have a few weeks of recovery ahead, I am not facing a long, uncertain fight with cancer. All my love and strength go out to those who are fighting that fight right now.
Tomorrow morning at this time, I will be at the hospital, prepping for some fairly major surgery. Recovery is 6-8 weeks, assuming nothing goes wrong or develops complications. I’ve spent the last 3 weeks getting stuff ready for being absent from work and social obligations. I’ve done a lot of crisis preparedness work to make […]