As most everyone knows I have a lot of health issues and it seems that I can't seem to get on top of the issues so I choose to lay down and do nothing. After a while everything seems to be put on hold and I just sit around moaning for bygone days. Before I get too maudlin I just want you to know that I am okay but just keep having one flare up after another with the autoimmune disorders and it tends to effect me mentally, emotionally, and physically. I am my worse enemy with this shut downs. I don't have an original thought and can't seem to focus long enough to stick with even making a card or tag. A really sad state for me.
After reading about Eliza's passing this week I have decided to make an effort to blog and interact more. I know that it makes me feel better when I do so here is the start... Thanks Julia for commenting on something on Facebook that reminded me I need to start back doing WOYWW... For those who don't know what WOYWW is check it out here...Now my desk...
Heather convinced me a back in April that I needed to start doing something...no matter what it was and to use my art to help me feel better. Heather bought some kits from Close to my Heart, a scrapbooking/stamping group that she sells for and told me that I should try and make them and I could pay her back as I used the kits. The first kit I made was a card kit called Blossom that I finished and put on my blog back in April. My second kit was another card kit called Pathfinding. I like these card kits because they come with enough stuff to make 15 cards and have a little left over that you could actually make 5 or so more with your own card blanks. Kits run $25-30. I don't know where you can get 15 cards for $25 now days.
So that is truthfully all I have done since my last post. I promise to keep in better contact and up date my blog a little more faithfully. Think of Eliza again I want to leave you with a couple pictures of my kitties. I so enjoyed reading about Eliza's cat Yoda and how he was doing after being so ill! My girls and my second desk...
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| The old lady...so sweet miss skiddy! |
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| you would think these two hate one another then I catch them holding paws. So cute. Stormy is the strippy kitty and Ghostie is the baby. |
Glad to see your back out with summer here I don't spend too much time crafting these days but at least it's finally nice here in T.O. To be able to be outside happy late woyww hugs Nikki 4
ReplyDeleteGlad to see your back out with summer here I don't spend too much time crafting these days but at least it's finally nice here in T.O. To be able to be outside happy late woyww hugs Nikki 4
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see you back. I know for certain that crafting and creating makes you feel better. It lifts your spirits and gives you something to focus on so keep up the good work. :-)
ReplyDeleteLife is for living :-)
Big hugs,
Annie x # 20
Welcome back ... the news about Eliza has made a lot of us think about seizing the day.
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Hi Vickie, lovely to see you back. Yes, when something happens like this, it pulls us all up short and makes us realise we don't actually know how much time we have to do all we want to. I really need to get back into doing stuff- despite being home all the time at the moment, I just haven't stirred myself into crafting at all. Stupid, really, when I'm back at work I know I will be regretting wasting all this time. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's so great to see you back, Vickie! I'm so sorry that you've been poorly and quite understand why crafting has taken a back seat. But you're right, Eliza's death has made us all realise that the effort taken to stay in touch is never wasted....goodness, I shall miss her.
ReplyDeleteAnd well done Heather for supplying those kits :-)
Hugs, LLJ 12 xxx
Hi Vickie, it's really hard when you feel so down and you have health problems but it's good to do just a little crafting and it will take your mind off other things if nothing else. You have a lovely workspace with lots of great things to use and it would be a shame not to make the most of it, as much as you can. Sending big hugs, Angela x 30
ReplyDeleteHello Vickie, how nice to see you back! I noticed your post was one before mine, so I came over to see how you are (us late posters don't get so many visits sometimes!).
ReplyDeleteSorry you haven't been feeling well for a while - I do hope things pick up for you. Crafting is certainly a way to focus your attention onto other things, rather than the feeling ill, so it's good that you're getting back into some making - perhaps it will help you feel better about yourself, even if you don't feel so well physically?
I especially like the "Pathfinder" cards and your Thanksgiving scrapbook pages. Scrap pages are a lovely way to record memories - like you, I used to do a lot more of these, but Life has got in the way and I rarely make them now. Time to try harder, I think!
I hope you have a good week. Maybe we will hear from you again next Wednesday?
Lizzie (#61)
Hi Vickie, thanks for dropping by already! Yes, Eliza's sudden passing reminds us that we never really know when our time will come, doesn't it. But I hope you will feel better as you start doing things. The scrapbook layouts are wonderful and I loved the cat pictures.
ReplyDeleteMy sister Patsy recently had some good news. She used to have to take Coumadin (a blood thinner) and wear compression stockings everyday. Her doctor told her that she would do this for the rest of her life but last week we got the news that she wouldn't have to take that medicine or wear the compression stockings. Her sharing here - http://patsypat.blogspot.com/2015/07/of-calendars-and-healing.html
Life's like that, we don't know what the future holds or when we'll get better but we can always continue to hope.
Hugs and blessings, peggy aplSEEDS
So sorry you're going through such a rough patch, Vickie. You really have my sympathy because I know what it is like. Going through chemo on top of M.E. flattens me... I keep positive and keep blogging and sharing, and when I can do nothing else I turn to my Pinterest and Youtube addictions and get lots of inspiration! Eliza's sudden death shook us all up, I think, and facing my cancer journey has certainly made me more consciousness of the preciousness and fleetingness of life and how we mustn't waste it.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you lots and hope youu feel better soon! Hang in there, and rest and relax as you need to. Fighting it only makes it worse, as I am sure you are aware!
Shoshi