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Two tests completed today, so I'm home and enjoying some beautifully fresh air and sunshine while contemplating my ToDo list for the day. Ready? Eat. Stitch. Futz. That's it. What's on your lists, Dearies? Come tell me all about it! (Laura J Perin posted this on the Facebook, and I just couldn't pass up a chance to re-post it. Isn't it fabulous?! Thanks, Laura ..read more

  I've been spinstering while Rich visits his mom in NJ, and as much as I'd love to tell you that I've been busily crossing things off of my ToDo list...um...not so much. Laundry is sploshing away, and I did manage to get the big girl sleigh bed changed yesterday, but all of the other stuff? Nope. What I HAVE done, is sleep. And eat really really really super duper I can't believe it healthy and light. (*) And I've stitched and diamond painted every day, and I started a new book (Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver), and today I stood outside in the fresh air and sunshine for a full ..read more

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My goodness gracious. I haven't fretted over this many tests since my Senior year at Notre Dame. (For the record, I was NOT a great student there, but I earned every single C and C+ my tiny little brain was able to accomplish. College was a complete disaster for Yours Truly, but I tried really really hard and despite being entirely too stupid and socially inept to be there...I'm glad I gritted it out and got that diploma that looks almost like my dad's.) (Except his was signed by Fr Hesburgh, was for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, and had all kinds of fantastic grades and wonderful c ..read more

Just when I thought my stitchy career was over...the mojo returned.  I've had a delightful few days of playing with the Sampler Game Board, and as soon as I post this here love note to you, I'm going to get back to it. I await test results this week, and will visit with my gastroenterologist tomorrow. The pieces of the puzzle are still scattered about the table, but at least now I feel like we're going in three or four different directions instead of eleven.   What's new in your corner of the world? Come tell me all about it ..read more

My stitchy life has been fraught with all kinds of boredom, dissatisfaction, and worry lately, Dearies. I plant my ample heiney in the chair every day with needle and thread in hand, but within minutes I'm exhaling loudly and sighing dramatically that whatever is in the q-snap in front of me just isn't blowing  my skirt up. Phooey. I think I've put one or two stitches into three dozen different projects lately in the hopes that I'll find that "aaaahhhhh factor" again and just play with a piece until it's complete. My poor WiP bin has been rummaged more than a thrift store, and I'm abou ..read more

Just a quick update, Dearies. Tomorrow I'm taking some crazy breath test to determine if my gut bacteria is OK or if it's gone awry like my Craft Days of yore. Then I'll get the results of the sleep study (with Rich in tow so that I can firmly but politely say "I just want the results of the test and nothing else, please"), then pick up five new prescriptions, throw two away, get thyroid labs done again (because my last TSH was 11.8 ?),  and then get ready for more CT scans and appointments with four different docs. (Yes.  I said a TSH of 11.8.  In the event that you're NOT an ..read more

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Today I had an appointment at Advent in South Bend to get a sleep study scheduled. My family doc is convinced that everything that's wrong with me is related to obstructive sleep apnea, so she wants a test to confirm this diagnosis. (For the record...this is where she sent the referral. I'm not too sure I would have gone this route, but I guess there comes a point when I have to trust her...right?) I've had two previous sleep studies...one in a sleep center and one at home. The first was an unmitigated disaster because I never fell asleep, despite the technician coming over the speaker holle ..read more