I’m baaaaaack!!!! My arm surgery May 22nd went great. The arm had rebroken so my doctor had to put in a new bigger plate, a bone graft, and an implanted bone stimulator that will be removed in a few months. For two weeks I was just in a splint to let the sutures heal and… Continue Reading Long Time, No Blog!
The past couple of weeks have been very busy, stressful, and overall exhausting. But thinking of spending my weekend here with my family immediately lowers my blood pressure. We moved into this house Spring 2001, married three years later, January 2009 marked the birth of Emerson and the completion of a major renovation confirming that… Continue Reading Home
A while ago, to maintain balance (and my sanity), I decided to stop attending most blogger events unless they were really worth it. An event for Goodwill is always worth it. Why Goodwill? Because this January, the unemployment rate in the District of Columbia was at 8.1% compared to 5.5% just six years ago; the… Continue Reading #Blog4Good: Suppporting Goodwill Come Rain or Come Shine
[source] A few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend about blogs. We have many that we both enjoy, and she mentioned one that I didn’t know but she adored. So I added it to my reader. I mean, if my friend who I adore and respect and who owns the same leopard… Continue Reading Let It Go
Almost a decade ago I complimented Karl’s Grandma on her living room lamps; I never thought she’d remember and gift me with them. Since that compliment, Karl’s grandparents moved from their home to an assisted living facility. Last year Grandpa passed away and Grandma moved into a smaller apartment. This year Grandma has had some… Continue Reading Vintage Mid Century Modern Bedroom Lamps
By This Is Our Jam As it becomes later in March, we’re just SO over winter at this point — and we can only imagine that as a victim of black ice, Allie agrees with us! Doesn’t the universe know that it just needs to warm up and stay spring-like — and that a St.… Continue Reading Music for a Neverending Winter
Hi everyone I saw my orthopedist this week, and they said that my radius is healing nicely. They x-rayed, and he saw fuzziness, which meant bone was growing, fusing my radius back together. I go back to see the doctor in two weeks, and if all goes well, I may graduate to a short cast!… Continue Reading Life Lately Dealing with My Broken Arm
Before my short term disability starts, I have some lingering work projects to tie up. I sit on the couch, legs crossed, right arm raised above my heart thanks to quilts and pillows, it’s as though my cast is The Princess and the Pea. Typos are so prevalent and painkillers coursing through my bloodstream I… Continue Reading Since I Can’t Journal…
Writing this from my phone, today I broke my right arm slipping on black ice. And yep, I’m right handed. I had posts already queued up for the week but I can’t type well so no Artist’s Way update and I can’t properly reply to comments. I will occasionally update on Instagram and Twitter where… Continue Reading What’s New…