A Diva Is Born

I’m still spinning. I can’t believe I am nearly finished with the third bobbin and it looks like I will have a partial fourth bobbin when all is said and done! I have plans to spin today, and have been spinning off and on as time, family and life would allow over the weekend. I [...]

Mental Health Days….

I’ve let Nick stay home from school today, we’re calling it a “mental health” day for him. We’re not seeing the symptoms at home right now, but instead, at school. Even his class clinician has been asking when he will start the new medication. When I had told her a couple of weeks ago about [...]

Of Course It Was All Too Good To Be True….. Or, The Universe Has A Very Warped Sense of Humor

Last Friday, I successfully managed some “me” time. One full pattern repeat of Icarus in a beautiful denim blue. Over the weekend, I even managed to watch “V for Vendetta” again. Yesterday we aced the intake for VMRC (thank all of you for your wonderful comments and support! They really meant the world to me!). [...]

Small Miracles

At this moment, I feel like I could just cry. And today, crying would be a celebration. I know that sounds really odd, but it will all make so much sense in a few minutes.
I had been warned about applying for services for Nick through Valley Mountain Regional Center (VMRC). Everyone who works with Nick [...]

Taking Some Time Off

It’s a three day weekend here. Nick is being such a typical teenager and taking the time to sleep in extremely late. Sydney has found some time to busy herself with a video game, poor Spurg has to work. And me? I’ve cancelled everything. I have decided that today, yes today, I will have ME [...]

Not Enough Me Time

It’s really beginning to feel like I don’t have enough “me” time these days. There are so many projects that I have started or want to start, but there aren’t enough hours in the day right now. Sigh.I could name off a gigantic list of all the things that are keeping me away from spinning, [...]

Tutorial-Fine Tuning Your Sewing Machine Tension

During my epic Halloween sewing fest, I did run into one major problem with my old Kenmore sewing machine. Somehow, somewhere, my upper and lower tensions went completely out of whack. In the past, this would be the one major thing that would keep me from sewing at all, but finally, I have learned how [...]