Tuesday 11 August 2015

I miss you! Let's chat

It was about a year ago that I made the difficult announcement that I was closing up my shop.  I can't believe how this year has flown by because it feels like it's been much longer than that.  This blog post is a bit hard to make because it is about me, not scrapbooking, and is not announcing a return to designing... yet.  But I wanted to write a short update because soon you will be seeing me around at Scraps N Pieces a bit more.

I miss designing so much!  I opened Photoshop the other day to see if I 'still had it' as far as designing goes.  It's much like riding a bike - I discovered that I still remember many of the little tricks I used to make CU products my own.  I still remember the keyboard shortcuts.  And I felt the passion I had for creating my designs.  It was a fun day!

Then I got the bright idea that I should see if I could do something for the blog train at Scraps N Pieces.   I will have to push it today if I'm going to be finished in time for the deadline though.  Deadlines and the effect they were taking on my health were the reason I had to hang up my designing hat last year.    So... we'll see.  Maybe I'll make it and maybe I won't.  If not this month's blog train, maybe next month!

Health issues still plague me and unfortunately it's come to the point of specialists testing me for some very serious diseases.   I am certainly hoping that they are wrong.

Oh, did I mention my motorcycle accident?  On July 1st, my husband and I were celebrating Canada Day by riding our motorcycle to one of the parks in the city to join in the festivities.  Unfortunately, a careless driver ruined our day and we found ourselves down on the ground with paramedics taking us by ambulance to the hospital.

We were fortunate however!  Our injuries, although debilitating, were not serious enough to be life threatening.  My husband suffered a head injury, both collarbones were dislocated, his shoulder was dislocated and he suffered a massive deep bruise on his thigh that is now developing some nasty scar tissue.  I fell on my hip, hit my head on the ground, and the car's tire stopped on top of my fingers.   I was very fortunate that out of all that, my biggest problem is soft tissue damage in my pelvis.  I am officially considered handicapped as I have a lot of trouble walking on my own, standing for longer than about 5 minutes, and I can only lift my right foot about 6" off the ground so I can't even put socks and shoes on by myself. I use a 4 wheeled walker to get around when I'm out.  My fingers are still sore, but there were no broken bones and I can't believe it, but I didn't even lose a fingernail like I expected to.  My husband is recovering quickly and despite all the dislocated bones, his bruises and constant headaches are his biggest problem right now.





If you've read this far... wow!  You must be pretty bored.  LOL!  I'm sad that I'm not announcing a return to designing yet, but at least I'm thinking about blog trains...   See you around at SNP.   ;)


7 comments:

  1. Thanks for the kit! read your post. Hope you both heal well.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you. My husband is healing fairly quickly. I'm going to take longer but they do expect me to make a full recovery also. :)

      Delete
  2. I see I put my thanks on the wrong post ;p.. it was for the Aug SNP blog train. I get sidetracked so easily! Also looked at the mini albums you made...LOVE the summery one.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! I'm working on a few more mini albums and soon I think I'll be putting them all online to sell. :)

      Delete
  3. Bored? Not at all. Grateful? Definitely!! It has been quite a year. While I truly hope and pray that the doctors do not find anything serious wrong , I do hope they at least find something. Sometimes it's the not knowing that is more stressful. You know something is wrong - why can't they find it - very frustrating.

    I'm so glad there were no critical injuries on the day you should have been celebrating our great country. Celebrating our healthcare system is not the same thing. Unfortunately tissue injuries are often worse than broken bones. My co- worker was in an accident last May and she still suffers from back pain.

    I pray that the joy that scrapbooking brings helps you have time where you're not thinking about things. And your husband is blessed by it as well. Keep doing it for you!! ☺


    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Lori, I appreciate the good wishes. You are certainly right about the not knowing what's wrong part. We've decided to call whatever is wrong with me, "Eunice". Because it's easier and faster to say "Eunice" than it is to say "whatever is wrong with me". LOL Hopefully it won't be too much longer before the rheumatologist and internist figure out exactly what Eunice is. I feel like knowing is winning half the battle.

      Delete
  4. Bored no, never bored, grateful that you have shared your experience. Both your husband and yourself are in my prays. You helped me through a very bad time, sharing your work and ideas gave me the sunshine at the end of a very dark tunnel. For which I will always be grateful. Please know that however bad things are at the moment that yours fans friends and family are all there for you. Thank you.

    ReplyDelete