About Life Lately

Taking a cue from Kym, with both the title and the content of this post, let’s talk about the things that have been taking precedence over blogging lately.

1. The situation with Fred’s care. Let me say, first of all, that things appear to be fine. We still have another week before we go see the doctor to confirm that his eye has healed, though. And that means he’s still wearing the cone of shame most of the time. But – he can’t eat or drink with it on, and that means me supervising him in the morning while he has breakfast. That night not seem like a big blog deterrent, but the truth is that it disrupts my morning routine because (a) he’s a slow eater and (b) I have to put drops in his eye after he eats and (c) this often means I don’t get upstairs to my studio until after I’ve been up for a good 20 minutes and (d) that’s normally my blogging time. And the constant worry about whether it’s healing properly and whether George will ever snuggle with him again (it’s getting better but we aren’t fully there yet) definitely drains my creative juices.
2. I have been dealing with back pain for over a week and my doctor says it’s most likely a bulging disc. I have no idea how I did it, I literally stepped out of my house one day (on the way to the gym, no less) and felt a big twinge. Okay, more like a spasm. Or multiple spasms. All across my lower back. This has really curtailed my ability to do stuff, although with my doctor’s permission I have continued to do my strength training routine at the Y. And it’s made me cranky. And cranky and creativity do not go hand in hand. Anyone who has dealt with chronic pain, and haven’t we all at some point, can understand. I’m on prescription anti-inflammatory meds and I’m taking a muscle relaxant at bed time, I’m spending time with a heating pad and doing some doctor approved stretches, and I think it’s getting better.
3. Work and Select Board stuff and the end of camping season and dreading the coming winter and losing daylight . . . let’s just say that none of that helps either.

But now that I’ve shared all of this with you, I hope to get back to a more consistent blogging schedule. I certainly need to start looking for opportunities to take photos for Eye Candy Friday. And I always have reading to share with you. And I have been knitting Hannah’s Waffle Pullover as well as a Saltwater Bandana.

I hope you’ll understand my absence and give me grace to get things back to normal around here. This blog has been such a huge part of my life for so long and I enjoy writing posts and sharing them with you and reading your comments. So let’s make it happen.