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You badly need to educate yourself about your health and be willing to advocate for yourself.

[Dare I mention the fact that hostile doctors do exist? Goodness knows I've tripped over enough of them!]

Obviously beginning steps but you have to start somewhere, right?

This is a youtube short:

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What do you think?

I notice they very neatly avoided mentioning the fact that many causes of dementia are genetic in origin.

I had a doctor's checkup late Friday afternoon so once I was done, I prowled one of the local Goodwill's.

I recently figured out that I need a couple more flat sheets in various shades of blue or green to finish up the set of scrap shirts I'm planning on making.

I discovered several such sheets! I found a pale almost sage green sheet, a deep pine ( Read more... )

I've decided I've recuperated long enough. It's time to start hacking on one of my new sewing patterns, namely the Elaeis Shirt that I got from Mood Fabrics.

Here's a picture of it should you like to see it:

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I think this is some gorgeous music!

Spoonflower, that on-demand printer of custom fabric, has created a DIY witch's Hat pattern that you can download and then sew up of whatever fabric you choose:


DIY Witch Hat Sewing Tutorial

Stand out in your Halloween costume by making a custom witch hat! Create one for yourself, and the rest for your ‘ghouls’ following our visual tutorial.

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I didn't feel like going to my exercise class either this morning or yesterday--not with a headful of snot, I didn't.

I have finally reached the point of being able to say I'm "comfortable" with using the library's serger. (You have no idea how happy I am to be able to say that!)

Against my better judgement yesterday, I did go to the library to ( Read more... )

My computer is apparently getting ready to crash and burn. I keep getting signals that the hard-drive is going bad and the speed has gone way, way down from what it was. Some days I can get to LJ  and sometimes I can't.

Hubby will eventually get me another computer but it will be a while as he's busy with his students and his never-ending load of ( Read more... )

Just what I didn't want and got anyway this week.

My throat is sore, my ears are stuffed up, I'm sneezing and coughing.

BUT I don't feel bad despite Hubby's having dragged me off to Turkey Run State Park for a long walk Friday. (It was a gorgeous day!)

The view from the suspension bridge over Sugar Creek was a pretty one despite the drought our ( Read more... )