Hello, back to some quilting, but it won't be much. March 12th, I woke up with a very sore right thumb. I could hardly move it. And it was swollen. Took some ibuprofen and carried on. It was better the rest of the day. Next morning, the whole hand was swollen and could hardly move it. Same thing - rested it and meds. Long story short, last Thursday (13 days later) went to Doc and she says it osteoarthritis in both hands and wrists. Not something a quilter wants to hear. In the morning, it's a heat treatment for softening up the hands, so they won't be so stiff. I can then work for a while. Well, not much when I can't even open the milk jug, pick up plate or other things with one hand. Have to watch everything I do with them. Once I've taken the meds, and they kick in I get to work carefully. After 1/2 hour of whatever, I stop and ice the hands and wrists. Rest a bit and then can do another session. Not much that can be done for the normal wear and tear of this kind of disease. If you know of a regime that might help, I'd sure like to hear about it.
So here is my report of the bits I did during Lent when I wasn't blogging, using that time to meditate. Wow, was I addicted to being on the computer. I've weaned myself from I don't know how many hours to just one - half an hour in morning; half an hour at night.
What with making and binding baby quilts, cutting an isolette cover, creating a mug rug (photo top right) for an online swap, making blocks for two wips, and binding a raffle quilt (most done before March 12th), I've used up 8.21 yards in the last 50 days. My new
YTD de-stashing is 13.08 yards.
I've tripled my total, but doesn't seem like much for the 1st quarter of the year to be over. If I'm lucky, I'll get half my goal done at this rate. How about you? I'll show more later. My hands are already hurting.
Come by and leave a comment of what you're up to. I'll try to come by and say hello as my limited online time continues, but this time for a different reason. Blessings!
