Stichin and uninvited critters

So I am sitting in my sewing room trying to decided what I want to do. Check out my emails when I look into my cup that had gatorade to discover about a dozen and a half ants feasting at the bottom of my cup. Oh man, gross out. So I sit a bit longer and watch those little buggers running on my cork board, on top of my desk and one has the stupidy to run across my keyboard. Now this is war, type, smash, type smash, stich, smash. Okay this is getting ridiculous. So I decided it was time for the ant traps. As I slap one off my neck. Ok, that was gross.

Now ants don't bother me when they want to live in their own home. When they decided to come live in mine....NO WAY!!!!! So went to Walmart and found thankfully that they had traps with just the exact amount of cash that I had. Thank goodness. Back home to try and find where they are coming in, found a hole from the cable, sealed it up, think I have one more, gotta find it. Then setting the traps about the house. I sure don't want those in the kitchen. I want the food, and I am not sharing with the ants.

Have only seen about a half dozen so far. That is a very good thing for their sakes.

We had an ants nest in front of my sewing room window that we thought we had gotten rid of, nope, I guess not cause they came to visit!!!! The snow is melting and flooding their little homes and they want mine. I do not share well with critters except for my doggies and soon to be kitties if they make it. Mama Cat had some challenges last time. Doing better this time.

So here is to trying to sew finally and no more ant invasion.......lol

Here is to Hope

It is quiet here, the grands are spending the night. They are sound asleep in our bed. Dh is sound asleep in the chair in the living room. Yep, definitely quiet. Yours truly up for the moment, thinking and having a good cry. Feeling better. I need to let my emotions go, for what I expected and what my life truly is like. I don't always know that that is what is going on till after the good ole fashioned cry. It is like it cleanses out the old and lets in the new.

So I attempted sewing on satin binding to a blanket for the new baby boy to come. Yep ripping that puppy out and starting over. Oh if you only could see the mess I made. How do woman sew those prom dresses, wedding dresses and oh so much more. I applaud you all cause this girl does not have the hang of it at all. May have to try something completely different.
I did get the bunting cut out, just a blanket with some strategic button holes to cover them nicely. I figure it would work great for in the car seat. I think I am finally getting really excited as the due date is only 2 weeks away for dd. She is packed and ready to roll when the time comes.

New life brings new ideas and hope with it. Remembering to those wonderful memories of when your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews were born. It makes you remember that there are new things every morning to look forward to. That there is hope. We all need reminded about Hope. Me too.
So here is my wish that each of you have new hope in your life, for your future, for your life and loves.

Do you ever just have a bummer day? When Pain ust gets to you and life is a bit tough.
Today has been one of those days. Where the pain seeps through every muscle and joint and I just want to cry out. Yet I know this won't last, that better days will come. But for today this is where I am. I could laugh it off, pretend it wasn't so, but then I don't live in the present.
So I choose to live through this and know that better times do come.

I also learned a new lesson with Fibro. That when you overdo certain muscles, it doesn't just effect those muscles. It effects my whole body and my whole body responds.
That was an eye opener. I don't think I really realized that. It is like having a budget and going beyond those boundaries, it causes havoc. When I go beyond my boundaries of energy and physical ability I am in a deficiet and it takes longer to heal.

How often do you go beyond your boundaries? A new adventure is going beyond your boundaries and it is an adventure in learning new things. Or do you push yourself beyond what you can truly do. It is a lesson we learn often, and have to readjust our thinking.

I have had to do a lot of readjusting in my thinking, how to do tasks differently, using my energy and time in incriments, not a full out run at full tilt. Can you tell what I was use to doing? It doesn't work well with dealing with Fibro. So this is an "old dog" learning "new tricks" and it can be done. Slowly and surely it can be done.

So tomorrow is another day and I expect it to be better, to be able to use my time and energy differently. To enjoy the moments where I am functioning better and realize that there will be days where I am bummed but they don't last forever. That there is hope for another day, and lots of wonderful people that care for me and pray for me. That keeps this girl going.
So thank you each one.

Yeahhhhh February

Yes, I am looking forward to a couple of things this month. My grandaughter has her 6th birthday and at the end of the month we are awaiting our first grandson. Quite the month ahead. I am also looking forward to the weather warming up a bit. Soon spring will be here.

On my FM journey, the pain level has finally gotten better. I really feel like I have some breathing space and that is making life a whole lot eaiser to handle. I have enjoyed a bit of sewing again. I am so so so graeful for that. Makes me want to Happy Dance.
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Isn't it interesting that when we feel better, life is better. How much an important factor that is in our lives. I know I cannot change the diagnosis they give me, but I can try to find answers that work for me and allow me to have a quality of life. I can't do exercise, or movements like I use to, but I can still move. I have to think more about how I approach activites and recognize what is ok and what is too much. So there is that learning curve again.

I think that we have learning curves in all areas of our lives. I want to approach mine with grace, so I can give that same grace into others. Pain can be physical, emotional, mental and all those can bring challenges. I want to give others grace as I have been given it. It means sometimes others will be up and sometimes they will be down, just need to chat and vent it out, and at other times, I am the one who needs to do that. But allowing people that grace of letting it out. I know when I keep my emotions pent up, then I do not do as well. For me, I need to talk, or write in my journal, or have a good scream in my pillow. But I need to let it out so I can let it go. Here is the other part, slowing down enough to recognize it and let it out.

It is crazy how busy life can get, nothing world inspriring just everyday ordinary life. I like it a lot. It says this"There is more to life than increasing its speed." Mahatma Gandhi It is on a little magnetic picture frame that I got from Mary Janes Farm. IT has made me slow down and think. A good idea for this girl.

I hope each and every one of you are having a slowed down and graceful weekend. May it bring smiles and joy and a huge bunch of laughter.