Friday, September 14, 2018

Friday, Blisters!

     All I did yesterday was cut around wedding dresses I swear and I still have two more to go.  I have a final try on today and then I can finish it. One of the dresses I worked on yesterday had several layers of tulle that were 18 yards around, so I cut and cut forever.

     My arthritis has really been out of control in my wrists and hands and shoulders.  This makes cutting hard and I try to compensate by cutting differently, this just led to blisters on my hands. Any way there are at least three dresses ready for try on and I will finish next Monday.  I am taking a few days off to try and rest my joints although I doubt it will help. I think I will have to break bad and call the specialist as something is definitely wrong. I just pray it doesn't mean a new medication.  I keep thinking that this will pass like it has done before, I beginning to have my doubts as I was in tears this morning and I am not one to cry much I keep going.

     I am sorry but I blog in the morning when my pain is at its worst, so you get the full extent of my whining.  But late this afternoon I should feel pretty good.

    The weather is so much cooler but I know our 90 degree days are not over.  Hub's and I have been on the levy almost every night this last week.  I walk and he rides his bike. It is ice to enjoy the cooler temperatures and the free time.

    For some reason I feel like baking cookies.  I cannot eat them as I am trying hard not to eat sweets and carbs, so I would have to take them to someone.  I also dread making cookies as I have not done so since mom passed.  We made cookies all the time and I just stir up sad/happy memories.  But I am going to have to bake some some time.

     I am making pizza for dinner as I have the leftover mozzarella cheese, also sausage and pepperoni.  With fresh cheeses and tomatoes from our garden and fresh basil, yum.

    Looking forward to a nice weekend, maybe some weeding and yard work.  Just time to enjoy outside.  Our youngest daughter is coming down this weekend so I am looking forward to seeing her.

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim

13 comments:

  1. I've been reading your blog for some months now and I just have to say, my hat goes off to you. I sew and have arthritis. I can't even imagine doing what you do! God bless you!

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    1. It has been a hard couple of weeks, I am just in so much pain, but I think it will abate soon.

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  2. I hear you on the cookies. I think of my mom whenever I make pumpkin bread-her favorite, or a pumpkin cake, which I made her on her last birthday-well, technically her last birthday she would have been with us as she had the fall on her birthday and died quietly after midnight.

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    1. I am sorry for your loss, it is hard but we treasure our memories.

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  3. You blog in the morning.... I blog in the evening, but sometimes I schedule them to post the next morning.

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    1. It gets me up and moving my hands and then I take meds and it allows them to get into my blood stream.

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  4. I just had a knee replacement on Monday, so I hear you on the arthritis pain. Can they do joint replacements on the hands? It has been painful, but I believe the end result will be worth it.

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    1. Isabella,
      Yes, they do replacements on fingers. One friend had a thumb joint replacement. My orthopedist has a display of all the replacements possible.

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    2. I am so sorry for you that is so painful. But it will be worth it. I have a had a toe joint replaced, but so far hands have not had that much damage just PAIN.

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  5. A blister from using scissors and sewing is absolutely the worst blister ever because I wanted to continue sewing. Thankfully, I don't have arthritis. Well, nothing except age-related arthritis which is not a problem.

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    1. Yes and right on my thumb so I am not going to sew until Monday!

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  6. Bless you and those arthritic hands! I hope today feels better as the days goes on. Make those cookies... it sounds like it may be therapeutic for you.

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