Wednesday, Still Listing

I’m still running my days by lists.  Knit, take care of store, cook, pack…those are the major items. 
 
Today I finished the last panel of the cotton blanket.  I made a row of single crochet and a row of double crochet on one panel side, then a row of single crochet and a row of trebles [...]

Accomplishing Stuff

Missions accomplished.  I had a long list of things that needed attention today, and I made it through most of them.  My list ranged from phone calls to knitting.  I knitted another block for the niece’s blanket and mulled over the finishing details.  I think I’ll crochet between the panels.  I haven’t finished one that [...]

Knitting Sample Pieces

This evening I completed the sample I’ve been knitting.  Samples are always top secret.  They are some of the most challenging knitting for me, and they have forced me to learn new techniques and attack patterns that I would not have otherwise chosen.  I’ve enjoyed being pushed out of my comfort zone, and I’ve never [...]

Knitting Update, Sort Of

I am knitting!  I mean I went to knitting group!  I’ve missed at least three weeks, but this week I made it.  It’s one of the most fun things in my week, and I can count on it being fun every time.  Today a knitter brought Simply Knitting, a knitting mag from the UK.  I’m [...]

Answers About Lupus Treatment

I put myself on the hot seat by divulging that I am both patient and physician.  I am not surprised that hard questions result from that.  I don’t mind moving from the exam table to the doc’s stool and answering whatever people ask, as long as it doesn’t constitute giving individual medical advice.  I cannot [...]

Thursday Counts

Random numbers from Thursday:
2 sister conversations
1 avocado eaten
3 cups oatmeal made
4 Indian dishes ordered because…
…3 people shared dinner
5 stores called to locate large rolling duffle
3 clerks didn’t know their merchandise
2 clerks unhelpful
2 duffles purchased
2 books my daughter is reading
30 minutes talking to best friend
2 surprises in best friend conversation
4 trips to laundry room
1 trip to craft [...]

Prednisone and Optimism and a Whole Lotta Talk

I’ve been taking a break.  I didn’t plan it.  It started with the rib attack, which is still hanging on a little bit.  I had to double my prednisone, and that produced restlessness.  Instead of being able to sit nicely at my computer and type, I was reduced to knitting frantically, hour after hour, while I [...]

Knitting Through a Rib Attack

 
 
There’s an entity in lupus that my friend Ginny calls a rib attack.  That’s when the inflammation seems to pick a spot in your ribcage, front or back, and cause intense pain that defies position change and moderate pain meds.  I have that right now.  I’ve taken what I can take and talked to God [...]

Treating Lupus: A Physician-Patient Perspective

Yesterday I joined a new group:  We Are Lupus, at www.wearelupus.org.  It is made up of a few hundred people, mostly lupus patients, but also patients with some related disorders, and family members and friends of patients.   It promises to be a good forum.  It’s always good to have the company and wisdom of other people [...]

Gardens and Photos on Two Circular Needles

This is the first bell pepper on the pepper plant.  It is about three inches long.  Two days ago it was the size of a thimble, but in the perfect pepper shape.  There are also several oblong jalapenos on it’s neighbor.  Chris tasted one and said it’s fiery.  My little rolling cart is in the [...]