Hello after a long break everyone! In addition to having a bunch of stuff going on in my life, I must admit that I have just been lazy about blogging. It’s tough for me when I get out of the habit. Writing again seems like an insurmountable task. But then, like most things, it’s easier once I start. A lot of shit has been going down, though. My mom’s diagnosis is much worse than we thought. She will be getting twice the amount of chemo than is normal, radiation with adjunct therapy after that and the recurrence rate will still be 50%. We have all been pretty stunned by the new development. As for myself, I had another seizure a few weeks ago. It was the worst one in 2 years. I lost almost half an hour to the amnesia that I get. So my doctor increased my Lamictal dosage, which is making me feel pretty dizzy. Poops.
Nevertheless, I have been keeping busy. Just not with studio related stuff. I’m sort of waiting until I came move all my stuff to the basement when my brother moves out in August. Right now I feel overwhelmed because I have almost run out of space completely in the room I use now. But I have been sewing a bunch, which I would love to get good at. Right now I’m working on an apron based on one that I got from my great-grandma before she died. The original apron is very comfortable because it doesn’t have a halter neck; they always give me a headache. And as a bonus it looks sort of like a dress from the front. I made one version using the pattern I drew straight from it and the one I am making now has tons of modifications. It looks even more like a cute tunic top so I’ll be able to wear it outside of the house as an accessory. In fact I don’t think I’ll want to wear it in the kitchen at all 
And as an added bonus it should fit after I loose more weight, too. So I feel like it’s worth spending a lot of time on to make it as nice as possible. It’s even got a lining and totally enclosed seams. I love it. I’m miserable at taking “in progress pics,” I never want to to a break from working. But I’ll have some photos when it is done.
The knitting and crochet haven’t been very well, though. I had a major chemo hat fail. There is something seriously wrong with this pattern. I don’t know how on earth the designer got gauge using a dk weight yarn. 29 stitches to 4 inches, I mean come on! I’m using a sport weight and just barely making it. And on top of that it’s going to be too small. I still think the basic idea is cute, but I feel like I’ll have to rewrite the pattern, which is frustrating. So I’m moving on to another one for now.
Anyway, I’m dying to get back to my sewing, so that’s it for now.
