Well, it's been a long time since my last post. Since then, I've moved back to Mom and Dad's house and out of the Silence of Mary Home. I could do a fantastic blow-by-blow of the incident that led me to move out, but what good would that do anyone? I suppose it would stretch my descriptive writing skills.... nah, not worth it!
A few days after moving home, I had to be hospitalized because of an intestinal problem - I picked up a nasty bugaboo from some contaminated water which caused a serious disturbance in the force. In an attempt to bring balance to the force (to continue the metaphor) I took a good bit of Immodium. Wrong move. Three days in the hospital later, I found out that cryptosporidosis was the culprit, and it would just have to work its merry way out, which would now take longer because I tried to slow things down. But I'm better now! And it was perfect timing in a way: I had just moved back, so when I was in the hospital my kids were well cared for.
One frustration at the Silence was that I was unable to teach my classes the way I had hoped - now I have that chance! The HodgePodgery in Harrisburg is an upcycle shop that operates on a consignment basis - they've taken my "butts of jeans" purses, a messenger bag or two that I made from the legs of the old pants, and I'm teaching an Urban Survival Class - MacGiver Style!
At least I hope I am - we're waiting to see how many people sign up. Take a peek!
http://thehodgepodgery.com/classes-and-workshops/ The Szechuan Sock Monkey class looks like fun too!
Hopefully this can be a small source of income over the next few months as I stumble about trying to find a job that will work around Catie's school hours. It would be nice if I could find something full time, but ever since Catie was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (it really has been a while since that last post!) I've been reluctant to be away from her. It's on the autism spectrum, so it's not life threatening, but her behavior goes right down the tubes every time I try to work. She just needs me home when she's going to school and when school is over - even if I had the coolest sitter or daycare in the world, she'd have a blast but fall apart daily.
A positive note - I'm able to spend more time with my fiancee! The wedding is going to be 9/28/10, and we have GOT to get crackin' on the guest list!
Long post - next one will be sooner and shorter.
And I still love my Diva Cup!
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