Just popping in

3 months nearly since I last wrote, wow!   To be honest, I have had a load of crap to deal with over the past 1.5 years and it all came to a full on explosion in July this year.  I have not been in the best of places  both emotionally and physically and even now, I am still trying to get over things which I will never.

Without the support of my Brother David and Sister Michelle, I would not have got through all this crap that God seems to be sending me.  It has made my faith seem in vain, if that is the right word and I am dealing with that too.

I have not been working since middle of July and the first few weeks have been horrible, lonely, crushing, mega emotional and much more.  After those few weeks I have managed to come to some sort of state that I could sleep a bit better and try to get a grip on life.  I made myself have a routine during the weekdays by getting up as if I have work, job searching before I do any kind of chores etc, trying to look for another place to live cause quite frankly, I hate this house and then around lunch time, I do my crafts.  My appetite was pretty much non existent for quite a few weeks and was just picking at snacks to keep energy levels up.  I am eating a breakfast now and sometimes I will have toast, egg or a microwave dinner but my interest is not good in meals. I think one of the worse things living by yourself and not working is the lack of people company.  It depresses the hell out of me not seeing anyone from day to day and I am now realising how the elderly stuck at home, retired and skint feel.

Anyway, I have knitted and crocheted a heck of a lot and made a lot of things i.e. a Poncho for my Grand Daughter, Bangers the Sausage Dog as well as a hat and scarf for him, a Crochet Blanket for a friend, 3 pairs of socks, a rug for my Grand Daughter, a wash cloth and am now starting a Fair Isle Christmas Stocking.  I used my Ravelry projects page to count how many yards of yarn I have used since July 17 and it works out to over 4,000 yards so no wonder my thumbs and wrists are hurting.

I have tried to upload photos from my phone to the laptop but I am having problems doing that so I will have to get my son Scott over to have a look for me as to why!

I have had a few interviews and a couple of weeks ago, I was offered a job I really wanted working for the NHS as a Medical Typist but the lady in charge was going away on the day she rang me to say I got the job and would be back on the 18th September.  So, that is not far away and I hope that I will be starting work soon cause I have had enough.

Anyway, thinking ahead and not knowing what Christmas gifting is going to be like I decided to look around for some things that I can make for certain people that are craft worthy at receiving knitted or crochet gifts and I found a lovely Wash Cloth pattern on Ravelry which I have done.  I am now going to make another one but in just one colour and add a nice bar of soap and wrap it up in a big ribbon as part of her gift which I know she will like.

I am also knitting a Christmas Stocking by Arne & Carlos, its a free pattern that I have adapted slightly to make space for some Duplicate Stitch to put my Grand Daughters name on.  I am also going to make a few dangly items like a heart, a bell to the top of it.

If anyone is on Ravelry.com, please friend me if you wish to, my name on there is Suehb and you will be able to see my projects that I have made.

I do not have a tv at the moment downstairs so I have been watching a lot of podcasts and thoroughly enjoy them.  I tend to go up to bed around 7pm because there is a small tv up there and I get pretty fed up with downstairs so I just shut the curtains, put the lamp on and get tucked up in bed with my dog Tammie.  She is doing really well, my cat Tipsy is 18 years old and she is now with arthritis in her back legs, cant hear much or see much, eats and sleeps all day and doesnt even attempt to go upstairs because of her legs.  She curls up on the sofa most of the day and night and cuddles up to me when I sit on there with my knitting.

So, that is a little update of whats going on, I guess its a bit like a diary which is another word for a Blog and I will try to keep it up to date with my thoughts and crafting.  Whoever reads this, I would like to say thank you and wish you a good day.