First real knitting project
I recently found out that one of my co-worker’s sisters had a bilateral mastectomy. She’s only 21. So, instead of making the baby hat I had planned on doing for my first project , I am making a “chemo cap” for her. I am making it out of “Poof” yarn by Crystal Palace, in Berry Parfait.
It’s a soft, microfiber yarn. It’s kind of hard to work with, as it feels like you’re “knitting with tissues” (as my knitting instructor says). It’s coming together quite quickly. I should be done w/ it by the end of the week/weekend.
I am planning on knitting more chemo type hats and giving them away at the infusion center where I will be getting my Remicade. I’ll post pictures when I finish it.
Knitting Lesson
So, I scheduled my first “professional” knitting lesson. I popped into Knitorious the other day to check out some yarn and what not, and the lady I was talking to was rambling off a lot of terms I didn’t recognize/skills I do not possess. She was going over an “easy beginner” pattern with me, and she’s like,” Well all you need for this one is stockinette stitch, drop stick, (and a few other things I didn’t get and thus do not remember)”…I looked at her and said, “I know the knit stitch…that’s it. I kind of know how to cast-on, and I am struggling to learn how to crochet left handed from a right handed teacher. I knit right handed, though.”
She suggested I schedule a private lesson, as they are not really offering classes at the moment. I thought this was a wonderful idea, and did just that. So next Tuesday, I go in for my knitting lesson. We are going to work on the basics and then start a baby hat (the “easy beginner project”) . I may change it to an adult hat, and make it for my co-worker’s sister who is going through chemo. We’ll see. I’m going to make her one regardless.
Well…more later…back to work.
The Joys of Azathioprine
So I started Azathioprine today (it’s the generic of Imuran). I feel a little funky, but I don’t know if that’s from the meds or from my body adjusting to not having a shit load of antibiotics in it anymore. Time will tell…
If you’d like to read more about this, slightly frightening, drug here’s a few links:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682167.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azathioprine
And if you’d like to learn more about Crohn’s Diease:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crohn%27s_disease
October 6, 2006
So apparently my brain is turning into mush. I have been doing stupid things like leaving the door unlocked, forgetting when I am supposed to call Matt, how to do simple (and not so simple) tasks at work, whether I am coming or going, etc.
Sometimes it feels like I’m lucky just to remember to take my meds in the morning. Let alone remembering things like grabbing my sunglasses, bringing my extra meds with me, brushing my teeth, making sure I have my lunch with me, paying the bills, or keeping my shit straight @ work. I feel like I am floundering….and it’s pissing Matt off to no end, so that drags my mood right down the tubes. All I can say is I’m sorry, cause I can’t say for sure whether I’ll remember to fix it/do it right or at all/not do it next time. I don’t know if it’s all the meds, lack of sleep, neurological damage from a few years of heavy drinking, early signs of dementia, brain slug, etc. All I can do is try to remember to mention it to my psychiatrist on the 10th. Plus, my hands (mainly the left one) have started shaking on and off again.
On top of it, I am so terribly bored at work and am really starting to dislike my job. I just want to go back to bed and not come out for a few days. Yep, nothing like chronic illnesses, stress, a job you dislike, and a brain like a sieve to make a girl feel like she’s on top of the world.
Whee!
yay
Matt just called me. He got a raise. It’s great to see that his bosses realize how hard he works. He pours his heart and soul into his work. I am very proud of him. You rock bebe!
October 5, 2006
I can’t believe it is already October. Where has the time gone. In 12 days, I will have been working @ FSN and living in Richmond Heights w/ Matt for 5mons. Crazy.
Feeling kind of *bleh* today. Don’t know why…well I kind of do, but that is neither here nor there. Tummy’s rumbling and being generally uncooperative, to boot. Just realized I left my meds @ home, oh bugger. Guess I’ll take them when I get back from the gym.
Still haven’t quite found time to go to the knitting store to get some help on getting going again. Posted a myspace bulletin about it. A plea for assistance. My needles and yarn just sit there in the basement, next to the recliner awaiting my return. They are so patient, not terribly forgiving, but patient none the less.
Work is very boring today. It really sucks that Lynn left. It feels like a lot of energy has been sucked out of the agency since she and Dorothy left. We’re plugging right along, but with less oomph. Maybe it’s just me being negative, which I have a horrible tendency of doing, but it’s just how I’m feeling. So there.
Showed one of the therapists how to use missouri case.net today. That’s a fun site. http://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/base/welcome.do Look up your friends and family, it will make for great dinner conversationsdurning Thanksgiving. Yo u can thank me later.
I need to go the gym and get my endorphins going. They keep telling me it will make me feel better…and I’ve already paid for it, so I may as well use it. I think I need to go back to therapy too…we’ll see. Well…back to pretending to work.
