I decided to go do something different today and try to forget about my head hurting and sinus problems. I met my friend at the mall, something I haven’t done in 6 months, and we enjoyed a nice lunch in the food court and some much needed retail therapy. I bought myself 2 pairs of sandals, and some new under garments at a famous “secret” lingerie store. Definitely not something I do on a regular basis!
After leaving the mall, I swung by the fabric store looking for frog buttons. I didn’t find any, but they fat quarters on sale so I bought several to make fabric building blocks. I even found a new gnome for our front yard, do you know how difficult it is to find a decent gnome?!
Anyway, while my head still hurts, mentally I feel much better.
I’ve been making mental notes that I want to go over with the doctor the next time I see her regarding what may or may not be causing my headaches. One of those things is my sleeping patterns, or usually, my lack of sleep.
I’ve always had trouble falling asleep, and then once I am asleep, I many times have trouble staying asleep. I’ve used the white noise machine to lull me to sleep. I read before going to bed. I do my best to keep my husband from snoring so that the noise doesn’t keep me awake. I also keep my bedroom very dark because I can’t sleep with light in the room. On occasion, I’ve kept a notepad and pen by the bed to write down thoughts when I wake up during the night. That’s allowed me to go back to sleep, knowing I won’t forget what popped into my head by morning.
Different things work at different times and I’m always trying something different. What methods do you use to get a good nights sleep?
I made a couple of fabric bags yesterday and I really would like to accent the one bag with a couple of buttons. The fabric I used is a green frog print and I’d like some accent buttons that are cute little frogs. Does anyone know a good place to buy cute decorative buttons?
My camera returns this evening, along with my husband, so I’ll try to post photos of my two completed bags tomorrow.
I realize this is a sewing blog, but occasionally, I run across things that I feel are important and should be shared. In this particular case, when I saw that Arizona is attempting to combat alcohol related boating accidents and fatalities, I felt that was important enough to write about here.
My cousin and her husband live near Lake Havasu in Arizona and I know they spend many days of the year on their own boat out on the lake, they truly love Arizona Boating . I also know that they feel it’s very important that boaters be educated. Educated boaters are 70% less likely to be involved in a boating accident.
Did you know that Boating Operating Under the Influence is considered a Class I misdemeanor? Just like in driving a land vehicle, there is a legal limit for blood alcohol. In the state of Arizona, that limit is .08. Half of all fatal boating accidents in Arizona last year were alcohol related. That’s pretty disturbing.
The message here is this. Before taking your boat out, no matter where you live, get educated. While boating safety education is not required, it is highly recommended. Arizona makes it so easy, they even offer Boating Education Online.
Boating Sober Commercial
Boating in Arizona
Please remember to Boat Safe, Boat Smart, Boat Sober and take a boating education class in person or online. Check out Boating Education for more information.
It’s even more obvious to me now, just how bad I am feeling.
I ran to the quilt shop this afternoon to pick up more tubular frames for my bags. I left without purchasing a single piece of fabric! Are you kidding me? I’m sitting here now wondering what the h*** was wrong with me! How could I go into a quilt shop and not buy any fabric!
Truth is, I really couldn’t focus on the fabrics. I did look at several different bolts and I couldn’t seem to come up with a combination that I liked, my head just wasn’t in it. Now my heart is breaking! I want some new fabric.
