another reminder…

3 Positives:
T was able to read a couple of letters on the eye chart!
I finished up another project – and got the blog post written as well.
Just one more tax document to collect and we’re ready to get taxes done early

My Journey Notes:
T is on indefinite Limited Duty for work. NO lifting more than 10 pounds and no bending over. We thought it might be for just a few weeks, but now that they’ve scheduled another procedure for next week… well, that just extended things for another 6 – 8 weeks. UGH!

I did bungle things up a bit Tuesday and Wednesday, but able to get things straightened out and taken care of yesterday. I am grateful that this week is coming to a close and hopefully, next week will go a little better. The to-do list is already started and I should be able to take care of a lot of stuff on Monday and get things out of the way so the rest of the week is clear for T’s follow-ups and more.

scrapbooking – restart!

It’s been a long dry spell since I put a scrapbook page together. Nearly 10 years since I’ve created a page for one of the albums.

The heart shape in this layered title was the piece that I really needed to figure out since there didn’t seem to be a way to make the squiggly line in SCAL using techniques I was familiar with. I decided to try my hand creating something in Procreate and it worked! I was able to save the image I created as a png with a transparent background and trace it in SCAL to use as a cut file.

The letters are adapted from the Cookie font I found on Creative Fabrica. I cut all the shapes using the using the Skycut C24 using the SCAL 6 Pro software. I used some Kraft and white cardstock. Coloring in the shapes with Ohuhu markers and some additional inkpads for depth and texture. The font used is Cookie from Creative Fabrica.

The journaling sheet is a pullout from the pocket created by the cover photo. There’s enough room for several 4×6 inch prints to be tucked in there.

That’s it for the this post — I hope you have set aside some time for some creative endeavors today, tomorrow or in the near future. Nurture your soul!

believe in yourself

3 Positives:
time in the studio playing with paper and glue
comfort food
a power nap

My Journey Notes:
Back in the insomnia cycle. We’re 2 nights/days in. I hope this cycle will be short-lived.

T’s first day at work post-op went about as planned. He has half a day off today to visit with the surgeon again and see if the pressures are continuing to fall. He’ll go back to campus on Friday with hopes of being able to work at the computer for a little bit of time and not completely stress his eyes out. Let’s hope the restricted to light duty note is prepped and ready for him this morning at the office and he can pick it up while he’s there… they didn’t call back for us to pick it up Tuesday afternoon when we requested it the first time and they were closed yesterday by the time T and driver were heading home from work.

be still and listen.

3 Positives:
test cut for new design went well, but isn’t quite there yet – tweaking today
rain in the forecast – we need every drop!
fixed the talking watch for T. He likes that thing almost as much as his dad did.

My Journey Notes:
T’s first post-op went fairly well. We’re back up to 5 different eye drops a day – with different instructions for all! It’s kind of crazy. Hoping to find a few more things to help with accessibility that aren’t going to cost an arm or a leg — he has to go back to work today or go on unpaid leave. He’s been out the 3 days allowed for illness. If he goes in today, he resets the clock and can use vacation pay for the next two half days he needs to take for his next post-ops. The dr added another one since there’s quite a bit of swelling around the incision site and it’s causing some discomfort under the lid.

Gathered tax documents yesterday. Just missing one now. Hoping to get things ready for filing by the end of the weekend. Fingers crossed things go better than last year.

Nourish you mind

3 Positives:
kind nurses
positive spirits
laughter

My Journey Notes:
The surgery for T went well. He is essentially non-seeing at the moment — his good eye is patched and of course the other eye has very limited sight… just shapes and grays for the most part. No depth perception or peripheral vision. He was willing to give the walking stick a “test” run yesterday. He does get turned around, but is doing fairly well with it. It’s hard for me not to jump in and “save” him from a missed turn, but I am waiting longer for him to ask for help. At least the walking stick has kept him from walking into a few walls. So that’s a good thing.

He does know his way around the kitchen – he found plenty of food to graze on without any trouble. 🙂 So that’s good.
We both got some sleep last night – much needed after a very long day.

make your blessings count

3 Positives:
friends and friendships
an outpouring of love and care
blessings

My Journey Notes:
Today’s the day. T’s eye surgery is scheduled for a little later this morning. We’re hoping and praying for a good outcome – He received a blessing last night. I’m grateful they remembered to ask for blessings for the surgical team. This surgery is only a stop gap and may slow down the progression for a while, but we are hoping for his vision to not to go any dimmer for a bit longer. I’m hoping for a year, but I’ll take even a month or two at this point. We updated his phone yesterday with a couple of “accessibility” helps. I have one more to do this morning while he is in surgery and I have control of his phone, as it is his lifeline for work and home. I’d hoped we could use his iPad for a few things for work, but it doesn’t fit into his pockets! LOL. Grateful we have a few days to make additional adjustments before he hopes to return to work.

I’m grateful that my memory issues haven’t declined much and that what we’re currently doing seems to be keeping things at a “pause” for the moment. VERY GRATEFUL that we can help each other in our unique ways during this time.