Just a little hello in the wee hours, I've given up trying to sleep tonight. My ears are driving me crazy, I suffer from tinnitus due to the Menieres and it's screaming at the moment. I managed to have an episode while visiting Carolyn in her shop yesterday (or day before yesterday now), she had to phone her husband Gary up to come and get me, so I'm still off the hooks tonight (or is that today).
I have managed to get on the sewing machine today though, just for a little while. Because my daughter Jessie suffers from agoraphobia I signed us both up to a course in creative textiles at Manygates Adult Education Centre in Sandal. We get a taxi to the train station, the train to Sandal, then back again later and her dad picks us up at the station at teatime. So it's planned like a military operation but it's getting her out (and mum). So as our homework we had to sew an A3 piece of work for surface design, otherwise known as lots of random lines and fabrics. Fortunately my machine has a lot of stitches and I have used most of them. There are bits of cola can and bubble wrap on it as well, just a bit of applique fabric tomorrow and a bit of embroidery and it's done. It looks pretty cool actually, I'll get the camera out in the morning and take some photos. I keep planning these little trips to get her back into the world and she seems to enjoy them as long as it doesn't involve too many people. Recovery is a long and rocky road I'm afraid.
We sound like a completely dysfunctional family don't we, a cross between the Addams family and the Simpsons! It's just the last couple of years it's all gone awry, I think me being ill has impacted on everyone as well as a couple of deaths in the family. Just keep taking the pills and carry on I think! I'm just debating whether even though I'm wide awake if I can be bothered to get something out to work on. There is nothing on the TV, the dog's under my feet snoring and Jessie is fast asleep on the sofa. She stopped up to look after me and fell asleep, but it's the thought that counts. I have Jessie's blanket to finish, which I have been avoiding as I'm fed up of it, my coursework to do, some new rubber stamps to play with and an art journal that wants updating. But they all involve getting up from the sofa and moving, so it looks like another night of You Tube videos and reading craft blogs. The dog is now yapping at me because I'm typing and not paying attention to him now he's woken up. He is 13 in November and is turning into a grumbling, creaky old man, it's like having a toddler wanting attention all the time. I'll have to try and keep him quiet, he'll shut up if the TV or radio is on. My husband Paul has an early start in the morning as he is off to take his motorcycle competency test tomorrow/today(I'm confusing myself now), that's Sunday. He used to ride years ago and wants to start again, the words 'mid life crisis' will not pass my lips!
So what does a dysfunctional, poorly, middle aged insomniac crafter do at 2.30am to keep herself busy. She writes her blog, looks for ideas on the internet for pretty things to make and wishes life was a little more normal. Although I think normal has never really applied, I'm quite fond of being odd, but a little less stress would be nice. I shall have to try and get down and see Carolyn in her shop again (and not take ill) she had some lovely new bits in, a pack of red and white fat quarters caught my eye. It was quite Scandinavian looking and will make a nice Christmas stocking, but that might be for next year at the rate I'm going! I just like nice fabric, sometimes it's so lovely you don't want to use it. You'll have to pop in and see her and see if there is something I didn't spot. She is on South Elmsall Market on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday near Pastures Green and the Market office.
Well it's gone 3.00am now and I'm going to have to move because nature calls! I'm hoping for a nice quiet day when the sun comes up and if all is well I'll be on again with something I've made. I feel like having a creative day, it's just deciding what. Nothing too strenuous otherwise I'll be bad again.
So when you read this I hope you at least will have had a good nights sleep and if not to my fellow insomniacs we'll have to start a coffee morning but in the dark hours!
Lots of love
Louise xx
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