Here’s the first make of the season. It’s a set of four note cards, blank inside, with custom envelopes. I haven’t figured out how I’m giving things away this year, because I’m not sure how much I’ll do…
…which leads me to the why: I hurt my punchin’ arm. It started a couple years ago, and I thought it was amongst the usual aches of aging. I tried lots of stuff to treat it, most recently adding special exercises to my usual workout. And if it were just me getting old, well, that should have been more effective. Yes, I have an appointment with a highly recommended doc. So highly recommended that I can’t get in until November.
Painting, drawing, sculpting, carving–almost everything I like to do–is what makes it flare. So I’m limiting those activities to stuff I absolutely must get done. What I can do is stamp and glue and use my paper trimmer. I can even use my sewing machine. I can probably do other stuff I haven’t thought of yet. So this year, it’s paper crafts, fabric, and other assemblage-type things. I shall have to use my imagination, but I’m pretty good at that.
I’m sorry to hear this! And I hope your doctor can figure it out and help you. You make the greatest stuff, I’d hate to see you have to leave it behind.
So sad to hear you are in pain. Especially this time of year! I look forward to all you do.
Thanks, all! No worries–I’m pretty sure that if there isn’t a fix, there are ways to cope. Even if it means learning to punch with my left arm. 🙂