Sick kid...update

As I mentioned Monday evening, I had surgery on Tuesday morning. I thought that I should pop back in and give a little update. From what the doctors told my husband, the procedure went well. Everything ran smoothly and there were no complications. I'm still quite sore, though, so I'm confined to either the couch or the bed, per my husband's orders. It's still too soon to know if the procedure did anything to help me yet, but I should know once the initial soreness goes away. Hopefully, I can get back to sewing in a few more days. In the meantime, my shop is still open, and my husband is in charge of packaging, and shipping any orders that come in.

Sick kid....sick kid.....

In the morning, I'm going to the hospital (again) for a procedure. As I've mentioned before, I'm a sick kid. One of the conditions that I have is called Interstitial Cystitis. Basically, the lining in my bladder is stiff. It doesn't stretch the way that it should. Instead, mine tears. (If you're interested, here's a link to the Mayo Clinic's section on IC http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/interstitial-cystitis/DS00497). I take medication, which helps, and see a physical therapist several times a week. I had to stop working outside the home, and have become the public restroom expert among everyone I know. :) I've also tried several treatments. Some have helped, some haven't. In the morning, I am having botox injected into my bladder. The idea is basically that the botox will block the sensory nerves in the bladder so that I won't be in so much pain all of the time. It's a fairly new procedure, and from what I can tell, the recovery is rough. So, basically, if I'm MIA for a bit, I haven't run away. I'm probably just resting..... Don't worry, though, I'll be back as soon as my husband says I can..... :)

A day at the zoo

My husband came home from deployment not too long ago, and he's just now taking his leave. Since I have surgery next week, we're staying here in the area. The other day, we decided to take a trip to the San Diego Zoo. It was nice and cool outside, which was perfect weather, and since it was the middle of the week, the zoo wasn't too crowed. It was wonderful. The San Diego Zoo also offers free admission to active duty service members who show a valid military ID at the gate.

Welcome to 2011

As we are now a few days into the new year, I thought it was about time to update my blog. The holidays here have been wonderful. My husband made it home from deployment a few days before Christmas. As any military spouse will tell you, getting to spend any holiday with your spouse is an enormous blessing, and I enjoyed every minute of it. :) While we didn't get to go back to visit family, our Christmas was full of laughter, good food, and wonderful friends.
New Year's Eve was very low key for us. We talked about going out, and when it came down to it, the hubby and I decided to get Chinese take-out and a bottle of wine. We spent the evening with each other and with our dogs. It was a wonderful way to start 2011.
Now, as for the business......I've been reading a lot of blogs where people post their business goals for the new year. I think that's fantastic. However, for me, my business goals will always be dependent on my health. My goals are to put my health first, to not push myself physically beyond my limits, and to work on my shop when I can. Of course I would love to continue to grow my business, participate in new shows locally, and continue to introduce new designs. I am optimistic that I will be able to do all of those things, but I also know that above all else, I need to take care of myself. After all, what good is having a successful business if I'm too weak to enjoy any of it?? So, if I don't post for a bit, just know that I'm still here. :)
With that said, here's wishing all of you a wonderful, prosperous, and HEALTHY new year!