Year of Finishes 2022 – January Check-In

Brief relatively unimportant note: I previously said I would be posting a final, fourth "everything else" category for my Round-Up posts, where I fit in my crafts that weren't quilting, knitting and crocheting, or cross stitch. I've since decided not to write that post. There are so many projects I have laying around that aren't…

Year of Finishes 2022 WIP Round-Up – Cross Stitch Version

Hey hey everyone! Here we are again, time to continue my WIP Round-Up for Year of Finishes 2022. Remember, if you're participating along with me, leave me a comment letting me know what you're working on and leave a link to your blog if you have one so I can follow along with you -…

Year of Finishes 2022

Hey everyone! I'm keeping myself pretty busy (or as busy as I can when needing constant breaks) these days, but I wanted to very quickly pop in and let you all know I'm doing Year of Finishes again this year! So if you don't know, I participated in a thing called Year of Finishes around...I…

What A Mess – Cleaning and Chronic Illness

Here I am, airing my mess again on the internet. At least this time it's my actual craft room mess, not my...um...inner mess. (Long and picture-heavy post warning!) And there it is. Slightly blurry picture from shaky, chronic trembly hands and all, my mess in all its glory. Oh, hi there Milo! I've been blessed…

Toxic Positivity (and the Value of Normalizing Negative Feelings)

Roll call: Who's been in this situation before? You're on Facebook. You're movin' and groovin', checking out what your friends are up to, viewing your 500th fake news article and your 1000th vacation or kids photo that you didn't ask to see, rolling your eyes at the fact that your auntie still doesn't understand that…

Welcome to the Babe Cave 2.0

The Babe Cave is back! Welcome back, dear readers, new and old! Today is a special day! For my semi-regular readers, they will probably recognize the reference. For those of you who are new here, let me get you up to speed! The Babe Cave is the beloved and favored nickname for my craft room;…

Crafting Through COVID

Hello guys and gals. Or should I say hello all you cool cats and kittens, since that's kinda become the "in" catchphrase during this whole mess? Just in case you're wondering, yes, I have watched the show Tiger King, like most of the rest of the country. I'm a huge true crime buff anyway, and…

I Hit A New Low Yesterday

Have you ever done something as a Spoonie that made you stop a moment and say "I definitely just hit a new low"? Let me tell you all a little story. About a year ago, I went out for a rare day of fun with my family. We went to a town about 20-30 minutes…

Chronic Pain Awareness Challenge – Day 1

Hey all! I hope you're staying safe and finding ways to stay sane through this difficult time. Just a day or two after my last post, my state's governor issued a "stay-at-home" order, so great news you'll all have to put up with me during this because I'll have plenty of time to make posts!…

2018 – Year of Finishes

Hey everyone. Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. I'm really terrible about posting in a timely fashion for all these holiday things lol. It's been a while again since I posted, but this time I have good excuses. (Not like I usually don't, but...) I've been spending a lot of…