Yayy it’s finished!

I finally got the Peppermint blanket 💯 done. Which its an big yayy!    The edging on it….  It’s called candy cane edging. Theres a tutorial on how to do it on YouTube. 

Heres few pics of the peppermint blanket.  The pictures was ttooken at my local park.

Now… i can work on the overlay. Mosaic tiger blanket. Hopefully get that one done before Christmas. 

I hope everyone has amazing Thanksgiving an a good week!

                                    

Yayyy Well ....

Well Hello Everyone!

Seems like my days are going by so fast lately. After crochet all week on the Peppermint blanket and Yesterday and last night I sewed the Peppermint blanket together. and boy I can tell you my fingers are sore lol. but well worth it!  Mostly it's done But I still gotta sew in the ends and I feel like it needs an border too. 

 So hopefully I will have all the ends and a border on it by next Sunday my goal anyway. but you never know what life is gonna throw at you either. we will see.

I haven't worked on my mosaic tiger blanket or my diamond paintings. Because i've been trying get this peppermint blanket done for my aunt. 

Nothing really much going on with the life things.All but the usual cleaning house and laundry.

Here's an picture of my grandson at school/ His teacher sent me on Friday. He's so cute and growing fast.

Hess in first grade.  And he's very smart

I hope everyone has an good and safe week !

Updates

Happy Sunday!

It's been 3 weeks since the last time I've been on here . 

I Haven't crochet all that much. My cat  bite me on the hand and I had to wait til that healed before I can do any crocheting. I will tell you more about that in the Life update section,

I'm not gonna show the tiger blanket because I haven't worked on yet since the last time i've posted.

I wanted get the peppermint blanket worked  because Christmas is right around the corner and i'm sure my aunt would want it to set out on her couch or bed for christmas.

So the progress on the peppermint blanket. I got all the bigger peppermints done.

Im now working on the smaller ones. 

So the next time you see this project hopefully it will be done.

The pattern itself was confusion. So I found an helpful youtube video that's easy to go by. that helped a lot. the video it's here

Life Updates

As I was saying earlier My cat bite me in the hand. He was having a seizure.

I was trying to help him and he bite done on my hand why having seizure. But he's good now and so is my hand its healed nicely. 

 For Halloween. My grandson dressed my as an clown. We went to an truck a treat at church. it was so much fun.

The last time I talked to you I had to go for an neurologist appt.

So the update on that appt. They kept me on the meds that i was already on . Im taking Carbidopa-Levodopa 25-100mg 3 times a day. I'm stage 1 in my parkinson disease. so I have tremors on my left side. the meds is working great for that. just the side effects on itt  thou for me is i get tired easily. I have sleepless nights and my appetite is poor sometimes and I hurt alot in my back.  the doctor said everything was fine. My next appt is in April. I wrote an post on my parkinson disease journey so far here

That's about it.. I hope everyone has an good and safe week !

 

Finding Strength in the Shakes: My Parkinson’s Journey So Far

 

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to share this part of my life at first, but I’ve learned that sometimes our stories can help others feel less alone. Living with Parkinson’s isn’t something I ever imagined I’d experience, especially at my age. But this is my journey raw, honest, and still being written one day at a time.

It’s taken me a while to find the words to share this, but I think it’s time. Maybe it will help someone else who’s going through something similar  or remind others that no one is ever too young, too strong, or too busy to face something like this.

Looking back, I realize my Parkinson’s journey really started over a year before I ever went to the doctor. It began with a small tremor on my left side, something I thought would just go away on its own. But it didn’t. I remember feeling frustrated and even a little scared because deep down, I knew something wasn’t right.

When I finally went to the doctor in 2024, she wasn’t sure what was happening. She told me I was too young for Parkinson’s. That stuck with me for a while. But I’ve learned that disease doesn’t have an age. It can touch anyone, anytime.

My grandfather had Parkinson’s, so in the back of my mind, I already knew I could be at risk. I decided to trust my instincts and asked to see another doctor. He ran different tests bloodwork, an MRI and said he could see signs of it right away but wanted to be sure. Eventually, he referred me to a neurologist, and that’s when everything became real.

In November 2024, I met my neurologist. After he examined me, he said he could see it immediately. Hearing those words out loud was hard  even though I’d been expecting them. It felt like my world slowed down for a minute. There was a strange mix of relief and sadness  relief that I finally had answers, and sadness for what I knew this would mean moving forward.

The first medication he prescribed didn’t work for me. I actually had an allergic reaction, which was scary. But he quickly switched me to a new one. The one I take now helps my tremors a lot, though it comes with its own challenges. It makes me tired and gives me brain fog  like my thoughts are stuck in slow motion some days. But I take it three times a day because I can see the difference it makes, and that gives me hope.

One unexpected thing that’s helped me is crochet. It calms my hands, focuses my mind, and gives me something peaceful to pour my energy into. On days when my body feels unsteady or my thoughts are cloudy, crocheting helps me feel grounded again. It reminds me that even though Parkinson’s is part of my life now, it doesn’t define who I am.

This journey hasn’t been easy some days are full of strength and gratitude, and others are filled with frustration and fatigue. But I’m learning to take it one day at a time. I’m learning to listen to my body, to rest when I need to, and to celebrate even the smallest victories.

Most of all, I’ve learned the importance of advocating for yourself. If something feels off, don’t stop until you get answers. You know your body better than anyone.

I don’t know what the road ahead will look like, but I’m facing it with hope, faith, and yarn in my hands. 💚

Living with Parkinson’s has taught me so much about patience, strength, and grace. Some days are harder than others, but I remind myself that progress isn’t always about big steps sometimes it’s just about showing up and trying again tomorrow.

To anyone walking a similar path: you’re not alone. Be gentle with yourself, celebrate your small victories, and keep holding on to the things that bring you peace.

🧶 Thank you for following my journey one stitch, one step, and one day at a time

Happy Sunday Updates

 Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone is doing well. Everything is good here.

I didn't post last week because I didn't feel there wasn't to much of an update. So until I get one or both of these blankets done. I mate be posting every other week.

Mosaic Tiger Blanket

I'm on row 103/295

all you see is his bottom part of his mouth and tongue. I'm about to start on his top of his mouth an teeth and face.

The Peppermint blanket

These peppermint  mofies has 6 different edging to them.

Edging #1 has 10

Edging #2 has 10

Edging #3 has 9

and next will be working on Edging #4 and it also has 9

I'm Into an little of photography sometimes too.

I have and green screen and everything. I decided to dress my dog Morkie up for Halloween.

                                                                              

                                                                         Random Updates

💜My grandson is in the 1st grade this year. He got his 1st report card. He got all As.

His Teacher told me he was very smart and does really good in Math.

💜 Tomorrow Monday Oct 20th I gotta go to my neurologist for my parkinson disease

 I will give more updates on that the next time I make an post. I still need do an post about that, 

   

I think that's all for now. I hope everyone has an good and safe week!

Update/Haul

 

🍂Happy Sunday🍂

I hope everyone has an good week!

I'm still working on the usual. I think I'm gonna be on these 2 projects for an while. These 2 projects are big projects.

First update, Is the Tiger Blanket.

I'm working Row 83. 1-83.  In all there's 295 Rows.

212 rows to go.

Update Project # 2

Peppermint Throw

I'm finished with #1 edging.

and working finishing on #2 Edging.

So I have an little haul to share.

I went to 5 Below on Friday. I love that store.

I found these crochet kits

Then I went back to 5 below Saturday

and found these crochet kits

I've been trying doing a lots of cleaning in between laundry. My brother has been going thru my moms stuff and bringing it to my house for me to look thru . The things I want to keep I've been making room for.

I hope everyone has had an productive week and a safe an fun week to come.

Update

 Happy Sunday!

   This Week  Didn't do to much. 

Today has been an dreary and gloomy Rainy day.

I'm Still Working on Mosaic Tiger Blanket And The peppermint blanket  

Tiger Crochet Mosaic blanket this is the Rows 1-54 still loong ways to go

 

The PepperMint Blanket

Theres 9. But now as in today. I have 10 done on Edging #1. and starting on #2 Edging

There's 10 #2 Edging 

They was saying we was gonna get The Hurrycane 

but now there saying its gonna stay in the ocean.

But today I took an picture of an beautiful rainbow

Storm or Rain cloud

I got some questions off my last post comments.

Mostly its questions about my Parkinson's disease.

I'm planning making an separate post about that sometimes this week.

   

I hope everyone has an good and a safe week