I have had that style of business cards for a couple of years, but I have been wanting some labels for the things I have been making. I have been participating in the “I Made It” blog carnival from Everything Etsy for a few weeks, and last week, I found a girl who makes iron in labels through there. I don’t have an Etsy store, (I used to, but now I just have my little shop here). I DO buy supplies on Etsy, and have been very pleased with everything I have found there. So, I chit chatted via email with Marcia from Beautiful Blooms, and today, I received the labels that match my business cards. How cute they are! Now if you purchase any fabric item from my shop, it will have one of these labels in it, so you will have a “FabGrandma” original! Woot~! If you want labels, you’ll have to convo her.
So, today was the day for me to go back to the doctor for him to go over all the lab tests he ordered last week. And there is nothing wrong with me. Or so the lab results say. No rheumatiod arthritis. No lyme disease. No nothing. At least nothing that he could find by looking at my blood that could indicate why I was in so much pain up until last week, and at other times in the past. He asked me if the medications he gave me last week worked, and I told him they did. So, he wrote me a prescription to keep on hand for when it happens again. Because I was about to cry, asking him “what if I get in that bad of shape again and I am in Arizona at the Grand Canyon?” He said it could be osteoarthritis, or it could just be inflamation. He couldn’t offer any other explanation than that.
He did X-ray my pelvis to see if he could see anything abnormal about my hips that would cause them to hurt so much. He said he would call me to let me know if he sees anything there. And I am having them make copies of my medical records to take with me, just in case I have to go to that doctor in Flagstaff again. I can’t help feeling a little disappointed that they couldn’t name my enemy. At least they gave me a weapon to use to fend it off.
One thing about feeling not well, is that I haven’t been cooking as much as I usually do. I didn’t say we haven’t been eating much, hahaha. I have always been one of those cooks who wants to make things from scratch as much as possible. Like when I make chicken and rice, I have always cooked the chicken, picked off the meat, and then made the rice, etc. So, I have been using canned chicken instead, and premade chicken broth. And guess what? It tastes just as good, and takes less effort to make. And I can store the chicken in the pantry instead of taking up room in the tiny freezer. I am going to be doing that more often. The added bonus is that I have more time to do things I want to do, like sewing. Yeah. Sewing…..
Cute labels! They’ll make your shop items even more professional looking! My daughter orders jewelry-making supplies through Etsy and has always been pleased with what she has bought.
I’m sorry you didn’t get any answers for your pain. We’re facing a similar situation with our daughter. She’s 17 and feels sick to her stomach all the time, but everything they’ve tested for has come back within normal limits. She’s very frustrated!
My husband is seriously looking into getting a travel trailer for our ministry travel next year, so now I’m going to scour your blog for all the RV advice I can find. He’s not so keen on taking my sewing machine, but hopefully I can downsize enough to convince him we could do it! 😉
What a great find on Etsy! Love your new business cards and lables!
Your business cards and labels are very pretty! 🙂
I’m sorry to hear that the doctor was not able to pin point what exactly is causing the pain. I have had sharp, shooting pains in my hips, that sometimes brings me to my knees, since I was a teenager. After many tests and X-rays the only diagnosis the medical field could give me was bursitis of the hip. There is nothing they can do for this condition and all they recommend is any over-the-counter pill for inflammation. It’s not fun and I really feel for you. Best wishes that it was just a wave of pain and that it does not return for you.
Karen
So sorry that the doctor couldn’t find out anything wrong but at the same time that is good news. So happy that he gave you something for if you start hurting so bad again. Sometimes we have to be thankful for those medications that help us.
Thanks for the idea of canned chicken. With us getting ready to leave on our new adventure I have been trying to think of things that I can cook, food that I can carry with us (since we won’t have a toad with us to run to the store but just stopping as we move from place to place), and that don’t need to be in the freezer. Canned chicken is a great idea! Thanks for thinking of it!
Enjoy your time with your grands next week!
You need a good sweat Fabgrandma! And Fabgrandpa too!
Your labels are perfect! Keep on looking for ways to enjoy your sewing and other passions more. I’m a big fan of made-from-scratch dishes, too, but life is too short not to do the things you enjoy most.