The Gypsy on Adventure

Amazing

It is hard to believe that 10 years ago tonight I was shocked that Diana was dead...we were both 36 and my children were grown...I was sitting in my living room wondering what the hell I was still doing in a loveless marriage.

It was a wake up call for me. I was shocked that she was gone. That life could end so fast. That has always freaked me out...one moment you are here then next you are gone.

Watching a special on her, it brings back all the rush of the feelings I had, the hopelessness at the time that I felt in my life. That I had to fight and make some changes! That I had to get out of the life I was living...I was sleep walking and needed to get up!

I am SO happy that 10 years later I am in a happy place in my life. I am enjoying even the small and simplest things! I have joy! I have love! I have a great life! I will always remember that Diana gave me another reason to change!

Oh lust! Some thing to look forward to! But I don't like blood! Sigh Merry Bloody Christmas!

Oooooh la la

Oh! I could not resist the lure of this little gothic beauty! YUMMY! If you must have her too you can go here and get yourself one of these creepy beauties! I can't wait for the Pirate to come out!

Anxiety over!

Ah...the boy called me at about 9ish this morning! He landed in LA...and would be in SF by noon! YEAH....he was online tonight and I got to see that indeed he was HOME! With a new world view and I LOVED to hear his voice!!!!

I have MISSED him!

He got robbed in Rio...took the camera I gave him and his jewelry...I am just glad he is alive and well AND back home!

Anxiety continues

Ok the kid had his counter WRONG! I just got an email HE JUST took off in the plane from Brazil! So Noon tomorrow he will be back! Sigh!

ANXIETY is almost at an end!

I won't be able to sleep tonight! I know the boy won't call! Four hours and the boy lands!!! HOme from Brazil! YEAH it has been a rough few weeks! I will be a happy mom when he calls that he is HERE in California!!!!

Yarn P0rn - Drool time!

Oh my goodness! Today was AMAZING! I got TWO of my new yarns in!
Barbe Saint Johns fantastic Hells Kitchen http://www.barbesaintjohn.com/ and WOMAN!!!!! I was so excited to get the surprises in the box!!!! I squeeled really loud when I opened it! My co-workers rushed to see what I got! LOL A beautiful necklace AND ring and hair pin!!!! I am totally wearing the necklace right now! I can't wait to get this yarn going! I am SO excited!

AND then I got the Yarn Wenches Mary Read Pirate yarn! http://www.yarnwench.com/index.php

and it is BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to use these yarns!!!!!

Health, Exercise, and Weight Issues

Many things made me happy today, first being that my blood tests came back...no diabetic stuff happening, great kidney stuff, my bad cholesteral is great, she said I don't have to change the way I am eating it looks great, my good cholesteral is LOW so I have to exercise more! (Rat bastard goodie goodie told on me that I don't exercise enough!) A friend of mine had a heart attack last year because his "Good" cholesteral was too low! So I am going to work my butt off to bring that sucker back up!And my thyroid is off!

The good news on the thyroid is that I am NOT going crazy I thought I was off! So she is upping my dose! This may help relieve the phantom pains in my joints, not being able to sleep, and the heart palpatations and the weight issue! It may just help with loosing some weight! Yeah!!!! I start the new dose tomorrow and I figure in a month I should start to feel better!

I got my new inhaler! Xopenex!!! Yeah no more steriod! No more shaking! ANd she put me on advair for twice a day to try to get it in control...the oh shit inhaler will not make me shake! Yeah! AND I got my new meds for the back, neurontin...which I am hoping I won't have any bad side effects with I guess it is a mild muscel relaxer because the flexiril kicks my ass! It is not good when you have to function the next day so I just stay in pain and don't sleep!

Also, got some new meds for the rosasia! A topical gel that is metronidazole gel! The good news, this one does not run the risk of growing hair! Yes you heard me hair! I stopped taking the other stuff when I read that! Like I need MORE hair on my face! Are they kidding! LOL SO I am excited to try this, the doc said many people clear up completely with this and I may stop experiencing the rosasia! Yeah! I am hopeful!

The bad news...there was blood in my urine...so I have to have a Catscan AND see a urologist after...oh joy! She says "don't worry, its really normal to have blood in your urine". I didn't know what to say other than I DON'T THINK SO! LOL Or why would I be having a catscan? She laughed. "Just to make sure!" Rolling eyes! I don't feel great about that...but every thing else was so positive!

So I am waiting for them to "fit" me in the schedule! Which I hope is soon considering I am trying to go on Vacation in Sept!

Shawl is coming along!

Shawl is coming along!
Originally uploaded by Gypsy Froggie.

Working on this for a friend that is getting married...I thought it would be nice for her during her wedding week...

While snooping on some ones photos...Lust happened!

Reconstructed dress (men´s suit + secondhand corset)
Originally uploaded by OutsaPop.

Reconstructed dress (men´s suit + secondhand corset) (If you touch the photo it will take it to her photo!)

OHMYGAWD! LOOK at this dress! This is amazing!!!!  I have a pink corset like that, I bought it YEARS ago in Missouri while I visited family but would have never thought of this!  It was during the time I embroidered men's suit jackets that were oversized to wear to work! LOL But this! OH I love this!