Made in Mississippi

So much has happened in the last year that has taken me away from this blog that I started. We got word that we would be moving and almost bought a house in Gulfport, Ms. We were very excited that the house was perfect, it had an amazing space to do all our business stuff (crafting, dying, 3D printing, just to name a few of the things we like to do). However, moments before we were about to start paperwork, the military cancelled our orders and that put a damper on things and put us in limbo. Fast forward to June we got great news that we had new orders to Mississippi and would be closer to my husband's family and a couple of my sister's.

With the news of us moving, I was motivated to have everything prepped and ready for movers and make the process of getting out of the house as easy as possible. Life had other plans. Shortly after starting the prep to move on to what felt like a normal day of carrying my youngest son down the stairs for breakfast, I lost my footing and, in an effort to keep my son safe, I heard a snap. Broken! I thought I had known pain but this really hurt. I don't recommend it.

So I was now useless, in the middle of a move. Lucky, however, to not need surgery after hearing from several doctors that looked at my x-rays that I would be. No cast either. Another shocker for me. I walked on it within a few weeks. I still had a lot of discomfort during the couple of months in Arizona and ended up not getting much of the pre-packing done I had hoped for. We left for our new adventure shortly after getting the okay to stop wearing the boot and get back into normal shoes.

Once we arrived at our new location, we were without a home to call our own for 6 weeks and an additional 2 weeks without our things.

Holidays came and went, and motivation to do anything crafty seemed impossible. I have had such the hardest time getting organized and finding a place for everything. Being a mom to 3 mobile, strong-willed children has had its toll on me. My daughter's ADHD and education is heart wrenching and for another day's rant. I tried to be involved and combine my sister's pottery making with m.i.m. but to find time to be a Mom and Wife and do things that I wanted to do but had no motivation due to the anxiety and pressure I was feeling, I sadly had to pull away from it. I hope she reaches the success that her work deserves and I try to help where I can. I've pushed as much as I could to force myself to do a few things for the local derby fundraiser and I think it has helped.

Currently, I'm working on a wool sweater for my husband that I can only hope he wears more than once and for more than 15 minutes. Which came from a desire to dye some yarn, finally because my kitchen was finally clean enough. He picked the colors and so far it looks great. I finished a pair of socks for myself after making several pairs for other people and still have more to make to at least give everyone in my family a pair. I got back on Etsy and have still not seen very much success, but I'm hopeful.

The motivation is growing with the tax season as it also brings shiny new things, like a new computer to create new designs, and a website hopefully in the works. Organizing new spaces, which includes a place for the kids to burn some energy, and creating a better crafting space that the kids stay out of. Motivated to get to a better mental state, improving my family, my business and my sleep; nevermind the late night rant that's going on right now.

Wish my luck and anxiety relief and a little bit of self care time.