Look at these sweet treats! Would you guess that they're made of polymer clay? You can tell the scale by the dime in the photo. They are the work of Amber Dawn. Hop on over to her blog, Inventive Soul, by clicking on her name. She's having a giveaway, so you could maybe win one of these lovelies! To see them all, you must go to her blog, that's where you enter as well.

One Down, One to Go (And Some Things Acomplished)

Well, I did get the first of my tests done, an MRI. I won't have the results from that for about a week, but I'm not really expecting anything to show on that one. My next one has been pushed off 'til after Christmas. *sigh* By the way, that's not my MRI pictured there, I just didn't have a picture for today's post yet!

I did get a little work done this weekend. I finished two pieces that I had previously started before the numbness, tingling, and pain forced me to stop. :(

p.s. I'll replace that picture later with one or two of my work.

Waaahhh!!

Well, I seem to have hurt my wrists and maybe hands. This is very distressing. I kept waking up in the middle of the night with numbness in my hands. It started with just part of my right hand, then progressed to the whole hand, then my left hand as well. At first I thought I was just sleeping in a funny position, making my hand and/or fingers "go to sleep", but after several nights of that, I knew it had to be more. Plus, I was having a lot of pain, from my fingertips all the way up to my armpits! I noticed that the numbness would go away if I kept my wrists straight, so I thought, "Oh no! Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!"

As it turns out, I was wrong, not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It's a different nerve condition that has multiple causes, one of which is repetitive movement. So the doctor thinks I have injured my wrists/hands in some way to cause this. Maybe through repetitive movement, maybe something else. I have to get a tests run in a week or two. :(

The really sucky part is that I've been unable to do my art! And I have orders!!! After wearing the splints for days and nights non-stop and taking massive doses of anti-inflammatories, they are beginning to feel somewhat better, so I'm going to attempt finishing my orders on Thursday. Wish me luck!

Grrrr!

Grrr! I've been so busy working a new job that I haven't had time for anything! Working overtime. Even now I am at work (on break, of course). Then, when I came here to post, I discover that my blog has been hacked!! I guess that's what I get for not posting for so long. :( I have to confess that I'm not sure how "they" manage to do the spam posts. This happened one time before when I wasn't even neglecting posting! At that time I thought I had taken appropriate steps to prevent it again. *sigh. But enough of that.

Check out these gorgeous earrings that "fancifuldevices" made!

And these! She made them with some of Claire Maunsell's lovely pods and potterygirl's ceramic beads. She has other beautiful items in her shop as well. I say "she", but in reality, I don't know who fancifuldevices is, so "she" could actually be a "he". But I recommend checking out her shop.

That's all for now, back to work!