Gua sha…yes, it’s a thing

So as part of my ever-expanding attempt to cure some weird nerve/tendon/muscle pain in my shoulder and arm, I recently let the acupuncturist try something new. Gua sha. Gua sha, pronounced gwahshah, which is Chinese for scraping, was offered to me as a way to get the blood moving in a specific area but also … Continue reading Gua sha…yes, it’s a thing →

Well that was a miserable failure

I tried to be creative. I tried making a spiderweb style thing. No go I tried making a dream catcher. Nope. I even tried making a piece of modern art with the circles hanging horizontally, like a strange chandelier. Not happening. I had a lot of wire so I twisted it and pulled it and … Continue reading Well that was a miserable failure →

Oh goody, another weird craft…

I seriously can't imagine completing this thing. It's not about being patient. I mean, ok, partly it is, but it's also about the fact that the end result is going to be hideous. Yes, the image at the bottom of the picture is of some kind of crystal bedecked monstrosity that I'm apparently supposed to … Continue reading Oh goody, another weird craft… →

Did you ever?

Did you ever create something and then have it kind of sit there? As a writer, I write all the time, but every once in a while I write something that just doesn't come out the way I want, and I can't figure out what I need to do to fix it. There is, in … Continue reading Did you ever? →

My brownie obsession

I love brownies. No, seriously. I LOVE brownies. Since I cut sugar almost completely out of my diet and cut my carbs way back, I have found substitutes for almost everything I love. Except brownies. I've tried everything I could get my hands on. So far, nothing has come close. Quite a lesson in that … Continue reading My brownie obsession →

Snake plants and other things that will live. Maybe.

You will never see the words green and thumb in any kind of description of me. I am, in fact, an unintentional plant killer. I have tried for most of my life to keep things alive. Everything from gardens to houseplants to cacti. Apparently I can't even keep a cactus alive. I swear it's not … Continue reading Snake plants and other things that will live. Maybe. →

The magnets are finished!

Well, the glue dried, but it's been a busy few days so it took me until now to have a minute to clear off the table to have room to reach the little wood blocks that were about to become magnets. So exciting! This was easily the simplest part of the whole project. All I … Continue reading The magnets are finished! →

Almost done with the magnets…

Ok, day three of this project and I'm excited to finish up! Or at least I was until I opened the 'clear' coating and found out it was thick and gooey. However, I was determined to finish, so I dove in. ...yuck... I was doing fine until I realized that at some point I had … Continue reading Almost done with the magnets… →

Making Magnets is…relaxing?

Well, the paint has dried and I have some time on my hands so it's time for step two. I cut up all the sayings and got ready to transfer them onto the wood blocks. That was the last part that was easy. I know, you're wondering how it could be hard to put a … Continue reading Making Magnets is…relaxing? →

Making magnets

I feel like I should have sounded more excited in that headline, but it feels silly to add an exclamation mark to a title about making magnets. Either way, I was excited to finally get my package! Ok, the craft package was almost three weeks late, but I'm cutting them slack because they are located … Continue reading Making magnets →