Sharondipity

 Well the expected home stay became most unexpected due to a long recovery time from a series of concussions. I am truly grateful that I am better able to communicate again finally, although still having some issues with walking.... but they seem to be working themselves out with lots of patience on my behalf. I have recently begun feeling the energy to create again... been awhile. The recovery was sucking all the strength out of me. Head injuries are a perplexing thing to say the least. I've never felt so weak, uncoordinated, disconnected, unbalanced, lost, and exhausted in my entire life. It is so refreshing to finally be feeling my strength returning, little by little I am becoming myself again... and I couldn't be more grateful. I can't wait to be my spry, bouncy, energetic self again as soon as it is possible. 

Been staying home lots lately since a second concussion at work in just over a year. Utilizing the time home to edit lots of photographs, crocheting a bunch, and playing at learning Italian. Ho una farfalla Having a little trouble with patience.. waiting on doctor appointments and test results. Guess I needed a break from the intensity of the job I do. Kinda glad I am having time to feel alive again. I may be ill somewhat, but I can actually feel my life... work is usually so overwhelming that I go long periods where I don't even know if I am still breathing. 

Windows finally fixed the problem with my camera... YAY. I can once again add pictures to my computer. Although I am still in this weird work vortex that has taken over my every moment, I have found bits of time to start taking pictures again. I have also found time to work on the afghan I started before the move into my home a year ago.  It seems like things are on the up a bit. I know that I am doing better since my injury at work... Head got in the way of a falling case of cheese dip and gave me a pretty bad concussion. Three months of meds. for inflammation and headache and physical therapy for neck and shoulder injury. Seem to be doing well from that also. This month makes 9 years at my job. Never expected to last there near that long. 

I know I've been gone a while. While living life, life itself gets in the way of plans. I have now been in my house for a year. Still working on repairs and fighting with my warranty company. Guess I will have to do some of the repairs myself, including the roof leak. Just after moving in, I lost use of my computer due to a broken mother board when it crashed to the floor from the couch all by itself. (that was freaky) The manufacturer was wonderful and repaired it, although shipping was weird, they delivered the repaired computer to the neighbor on another street. Thank goodness my neighbors are honest. Then out of the blue I get this prompt to try Windows 8.1.. trusting as I am....I downloaded it, and it did not have a driver for my camera. Since my camera is awesome but a little old, I could not find a memory chip for it and directly download the pictures onto the computer hard drive. Without a driver, this is impossible. Microsoft finally created a driver.. this month.. only six months later. I have missed my camera so much, it is my buddy. (so is my computer) I have also been focused on the external workplace I exist within. Yeah, my job has been engulfing my life a lot this year. I feel like I've been through a lot this year. Hope to see things get better soon.