what we did this week

1. Starbucks Tribute Blend. 2013. First time having it as K-Cup- not bad.
2. It snowed.
3. And snowed. Too bad I was still "healing" and not able to play in it.

That's about it. We've been pretty boring the last few weeks. Recovery will do that to you I guess.

inspired #4

to MAKE..

diy latch hook rug @a beautiful mess

Love this handmade latch hook rug- reminds me of my elementary school years when this craft was so popular.

a LIKE..

oilily teapot shoulder bag @6pm

If I was, I don't know.. 7 or 8? I would really want to have this bag. I'm a little past that decade, but I still kind of want it- I just realize how silly I'd probably look carrying it around.

to MAKE..

chilled summer rolls @skunkboy

As a vegetarian, these chilled rolls look delicious. And are also making me want Japanese food.

a LIKE..

salt and pepper shakers @a beautiful mess

I really need some new (aka real) salt and pepper shakers. These would be perfect- with or without the DIY aspect.

The recovery road is.. slow.

I've been recovering the last few weeks. In some ways it's been easier and in other ways more difficult than I thought it would be.

It was initially more difficult- I didn't expect so much pain just trying to put one foot in front of the other. While still in the hospital, I needed both my husband and a nurse to help me to the bathroom each time- one on each side and I was still in tears on the first trip.

But, eventually they let me get out of hospital garb and into my own clothes again. And then they let me go home.

Getting up the stairs at home was, while difficult, easier than I thought it would be. Then I rested. A lot. Mostly because I just couldn't even keep my eyes open.

In the middle of eating.. my head would roll back and my eyes would close. I had no appetite for days, but I had to eat every 4 hours so there would be food in my stomach for the pain medication. And when there wasn't.. I was sick. (Sorry.) It was unpleasant.

Eventually, I started to go for short walks. The first one was the shortest distance.. and took the longest time for me to walk it. A few times (when the weather was bad) we walked at Target. So slow. So SO slow. But I did it- and every time it got easier.

Sleeping isn't as good as it should be yet, but that's what couches are for, right?

The next goal is.. driving.

what we did the last 3 weeks

1. Sun. Snow. Trees.
2. Valentine's Day deliciousness.
3. I came home one night to this- spaghetti in a food processor. I don't even want to know, I said.
4. The flash on this keychain is crazy bright, but I bought two nonetheless. They were on clearance, what can I say? I'm a sucker for little camera-y things.
5. Noah turned one. I made him a carrot cake. From scratch. It's what I do for these babies' birthdays. And then I stepped it up a notch and added a dinosaur. He totally didn't care. Pff.. one year olds.
6. I've been watching the sky a lot more lately. The blue blues. The clouds. The sun. It seems to be so much more interesting to me than it ever was before.
7. Sunset.
8. Surgery ready. The IV was what I was scared of most. After that I was like.. alright, let's do this! Until I got into the OR..
9. I got flowers. And it wasn't even a holiday.