I was about to come here to try to write about so many changes that have happened lately in life, and then I see a notice that Google is going to start adding unnecessary links to my posts?! From what I understand, it looks for keywords in the post and then links those to google search results. What a nightmare. I don't think there is a way to turn it off as long as I don't "act...

Holy smokes, it's been two months since my last post. Time goes by SO fast--I don't know if not blogging has something to do with that, but it feels like time is going infinitely faster over the last year or so. Anyways, while this isn't truly "Friday Night Photos", I figured I would just do a bullet-style post of random stuff, since it's been so long. (There honestly isn't much...

Found this five-leaf clover in my yard! It's supposedly a 1 in 100,000 find.I know, I know. It's been over a month since my last post. Time goes by way too fast these days.I haven't really been looking forward to writing because I don't know quite what to write. I've had a lot going on lately, but I stopped feeling comfortable writing about personal/vulnerable things a long time...

I'm not even sure how to intro this story, so I'm just going to jump right in...A few weeks ago, I was hand quilting in my bedroom. I'd been working on a queen-size quilt (just the one that I mentioned on my last post). Throughout the project, I'd do a little here and there--even if it was just one length of thread, it was inching me closer to finishing.Anyway, I have a little p...

This is an odd post, but I figured I'd share it anyway in case someone is going through a thyroid issue and wants to see photos of what to expect. Honestly, it looks worse than it is. I was expecting a scar, of course, but there were some other changes, too.Anyway, here goes. Starting with a couple of "before" photos, so you can see the large lump in my neck. At that point, I ha...