Nearly three years since my last post, oh my! So much has happened but I'll keep it short.
Let's see, in February 2017, I was transferred to a different project which meant a move. I moved in with my brother (supposedly only temporarily) and had to put most of my things, including a lot of my art supplies, into storage. It got to the place where I only made cards when absolutely necessary, i.e. Christmas and birthdays. It wasn't enjoyable since I didn't have the elbow room I needed in order to create.
The days, weeks, and months went by and I stopped actively looking for my own place. And then things changed earlier this year. My Dad went into the hospital at the end of January; he was only at home for maybe eight days from the day he first went to the hospital until late-March when he came home under Hospice care. My brother's girlfriend and her son moved in. Thankfully, the girlfriend is in the medical field and she jumped right in helping to take care of Dad during his final earthly days. I don't know what we would have done without her!
I think the stress of my Dad being in the hospital for so long, his final Hospice care, and then his passing finally got to me the day of his Celebration of Life. I started feeling ill at the cemetery and it took nearly three weeks before I was feeling "almost human" again. It wasn't until then that I actively started looking for and subsequently found my own place.
So, I moved at the beginning of this month. I am STILL unpacking and it seems like it will never end! It's been difficult trying to fit furniture and art supplies that were once in a large 2 bedroom unit into a 1 bedroom unit that is about half the size. I have discarded a lot of things and have donated at least 5 large boxes of stuff to Goodwill. Oh, and I have another donation box started as well as a large box of art supplies that will be donated to the Community Center where my Mother goes.
So much for keeping this short! I don't have any pictures of cards to share today, but I will return in the next day or so with at least one picture. So, please stay tuned for the next episode of Robin's Ramblings. 😄
