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I did a massive studio cleanup last week and had marks on the wall from some items I took down and needed to cover. So I pulled out my yarn basket and got to work 🧶 I had all these items laying around so the total cost of this DIY was $0 🙌

19 DAYS UNTIL SURGERY! I’ve been living with debilitating sciatic nerve pain and numbness in my right leg and foot since August 2018. I’ve been to specialists, a surgeon, an osteopath regularly, physio, two pain clinics, and have been on a cocktail of meds that make me absolutely exhausted every day. Fortunately I am a candidate for a microdiscectomy, unfortunately, the wait time was a year... Well the time has finally almost come and I’m weirdly excited to have my back sliced open 🔪 I just can’t wait to have my life back! Chronic pain sucks. ••• The goal of a microdiscectomy is to remove the disc material that’s bulging and placing pressure on the nerve. Right now, the damaged disc tissue has extended into the spinal column and is pushing on my sciatic nerve. This causes the nerve to send pain signals to my brain and the pain is interpreted to be coming from my leg. I may feel relief right away, or it may feel worse and then get better. Recovery is 2 weeks no driving and 3 months of no bending or lifting. So needless to say you won’t find me at any craft markets any time soon... I’m mostly just sad I can’t pick up my kitties 🙀🙀 I’m very lucky to have a supportive partner who works from home and can help me with my recovery, and my kind family and friends who have offered to help, thank you 🙏❤️ ••• 📷 Beautiful hand cut paper spine created and shot by @lightandpaperali

Wishing my bestest friend of 24 years a very happy birthday! I love you so much @meesh__k, and I’m SO proud of the incredible mother you’ve become to my sweet nephew Major 💝 I’m so ridiculously lucky to have you in my life. You have been my rock for so long, I cannot imagine my life without you (I’m not crying, you’re crying! 😭) 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 #bestiesforlife #besties #bffs #bffsforever #chelleandjames4ever #truefriendship #friendshipgoals

Thank you @sunflower.films for capturing this beautiful candid moment between kindred spirits 🙏🥰 Trish of @suburbzen and I met last year while going through the Starter Company Plus small business grant program here in Hamilton. We instantly clicked and as we got to know each other better, realized how much we have in common. We just completely get each other in a way that’s very hard to find. As a fellow mental illness sufferer, I cherish the love, support and encouragement Trish continually gives me. Not only is she a trusted friend, but also my reiki practitioner. Admittedly, I used to be very skeptical of energy work, but something special happens when I’m on her table, and I feel such a deep relaxation that I can never truly achieve on my own... I highly recommend this beautiful soul if you are looking to try reiki for the first time, or want put your trust into a new practitioner. She’s helped me relax and meditate in ways only someone who also understands mental illness can. I’m so glad the universe brought us together my soul sister 💖👭🏼💫🔮✌️🪐🌙💎 #soulsisters #kindredspirits

The recent Cold Moon inspired me to try something totally different in @procreate today 🌖 As the full Moon closest to the winter solstice, the recent full moon was called the Long Night Moon or Cold Moon ❄️🌕 As of today, December 14th, the moon is at a 92% Waning Gibbous. This intermediate Moon phase comes after a Full Moon and lasts until half of the Moon's surface is illuminated at Third Quarter Moon. Waning means that it is getting smaller. Gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle of a Full Moon, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Third Quarter Moon. (Source: @timeanddatecom) ••• According to @elitedaily, the themes surrounding this moon are gratitude, sharing, and enthusiasm 🙏💟 You should be feeling the benefits of your hard work for the last two weeks. Your metaphorical crops are in abundance and you should be seeing some (albeit small) outcome from your previously set goals and intentions. Now's the time you'll be feeling full of love. You'll want to give back to those around you — maybe you treat your spouse to dinner or buy your best friend a gift because you saw something and thought of them 🎁 This is one of those weeks you may find yourself burning a hole in your wallet — try not to go overboard but don’t feel bad about spending some extra time and money on those you love. Giving back is a big theme during this time 🤲

Massive thank you to everyone who came out to our second annual @craftsatthekiln Hometown for the Holidays! ❤️🎄 I couldn’t have done it without the best event partner ever, @ashleyverrall! As the Events Manager at @burningkilnwine, this girl works so hard with me to help bring our summer and winter events to life! Have you ever worked with someone and just connected on every level? That’s us! We both pull our weight, meet our deadlines, have fun and creative ideas, own our mistakes, help each other out, and most importantly LOVE cats! 😹 Also a massive thank you to the entire staff at @burningkilnwine, @longpointecoadv and @hometownbrewco for your incredible partnerships and hard work 👏👏👏 Together we pulled off our busiest event yet and were able to donate over $3,000 to the @longpointbiosphere from admission and hot chocolate by donation! ❤️🐢 Thank you as well to all our incredible vendors, we were told repeatedly by shoppers how impressed they were with the quality of your work 🙌 Thank you everyone for helping bring my market dreams to life in my hometown 😍 #thereaintnofolklikenorfolk #hometownfortheholidays

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