Happy Cinco de Mayo eyeryone

Regardless of if you celebrate or not, for me it's a time to be happy. In my mind, things are finally starting to go back to normal. I put in my application to go back to college yesterday, I've been going to the gym more to build back my strength, I've been spending more time with my friends and family, I've even started working on my Christmas gifts already! I love crocheting so I'm going to try and crochet some of my gifts this year. I also just recently got an embossing machine and a die cutter so I can make my own cards too! That's one of the biggest changes I can see in myself in my 'post-lyme' phase (if you can call it that since I'm still not fully lyme free) is I've found myself to be more creative. I was never a creative child, never enjoyed art in school, and now Pinterest is one of my favorite websites. I'm probably on it everyday for either a crochet pattern or a gluten free recipe or just killing time. I actually found the pattern for this blanket I crocheted as a gift for a friends daughter on Pinterest.

 If you don't know how to crochet there are tutorials on Pinterest that are great. I go back to them for certain stitches or to refresh my memory. (Okay, I'm done with crocheting and Pinterest!)

I have noticed a slight drop in my energy lately, I haven't really been eating much red meat so I believe it could be my iron levels, so I want to have them checked. Other than that I switched one medicine, I am on Minocycline now, and still Factiv, Folic acid, Magnesium, Probiotics, Vitamin C, and Calcium. I also take my other prescribed medication specific to me.

The Fibrosleep that I mentioned in a previous post is helping so much still. I just started my second bottle last night and I'm still sleeping soundly from it (which is why I'm not accounting my current lax nature to bad sleep).

By the way, I'm not sure how many of you out there are gluten free (or how many of you there are out there), some yummy things you might want to try (if you haven't already); whenever bars (really awesome soft oat snack bars that come in awesome flavors), KIND bars (they're another bar, but crunchy this time with 5 super grains. I'm a sucker for quinoa), and last but not least sixlets (I learnt my colors from this candy so of course it'll always have a special place in my heart, but when I went gluten free and found out I could still eat this childhood favorite, I couldn't help but share. What makes it even better for me, is most dollar trees carry them in my area in the large bags so I can have the little snack size one in my car :) I told you they have a special place in my heart lol)

Well thats all from me for now, I'm going to get back to crocheting for Christmas! But I would love to hear from any of you, your questions or comments.  

Goodbye from Crochet Central,
The Lyme Life