cross stitch, card making mum

i suffer from panic attacks and have since i conceived my eldest child. i changed my tablets four weeks ago tomorrow and have been back to see consultant today. he is really pleased with how i am getting on with new tablets and so am staying on te same tablets dosage for the next six weeks when i will have another review.

have also had two sessions iwth the physio re back and leg pain. i have a shift in my spine where it is bending towards the right and the bottom three vertebrae(sp?) are very stiff and i have lost the natural arch in the bottom of the back. so lots of manipulation and exercises to do to try and get it right! at teh start of teh second session, the physio says the shift has improved and i am straighter but bottom of back is really stiff.

stitching wise i have done the third week of the hardangar stitch a long all bar the french knots - had a bit of a problem with them. there are only eight of them but after the first two which looked ok the others just wouldn't lie right so i have bought some beads which were delivered today so will finish that tonight.

i am also starting another stitch along. it is to make an eight sided pin cushion - it has a special name and begins with b (something like biscournu) will have to double check the name. i needed some hand dyed aida so have ordered some from www.polstitches.com and the matching varigated thread and some similar beads - they are due to be delivered at end of the week so will get cracking on that over weekend.

need to sit down and have a good go at commission piece too - lots of colour changes of varying shades of pink and purple, need to concentrate - hope to do some tonight after adding hte beads to stitch along first!

tomorrow night is earmarked to do two mothers day cards for mum and mum in law - need to tget them done!!

have had a mixed week craftwise! my back adn leg is still playing me up although luckily i have a physio appointment tomorrow morning, hoping something will be done as leg does not seem any better - towards the end of theweek my leg is really painful.
i can't always sit and cross stitch for too long at night at moment and so have been looking for other things to do to keep busy - i bought one of those knit a scarf kits and finished it this week. of course i had to buy a pink one adn when i went to photograph it, it looked like a pink fluffy pile on the table so i decided to ask my daughter to model it but then son wanted to model it too - so think i may have lost it!!
i know my daughter wants me to do her one too but think son is going to argue for one too!

i have also done the second week of the polstitches hardanger stitchalong too adn am really enjoying this too. i bought the materials pack from her too and so am loving teh colours jo has chosen!

i have also stitched a little on the noahs ark picture although this is going to have to take a back seat for a while, while i stitch a commission piece for wendy at enchanted needles.