OMG... HAS IT REALLY BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE I WAS LAST HERE?

So much has happened in five years, and amazingly enough, so much hasn't happened in five years!

Take for instance the bowling ball project... never finished it. It pathetically adorns my garden, albeit with adhered ceramic and glass pieces periodically falling off of it.

And the kitchen project... another relatively stagnant project. But there's hope for this one... I'll tell you more about that soon.

Part of the problem with this blog, and lack of projects, and lack of finishing projects is this—I haven't been sleeping well for a couple of years now (oh... and I broke my arm). Consequently, I have been extremely tired and fatigued, and have lost interest in doing the things I enjoy. All I've wanted to do is sleep, and then sleep some more. I had at least one nap a day, sometimes more.

Finally, I got tired of being tired all of the time, and decided to go see a sleep specialist. I had a sleep study done to see what kinds of issues I'm having while I try to sleep. As an adult, I have always been a snorer, although I know my snoring has gotten progressively worse with age. I suspected that my snoring might be interfering with my getting quality rest, but I didn't realize it was as bad as it was.

The sleep specialist's report indicated that I was experiencing a 'sleep disturbance' (aka being wakened) on average 30 times an hour—THIRTY TIMES AN HOUR!!?! That's every other minute! It was no wonder I was always so tired.

This, and other revelations in my sleep report, qualified me for a CPAP machine. Ugh... a CPAP machine. How was I going to be able to sleep comfortably with this THING attached to my head all night?! Very well, apparently.

I've been using it for about two months now, and I can tell you that now I only experience about three 'sleep disturbances' in a hour. And I'm sleeping more hours during the night. I feel so much better and well rested! I finally have the energy and the enthusiasm to do the things I enjoy most like sewing, painting, crafting, building, and DIYing! ...AND, I'm not taking as many naps anymore!

Now mind you, I haven't been completely idle these last five years... I have continued to create things and take pictures of my projects, but only now am I getting around to posting them, as well as getting around to finishing old projects and starting new ones!

Welcome back, and I hope you enjoy seeing my projects!