So Much

SO much has happened since I last checked in. The most important being that we built a closet. In renovating our house we combined the two bedroom closets to make one master closet, which was greatly needed. The problem is that a bedroom without a closet is no longer a bedroom. It took us three years to get around to but only one day to build. Of course that does not include taping the seams, sanding and painting but at least now we have a closet.

The other big accomplishment is the master closet curtains! It took intervention from my husband and both mothers to complete, but at least it is done. I used a very heavy fabric that proved difficult to work. As a result the project took much longer than anticipated. I am not sure what my problem was, it is sewing straight lines.

The final thing that I accomplished was my 'Health in Candy Form' project. It was recommended that eating Brazil nuts would be a good thing as they are rich in selenium which is great for boosting thyroid function. I am not a huge fan of Brazil nuts but luckily the daily 'dose' is only 3 to 4 nuts. I came up with this idea to make little treats; essentially the idea of a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down. (I dare you to re-read that without hearing the Mary Poppins song- ha!)

My idea: 3 nuts and a dried apricot sandwiching a small piece of melted chocolate. It turned out much better than I expected. There were some design flaws; Brazil nuts are not a good base and now that I look at the finished product they are a bit big. Next time I am going to go for a smaller square of chocolate, half of an apricot and only 2 nuts. That way I can eat two and be happy.

In the future accomplishment category, I have again re-started the Red Devil Sweater (for the last time). If it is not comfortably wearable at the end of this, I am giving it away and starting on other, better conceived projects. More on that when it moves to the done list.