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Published January 10, 2019 at 3024 × 4032 in My Cancer Story

I had excellent in-home care as I recovered from my mastectomy

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Had a yarn date today with the lovely Shanice of @crochetasticboutique while she’s in town! Threat of rain, snow and sleet couldn’t stop us! Nothing a hot cup of coffee or tea from @RiseCoffeeSTL can’t fix! And check out the inspirational notes we found left in the desk we were sitting at! ⠀⠀ I love it when we can meet our insta buddies IRL! And Shanice is the sweetest! 🥰 I had to clear a solid couple inches of accumulated snow off the car when we left, but thankfully the roads were in good shape and we both made it home safe and sound. ⠀⠀ Snow: love it, or hate it? ⠀⠀ #whathappenedtofall #snowflakeskeepfallingonmyhead #yarndate #crochetbuddies #crochet #fiberarts #iloveyarn #crochettexture #handmade #crochetersofig #crochetgirlgang #yarnaddict #yarnlove #crochetcrew #yarnaholic #ganchillo #ourmakerlife #hooksbooksandwanderlust #crochetblog #crochetblogger #indiecrochet #indiedesigner #etsy #cistl #stlouis #stlouismo

If you knew the date you were going to die, how would that inform your life choices? And would you die that day because of those life choices, making it a self-fulfilling prophecy, or would you have died that day regardless? ⠀⠀ ••• ⠀⠀ I was so busy packing and running errands yesterday for my girls weekend this weekend that I forgot to tell y’all about the latest review to hit my blog! 🤦🏻‍♀️ ⠀⠀ If you follow along with me on @Goodreads, you’ll have noticed this book was in my Currently Reading stack for a loooooong time. I kept running out of time on my library loans, so it took a few cycles of waiting for my turn to come around again. Was it worth it? See my blog post to find out. ⠀⠀ #theimmortalists #chloebenjamin #gpputnamssons @putnambooks #historicalfiction #fiction #fantasy #magicalrealism #ebook #bookish #readergram #bibliophile #booklover #bookworm #booksofig #readersofig #instabook #readbeforeyouthink #bookstagram #bookobsessed #bookreview #bookaddict #pageturner #bookblogger #bookreviewer #hooksbooksandwanderlust #bookstagrammer #goodreads

Happy hump day friends! Who likes free stuff? 🙋🏻‍♀️ ⠀⠀ I've teamed up with 7 incredible makers to help @crochetasticboutique celebrate reaching 1k followers with a giveaway! To win my Autumn Walks Scarf PDF Pattern and a few other patterns and lots of goodies, head on over to @crochetasticboutique's original post and enter there! Swipe for a sneak peak at some of the amazing items you could win! ⠀⠀ In other news, today you can find the next stitch tutorial you’ll need if you plan to make the Alpine Dreams Beanie. Today’s tutorial is for the Double Crochet 5 Together, or dc5tog. Grab some yarn and get practicing! ⠀⠀ #lionbrandyarn #fall #crochettutorial #crochet #fiberarts #iloveyarn #crochettexture #handmade #crochetersofig #crochetgirlgang #yarnaddict #yarnlove #crochetcrew #yarnaholic #ganchillo #ourmakerlife #hooksbooksandwanderlust #crochetblog #crochetblogger #indiecrochet #indiedesigner

Ah! With the busyness of the last week and this past weekend, I forgot to post the last three finished beanies from my testers! Check out these beauties! The ombré effect on @ley_la_licious’s beanie is to die for, and you might spy another HBAW pattern in the background behind it! Next is the beautiful rainbow baby beanie that is sure to brighten any gray fall day by @tinyanaesthetist ! And last but not least, @legacycrochet22 adapted the pattern to make it a (🎶 raspberry 🎶) beret! ⠀⠀ These ladies knocked it out of the park! I’ve set the release date for Nov 20, so you’re going to have to hold out just a teeny bit longer, because there are other exciting things coming before I can release it! So watch this space! ⠀⠀ #alpinedreamsbeanie #crochettexture #crochetpattern #babyshowergift #giftideas #newbornphotographyprops #newbornphotoprops #crochet #fiberarts #iloveyarn #handmade #crochetersofig #crochetgirlgang #yarnaddict #yarnlove #crochetcrew #yarnaholic #ganchillo #ourmakerlife #hooksbooksandwanderlust #crochetblog #crochetblogger #indiecrochet #indiedesigner

Remember the cute hat I made a couple posts back? She loved hers so much that she ordered two more for her nieces so they could be #twining 😊 Not pictured is the cute little dollhouse rug I made for her as well. She is making a miniature version of Andy’s Room for her Toy Story-loving nephew! 😍 ⠀⠀ Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? ⠀⠀ #christmasiscoming #giftideas #crochet #fiberarts #iloveyarn #handmade #crochetersofig #crochetgirlgang #yarnaddict #yarnlove #crochetcrew #yarnaholic #ganchillo #ourmakerlife #bhooked #hooksbooksandwanderlust #crochetblog #crochetblogger #indiecrochet #indiedesigner #etsy #cistl #stlouis #stlouismo

Happy Halloween friends! It is going to be a cold one tonight in The Lou, better come prepared! I whipped up another hat using my #AlpineDreamsBeanie pattern, which I promise is coming soon. I think I’m going to need it tonight though! @4millimeterdesigns is going as “cranky mom,” I think I’m going as “cold AF mom.” I’m thinking of layering every sweater, scarf and hat I own, that’s cool right? Brrr. ⠀⠀ In other news, on the blog today, I released the first of two stitch tutorials you’ll need to be able to make this pattern. Today’s tutorial is the Front Post Double Crochet, so if you’re new to that stitch and plan to make the Alpine Dreams Beanie, grab some yarn and get practicing! 😊 ⠀⠀ Stay warm out there friends! And happy haunting! ⠀⠀ #halloween #happyhalloween #coldaf #fall #allhallowseve #crochet #fiberarts #iloveyarn #crochettexture #handmade #crochetersofig #crochetgirlgang #yarnaddict #yarnlove #bhooked #crochetcrew #yarnaholic #ganchillo #ourmakerlife #hooksbooksandwanderlust #crochetblog #crochetblogger #indiecrochet #indiedesigner #stlouis #stlouismo

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