Sleeping is always a gamble with hEDS. Will I get a good rest? Will I wake up in intense pain with 2 dislocated and 3 strained joints? Who knows! #hEDS #chronicpain #ehlersdanlos #chronicillness

I made *throws spatula into the sink* Homemade pie *rips off apron* For Thanksgiving with my in-laws *slams cupboard* And my fiancé *shoves pie in the fridge* IS SICK

Finished my #goblin #garb and got to wear the whole ensemble for the first time at #meepleathon last weekend! I was running a demo table for my #larp and made some new friends!

Fiancé is practicing dissertation defense on us. Kid has a notebook prepped, w/ sentence starters including "What is ...?" "How can you be sure ...?" and "What the fuck (optional) does ..... mean?" Literally wrote "optional" over the bad word so it can be used or not based on the depth of confusion

I'm in the era of my #hair growing out where it somehow looks fantastic when I wake up but isn't long enough to have that many tangles. Unfortunately, this is also the length that annoys me most because it's long enough I HAVE to do something with it but short enough I CAN'T do anything.

Took a leather pouch class Saw stitching chisels make a row of holes Realized a grid wouldn't be much harder Long story short, I cross-stitched on a leather cuff to match the outfit it goes with

Yesterday was a low pain day so I enjoyed being able to fight at my #LARP. Today the shoulder I dislocated in my sleep is screaming at me. My knees decided to go on strike & not work. Just because someone with #chronicpain can do something today, doesn't mean they can do it tomorrow. #EDS #zebra

Budget #larp or #renfair garb idea: Christmas Tree Skirt. It's a little pre-made shoulder cloak, and some of them look like they should be worn as such. #budgetgarb #garb

Wizard Chain: The Making Of! I saw a picture of "Wandering 4-in-1 Chain," lost the picture, and recreated it from memory with steel and aluminum rings left over from my fiancé's previous projects. It works great with my Wizard ensemble! #chain #chainmail #amtgard #larp #wizard

Fiancé went shopping for #kid #clothes yesterday. We buy from thrift stores for us, but Kid has specific texture sensitivities so he bought new-new clothes for the 1st time in ~3 yrs. He is AGHAST at how much everything costs. I watched part of his soul die as Kid's pants got rung up. #inflation

Anime Nebraskon was a blast this weekend! I'm never good at taking pictures at events, but I especially loved all the beginner how-to panels and classes, including this #leatherwork pouch class! #animenebraskon #nebraskon #convention

Went to #Nebraskon and forgot to take any pictures at the #con 😅 Fiance's feet wore out, so here's an after-con #selfie of my Sitholorian! (Yes, I wore a #mask all day; my lungs are trash and the last thing I need is the Con Crud)

First time helping with a #Halloween Trunk or Treat! I got so many #kids asking if I was a girl! I told them #Wizard School doesn't accept girls so I'm in disguise, then shushed them like it was a big secret. Everyone likes to be in on a plot!

My therapist said it doesn't count as anxiety or paranoia when someone is actually out to get you. Unsurprisingly, this was not helpful. #therapy #stalker

Messed up. Put #bananabread in too late for it to fully bake before I had to leave the house. Didn't want my house in flames. Turned the oven off, left the lil loaves in. Figured at worst they were already a loss, at best the oven would cool slowly enough to finish #baking. IT WORKED! #success

I love washing my kid's sheets. I shake them out before the wash, find 5 missing plushies in their folds, and now I'm a hero! #parenting #kids #laundry #plushylife

Every night before I fall asleep, I tell my fiancé I love him. Because even if he's already asleep, maybe his subconscious will hear and assure him he's treasured. And even if I was upset with him, if one of us shuffles off the mortal coil in the night, I want my last words to him to be good ones.

I made a chain for my Crow ensemble! It's a Half-Persian weave in purple, blue, and green coated aluminum rings. In Amtgard LARP, an unadorned chain is a symbol of knighthood. #garb #chain #larp #amtgarb

I tried to buy something off Etsy and the order was cancelled by the seller, with a polite message to let me know that they can't afford to eat the cost of the tariff hike, and they refuse to make their buyers pay an additional 20% of the item's cost just for a new tariff.

I made this shirt to go with my #goblin #garb in my #larp. It was made using scraps from old projects, also known as #cabbage, and is intentionally inside-out with all the seams showing! #sewing can be as crazy as you make it!

Making progress on my Cabbage Garb! #sewing #garb #cabbage #scraps

When designing Cabbage Garb, I usually measure carefully, mark out how large an area the fabric needs to cover, then start throwing pieces on the floor until they fit. (Cabbage= scrap fabric left over from other projects) #garb #sewing #chaos #cabbage

Master Rose Hood awarded for service in my #larp The #phoenix is a personal design created for the wearer based on elements from an Anhinga and the phoenix of a beloved #Amtgard player that has passed away. And yes, it has #pockets #sewing

Waggling my eyebrows and making suggestive comments to my fiancee and he's rolling his eyes like this isn't what he signed up for. Why do you think we're getting married, sir?? This is literally what you signed up for?? #couples #partners #love

I held babies this weekend! I love it when friends bring babies! I love how new and perfect babies are. I love whispering to them kind things they won't remember but their souls will know. I love the relief in their parents eyes when they see that they have help. I am the village I want to have.

I made some sashes for my #larp! The color denotes the class being played, and the silver trim shows that the wearer is a Paragon, an expert in that class. They have hidden pockets to hold spell lists. #sewing #amtgard

I hope whoever threaded this bobbin stubs both their pinkie toes! It came with the machine, apparently full, and has run out of thread three times so far because they just wound new lengths of blue thread over top of old lengths. #sewing #thread #bobbin #bobbinchicken

Bitches be trippin'! It's me; I'm bitches, And I'm tripping on cats. (No #cats were harmed in the stumblings of this #morning)

Knighting surcoat for a pal in my #larp! The crown on the front is part of our kingdom #heraldry. The stars on the back are our family heraldry, and the shield with wolves is his personal heraldry. I incorporated northern lights and maple leaves (some pockets!), as he lives in #Canada. #sewing #garb

My wrist is healed and the project is finished! #sewing #larp #garb #tunic #heraldry

My wrist is doing better, so I'm back to work. But this wolf applique has a lot of corners! #sewing #machineapplique #satinstitch #LARP #garb #wolf

I swear, I drive better with one hand than some folks do with two! #driving #injury #useyourturnsignal

All projects are on hold. I hurt my wrist. No way can I do intricate appliques with my wrist in a brace. 😭 #sewing #injury

Finally putting together a project I cut out almost two years ago, before I got long COVID and lost the energy to do anything but survive. #sewing #tunic #garb #covid #LARP

Been a while since I woke up facedown in my pillow, hugging myself, both shoulders dislocated. It's always a sign the day's not going to be a good one. #eds #zebragang #dislocation #chronicpain

A friend went suddenly blind, making them unable to work. Another friend pressed me to donate to their fundraiser. I've had long COVID for 2 years, unable to work myself. Nobody helped me. I don't know how to properly express how hurt I feel at this. #covid #unemployed #friends #withfriendslikethese

Me: Ok, I have 6 projects to finish in 4 weeks! My Brain: How about... We do none of them and finish this 7th project that has no deadline at all? #adhd #sewing #neurospicy #crafting

Playing Baldur's Gate 3 for the first time. Initial impressions: Astarion: Smarmy AF, no likey Shadowheart: Fake-sweet Emo Lae'zel: Racist Wyll: White Knight Complex Gale: Giving Anders from Dragon Age: Awakening. Gotta be a catch. #BG3 #dragonage #baldursgate3 #gaming #firstimpressions

Designed as the Morwen cosplay to match my fiance's Telemain, this dress was adapted to fit the Witches and Cowboys reign theme in my LARP and features two zippered pockets in each sleeve! #enchantedforestchronicles #LARP #Amtgard #sewing #pockets #dress #ithaspockets

Nurse Friend politely informed me that sun protection doesn't change much after SPF 50. I politely informed her that the miniscule difference between SPF 50 and SPF 70+ may not affect someone with actual melanin, but I burn like a vampire and I can feel the difference! #thesunistryingtokillme

The more yardwork I do, the more appealing cold showers and lying nekkid under a fan become. #itshotouthere #yardwork #thesunistryingtokillme

Taught my fiance how to use a chainsaw and how to put a new tire on a rim. Now I'm drinking from his "Best Dad Ever" mug, as I deserve 🤣

I just spent 3 hours working in my yard. The yard that's been neglected for 2 years due to a series of injuries and illnesses culminating in long COVID. The long COVID that left me unable to do one flight of stairs without taking a break to breathe. 3 hours of work, and I'm still breathing. 🥹

"Hacking Pod in position!" Is it, though? Is it really?? IN THE CEILING?? #deeprockgalactic #gaming #videogames

Cotton pocket vest for a Telemain The Magician cosplay from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. #sewing #cosplay #obscurecosplay #LARP

You know you've let the dishes slide for too long when you're eating cereal out of a mixing bowl with a serving spoon

Handkerchief-weight linen tunic I mended for a friend. Most of it is NOT my work, so let's play 2 games: 1. Spot the patch where a hole used to be. 2. Which part did I add to the pre-existing tunic? #larp #sewing #mending #applique

When the LARP battlegame turns into a standoff

I was honestly baffled when the sewing machine repairman came rushing out of the back room to tell me he hates me. Turns out he's jealous of the "beautiful old girl" that I brought in! 😅 #sewing #sewingmachine #sewingmachinerepair

I made a fun Cthulhu-inspired tunic for a friend's knighting! The threads I used for the tentacles glows in the dark, but doesn't photograph well when glowing 😅 #larp #amtgard #sewing