I have had decent mornings followed by terrible afternoons.
I've been mostly house-bound again.
The post-nasal drip has been ridiculous. I've also been super fatigued - more than usual and I think the two are related. My chest feels so heavy and sore when I breathe. I'm not sure what is going on - whether it is related to POTS, whether I have a sinus infection, something in my lungs, or who knows what else? Allergies? Asthma?
To be honest, I keep thinking of getting it checked out but I'm just too exhausted to go sit at a walk-in clinic for a couple hours. Ironic, I know....I guess this is part of being disabled...too sick to access care. If it gets much worse I'm going to have no choice but to seek some kind of help.
Some mornings I continue to work on relief block printing (art). I had some inquiries about my work. People interested in me doing cards and hanging things at galleries. Also, one woman looking to perhaps buy a piece. It feels good, like validation that my art isn't completely amateur. At the same time, I think some people think I just whip this stuff up and it's easy for me. It takes a lot of work over many sessions and much of what I do isn't fantastic or worth sharing.
That being said, it would be nice to sell a few pieces, just to pay for the paper and ink.
We had a huge blizzard last Friday. I spent most the day in my lazy 'girl' watching the wind and snow out the front window. It has been the snowiest coldest April I have ever spent here. I actually found it kind of fun and exciting that day although I really do want spring. They say it will reach 15 C this week. I cant wait to at least sit outside.
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what a winter! hope spring come to your place soon. here it almost like summer!
ReplyDeleteyou block prints are beautiful! i showed some to my student another day, they loved them! i hope you sell a lot.
hope you feel better soon.
Thanks Yun Yi, I'm honoured that you showed them to a student.
ReplyDeleteTurns out the breathing problems are actually a cold...for some reason I got a cold that started in the chest and it took me 4 days to figure out it wasn't just M.E.....crazy illness this is.
welcome, upnorth. i meant "students", not a student. they all love it. the reason i showed them yours was i tried to encourage my students to be more independent, to let them know that art is not something "learned" (so why did they come to me? lol). i never truly believe there is a thing called "professional art". art is art. van gogh was not professional at all, but he created something above those "professionals". in my art blog, i put my "statement" on the top of blog: art should not be a profession, but a hobby.
Deleteglad you figured it out about your breathing problems. i had serious breathing problem, asthma like, for years. first i thought i had some lung problems, but later i figured it out that it was my nutrition - i did not eat enough good food. as i ate more meat, better other foods, it's gone totally. but still, if i overdraw my energy without enough nutrition support, i would get that problem again. it was the worst symptom i ever had.
Last time I had a flare that involved breathing issues and chest discomfort, I had pneumonia. Walking pneumonia. Keep an eye on it, even if you think it's just a cold. We blame so many symptoms on ME and sometimes it's something else.
ReplyDeletebest,
jenji
Hiya :-)
ReplyDeleteDo you have all your prints up somewhere for me to see - a web page or anything?
Treya xx