Complaining/back pain

I hate people who complain all the time or just talk about negative stuff, but today I'm going to join them for a little while..
This day felt blah from the morning and it hasn't so far gotten better.. my back is hurting a bit more today too. For those who doesn't know I have a herniated disc and that's what has made my back, hip, butt, leg etc hurt for the last 5months or so. I even got a MRI scan and am now in the que for an operation..
So because of that I called my health care provider, so I could talk to my own doctor who I really really like, only to be told that I have a new "own" doctor.. again.. so now I have to talk to a new doctor once again.. sigh.. 
Luckily there's a new water gymnastics group today that I'm going to try out, I loooove swimming :) and luckily it's not forbidden, instead the last fysiotherapist recommended it :) it's also good to get out of the house, some days the only reason to go out of the house is to go to the store and that usually ends with chocolate.. although today might end that way too.. ugh..
I hate and love chocolate.. feels like most of my life has revolved around chocolate (or candy)..

Sewing, sewing, sewing.. :)

I'm making lots of quilted purses, the hardest part is to choose which colors to use together!

9 finished sides, just need to do the lining and choose a zipper and pocket andandand :P

This is what the "finished" 9 looks like, I have 3 more suggestions that I need to think about before I sew them..

I also need to keep reminding myself that this is fun and that even though I "have" to do it, it's not to be counted as work and hence boring.. I so easily think the wrong thoughts and then everything just feels so negative that I want to go crawl under a blanket! But I'm getting better at staying positive :D

Blog reading

Lately I've been so busy with reading blogs that I haven't had the energy for writing on my own :P and also I've been trying to cope with the back(-related) pains.. The two last weeks I've finally felt even partially alive ;) although not exactly functioning.. I did get the dress for my friends wedding finished, now I just need to find someone to take a pic of me in it as well :)
I've also finished painting the kitchen sofa, finally! Still need to dry before I can move it back into the kitchen, and so as not to kill my back it would be very good to have someone help me move it ;)

At least I finally got to sew a passport cover for a friend, I happened to find the perfect fabric for her :)

Knitting, crocheting, sewing, organizing..

..there's not enough hours in a day! ;) Except now when there's not enough pain-free hours in a day.. still having trouble with my sciatica.. *sigh*
Anyway, a couple pictures of what I've been doing:

New socks, lovely yarn and interesting pattern :)

Trollis has been licking some of my yarns, making them all disheveled and blah.. so I got the idea to make her a mouse that she is allowed to lick! :)

Finished the home-dress :)

I just loove that dotty fabric with the green solid :) and it's perfect, something extra but not too much :)

Lots more pictures I could upload, but I'll save something for another day ;)

almost finished "home"-dress

Yes I know, it needs to be ironed.. but I was so happy about getting at least one pocket on that I just had to take a picture and post it ;) took me some time to decide on the fabric for the pockets.. I wanted something a little extra but not something that I couldn't wear with all moods ;) still need to make another pocket and then I'll make the cord in the same dotty fabric :) and possibly add a cord or elastic under the bust. And about the name, it's a dress to wear at home, so as not to have to change clothes all the time.. I'm so good at getting clothes dirty when I'm home so I thought this might help :)

Apple blanket

I need your help, I have this idea of a crocheted apple blanket but I can't decide which green ones to use.. :)

The red and the light green I'm sure of, but which of the other two greens? Or both? :)

I haven't decided on how or with what colour I'm going to assemble it yet either.. :)
please, please comment! :)

I've been having a really bad case of sciatica this week, so I haven't been able to do as much as I want to.. The kitchen sofa is still waiting for more sanding.. I have been crocheting a little, I have this idea for an apple blanket in green and red, will be interesting to see how it turns out ;) And then I've been sewing on the mock-up for the Dress, see picture.

the blue model (B) but with some changes.. and in greeen :)

I'm going to wear it to a friends wedding in October which fortunately has the theme "Fantasy/Lord of the Rings" and the colours green, yellow, orange and red :) can't be much better than that! :) so my dress will be green and white and it's quite a fantasy-inspired model don't you think :) although I'm lowering the neckline (if you've got it, flaunt it!) and then I'm making shorter (and not so broad) sleeves and it will be open at the front so that the underskirt will show when I'm walking.. :) oh well, you'll see when it's finished :)
At least it's good to have projects to think of when in pain.. I've been thinking up loads of ways to make pretty passport folders (or bags, cushions etc) :)