Well Folks 2010 is coming to a close

2011 should be a better year than this. Healthwise not so great! The Fibromyalgia is the bane of my life what can I say? Start back at the magazine January from a three month holiday and break to consider other plans. The beginning of the purpose built studio is firmly on the to do list. I'm looking at property for a store in Cambridge but as prices soar it may be on the back burner.

It's been an interesting year. I reached my 40th with ease. Family, well lets just say I'm happy with my lot. My parents have been a fantastic support as my in laws love them all dearly. They have gone that extra mile to make this year very special. I'd never had thought I'd have my own business, be a writer for a magazine in a million years. Just shows with a little inspiration, determination and a dream you can do and become anything you wish.

My apprentice will be starting soon and I'm re-opening my diary for teaching again.

I want to thank every single one of you who have helped and supported me thoughtout this year. You have all been truly amazing. Customers who have become friends. Most of all my husband, my children and my parents. Without you I would not be where I am today.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

Kaye
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Handpaint fairy silk Necklaces..

Snowed under with work, battling with Fibro too. Today catching up with glass commissions. One consolation is the Xmas shopping done.

Some of my latest work

Topaz Treasures Necklace Available on my Folksy Store

Amethysta Necklace available on my Folksy Store

Ceylon Orb Necklace available on my Folksy Store

Fairy Toadstool House Beads - All Sold

Peridot Pear Necklace - Sold

Exhausted..

The dreaded F is back :(

Thankfully my medication has been changed but hell it's going to be hard transition.

More tests at the Doctors and referals back to Rheummy. Hydrotherapy to look forward too. Crutches will be here soon thankfully. On a lighter note here are some pictures of my latest beads. I got 10 sets made for Spoilt Rotten. My lastest commission for Lesley.







Lesley's Flush Gem Set Ring

J'taime Bead Set

Ocean Gems Bead Set with 99.9 fine silver

freaking out!

my vision has been blurred for sometime, mainly on a morning. Didn't think anything of it. On waking this morning I noticed this massive lump on my stomach as I looked at it, it burst it's a boil nice..yak! I have an unquenchable thirst these days..after talking to hubby he sugested I tested my blood sugars. I still have my blood sugar testing kits from when I was pregnant with my last child. I've had Gestational Diabetes with all my pregnancies the last one pregnancy I needed insulin.

first reading 6.7mmol/L Great! on fasting. I've done the google thing..yeah yeah bad idea but it appears I may have the start of what could be pre-diabetes. Thing is, with the Fibromyalgia it's not a good combination.

Seeing the Dr at 12.20pm today :(

I'm flaring..

Day 8 of my lastest Fibro Flare up. Deep joy no wait that is Deep pain. I've trapped a nerve in my back by just sitting. The nerve pain shoots down my back into my backside and down my legs. I have a trapped nerve in my neck and that is radiating across my shoulders, down into my arms and hands and fingers. Movement is pretty much nigh on impossible. On top of that I'm day 5 into an IBS attack. Struggling to eat anything without suffering horrible pain cramps and nausea

I have flare ups roughly every 10 days. These flare ups can last from anything to 10 days up to 8weeks.

Fibromyalgia is very real even though we may look ok on the outside no one truly knows how it feels to endure this horrible syndrome unless you're a fellow sufferer.

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia:
Anxiety - stress and worry
Concentration and memory problems - known as fibro fog
Depression
Digestive disorders
Discoloration of hands and feet (Raynaud's phenomenon)
Dryness in mouth, nose, and eyes
Chronic Fatigue
Headaches - Migraines
Irritable bowel syndrome
Stiffness - not just in the mornings
Pain - Nerve Pain, Muscle Pain, Cramps, Muscle Spasms
Painful menstrual cramps
Restless legs syndrome
Muscle Twitches
Sleep problems
Swelling, numbness, burning, and tingling in hands, arms, feet, and legs
Trigger points
Urinary symptoms
TMJD Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
TN Trigeminal Neuralgia
Chemical, Food, Smells, Noise - Sensitivities
Skin Disorders

Just to mention a few, some of us have other ailments but these are the general symptoms. If you know someone who suffers with this please help raise awareness. If you don't know anyone with this condition and you meet someone with it please be gentle with us. We may look ok on the outside, there is never anything OK about Fibromyalgia it is an invisible illness. It takes over your life and you are at the mercy of your own body trapped inside a broken body.

These Glassy Pretties need new homes

Fresh out of the kiln and dressed up..new editions to http://www.folksy.com/shops/Kilolemurlampwork

Newborn Beadiez from Kilo Lemur Lampwork

All these are available on my folksy store http://www.folksy.com/shops/Kilolemurlampwork