I'm an engineer, artist, mom, wife, and registered nurse. I work on an inpatient psych unit and live in the Pacific NW USA with my husband and our menagerie of dog, parrots, cats, and a couple of corn snakes.
Archive for the year 2009
Baby Ripple Hat – Crochet Pattern
Adapted from Lyn’s Baby’s Round Ripple Afghan pattern Baby/sport yarn with an F hook makes a newborn-sized hat Round 1: Ch 4, join. Ch 3, make 13 DC in loop, join. (14 St) Round 2: Ch 3. *In 2nd st from hook, DC-Ch 2-DC (V-stitch made)* six times; DC in base of starting Ch 3, [...]
Posted: December 25th, 2009 under Knitting.
Comments: 21
Dissociative Society Disorder
I was raised in a very conservative Christian family. I still believe in what Jesus taught, which I suppose still makes me a Christian, although the “conservative” part was permanently revoked when I got myself a tattoo for my 45th birthday. These days, however, I’m finding myself more and more reluctant to admit to being [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2009 under Deep Thoughts.
Comments: 10
Eating in the Zone: My new Menieres Diet
I’ve gotten a lot of requests for more information since Twittering about the new diet my vestibular specialist has put me on, so I thought I’d try to summarize it here for everyone who is interested. My particular vestibular disorder, Menieres Disease (aka endolymphatic hydrops) is caused by excess fluid in the inner ear’s hearing [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2009 under Cooking, My Life, Vestibular Disorders.
Comments: 30
Seven Things You May Not Know About Me
I was in labor for two months with my 3rd child (which probably explains why I don’t have a 4th). I went into premature labor at 24 weeks on August 4, 1986. My due date was November 28. The doctors didn’t hold out much hope, and despite using every tactic in their arsenals they never [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2009 under My Life.
Comments: 5