Sunday 5 April 2015

update


I hate leaving  pauses between posts but things have been so busy in my household. New baby, a teenager and a husband to look after!! I have one week left of maternity leave, then back to work. Things are about to get a whole lot crazier around here!

I am in know way ready to return ready to work. Im struggling to keep on top of the house work and have been having a mad declutter. Im thinking without out so much clutter things should be easier thope keep clean right? Im humming and rrrrring as to  whether or not to throw out my country living mags. I have about 100 or so. I love to flick through them when I get a minute. Not any more I have hardly looked at one in months. I have been so busy with my little baby.

Holly suffers from very bad eczema and as to watched like an hawk, as she tries to scratch  her self all the time. We have been through tons of emollients and much to my reluctance and a sanity am trialing a steroid baseds cream on the hospitals advice. We also after months of asking now have a dietician, and are trying Holly on a hydrolyzed formula. Early days at the moment but we will have to wait and see. I have a back up plan in case it fails I have ordered skin salvation which is a natural cream to treat eczema and as good reviews

Any way time for an update on those who read the story about the lady in Kenya and responded (see previous posts) Im happy to report she as been home from the hospital now several weeks ago. Sorry for slow update!! I was over the moon when I heard the news from Penny  http://snapthatpenny.blogspot.co.uk/thank you for bringing this to our attention and thank you to all those who donated without your help im sure she would still be in that hospital

The craft swap I organised was such fun to do. I received some serious goodies in the mail. These absolutely beautiful and functional dishcloths knitted by Penny are the best I have ever used and lovely tea which I have now drank. This is what I got from my second give swap buddy.  Her name is Regina and also was the giveaway winner of the yarn and knitting book. Lots of lots of fabric she had left over from a quilit she was making lots of delicious tea to drink, a lovely hand quilted mat for my tea cup, a little orange snail gadget to sit on the side of your cup to wrap the teabag string on, a pair tweezers for doing delicate quilting, a couple of badges good quality thread, and a cute shaped case to put them in. Lastly she so kindly sent me a cream to try on my daughters ezcema. How kind indeed that really touched me was not expecting that!! Thank you both so much you really spoilt me rotten. I hope to do more to help more people in Kenya, I hope to set up an online haberdashery so I can sell little vintage items. The idea is to start a fund so that the money can go where its needed the most to help. More about that another time! Wishing you all a very happy Easter xxx


15 comments:

  1. Have a lovely Easter. I hope your return to work goes well.

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  2. Hi jabbott, Thank you for this update. I am so glad and happy to hear about the lady in Kenya getting home from the hospital. That is great news! You and Penny are to be congratulated on the work you did to help her. I wish you the best on your return to work. Happy Easter! John

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  3. Goodness I'm surprised you have time at all to post with all you have going on. If you crack the tidying and decluttering then you are more than welcome to come to my place as it could certainly do with some serious attention.
    Happy Easter,
    RedSetter

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  4. Hi dear Joy, so glad the parcel arrived and that you are enjoying it's contents. Thank you so much for organizing for such a great cause in Kenya. I look forward to working with you more. I just love all the goodies that Regina sent you too. With everything you have going on you need a lot of tea to remind you to take a rest now and then. Hugs. xx and Happy Easter. xx

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  5. Such lovely goodies my friend!!! I will be thinking of you as you return back to work...I have no doubt that you will find a rhythm that works for you and your family! Best wishes to you!! Nicole xoxo

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  6. You sound so busy, I hope all goes well when you return to work. Sharon x

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  7. Hope Holly is doing soon better! Such things are not easy at all!
    And that you have to start to work again already, I can imagine how stressfull that must be!

    I'm happy that the lady from Kenia could finally go home! I wish the situation for so many would be easier! But it is nice to see that sometimes some people can even make little changes which may be not so little for each and every.
    I think that we are all connected somehow, so that it can not just be indifferent for us how others feel.

    Hope you had a lovely Easter time with your family!

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  8. I'm glad your package arrived safely to you and that you are enjoying its contents!! I completely understand how you are feeling about returning to work. I haven't been on a break but returning after having days off for Easter was so hard for me this week!! My thoughts and prayers are with you dear Joy.

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  9. Hi Joy! I hope you and your family had a lovely Easter. Your swap sounded wonderful! It's such fun finding goodies in the mailbox, isn't it? :) I hope your little one's skin condition improves. Poor baby. I love the name Holly. I've been getting Country Living magazine for years and years. I have to say though, I don't enjoy it as much as I did in the past. It's changed. It used to be much "cozier and country-ish" than it is now. I cherish the issues from years ago. The new ones I usually throw away after I read them. Have a good week, Joy! xo

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  10. Hi Joy! I hope you and your family had a lovely Easter. Your swap sounded wonderful! It's such fun finding goodies in the mailbox, isn't it? :) I hope your little one's skin condition improves. Poor baby. I love the name Holly. I've been getting Country Living magazine for years and years. I have to say though, I don't enjoy it as much as I did in the past. It's changed. It used to be much "cozier and country-ish" than it is now. I cherish the issues from years ago. The new ones I usually throw away after I read them. Have a good week, Joy! xo

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  11. It's really very hard to return back to work with a baby at home. Wish your daughter's skin condition gets better soon. Your swap sounds lovely.

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  12. Good luck and take it easy for home dear;)

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  13. Isn't it a blessing that life provides a balance of chaos and fun?

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  14. Hi, How are you? I hope things are going well for you as you get back to work. You must be so busy ... how do you find the time to leave nice comments on blogs? :-) Just wanted to say thanks again for your kind comments on mine. Take care and be well!

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    1. Im fine thanks but super tired. Your welcome for the comments I leave on your blog its so interesting x

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