Tuesday, December 17, 2019

One of those moments...



Have you ever had one of those days that's just utterly overwhelming? You know, everything's going wrong, you can't quite figure out how to do things, and you just feel like you're at your wits' end?

I've had a few weeks of that, and it's getting to me. It's nothing terribly serious, of course, but I'm dealing with new medical stuff, lots of new joint pains, and I've had several moments lately where I just feel completely out of "cope". Then someone comes along and makes an offhand comment that somehow resets my cope levels and makes me feel so much better.

Today my family and I went to a local burger place. We go there often enough that the staff recognizes us and jokes around with us. Today was no different, and we had several laughs with them while we were there.

That's nice, and it did cheer me up. But as we were leaving, I had one of those moments... the staff member we'd been joking with earlier stopped us on our way out the door. He told us that he really does love to see us come in, because we brighten up his day and make it just that little bit happier.

I'm not going to lie, I smiled and thanked him, and my husband told him that he makes our days better too. We walked out to our car and I had a bit of a happy cry...

Sometimes life with chronic illness can feel overwhelming and endless. Sometimes it feels like it's too much and it's not worth fighting through. But those moments when someone tells me that I make their life better?

It totally makes everything worth it. And I'm crying again thinking about it, explaining it to my husband who was wondering why I was suddenly sniffling. Those little moments of connection are everywhere, and they connect us in so many ways.

That kind word you give to someone can affect them so much more deeply than you could ever imagine.

Finally! The cut files for my holographic birthday card are up for sale!

The first birthday card I designed for my Cricut.
Some of you may be aware that I recently bought a Cricut cutting machine. It was somewhat of a late birthday present, and I got it on August 31. I've been a bit obsessive with it, jumping in with both feet and getting way over my head, having to learn lots of new things to use it effectively.

One of the first things I made with it was a birthday card. It was interesting... I layered 6 or 7 cut identical cut pieces of card stock together to make a very solid card front. I used a holographic glitter card stock as the background for it, and I absolutely fell in love with the result.

I got a lot of really, really good response to it. People seemed to really like it. I also got a few requests to sell the cut files... so...

Free sticker cut file!
I finally did it! I got the files together for cutting not only the card but a matching envelope. I even included a cut file for a coordinating sticker to keep the envelope closed!

So, if you're interested in getting the files to make your own card, check out my listing at gumroad. You might even enjoy checking out the rest of my listings... :D