Feeling drained lately...
I've been completely plotzed the last few days, which really sucks, actually. The weather has finally shifted from 'inside the sun' to 'seasonally appropriate (ie, fall)' temperatures and it's perfect to go out and *do* stuff.... except i'm feeling too zonked. I can't even stay in and stitch.
I'm not sure this is completely related to low thyroid levels, but it might be. Labs from my primary care doc came back showing low levels, so my dose went up. This is normal for hypothyroid folks.... the 'roid slows down production and tapers off, so the hormone dose goes up. It does make sense I'm feeling tired if my thyroid hormone is low.... and also if i'm having an adrenaline let-down over something, or low iron, or....
Mostly, though, it's frustrating. But because of that, I'm kind of thinking of taking a 3 week vacay for Christmas this year. To stay home and *do* stuff, because I just need to takes some time and do it.
In other news, I'm gearing up for my first big HAED. Heaven and Earth Designs specializes in LARGE, COMPLICATED patterns. Big as in, thinking about doing it on 14ct, which means it's end up 3ft by 2ft and a bit. I'm thinking about trying out different threads for various parts, in order to get different textural feels. It's going to be the Black Stallion cover painting by Ruth Sanderson. Currently thinking Perle Cotton #5 for the horse, regular thread for the sky and rock the horse is standing on. I might try to go further with the changes and try tapestry wools on the rock, but that may be taking things a bit too far. In any case, if this is the route I go, I definitely need to find a substitute for 032-colored kreinik braid #4.... which is a metallic pearl white. I've got a couple ideas, but we'll see. I do know that the #4 braid simply won't work when I scale it up like that.
-boogie, noodling
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I'm not sure this is completely related to low thyroid levels, but it might be. Labs from my primary care doc came back showing low levels, so my dose went up. This is normal for hypothyroid folks.... the 'roid slows down production and tapers off, so the hormone dose goes up. It does make sense I'm feeling tired if my thyroid hormone is low.... and also if i'm having an adrenaline let-down over something, or low iron, or....
Mostly, though, it's frustrating. But because of that, I'm kind of thinking of taking a 3 week vacay for Christmas this year. To stay home and *do* stuff, because I just need to takes some time and do it.
In other news, I'm gearing up for my first big HAED. Heaven and Earth Designs specializes in LARGE, COMPLICATED patterns. Big as in, thinking about doing it on 14ct, which means it's end up 3ft by 2ft and a bit. I'm thinking about trying out different threads for various parts, in order to get different textural feels. It's going to be the Black Stallion cover painting by Ruth Sanderson. Currently thinking Perle Cotton #5 for the horse, regular thread for the sky and rock the horse is standing on. I might try to go further with the changes and try tapestry wools on the rock, but that may be taking things a bit too far. In any case, if this is the route I go, I definitely need to find a substitute for 032-colored kreinik braid #4.... which is a metallic pearl white. I've got a couple ideas, but we'll see. I do know that the #4 braid simply won't work when I scale it up like that.
-boogie, noodling
This entry was originally posted at https://boogieshoes.dreamwidth.org/271610.html. Feel free to comment here or there using OpenID.