Knit Witch's NitWit LBM, debt busting with yarn!

jodles16

Hello, I popped over to have a read as I am always so impressed with your NSDs, your amazing at them (on the NSD challenge just to clarify)!

I'm so sorry about your Mum, sending you some virtual hugs xx

Knit_Witch

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

Sorry to hear that KW . I was hoping the fact that she'd had an operation was a positive thing Xx

No this was putting a stent in her stomach in the hope that she can keep some food down (she has stomach cancer)

DreamerHelen

Sorry to hear about your Mum Knit Witch....I hope that she is made more comfortable soon xXx

Karmacat

KW, I'm so sorry to hear this I can understand how much you want to help, even though you're practically incapacitated yourself. There's plenty of help you can give even on crutches, as long as you can actually get there - chatting, helping her stay hydrated (can she manage to drink water?), reading to her. One tip from my mum's experience of my dad having to be in a nursing home - have pictures there of your mum's younger days, to remind your mum, yes, but also to remind the staff that this is a person with a family and a life, not just an illness. Hope that makes sense. The staff where my dad was were very good, actually - 6 of them came to his funeral, on their own time, and one of them was working elsewhere by then, but she came along anyway.

Take care of yourself, as well as your mum xxx

Knit_Witch

Thanks folks (*sniff* you lot are fantastic!), I think part of the stress is that we live 200 miles away! So no chance of just popping round (we need to kennel the dogs etc first!)

*Robin*

Difficult times indeed, KW - so sorry to read your news, especially as Mum lives far away. Hope you can get over to visit her soon. (((hugs)))

Knit_Witch

Round up for the end of May

1. Save at least £215 in my ISA (50p per day) - £70.00/£215
2. Save at least £215 in general savings (50p per day) - £70.00/£215
3. Pay off at least £1k (£85 per month) - £320/£1000 a bit behind on this
4. Read 215 books (4 per week) – 96/215 currently 8 books ahead of target!
5. Read first 10 Kathy Reichs books – done
6. Finish 2 colours on tapestry (at least!) - done
7. Stitch the Winnie the Pooh year – 0/13 does a nonchalant whistle! :rotfl:
8. Knit 12 squares – 4/12 just a bit behind on this - I need to get two done in June
9. Knit at least another 10 rows on the sweater – done!
10. Learn Welsh - more nonchalant whistling! :eek:
11. Lose 12 pounds in weight – +10/12 aaargh!
12. Wear make-up 52 times – 14/52 behind on this as well - just had no energy recently
13. Do 4 recipes from cookbooks not used before – 3/4
14. Do 13 new recipes – 13/13
15. Make some mead – honey got! Just need to get some Champagne yeast and I can start this off - but getting that is proving tricky!

Knit_Witch

Sorry I haven't been on, my Mum was rushed back into hospital and it now looks as though she has days to go , I will catch up at some point but at the moment I can't

DreamerHelen

Oh Knit Witch hun, I am so sorry to hear your news....I know I don't Post that often anymore but I'm always reading....


Please take good care of yourself....do what you need to do...We'll be here when you come back xXx

please-let-me-be-lucky

So sorry to hear that Hun. Hope all goes as well as it can, take care you Xx