Happy Spring!
Things have been a little quiet around the cottage but it's Spring and I wanted to say a quick 'hello'. I've been dealing with a couple of medical issues and blogging has had to be put on the back-burner for a bit. I was diagnosed this week with carpal tunnel syndrome in my right wrist. Needless to say, typing and using a mouse is pretty uncomfortable. I had it five years ago in my left hand, so I was pretty sure of the diagnosis even before it was official. The down-side is that I've had it for a while and was told the muscle has wasted away and there is some nerve damage. The surgeon was pretty surprised that I only recently started having symptoms. The good news? Surgery is scheduled for May and I'll be much better in spite of the nerve damage (I was told the same thing five years ago with my left hand). The other issue is with my neck - arthritis, and compressed discs. That's a tough one. For now I'm...