Life Of Michelle K

[Michelle_K]

Finally moved my bookmarks and passwords to my laptop. I've been doing some sewing, 4 shirts with name-tags and a butterfly above the name-tag. First post from my new laptop.
Michelle

Did I mention the lap top has a touch screen.

[Michelle_K]

Just got done mowing half the lawn. Just thinking about allergies, as I am having sneezing spells. My mother would not believe that I am allergic to mowing the lawn. It didn't help having the lilac bushes on one side of the lawn.
I'm at a point where The lawn is too much for me to handle.
Michelle

[Maid Marion]

I'll wear a KN95 mask I got for COVID when mowing the grass when there is a lot of pollen in the air.
I also have face mask with P100 filters that I use when spraying roses with fungicides.

[Michelle_K]

Finally getting thing going. I think I mentioned I had gone to the t-shirt exhibit at the VA. It is the veterans expressing the abuse on the t-shirt and then hug on a clothes line.
After the exhibit, I went and got some walk in therapy in the mental health building. I think I have been dealing with my mother feeling she was abused, and I am punished for the abuse someone else did. In the therapy session, I expressed the feeling of being the abuser and the abused. I think I sent a message to the therapist to show the embarrassment of having to shower with a group of men when I have breasts.

Learning to not give the automatic feeling fine when the nurse asks how I'm feeling. I complained about my hip and back pain at my annual VA visit. I filled out a questionnaire about my back and got x-rays of my hips the same day. And I now have an appointment with the chiropractor next month. Plus I have more psychiatric therapy later this month. I actually stated that I don't want to mess up my estrogen appointment with feeling that I don't deserve to have estrogen.
Michelle

[Maid Marion]

Hi Michelle,

Good to hear that you are getting professional help with your issues.

Marion

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Glad to hear that you're working through your feelings and getting stuff off your chest with a therapist. And you definitely deserve your estrogen to be exactly the person you wish to be.

Sending love and hugs
Charlotte 😻

[Michelle_K]

I was wondering if I should be learning from my dolls. To take some time and play with the dolls.


Michelle

[Michelle_K]

Just thinking about when I got my space 1999 dolls. I think I drove 50 miles to the crossroads mall back in the 1980s.


I was considering making some patterns and and then making these outfit to fit the 12 inch dolls. something wasn't quite right. Going online and finding images from the tv series, I find only one doll is wearing the proper outfit. Must be the toy maker thinking different outfits would be more desirable for the children. These were the only figures in the US, made by Mattel. And they are in the 9 inch range.
Michelle

[Petunia]

I loved space 1999 back in the day.

I always had a thing for strong female characters and Barbara Bain centainly fulfilled that role for me

[Michelle_K]

Moving things around I found my dragons on the shelf with my Easter eggs.


Too many projects. At times I don't feel like doing anything, no energy. Now I add Space:1999 outfits to my list. At this point, I am considering making the proper outfits for the dolls I have. And wondering if maybe I did not enjoy playing with these dolls because they had the wrong outfits. That was quite an experience, having to sew up Helena's pants just before doing the photo, so they wouldn't fall down.

The six million dollar man and the bionic woman dolls are in the 13 inch range. I was thinking of getting head sculpts for the 12 inch dolls and then make copies of the clothes to fit the 12 inch dolls.
Michelle

[Michelle_K]

The VA is learning more about me. The x-ray of my hips showed some comments, age related changes. Physical therapy recommended is what the letter stated. Since I have a chiropractic appointment at the VA, I'll have to see what they recommend.

Washing clothes today. I tossed in the fabric for making doll clothes. The reason is to wash the fabric to have it shrink before sewing rather than after. I did not consider that the doll clothes would not be put into a washing machine after they were made, or due to their size any shrinkage would not be noticeable.
Michelle

[Lori Dee ✅]

I tossed in the fabric for making doll clothes. The reason is to wash the fabric to have it shrink before sewing rather than after.

That is quite clever, Michelle. I never would have thought to do that, but it makes sense.

[Michelle_K]

Finally got my yearly CT lung scan. This time it is through the VA, at the VA clinic.

Interesting is the fact that:
2024-04-24, CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION:none - Done at Meeker Memorial.
2025-05-19, CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION:Severe - Done at Meeker Memorial.
2026-06-24, CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION:none apparent - Done at VA clinic.

I'm not saying someone manipulated the data to get me on a statin, but 2025 was about the time the genetic predisposition to high cholesterol showed up in my records, without a genetic test being done. I doubt very much that 6 months on 5 mg of Rosuvastatin would reduce it from severe to none.
I still have mild emphysema listed and this time a pulmonologist has been referred.
Michelle