Time Out?!?

After creating the Dice Bag pattern, I cranked out 6 more of them for gifts for my D&D group, and to test on Etsy.

Since then, I have been experiencing an odd tingling in my thumb, and after some marathon paper cutting this weekend, in one of my fingers.

My fear is that almost 20 years of computer work with crappy ergonomics has finally caught up with me. And the timing could not be worse.

The account I work on for my company started off as a trial run. But, the client has been extremely happy with our work, and we are in the process of acquiring the full contract.

My manager has been scrambling to fill all the new positions, and we start the first phase of expansion next week.

Luckily, I already have a doctor appointment in mid-August for a follow-up on my weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure, so I can kill two birds with one stone.  If I can make it until then.

One of my coworkers is going to lend me a brace, and I'm hopeful it will help.

In the mean time, I'm resting the hand as much as I can (my dominant hand, of course), which means no yarning. Just when I was finally wanting to pick up my yarn again after a bit of a funk.

I'll keep you all posted as I know more. Hopefully the brace and rest does the trick. If surgery IS in my future, I want to see my team through this transition before taking myself out of commission for 2 weeks.

In the mean time,

Keep on hooking!

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