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An old friend introduced me to her dog
daycare facilitator, Sherri. This led to that
and *POOF* I'm using my recently upgraded
craft art studio for making tote bags for her clients to bring
their dogs' leashes, medications, food, water and other
overnight needs. This has done wonders for my physical needs in
my stroke recovery.
So now... I chose BlueCoyote to be
where all my energy goes. It stays in line with my preference to
keep things K9 related. My artistry in all forms will be in one
place now; this includes all my photography back from when I was
an avid photographer out and about.
Now, 5+ years after surviving a
hemorrhagic stroke, I had given up on "professional physical
therapy" because all the professional therapists ultimately
admitted that there are too many variables to everyone's
personal variables. Considering I already had a traumatic brain
injury, I came to realize only I know what my body needs at any
given time.
It was my body and brain working
independently of ME that seized an opportunity to take advantage
of sales to where I made my studio upgrades. It's in the needing
to use my stroke affected body's left side that led me to using
both hands to accomplish tasks without thinking. It's when you
think — focus on one particular detail —your brain seizes up and
me leaves you a drooling vegetable where your brain is sending
signals into an abyss that resembles a painful, thorny briar
patch of nerve signals not knowing where to go.
I found the best physical and occupational
therapies for my recovery is crafting! I seized an opportunity
to upgrade my Cricut Explorer 1 to a Cricut Maker 3. I scored
some really good deals on eBay, Amazon
and HTVRont to further my crafting studio to a
include heat press designed for hats and for coffee mugs and
tumblers. I also purchased a 10"x10" heat press that has already
earned its keep!
After my first try at sublimation
printing and heat pressing an angelic image to a tote bag per
the request of a friend, this friend then introduced me to her
friend who runs a doggy day care. Before I knew what was going
on, I was producing tote bags for her clients! Now they always
have a decent sized bag for leashes, clean up bags, medication,
food, treats, water bottles and bowls.