Adjustments in life and in my blog

I've been taking some time away from my blog to decide how I want to approach it, and to evaluate some other things in my life that have become a focus for me lately. So, welcome back. I'm not changing my whole approach, just the things that I focus on. I want to have a place that I can not only discuss the things that are going on in my life, but also to talk about crafts and maybe even share bits and pieces of my writing as I feel the need to share a bit.

We had a consultation with AART again about using our one remaining frozen embryo to try to grow our family. With only a 50% chance that it will even survive thawing and expand properly for transfer, we know that we may be looking at another fresh IVF cycle. As I said in my previous entry about infertility, it is costly. For Canadians, paying for health care like that is really not something we are used to. We aren't quite ready to try again, but when you are dealing with fertility treatments you have to plan in advance since there is testing to be done and costs to consider.

So, I've been trying to think of things that I can do to help with the costs that we will be facing. I've spent far too much time online looking for crafts that I can do. I absolutely love crochet, but it is very time consuming. With a little boy who has just started walking at 10 months of age and knowing that my maternity leave is very quickly coming to an end, I had to find something else that I would be able to accomplish more with in the little time I would have.

I've come across a number of things that fit the bill. I think it may be time to decide on a few smaller areas of focus and go with those. I know that custom birth announcements will be one of the things that I do. I also know that I'll be making some crafts that can be used around the house. I've been looking at a number of quotes and ideas that I can use for word art, and I'm really enjoying some of the ideas that I have come across.

I'll be starting to talk about my projects as I get into them more. Right now, I'm trying to get the house clean again so that the little man will have a safer, larger space to roam.

Tomorrow my husband starts his new job too, which is also going to be a life adjustment for me. I'll be the first to admit that I've been spoiled by the past 5 months having him home with me. It is going to be just me and the little man and since he is into everything, it will take some adjusting for me. I'm happy that we will be back on our feet soon and can really start enjoying what we have now without worry and can start looking forward to what is to come for us.