Season 2 - More Real life as a carer, mum, crafter and writer - what is it like?

Hello and welcome back to Season2.

We are kicking the season off with a quick welcome, what Covid lockdowns meant for us as a family, how migraines have been affecting me and why. More on Pathological Demand Avoidance and how the lockdown helped my daughter build a relationship with her brother through Minecraft. lastly setting up a livestream on Minecraft and how it can benefit my children and my business. Oh, and word of the week - starting where we left off, the letter E.

I am thrilled to be back. I am aiming to make these podcasts every week, but fortnightly may be easier. I will work it out as I go along. To start off with I am aiming for them to be uploaded on a Monday morning.

Feel free to ask me questions and I will try to discuss some of the issues raised in today's podcast.

Take care and stay safe.

Carrie Brady, aka CJSCRAFTS, aka CJSGOOSE

A friend may need one of these songs so I said I would quickly record them. I hope you like the traditional versions of Auld Lang Syne and Sweet Afton by the wonderfully talented Robbie Burns.

I will re-sing these for Burns night in January, and if I am really lucky I might even find my old backing tracks which make the songs much better, although I do love singing acapella, all of my errors are easily discovered!!

Deepest apologies for the error in the middle, my glasses kept slipping and the words would go blurry, and I ended up re-singing the second verse. I stopped and re-sung. As you can see this is completely un-edited and sung live in my lounge.

Take care everyone and stay safe. I may yet make another Christmas recording, but otherwise I will be back in January.

Image is of one of my bookmarks - 2 for Joy, Magpies. - Hopefully a larger range of this product will be coming next year.

Carrie

Hi, this is a really difficult one for me, Episode 13, with an episode that lasted 13 mins and 13 secs!! I told you in an earlier episode I am trying to forget my fears of the number 13 which has become overwhelmingly debilitating as I attempt to avoid it in every way possible. So this is either a good thing or a terrible thing!

This episode is just me singing a few Christmas Carols (please ignore the terrible First Noel!), these are unrehearsed and no fancy equipment, just my cheap microphone and laptop, no special effects for reverb etc.

I hope you like them and I look forward to speaking to you again on January 4th 2021.

Picture is of my Christmas real egg baubles.

Take care, Carrie, CJ's Crafts

This year has been tough for us all, but I have spent most of it migraine and headache led which is causing me many issues. I have masses of important paperwork that can no longer be neglected so I will be signing off for now and aim to return on January 4th 2021. I will leave you with a few Christmas Carols, they are off the cuff and sung acapella, so please forgive the many errors.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and New Year and my heart goes out for all of the families caught in the turbulent world that is Covid. Nothing can replace the loved ones lost forever or heal the wounds left open by long Covid. I am thinking of you all, let us hope the vaccines complete their trials well and we can begin to move towards a brighter 2021.

Thank you all for listening and I will speak to you again on the 4th January 2021, (hopefully).

Carrie, CJ's Crafts.

Welcome back to you all and thanks for your continued support. This week is a little faced paced and changing of topic quicker than normal (too many things to discuss). I talk about playing the piano again - hurrah!, more stupid migraines, but hopefully with a solution, pda, the word of the week - we are on letter D - so what will it be (ok, sorry). I discuss the swing incident and please help support me with the auction of my egg shown in the image. I am trying to raise as much money as possible for the RBL. Finally I discuss my commission tapestry which so far I am actually really happy with. Fingers crossed I can finish it in the way I want.

Apologies for the delay this week, the migraines were just too bad and I couldn't get all the jobs completed I needed too.