The Personal Bits:
You know those times when life starts throwing you curveballs and just doesn't seem to let up quick enough for you to breathe? That's how its been for me the last few weeks. Seriously, I know life is full of challenges, but it would help the mind better if they didn't happen like back to back to back. I realize that worrying about things doesn't help matters. Actually, I don't call what I do "worrying", I like to refer to my constant thinking as planning for the what-if's. It actually puts my mind at ease when I can plan out what to do if something else pops up within my problems. Would you believe on top of everything I have going on at the moment that I got my first ticket in 10 years on Sunday?! Talk about stepping your foot in crap and not being able to get the crap off your shoe! I think it should be a sin for highway cops to give tickets out on Sunday morning. I would also like to add that he issued the fastest ticket ever. He went to his car and came back in like 3 minutes! Even my boyfriend, (who knows all about driving tickets too well) was shocked out how fast he wrote that thing.
On the upside of things, my worry issues are slowly working themselves out.
~ My honey should be starting a new job within 2 weeks at a brand new beer bar right near home. Much more convenient than his last job at a hotel on Miami Beach that was like 1 hour away from home. Yay!
~My financial woes are working themselves out slowly. Yay! Yay!
~My job finally hired a new person and I think she will be fabulous once she get's comfortable with the system.- Hallelujah!
~My son's behavior issues at school are slowly getting better. You see, my son is an energetic, fun loving kid with very little patience for learning anything new. He also likes being the center of attention so behaving in groups is challenging.
He started a new school this year which academically speaking was a great move. Now he just needs to learn how to act like a 3rd grader. I know it will "sink in" eventually. Every year I see improvement, its just not at the rate his school would like. Plus this school works like a private school, so their standards are much higher than he is used to.
~And finally, the countdown is on to this year's Disney Christmas vacation. Woohoo!! My little magical world outside of the chaotic world called real life. Thank God the financial woes are working out cause if not, this trip would not happen and I would be one depressed girly. I'm doing some extra planning for this trip to make it different from all the others.
You know those times when life starts throwing you curveballs and just doesn't seem to let up quick enough for you to breathe? That's how its been for me the last few weeks. Seriously, I know life is full of challenges, but it would help the mind better if they didn't happen like back to back to back. I realize that worrying about things doesn't help matters. Actually, I don't call what I do "worrying", I like to refer to my constant thinking as planning for the what-if's. It actually puts my mind at ease when I can plan out what to do if something else pops up within my problems. Would you believe on top of everything I have going on at the moment that I got my first ticket in 10 years on Sunday?! Talk about stepping your foot in crap and not being able to get the crap off your shoe! I think it should be a sin for highway cops to give tickets out on Sunday morning. I would also like to add that he issued the fastest ticket ever. He went to his car and came back in like 3 minutes! Even my boyfriend, (who knows all about driving tickets too well) was shocked out how fast he wrote that thing.
On the upside of things, my worry issues are slowly working themselves out.
~ My honey should be starting a new job within 2 weeks at a brand new beer bar right near home. Much more convenient than his last job at a hotel on Miami Beach that was like 1 hour away from home. Yay!
~My financial woes are working themselves out slowly. Yay! Yay!
~My job finally hired a new person and I think she will be fabulous once she get's comfortable with the system.- Hallelujah!
~My son's behavior issues at school are slowly getting better. You see, my son is an energetic, fun loving kid with very little patience for learning anything new. He also likes being the center of attention so behaving in groups is challenging.
He started a new school this year which academically speaking was a great move. Now he just needs to learn how to act like a 3rd grader. I know it will "sink in" eventually. Every year I see improvement, its just not at the rate his school would like. Plus this school works like a private school, so their standards are much higher than he is used to.
~And finally, the countdown is on to this year's Disney Christmas vacation. Woohoo!! My little magical world outside of the chaotic world called real life. Thank God the financial woes are working out cause if not, this trip would not happen and I would be one depressed girly. I'm doing some extra planning for this trip to make it different from all the others.
The Crafty Bits
I've done a little bit of crafting in the middle of my mental anguish. I stitched some more on my Heaven and Earth Design: Mini Bookworm Fairy by Hannah Lynn.
Progress at August 14
Progress at August 23
Progress at September 16
Almost done with page 1. Only 20 something more to go!...and that's not an exaggeration either.
I also did a little bit of hand quilting on my quilt. At the rate I'm going, this quilt may be done by the year 2020, but I'm going to work hard to make sure it is done wayyyyy before then.
I am breaking a rule with the hand quilting I must admit. I'm NOT using a quilt hoop. I just grab the quilt and quilt with it in my lap. It makes hand quilting so much easier for me. I can't do the rocking stitch when the top is taut like needlework. I feel like I'm going to break the needle and I can't keep the stitches the same length. Plus, I've realized that I really dislike thimbles. They are a pain to use.
Thank you for visiting and reading my little rant on life. I actually feel better now that I have blogged out the things on my mind. Maybe now I'll pick up my poor neglected dish cloth I started knitting but haven't finished just yet.
Until next time, Have a great evening. :)
**Hugs**
Jen