AGAIN!
I mean seriously, is there a guy out in the middle of the atlantic churning the water up and causing all of these hurricanes and tropical storms. I am certainly tired of them and i don't live in Florida. My job however is effected by these natural disasters. This weekend again there will be management here on the floor for the next natural wonder. I am not against working, but i am tiring of seeing my managers 7 days a week. It is putting a serious cramp in my ability to stitch. So as of yet, i have not gotten a lot done. A few more stitches on the first model piece and i am almost done with my part of an Open RR i am taking part of, which is due on Oct 1. Oh and a breadcloth for an exchange. *sigh* i have to stop overcommitting myself to things.
But they sound like such fun!
I really feel for everyone in Florida though. I hope that they weather this storm and come out ok.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
New day, New focus
I said when i started this blog that i wouldn't turn it into a pity or gripe session on paper (well web) and i guess sometimes life is just overwhelming and i need to let it out. So i am sorry for the last post. Somedays i am overcome and i can't always keep the emotions in check.
I haven't gotten a lot done in the land of stitching due to the past couple of hurricanes just making my life unreal. I don't live in the affected areas and i feel for those that do. My job however is affected by weather and i can tell you that my whole floor has stayed busy with fiber cuts, aerial fiber down, traffic issues and power outages. All of which there is nothing we can do about as our techs who are wonderful people are just overworked and unable to get to half of the locations. So we are all overstressed here and i know it doesn't even compare to what the residents of these areas are going through. It is rough and i have sent as much as i can to help in the clean up efforts. So no stitching over here...I miss it. Of course with so much going on my husband and i have been putting in a lot of hours and we have not gotten to see or talk and our poor son gets attention, but i know that i am half alive when i am watching him.
Hopeful though the next two storms (Jeanine and Karl) are headed away from us and Javier is going to cause a little havok in AR, but hopefully it will just be rain.
I said when i started this blog that i wouldn't turn it into a pity or gripe session on paper (well web) and i guess sometimes life is just overwhelming and i need to let it out. So i am sorry for the last post. Somedays i am overcome and i can't always keep the emotions in check.
I haven't gotten a lot done in the land of stitching due to the past couple of hurricanes just making my life unreal. I don't live in the affected areas and i feel for those that do. My job however is affected by weather and i can tell you that my whole floor has stayed busy with fiber cuts, aerial fiber down, traffic issues and power outages. All of which there is nothing we can do about as our techs who are wonderful people are just overworked and unable to get to half of the locations. So we are all overstressed here and i know it doesn't even compare to what the residents of these areas are going through. It is rough and i have sent as much as i can to help in the clean up efforts. So no stitching over here...I miss it. Of course with so much going on my husband and i have been putting in a lot of hours and we have not gotten to see or talk and our poor son gets attention, but i know that i am half alive when i am watching him.
Hopeful though the next two storms (Jeanine and Karl) are headed away from us and Javier is going to cause a little havok in AR, but hopefully it will just be rain.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Frustrated/Disappointed/Sad
We are not pregnant. I think that if i see my period one more time, i may never drag myself up out of my depression. I know that i am a bit focused on this and people say that this has some affect on things, but *sigh*. I am seriously depressed though. I do love love love my son and i just want a big family. I feel like we are running out of time. Not because i am turning 30 as i am not really caught up on the age thing, but because i want my son to have a playmate his age. I want him to grow up and have a close bond with his siblings. I want to be energetic enough to play with them all. I have to stop watching Cheaper by the Dozen, because i always want 12 kids after seeing that. I mean how fun that would be!!!
We are not pregnant. I think that if i see my period one more time, i may never drag myself up out of my depression. I know that i am a bit focused on this and people say that this has some affect on things, but *sigh*. I am seriously depressed though. I do love love love my son and i just want a big family. I feel like we are running out of time. Not because i am turning 30 as i am not really caught up on the age thing, but because i want my son to have a playmate his age. I want him to grow up and have a close bond with his siblings. I want to be energetic enough to play with them all. I have to stop watching Cheaper by the Dozen, because i always want 12 kids after seeing that. I mean how fun that would be!!!
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Go ME!
Ok I have to toot my own horn. I did my very first French Knot today on one of the Model Pieces i am working on. I have been dreading them ever since reading all the posts talking about how hard they are. I have to admit they are hard to do, but i just focused on what i wanted it to look like and after a few times there it was. So i needed to bookmark this moment. My specialty stitch happy dances are few and far between.
So my Model Piece #2 for Pine Glen Designs is going in the mail tomorrow to it's owner. I hope she is pleased with my work. I get nervous about that sort of thing. I never know what someone else is looking for.
Another tick on the Completed list! Go me. I have a ton to complete before the end of the year, but i am steadily plugging away!
Ok I have to toot my own horn. I did my very first French Knot today on one of the Model Pieces i am working on. I have been dreading them ever since reading all the posts talking about how hard they are. I have to admit they are hard to do, but i just focused on what i wanted it to look like and after a few times there it was. So i needed to bookmark this moment. My specialty stitch happy dances are few and far between.
So my Model Piece #2 for Pine Glen Designs is going in the mail tomorrow to it's owner. I hope she is pleased with my work. I get nervous about that sort of thing. I never know what someone else is looking for.
Another tick on the Completed list! Go me. I have a ton to complete before the end of the year, but i am steadily plugging away!
Sunday, September 12, 2004
Power of the Internet
I grew up in a computer household. I have had a computer for as long as i can remember and my sister has had her own as well. PC Jr's, anyone remember those? Golly those were small computers and so slow compared to what we have now. It was in my college years that i started using the internet for things and now it seems like I have always done so. It amazes me the information that is out there to be found.
The whole thing that has spurred this was my becoming a Moderator for a Secret Exchange/Fairy forum for Stitching the Night Away . I am so excited to be able to do this and i look at it as a lot of fun. It got me to thinking though. Before i found the TWBB I never really talked much about stitching. I never showed off my pieces to anyone and had been completely unaware of the designs, fabrics and threads available to me. I think that the industry has really taken off and i think that the Internet has really helped it along. I am excited to think that i can chat with someone who lives in a completely different country. I love meeting new people, seeing everyone's finished work, works in progress and families. It is encouraging to me the pride people feel for what they are doing and that they are proud to show it off. I love seeing how someone else interprets a design and may change the colors or fabric. Making each piece unique to its stitcher.
With all that said, come on over to the Stitching the Night Away Message Board. Register, it's free! We are a really fun group. Come sit a while with me in the Secret Exchange forum and see if there is anything you would like to be a part of. We have some really exciting ideas. I love the Halloween "Trick or Treat" Exchange idea. I look forward to seeing some of you there.
I grew up in a computer household. I have had a computer for as long as i can remember and my sister has had her own as well. PC Jr's, anyone remember those? Golly those were small computers and so slow compared to what we have now. It was in my college years that i started using the internet for things and now it seems like I have always done so. It amazes me the information that is out there to be found.
The whole thing that has spurred this was my becoming a Moderator for a Secret Exchange/Fairy forum for Stitching the Night Away . I am so excited to be able to do this and i look at it as a lot of fun. It got me to thinking though. Before i found the TWBB I never really talked much about stitching. I never showed off my pieces to anyone and had been completely unaware of the designs, fabrics and threads available to me. I think that the industry has really taken off and i think that the Internet has really helped it along. I am excited to think that i can chat with someone who lives in a completely different country. I love meeting new people, seeing everyone's finished work, works in progress and families. It is encouraging to me the pride people feel for what they are doing and that they are proud to show it off. I love seeing how someone else interprets a design and may change the colors or fabric. Making each piece unique to its stitcher.
With all that said, come on over to the Stitching the Night Away Message Board. Register, it's free! We are a really fun group. Come sit a while with me in the Secret Exchange forum and see if there is anything you would like to be a part of. We have some really exciting ideas. I love the Halloween "Trick or Treat" Exchange idea. I look forward to seeing some of you there.
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Here i am!
Well i have just survived through a really busy time last week here at work and a nice three day weekend. Work was completely crazy. Since my job depends on the weather, any natural disasters to hit the US become my concern. I am keeping a close eye on Ivan i can tell you that. I know that i feel horrible for those people in Florida and have sent what we can spare here to help out the efforts.
I am SO SO SO close to finishing up model#2. It was a really quick stitch and if i hadn't gotten dead tired for some reason it would be done. But i can't mail it until monday anyways as i need to get paid first. No monies, no postage!
Then i will work on the RR i am in and then the breadcloth for the exchange. Both of those are due to be shipped out on Oct 1. I am working on the Model #1 here at work, four days a week. A lot of confetti, really makes the stitching slow!
Well i have just survived through a really busy time last week here at work and a nice three day weekend. Work was completely crazy. Since my job depends on the weather, any natural disasters to hit the US become my concern. I am keeping a close eye on Ivan i can tell you that. I know that i feel horrible for those people in Florida and have sent what we can spare here to help out the efforts.
I am SO SO SO close to finishing up model#2. It was a really quick stitch and if i hadn't gotten dead tired for some reason it would be done. But i can't mail it until monday anyways as i need to get paid first. No monies, no postage!
Then i will work on the RR i am in and then the breadcloth for the exchange. Both of those are due to be shipped out on Oct 1. I am working on the Model #1 here at work, four days a week. A lot of confetti, really makes the stitching slow!
Friday, September 03, 2004
Welcome to the post of today!
I am feeling a bit nutty today, so please forgive me if this post makes less than viable sense.
I have another finish! I finished the Purple Griffon for my Open RR piece. I re-worked the wings because i felt that they were missing some sparkly. So i added some light purple #4 braid to the wings and it really looks great. I am pleased.
I will say that this year i have had a ton more finishes than i have in a while. I have to thank all of the members of my beloved bulletin boards for that. I feel like i get a lot of support from them and they are so encouraging. Plus they give me the courage to try things like adding metallics or beads to a piece. I would of never thought of doing so before. I was very by the book. I always believed in staying inside the lines and not making any changes, but now i have the courage to try and the knowledge as well. So a big thank you to all the people who have made this possible.
Well another hurricane heads for Florida. I think that somewhere out there Florida has pissed a weather master off. My goodness! I hope that my family gets through this one as well with little damage. I am sending my prayers to all of those families that are being displaced right now. I know this is a very stressful time for them.
I have just come off of my weekend. I didn't do a whole lot this weekend, but i did spend some much needed time with my horses. I miss them so much and i never get to spend any time just being with them and giving them treats. My DH now has wed/thur off for the next two months so i will get some time out there. I love being out there and i am always so torn. I miss my son when i am at the barn and my horses when i am with my son.
On the craft front i spent time finishing up getting my part ready to mail out for the Open RR. I mailed that out on the 1st. Then i received the piece from Beth,her theme is patriotic and the pattern i picked out is perfect. I really hope she likes it. I got to put a few stitched in that today. I am always so nervous that my patterns will be off center even though i count it out about 50 times before i put a stitch in. Also i put a couple of hours in on one of the models that i am working on and will have mailed out on the 15th. It is a simple design and has stitched up pretty quick. I was looking at it tonight and could kick myself in the head...One side i am off one stitch and am gonna have to redo that. Grrrr! Other than that i found some time to kit up Stroke of Midnight by TW. I have been wanting to do this one for some time. Although i have a lot on my plate that i want to finish there are some changes i want to make to her and i wanted to get my ideas down and floss tossed before i forgot about it. I love the color of her dress, but i want to add some shine and sparkle to it. So i have two sections of the kit, one part i have the dress kitted up in silks and the other uses the DMC along with some metallics so add a subtle sparkle. I am torn between the two. Since it is a solidly stitched piece i can't see myself doing it twice! I also kitted up TW's Harvest Sampler. I have really started appreciating samplers lately and i am starting to collect them by the droves. Ok well i have started listing those i want to collect, how about that?
I joined this other stitcher exchange with another bulletin board that i post on some. It is a not so secret stitcher exchange. I think maybe i was very spoiled on the TWBB SS because it is about a week into it and i haven't heard personally from the person yet. The lady i have, i e-mailed her a couple of questions since she barely filled out the questionnaire and i haven't gotten a response. I get the feeling that she mainly posts on the bb and isn't on the computer much. I fell that she could at least tell me that. I have already seen a couple of posts of people asking who their PAL is. I think that is very sad. Why sign up for something if you aren't going to participate? That makes for a disappointing experience. Maybe i expect too much though.
Oh i have thought of a new idea that i am going to work on. I have several ideas for Halloween and Christmas frames. I am very excited about this. I think that they will work great for these two designs i have to do for gifts. I have always wanted some frames for the holidays and i have some great ideas. Yeah for Michael's and their wood and paint (oh and glitter) section!
Well i think i have bored any readers that i may have enough. So i will sign off for now.
Oh and i added my webshots album to the right hand column. I can't believe i have never put that there! So careless of me! I would blame it on a blonde moment, but my roots are really showing so that wouldn't work.
I am feeling a bit nutty today, so please forgive me if this post makes less than viable sense.
I have another finish! I finished the Purple Griffon for my Open RR piece. I re-worked the wings because i felt that they were missing some sparkly. So i added some light purple #4 braid to the wings and it really looks great. I am pleased.
I will say that this year i have had a ton more finishes than i have in a while. I have to thank all of the members of my beloved bulletin boards for that. I feel like i get a lot of support from them and they are so encouraging. Plus they give me the courage to try things like adding metallics or beads to a piece. I would of never thought of doing so before. I was very by the book. I always believed in staying inside the lines and not making any changes, but now i have the courage to try and the knowledge as well. So a big thank you to all the people who have made this possible.
Well another hurricane heads for Florida. I think that somewhere out there Florida has pissed a weather master off. My goodness! I hope that my family gets through this one as well with little damage. I am sending my prayers to all of those families that are being displaced right now. I know this is a very stressful time for them.
I have just come off of my weekend. I didn't do a whole lot this weekend, but i did spend some much needed time with my horses. I miss them so much and i never get to spend any time just being with them and giving them treats. My DH now has wed/thur off for the next two months so i will get some time out there. I love being out there and i am always so torn. I miss my son when i am at the barn and my horses when i am with my son.
On the craft front i spent time finishing up getting my part ready to mail out for the Open RR. I mailed that out on the 1st. Then i received the piece from Beth,her theme is patriotic and the pattern i picked out is perfect. I really hope she likes it. I got to put a few stitched in that today. I am always so nervous that my patterns will be off center even though i count it out about 50 times before i put a stitch in. Also i put a couple of hours in on one of the models that i am working on and will have mailed out on the 15th. It is a simple design and has stitched up pretty quick. I was looking at it tonight and could kick myself in the head...One side i am off one stitch and am gonna have to redo that. Grrrr! Other than that i found some time to kit up Stroke of Midnight by TW. I have been wanting to do this one for some time. Although i have a lot on my plate that i want to finish there are some changes i want to make to her and i wanted to get my ideas down and floss tossed before i forgot about it. I love the color of her dress, but i want to add some shine and sparkle to it. So i have two sections of the kit, one part i have the dress kitted up in silks and the other uses the DMC along with some metallics so add a subtle sparkle. I am torn between the two. Since it is a solidly stitched piece i can't see myself doing it twice! I also kitted up TW's Harvest Sampler. I have really started appreciating samplers lately and i am starting to collect them by the droves. Ok well i have started listing those i want to collect, how about that?
I joined this other stitcher exchange with another bulletin board that i post on some. It is a not so secret stitcher exchange. I think maybe i was very spoiled on the TWBB SS because it is about a week into it and i haven't heard personally from the person yet. The lady i have, i e-mailed her a couple of questions since she barely filled out the questionnaire and i haven't gotten a response. I get the feeling that she mainly posts on the bb and isn't on the computer much. I fell that she could at least tell me that. I have already seen a couple of posts of people asking who their PAL is. I think that is very sad. Why sign up for something if you aren't going to participate? That makes for a disappointing experience. Maybe i expect too much though.
Oh i have thought of a new idea that i am going to work on. I have several ideas for Halloween and Christmas frames. I am very excited about this. I think that they will work great for these two designs i have to do for gifts. I have always wanted some frames for the holidays and i have some great ideas. Yeah for Michael's and their wood and paint (oh and glitter) section!
Well i think i have bored any readers that i may have enough. So i will sign off for now.
Oh and i added my webshots album to the right hand column. I can't believe i have never put that there! So careless of me! I would blame it on a blonde moment, but my roots are really showing so that wouldn't work.
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