more dolphins

I don't have a progress picture, but i put at least another hour in on the dolphins yesterday, and I was able to fix the froggy area. Thank goodness! The bue parts int he water are coming along quickly as they are only half stitches, bt they are done with some blended threads so that takes a bit of time. So, it is coming along nicely, I guess I am stuck on this one for now! Funny, how I get "Stuck" on pieces. Give me a couple of days and I will get "stuck" on something else! I hope your weekends are going well, mine is alright so far. I worked 7 hours yesterday in the afternoon and evening and today I work 10-6, and then! I have two days off and most of a third, as I don't go in until 3:30 on Weds. This week has actually gone pretty quickly! Which is nice, because normally no one wants time to go fast, but my DH comes home to me in 6 more weeks or so, and so I want time to FLY by! And it seems like it is going slow! Hmmm...? Guess I better get to the stitching, that aught to make time fly! I made my "Wish list" of all the DVD tv series I want to get. I will be planted in front of the tv for quite awhile, if I get all that I want. Yes 33 different series aught to take me awhile to get through! Well, I have never been a big tv watcher, but that was because I was always busy with college and then never had time to watch much when I was home at the parents, so now that I have my very own tv, in my very own house I will be free to watch whatever I want! And I have to make up and catch up to all the shows I missed all those years, right? I still don't think I will become acouch potato, I just can't sit still that long! Well, I am gonna go try to get some stitching in before I head off to work in about two hours!

Finally! A picture!

Here is my last scan, picture taken June 4th,









And here is the scan I took last night, so you can see there has been a little bit of progress, mostly fill in on the dolphin and the blue water above the dolphin. Over to the left you will see a streak of dark gray going down at a slant, that! is my froggy area, I have stitched it in twice now and it's just not working! I'm going to have to try another tactic to get it to look right, so wish me luck! I am thinking that is what I will put most of energies on today, I don't go into work until 2 this afternoon, so that gives me about 4 and a half hours to figure out something, I already have an idea in mind. So, we shall see how it goes. However, even though I am anxious to get this all sorted out I am also wanting to work an another WIP. Although I am not sure which one. We shall see. I have many things I want to do today, stitch, read, maybe do some writing. well, gotta get going. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I work all weekend but I will have Monday and Tuesday off, and I don't go into work until 3:30 in the afternoon on Wednesday, so I almost have a three day "weekend", except that my "weekend" doesn't start until Monday. Bye!

Do dolphins swim with frogs?

I didn't think they did, however, frogs have been swimming with my dolphins! I worked more on dolphin's domain today, and wonder of wonders, I am WAY off count. I am trying to figure out how to fix this problem, and as this was a kit, I don't want to rip out to much thread, as I may not have enough to complete the piece, and yet, I had to frog twice tonight, finally I put it away, and decided no more, and that I would try it again tomorrow! See? Nothing wants to cooperate with me lately! NOTHING!

Things were going great today, I was having a good day, I had put my problems out of my mind and was just enjoying my day, when my DH called. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE talking to him! I love it when he gets to call me and we talk. however, today I had a wonderful day and not thinking about my issues at hand, and then he had to bring it all up! Asking endless questions about this or that and what did I do about this or that, or have I dealt with this or that, and I just wanted to scream when I hung up the phone, because then I started panicking again! and my mind couldn't stop thinking about all the things that need to be done. So much for a peaceful nights sleep, I will be up all night worrying about all this crap again!

No!!! You know what? I will not, because I am going to go take a nice relaxing bubble bath and put on some meditation and relaxation music and let my mind empty out. And then I will go to sleep and in the morning, things will be much better! Maybe tomorrow I can figure out how to fix my dolphins. Or maybe i will work on another piece entirely.

Ooops, I promised a picture, but it is late and I'm exhausted! All this junk has me mentally and emotionally drained! Tomorrow I will post pics, I promise!

slowly going bald...

I am so stressed out lately, it will be a wonder that i will have any hair left when DH returns home. Yesterday something else went wrong, and I just sat and cried. But! Then I went to work, and the first half hour was horrible, I just felt yucky and blah, but then as time went on, I fought it. I thought, If I keep going like this thinking negatively and what not I may spiral downwards and not bea ble to get back up, so I started thinking good thoughts, like about stitching, and the good things in life. I thought of all those other military spouses who had expectation of their loved ones returning home from war, only to get a notice that their loved ones weren't coming home, and the stress they had to go through as they had to plan a funeral for the person they lost. Or the family's of POW's who never know if they'll see their loved one alive again, or when. Those sitting in fear as they await the knowledge of a MIA that they hold dear to their hearts. And I cry because something goes wrong that added a little bit to my stressful load. All I've lost is a car. No biggie, I'll deal with all this isurance hooplah and get a new car and move on. I started thanking God for all the things large and small that I have to be thankful for, just the fact that I have two hands that I can use to do my beloved stitching is something I take for granted, I thanked God that I have a job, even if it's one I'm not particularly thrilled about. and as I went through all the things I have to be thankful for, the things that seemed so large and horrible started to shrink to tiny proportions, they started to look manageable.

Thank you all who have left me such encouraging comments in this time. Since my DH left and since my car accident, and even now. Thank you.

With all that said, I think I will get to my stitching, and watching more Gilmore Girls. I went to Amazon and did some retail therapy this morning, I got two books, and the first season of Gilmore Girls, all for the low low price of just 27.99! I am thinking about going to visit a stitching sight too, for retail therapy...this could possibly be disasterous, so maybe I shouldn't! =)

Thank you all again for listening to me blab about nothing really just getting things off my chest! I promise progress pics on my next post.

catching up with things

Well, it has been so nice to read and catch up with all the blogs I read on a weekly basis. Plus I have found more blogs in other's blogrolls that I have added to my list to get to, at this point, I think there must be something like 45 that I read on a weekly basis and about 70 more in my to start from beginning, and read to present list. I am just reading blogs and reading blogs. They are so fun, and exciting! I love seeing all the pictures, and hearing about everyone's projects.

Well, today I worked on my Dolphin's Domain. It is coming along, I just felt like working on something different. I wish I could keep witha good rotation, that way it would be easier for my readers to keep up with my projects, but I tend to hop around a lot. Really though? I think I am having a hard time bouncing back after finishing my mom's piece. I put so much effort into it, that I sort of feel sad that it's gone, but at the same time, relieved. But now without the pressure of having it to do, I don't know WHAT to do. I mean I know I have to get my dad's piece done, I'm shootin' for Christmas on that one, but that is still quite aways away, and I have time to get other projects done in that time too. I don't know if I am making any sence right now or not, it's just that without the pressure of HAVING to finish anything, I feel the freedom of putting in a few stitches in a project and then switching out between any of my many other projects going on. But if I do that, then I will never finish anything, like usual. but I love the feeling of finishing a project. It is just such a gratifying feeling.

I just sorta feel like my mojo is gone. I am bored, with life, I want my hubby to get home, I need something different in my life. That is odd for me to say this since i just got back a week ago from a vacation. I just feel blah. Not just about stitching, but about everything. Work, my other hobbies, everything. And I try to get inspired and motivated, but then I just sit down and watch another DVD of gilmore girls, and since I only own one season I have seen it a million times. I seriously need some retail therapy. New stash, or new shows to watch on DVD, or SOMETHING.

Do you have ever have the sence of knwoing you HAVE something to do, and yet you put it off by doing ANYTHING but that thing? Those of you who are students, or were students know what I am talking about. In college I knew I had homework to do, and I would do ANYTHING but do the homework. My laundry got done, and my dorm room would be spick and span. That is how I am feeling right now. I am doing other things but facing reality and doing the responsible things I know I need to do. Most of those things have to do with my car and the insurence, and all that hoopla, and I avoid it because I just don't want to deal with it. I need to go into town and get things started to get my passport because me and DH are going on a carribean cruise when we get back. I need to get the ball rolling to have our wedding ceremony in December, I need to write my resume' so I can get out of my sucky retail job, I need to find places to do some intern work so I can finish my degree in Addiction studies.(I am only about 80 intern hours away from getting the degree, I've done everything else.) SO many things to do, and no motivation to get them done. I just feel stagnate. (sp?) just stuck, with no motivation...

Wow! where did that all come from? Sorry to bore you all with my issues. I just was thinking and put it here, I often use the written form to think things through.
Anyway. Thanks for listening to me blah blah about my life as it is and my thoughts on what needs to be done to make it the best it can be. I think I need to go stitch now. Maybe! I should start a new piece! Hmm...I am starting to feel a bit more motivated now. Thanks for listening!

Another long relaxing day...

so, who says mondays have to be terrible? mine wasn't! I got today off, and I feel like I was pretty productive, plus i had time to get bored, now how does that happen?!

This morning I returned our Cable box, as our company has changed owners and now my cable bill was WAY too high to justify the tiny bit of watching that I do, the main reason also was because somewhere betweent he time I went to California and the time I got back, my work out channel was removed. So they want ot give me less and charge me more?! I don't think so! So, there is about 60$ I get to save per month. (Can you say "Extra Stash cash?") ::evil grin::

Well, I do have a few photos to post, if blogger will be nice and let me. Lets see? Hey!! it worked! I got both photos to download! Well, whatdayahknow? so this is my progress from just yesterday. On Love,Joy, Home and Snow Valley Express. Hereby after will be referred to as SVE. However, I did work a little more on Love, Joy, Home, so this isn't the current status on this one, this is just what it looked like after the last time I worked on it, which was a long time ago, those of you who have followed my blog for awhile will remember this one. This is a "For Lana" piece, as I haven't done much for myself in awhile. So, anyway, not much else going on here, I have been browsing Amazon to see if I can find DVD series of my favorite shows, so I can have something to stitch to now that I no longer have cable. The list is LONG!!! And if I were to accumulate all that I want I shouldn't have to pay for cable for a very long time!!! Well, I am off to get some more stitching in before I head to bed, or! maybe I will read. I haven't done that for awhile. Since I was on the plane home from Cali. (OK, only 4 days, but still) bye!

what to do with a long relaxing day...

Why! The answer is so obvious! Stitch, of course! Actually I am starting ot tire of working on my dad's train. I actually worked about two more hours on it yesterday, so I need a break! However, I am getting the starters bug again! But, I think I will be good and just dig into my WIP's drawer and pull out something I haven't worked on in a long time. Hmmm...? Something with color! I am tired of all those yucky grays and blah colors in the train piece, it is time to break out of that. I am thinking something with patterns, and in various shades of green and purple..."Joy, Home, Love"!!! I don't even know when I last worked on that piece! Or! Maybe I will work on my "Birdhouses Unite". I also have a Winnie the Pooh project that I started a LONG time ago, like probably two years ago, and I could work on it. hmmm...the options are endless. I want to revamp my rotation (Yes, the rotation that isn't) I have various projects on the go, but I just sort of work on them as I feel like it. So, today is going to be a relaxing day,I think I may even go lay out int he sun and work on my tan...for ten minutes! like most of you out there, it is scorching here, not that that is anything different from the norm in TX. It's always very hot here in the summer, but unlike some of you, I have an Air conditioner! some of you who are not used to having this type of weather are not equipped for it, and so it is worse on you. My parents are in this predicament!

So, I am thinking that I will work on my tan for a bit today, and go to the grocery store to pick up some odds and ends, and then sit around and watch the Brady Bunch marathon and stitch. Well, I hope wherever you are that you are cool, and it isn't too hot.