It may not be a good marriage for long! Vince has been assuring me that he will be here by mid-March. Last night we were talking and I said something about “after you get here in March” and he said “I may not be moving there by March but if not, I can come back and visit for a week!” WHAT? No! By March we will have had this house for 7 months. It is past time for him to be living here. I don’t want a visiting husband . . one week every three months? NO! I didn’t say all that . . I just thought it.
Anyway, maybe I can sell this cross stitched piece on Ebay if he isn’t living here by March! 🙂
I’m officially halfway done. At this rate, it may not even be finished by March.
I keep reading it and hoping I haven’t made a “typo”. Wouldn’t that be horrible to see at this point? If you see a mistake . . don’t tell me.
I can see how my stitching is better towards the end than it was at the beginning.
You know what’s weird? I was watching floss tubes last night and one girl showed a ton of work. She said something like “I thought I’d get all this done in one afternoon but it took me three days!” I must be the slowest cross stitcher ever because what she did in three days would have taken me three months. Most days I plan to cross stitch all day and am lucky to get in three or four hours. Just too much else to do – playing in the kitchen, laundry, walking the dog – yesterday was grocery pickup, putting that away, making dog food. Darn .. that’s not much. I should have more time to cross stitch than I do. I need to do better with time management. OK . . today I’m going to do better with time management.
Shauna Trueblood says
You are not the slowest stitcher ever, I know because I am. But since I enjoy the process who cares how fast I stitch. Even on weekends where I plan to stitch all day things come up, dinner, laundry, grocery store,etc. Don’t be hard on yourself you are making progress and hopefully enjoying the process and that is all that matters.
Donna says
Don’t make it a race then it becomes a chore. It’s supposed to be relaxing. Plus you have other things you enjoy and that bring you happiness. That just means you have a full life.
Darlene says
Oh my, Judy, please don’t make it a race. And, by all means don’t compare yourself to others. It’s your journey, please enjoy it at your pace. I was chastised recently by a ‘friend’ for spending the majority of my time x-stitching. She took the wind right out of my sails and it was all I could do to pick up my project again. Stitch, sew, knit, cook, etc to your heart’s content and don’t worry about what others are doing.
Helen says
Amazing how “friends” can sabatoge your joy sometimes.
Darlene says
Thanks Helen! I believe what bothers me the most is that I almost allowed her to sabotage my joy. Not happening; today I’m stitching the day away with a very happy heart.
Judy Laquidara says
Good for you!
Darlene says
Thank you!!!
Nelle Coursey says
I think it is better to do it slowly and then you can catch mistakes if you happen to make any. When I try to do anything fast, it never turns out like I want it to and I always hate what I have done. I don’t know why, maybe it is just me.
Jill in Ohio says
You are making me want to pull my cross stitch out! I always see it as a winter activity, but I keep going in spurts with piecing and quilting so need to go where my interest is pulling me. I haven’t cross stitched since I got Kinsey 2.5 years ago! Max loved it when I stitched all day and he just laid in my lap and slept. I think that I will miss him when I pull a project out so that is why I put it off. Maybe. Someday. 🙂
Judy Laquidara says
I understand! I miss having Speck to sit with me when I was sitting and knitting. Rita isn’t a lap dog.
Diana G says
its very very pretty … You did a great job !!!