Keebles World

Well, I did manage to do other things besides stitch this week...got halfway through day 2 of Disney pics, got some much needed house maintenance done, and even exercised (once). But the urge to do non-stop stitching is still there and still eating away at me, which is why I've ended up staying up late every night to get caught back up stitching. I've finished four full pages in 2 1/2 weeks...yeah, that scares even me. Row three is now done: And I've gotten this far in row 4: I tried to start a simpler project to deflect my OCD, but I couldn't find the right material to use for the project (or yet I just found another excuse to obsess over little Miss Pea). I honestly think that if my Scottish pride and dedication to my job wasn't so strong, I'd probably call in my first sick day in 13 years and stay home tomorrow just to stitch. Luckily, my Scottish blood is stronger than my stupid psycho issues and I will be at work tomorrow as per usual. On the di...

The first International Hermit and Stitch Weekend is close enough to over that I think it's safe to stop for the night. I got stuck at work late on Friday, so I didn't get much done that night. Here is where I started on Friday: And made it here: I ended up sleeping until late afternoon on Saturday (takes me forever to get to sleep, but once I'm there, it takes a military action to get me up), so not much progress then: Today was better because I got up early afternoon, but even after an almost full day of stitching, still not much to show for it: There was a lot of gap fill-in work, so it makes it look like I didn't get a lot done, but I worked non-stop the entire waking weekend, seemingly changing colors every five minutes. I've got to stop stitching so much because I'm letting too many things go by the wayside...I think I've forgotten how to do laundry. I've also got to crack down and start exercising as well as working on Disney pics...

Got myself signed up for the first International Hermit and Stitch Weekend of 2014!!! I've pretty much been in hermitting and stitching mode for a month now anyway, but I'm using this weekend as my last ditch effort to turn out a bunch of stitch work before I have to break down and start working on the Disney pics (or it will be the end of the year before I get them finished). So don't forget to sign up over at Joysze's site HERE and good luck to everybody!

It's amazing what I can accomplish when I'm trying to avoid sorting Disney pictures! I actually got a chunk of row three finished this weekend:

I don't usually do this mid-week, but excitement abounds...I've finished row two!!!

I was bad in Disney world and even worse during Christmas, I concede that fact 110%...but I've been good for two weeks now and I'm barely losing anything. Talk about frustrating! Granted, everyone has their stuck times and this may be mine, but that doesn't keep my stomach from constantly growling or my brain from constantly thinking about food. You'd think that eventually both organs would give up and just realize they are SOL. I'm at the lowest weight I've been since I was 16, but I still can't seem to reach that magical threshold of below 200. A co-worker told me today that your body has a weight it likes and it will fight to stay there. Mine must be 200-220. I didn't have this much hunger craving when I started this mess at 245. Next week better see a miraculous amount of dropped pounds or I can't guarantee I won't end up at some Chinese restaurant somewhere stuffing my face. I could probably eat more right this minute than I ever c...

I've decided to set my stitching goals for 2014 myself. I never really cared for trying to complete and post progress by a certain day of the month (although I will try to post around the first). I'm also going to be a bit more conservative than last year, I just set the bar way too high. I've got three projects on the burner as it is, and my goal is to finish all three. I'm not a fan of multi-projects...it's just been too stressful and I usually only ever want to work on just one. From now on, I am going to limit myself to just two at a time. But the three in the works are: The Princess And The Pea: I'm starting the year here: A Summer Ball: Starting here: And finally, 35th Anniversary Celebration: Which is stuck here: I still want to start Sleepy Hollow Mural and I already have all the supplies and have the material stretched for it. But more than likely, once The Princess And The Pea is finished, I will be starting Alice and the Bou...