Keebles World

I cleaned up my Stitch Stash page because, although I haven't been stitching much, I have been buying Stash like mad, especially from Neni Designs! I figured it would be better to just create albums for each stash versus trying to post all the hundreds of pictures. Each stash can be found here: Neni Designs HAED Charts Etsy and other online charts Kit/Pattern Stash I didn't make a page for my self-made patterns simply because I change my mind too much on those and I haven't ever even considered stitching one yet. Maybe someday I'll post those again, but just not now.

Another week passed and I did stitch...but only twice. I left off here: and made it here: It was pretty nice to see Scrump start to appear, but I did come to a realization...I've always stitched to relax or to get over a bad day and now that I take medicine for that, it almost makes stitching seem like work instead of therapy. I've got to find a way to get back to "normal" stitching self and I've got to find a way to do it on meds. Ugh.

Yep, you read that right, I actually stitched today! Granted, it wasn't much, but at least it was a start. I left off on Lilo and Stitch Otherwise back on July 30th (I can't believe it's been that long!): And I made it here today: I just had to do something other than stare at the "lost house". They warned me that the Ritalin would make my OCD worse, but since I've never seen OCD as crutch, I couldn't imagine how. Now I know. I'm trying really hard to let it go (don't sing it)...all I've been able to do is look at other houses that I could never ever afford and make myself sick trying to figure out a way to get one. The therapist told me I didn't need to come back unless I felt the need, and as much as I hate to admit it, I need. Guess I'll have to make a phone call come Monday morning.

I'd like to say I stitched this week, but I didn't. Despite being on anti-depressants again, certain things can happen to cause me to shrink back into my shell and shut down completely. This week, I received the biggest kick in the teeth I've had so far this year. Last Wednesday was just a regular sucky work day and I decided to stop at the store on my way home. I ended up making a couple more stops and came home a way I rarely ever do. I passed a realty office that had one of those digital displays and, while I was stuck at a red light, I was watching the screen when something amazing happened...a house, on a street directly behind my parents, popped up for $80,000. Houses in that neighborhood usually go for about $150. Keep in mind, we live in Arkansas, so the cost of living is really low and $150,000 is a LOT of house. I got super-excited and called my Mother immediately. She, of course, knew nothing about it, so I decided to check the web the instant I got ho...