New Year - Same Old Me

I've decided that I am not going to make any resolutions this year. Each year I make new resolutions and each year I abandon them within the month. This year I am not going to put myself on that roller coaster. This year I am going to make one goal..be the best me that I can be. What this really means is that I take care of myself better. I'm not going to be around forever but I would like to be around for a while longer. I am going to eat a little less, eat healthier foods, move my body more and get myself on better financial footing. This may seem a lot, but all I have to do is take little steps and before I know it I will have reached those goals.

Since my last post we moved houses. We went from a small two bedroom apartment to a nice sized four bedroom. We each finally get our own room. For the first month, other than meals, we barely saw each other. But now that we are starting to settle in we are spending more time together. My room is large enough that I am able to fit all my craft supplies on one half and sleep on the other. After about 2 months I am mostly unpacked and settled enough that I was able to pick up my stitching again. I treated myself to a new pattern last weekend "Texas Valentine" by Redbird Designs. I wanted something small to get me back into it since it has been about four months since I wanted to stitch. 

I was able to finish the design yesterday. This was a wonderful project to get me back in the swing of things. This was stitched using 18 ct aida color Raw with the charted threads. I forgot to pick up the suggested button the day I got the chart so I hunted in my button collection and found this little cutie. I will finish this up into a little pillow once I find some fabric I like for the back. I have to unpack my fabric bin first to see what I have available. I would really like to use something I already have.

Once I finished this quick stitch I started hunting for my next one. Until yesterday, most of my craft supplies have been sitting in boxes waiting to be brought out. I figured  I might as well start unpacking and setting up my craft side while I was looking for the next project.

I still have a few bins left to unpack. My plan is to get some bookshelves that are deep enough for baskets. I will be able to put my cross stitch fabric, the quilting/finishing fabric and yarn in them and have it all easily accessible.

Time for me to let you all go for now.

Ta Ta for now,

Angela