Taking Care of Yourself

After all the hardships of last year my goal is to take better care of myself. This means that I need to focus on my health, both physical and mental. One of the ways I plan on doing that is taking a day at least once a month and leave the grandbaby with his aunt and spend some time out of the house doing things just for me.

This weekend was my first "Me Day" of the year.I started the day getting a mani/pedi. Afterwards, I went to my LNS where I sat and chatted with some of the local ladies who bring their current project to stitch and socialize. This was my first time participating. I was a little nervous at first because I don't always feel as if I fit in and you could tell everyone knew each other already. But they made me feel very welcome. I was there a couple of hours and put in a few stitches, met some new friends and picked up the threads and fabric to start Linen and Things 2020 SAL. I put some stitches in A Little Mystery sampler bonus chart #3. I am using the same fabric I used for the Texas Valentine and the threads called for in the chart. I really like how it is turning out.

I went back home and picked up DD2 and the grandbaby to pick out DD2's birthday gifts. She wanted clothes and a nice bookshelf. After shopping I went back out for dinner. It was great to get out and do something different.

Monday I made a start on Linen and Thread's 2020 SAL.

The next week passed pretty slow and on Thursday I stayed home from work because I wasn't feeling well. I had already started the new SAL earlier in the week so I decided when I couldn't sleep anymore that I would work on the SAL. I love the colors I am using (16 ct aida Mediterranean Sea and DMC 3799 as my main color). I was able to make some great progress but then the motif on the left wouldn't line up correctly. I pulled out the whole center and moved over to the butterfly. I put it down for the night after that.

I didn't make much progress this weekend. I found a new show on Netflix to watch (AJ and the Queen) and I couldn't help but binge watch the entire season. What a funny and heart warming show. This week I plan on finishing part one of the SAL and pick the bonus chart back up and do some more work on it. We have the grandbaby's birthday party this weekend so that will cut into my stitching time as well but hopefully I will be able to make some great progress.

Ta Ta for now,
Angela