It seems like I've lost my blogging motivation over the last couple of weeks. Don't you wonder why that happens? Sometimes it's like a slamming door. Sometimes it's like a door slowly closing. October posts felt like a door slowly closing.
But soon we'll see November and NaBloPoMo and I'll get back into the swing of things by writing in my blog every day.
Now I think I should go off and do something interesting so that I have something to write about.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Floating between projects
It has been fall break time for my college student children, so I haven't been getting much stitching time in lately. And when I am stitching, I can't seem to focus on anything in particular. So I'm floating between several projects.
I shouldn't float like this. It feels like I'm not accomplishing anything.
Isn't it funny the way that the energy in your house transfers its energy to your stitching? For two weeks, my house had a revolving door. It felt like I had a parade of people moving in and out, here and there, coming and going. And that's the way my stitching has been.
Still - there's a positive side of all of this confusion and traveling, because I've had some really nice face time with a couple stitching friends. I met a new friend on my way to pick up Colleen. Denise and I met up for coffee last Friday and had a wonderful visit. She's a neat lady with an easy laugh. Then on Tuesday I drove the little darlin' back to school and planned a visit with Barb. I'll tell you what, the time just flies when we're talking. What a great person! I love it when you haven't seen someone for a year but picking back up where you left off is so easy.
I had better get some work done...
Till next time!
I shouldn't float like this. It feels like I'm not accomplishing anything.
Isn't it funny the way that the energy in your house transfers its energy to your stitching? For two weeks, my house had a revolving door. It felt like I had a parade of people moving in and out, here and there, coming and going. And that's the way my stitching has been.
Still - there's a positive side of all of this confusion and traveling, because I've had some really nice face time with a couple stitching friends. I met a new friend on my way to pick up Colleen. Denise and I met up for coffee last Friday and had a wonderful visit. She's a neat lady with an easy laugh. Then on Tuesday I drove the little darlin' back to school and planned a visit with Barb. I'll tell you what, the time just flies when we're talking. What a great person! I love it when you haven't seen someone for a year but picking back up where you left off is so easy.
I had better get some work done...
Till next time!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Added October Favorites Page
I was going to wait until the end of the month to publish my Favorite Posts of October page, but there were so many of them already. And some of them are time-sensitive, so I thought I'd get the page started.
You all are so inspirational! I'm worried that these pages may get a little out of control...But that's a good thing, right?
You all are so inspirational! I'm worried that these pages may get a little out of control...But that's a good thing, right?
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Oscopy
Gag. Had one of the dreaded whatever-oscopies this morning. I'm certainly glad it's over and done with. Needless to say, Gatorade will not ever get past my lips again.
Yesterday, since I work at home, I was able to work most of the day, which was a good thing because working actually helped keep my mind off of all of the things that I was wishing I could eat. Late in the afternoon I plunked myself down in front of the TV and finished a Pine Mountain kit. It was my take-along car project this fall and it was perfect. I just needed to make the pillow insert and take its picture....
Today while I'm taking it easy, I'll answer my October SBQ, too. To remind you,
Where do you fall in the birth order of your family? Do you think that birth order traits have had an effect on your choice of hobby and craft? How so?
I've already told you all that I'm the oldest of five children in my family. We were all born within 2-3 years of each other (and how my mother dealt with all of those cloth diapers, I'll never know). I actually do display about half of the characteristics of a first born, but I don't think we can all be painted with a broad brush stroke based on our birth order traits. I think that the point that Alfred Adler was trying to make was that humans are social beings and as such we are influenced by social situations. My social experience in our family was different than the situation that my youngest brother experienced.
And who controls that early social experience more than our parents? If your parents treat you in a certain way as a first born, I believe it has an effect on your personality. My parents (rightly or wrongly) always gave me a lot of responsibility around the house especially when they charged me to take care of the younger kids. They also laid it on thick when it came to "setting a good example" for my brothers and sisters. I'll always feel that I walked a pretty thin, yet clearly delineated line. And I still do.
I think that early upbringing had a big influence on my choices as an adult. I started off my vocational life as a counselor, but discovered early on that it wasn't a good career for me. The exact science in the textbooks didn't match up to the real world. Duh? But it took 4 years of undergraduate work, 2 years of graduate school and 5 years of working for me to figure that out. Luckily my math minor came in handy in later years and I discovered that I was a pretty good bookkeeper. I like it when things add up. Love my columns of numbers and my reports. I like it when people ask me for a report and use my data for important decisions. It's perfect for me.
As for stitching, I love the precision and the way that things line up just so. I'm learning to love to switch things up a bit, but the crux of the craft is still its precision.
So I guess that's a long answer to a short question. I'm the oldest daughter of my family but I think it's more a case of upbringing than a case of birth order that has formed my personality and directed me to the world of needlework.
Yesterday, since I work at home, I was able to work most of the day, which was a good thing because working actually helped keep my mind off of all of the things that I was wishing I could eat. Late in the afternoon I plunked myself down in front of the TV and finished a Pine Mountain kit. It was my take-along car project this fall and it was perfect. I just needed to make the pillow insert and take its picture....
Today while I'm taking it easy, I'll answer my October SBQ, too. To remind you,
Where do you fall in the birth order of your family? Do you think that birth order traits have had an effect on your choice of hobby and craft? How so?
I've already told you all that I'm the oldest of five children in my family. We were all born within 2-3 years of each other (and how my mother dealt with all of those cloth diapers, I'll never know). I actually do display about half of the characteristics of a first born, but I don't think we can all be painted with a broad brush stroke based on our birth order traits. I think that the point that Alfred Adler was trying to make was that humans are social beings and as such we are influenced by social situations. My social experience in our family was different than the situation that my youngest brother experienced.
And who controls that early social experience more than our parents? If your parents treat you in a certain way as a first born, I believe it has an effect on your personality. My parents (rightly or wrongly) always gave me a lot of responsibility around the house especially when they charged me to take care of the younger kids. They also laid it on thick when it came to "setting a good example" for my brothers and sisters. I'll always feel that I walked a pretty thin, yet clearly delineated line. And I still do.
I think that early upbringing had a big influence on my choices as an adult. I started off my vocational life as a counselor, but discovered early on that it wasn't a good career for me. The exact science in the textbooks didn't match up to the real world. Duh? But it took 4 years of undergraduate work, 2 years of graduate school and 5 years of working for me to figure that out. Luckily my math minor came in handy in later years and I discovered that I was a pretty good bookkeeper. I like it when things add up. Love my columns of numbers and my reports. I like it when people ask me for a report and use my data for important decisions. It's perfect for me.
As for stitching, I love the precision and the way that things line up just so. I'm learning to love to switch things up a bit, but the crux of the craft is still its precision.
So I guess that's a long answer to a short question. I'm the oldest daughter of my family but I think it's more a case of upbringing than a case of birth order that has formed my personality and directed me to the world of needlework.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Cute fall freebie alert
This is just too cute.
Sorry for the tweet-like post, but if I wait until tomorrow to post about it, I'll forget.
Sorry for the tweet-like post, but if I wait until tomorrow to post about it, I'll forget.
October Stitching Bloggers Question
The last time that I got together with a couple of stitching friends, we discovered that we were all first born daughters. I'm the oldest of five children. Carol is the oldest of four, and Linda is the oldest of four. Very interesting!
Even though we were all the the oldest daughters in our families, the other two ladies very casually - so as not to conjure up my trait of not responding well to being told what to do - mentioned that this might make a good Question of the Month. So...
Where do you fall in the birth order of your family? Do you think that birth order traits have had an effect on your choice of hobby and craft? How so?
Even though we were all the the oldest daughters in our families, the other two ladies very casually - so as not to conjure up my trait of not responding well to being told what to do - mentioned that this might make a good Question of the Month. So...
Where do you fall in the birth order of your family? Do you think that birth order traits have had an effect on your choice of hobby and craft? How so?
I'm running away from home
Well, not until November. Some of you guys have asked where I'm going. I'm not attending an organized camp this year. I like stitch camps and organized stitching retreats. In fact, I like them a lot. I've never had what I'd call a bad experience. (Although nothing is ever perfect, those little imperfections have never been a big deal.) But I'm really looking forward to changing things up a bit this year. So my November trip will be more like a girls' getaway with stitching.
We're staying in an almost-perfect place that we found near Erie, PA. The only thing that wasn't perfect about it was that the Bed and Breakfast we chose filled up for that weekend almost immediately and that was all the way back in the beginning of May. I feel like we were very lucky to get our rooms, because when I tried to make a room change a week later, I was told sorry...everything else is booked. Really. Back on May 8!
Apparently it's a Harvest Wine weekend for the Chautauqua Lake Erie Wine Trail or something like that and all of the wine lovers will be there. So tell me...what vintage of boxed of wine is appropriate to take to a Wine Trail weekend?
We're staying in an almost-perfect place that we found near Erie, PA. The only thing that wasn't perfect about it was that the Bed and Breakfast we chose filled up for that weekend almost immediately and that was all the way back in the beginning of May. I feel like we were very lucky to get our rooms, because when I tried to make a room change a week later, I was told sorry...everything else is booked. Really. Back on May 8!
Apparently it's a Harvest Wine weekend for the Chautauqua Lake Erie Wine Trail or something like that and all of the wine lovers will be there. So tell me...what vintage of boxed of wine is appropriate to take to a Wine Trail weekend?
Sunday, October 03, 2010
Hanging out in Ohio
Ohio and I have become good friends over the past month or so. My little red (station) wagon has visited Wooster, Cedarville, Westerville and Delaware recently, mostly for my daughter's cross country meets. The poor kid is struggling this year, and for as much as we are motivated to see her when she's running well, we feel doubly motivated to see her when she struggles. So about every two weeks, I-70 and I become reacquainted. And I-70? If you're listening? Please reopen some of your rest areas. And don't call it a rest area if the vending machines are open but the bathrooms are closed.
By the way, are all Ohio residents Ohio State fans? It seems like these meets always coincide with Ohio State home football games and this Pitt girl feels wildly out of place.
Here are a few photos of Friday's meet - the All Ohio Championship. Our Wooster girls were in the first slot at the beginning, meaning that they started at the far left of the line. That's not a good place to be if you're running, but nice if you're a picture-taking parent.
At first glance, the course appeared to be flat, but really it was just disguising gradual but very long uphill climbs. In other words it wasn't as easy as it looked. Miami University (Ohio) literally ran away with the Men's and Women's titles. Five men set course records, with the winner setting the new bar with a 24:11 finish of the men's 8K course. One woman set a new record also, with a 17:12 finish in the women's 5K.
Hey, I'm so glad that you guys like my Favorite Posts of the Month page. It's a lot of fun for me to revisit your posts as I write it. I've finished the September 2010 page and you can find it here.
By the way, are all Ohio residents Ohio State fans? It seems like these meets always coincide with Ohio State home football games and this Pitt girl feels wildly out of place.
Here are a few photos of Friday's meet - the All Ohio Championship. Our Wooster girls were in the first slot at the beginning, meaning that they started at the far left of the line. That's not a good place to be if you're running, but nice if you're a picture-taking parent.
Hey, I'm so glad that you guys like my Favorite Posts of the Month page. It's a lot of fun for me to revisit your posts as I write it. I've finished the September 2010 page and you can find it here.
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