Things Are Looking Up!

I actually feel like stitching again, instead of forcing myself. It’s amazing! Having finished that Flight 93 quilt panel this weekend was a huge load off of my shoulders. Plus, things are going well at work, so I feel like my project deadline is finally well within my grasp.

All of that stress removed and no immediate stitching deadlines equals a serious burning desire to go home right now and stitch my heart out!

Honestly, the bug has a pretty good hold on me right now. The startitis bug, that is. I want to stitch everything I see. My eBay addiction has gotten fairly far out of hand and my notorious leap off of the wagon a couple of weeks ago just seems to continue without end. I’ve found in the past that the way to get past an eBay problem is to stop looking. Because inevitably you will find something to buy every time you go out and look there! Recently, it’s been a run of really good bargains and/or patterns, etc. that I have never seen anywhere else that has been sucking me in. But now that I’ve bought items spanning the realms of stitching, scrapbooking and even artwork, I think it’s time for me to hand in the towel for a little while. No more watching items, no more stalking Lorri Birmingham items because very few stores seem to be stocking her anymore. That’s it. I’m done. Right after the auctions I’ve bid on that end tomorrow. 😉

Plus, I think I should stop looking at people’s stitching albums. That’s another point that’s been landing me in hot water as far as wanting to buy and start new designs. Really, it has to stop somewhere.

I did allow myself a new start last night after I posted all of the August SAT progress. I kitted up and started a design that will be made into a biscornu for a Christmas present for my mother. She saw the biscornus that I received in the SBEBB exchange a few months ago and really wanted one, though she has since forgotten that she asked, so it should be a surprise. 🙂 Add that to needing to start my Strawberries So Faire piece soon if I stand any chance of of SAL’ing with the rest of the group, the piece that I have picked to stitch for Catherine-Michele’s RR and the blackwork piece (#4) that I started in the car this morning and I should be good with starts for a little while.

Speaking of Catherine-Michele’s RR piece, it promises to be a nightmare of color changes packed into this little 64 x 85 stitch design. Over 20 colors in that space! Ugh. I had fun trying to kit it up when I have no organizational system for knowing what floss colors are with which projects at the moment. Oh yeah, that Java program I was going to write to help keep myself organized. In my spare time. 😆

Hmmm… I’m going to stop that line of thought dead in its tracks before I start feeling anxious again. I’d like to enjoy at least one day of minimal stress!