Really Doesn't Understand Sometimes!!!!

OMG!!! I could just scream with frustration right now! I was going to rant and rave but instead I think I will do what I always do in situations like this...keep quiet and back off and away...I won't go there! Its just not worth my time :)

On another note work was crazy busy but I like that...keeps me on my toes. I was very happy to be there today with this crazy heat wave that has hit here! I don't mind heat....but this humidity is a nightmare! Thankfully I l ive in a basement apartment so its pretty cool here and hopefully will stay that way so I can get some sleep tonight. I never sleep well on Sundays for some strange reason....and the alarm always rings way to early on Monday morning!

Don't think there will be any stitching done tonight. I really need to set up a corner for my stuff. I think I would get a lot more done if I didnt' have to bring everything out and put everything away everytime I wanted to stitch...not that its a big job but it still takes time to set up. Maybe that will be my project for the weekend...get my living room re-organized and set up a permanent spot for my stitching. My apartment is small and space is limited but I should be able to figure something out...right? haha

Another Wonderful Weekend!

What a great weekend! The weather was great, the friendship was fabulous, the food was yummy! Really what more could a person ask for!

My friend rented a cottage for a week and this was her last weekend there. She was kind enough to invite me out for the weekend and of course I took her up on it! What she didn't know was that I also planned a little impromtu surprise birthday party for her! I invited the "stitchin sistas" and as many as were able to showed up. We had a great afternoon walking on the beach, sitting on the deck talking and laughing and then went in to a Chinese Buffet for supper..it was yummy!

It always surprises me when the stitchin sistas get together how we all seem to mesh...I have never had that kind of bond or closeness with a group of women before. It really is something special and I am so thankful to be a part of it. I really can't explain it..and if i could I'm sure I wouldn't do it justice....so I'm just going to say they are an amazing group of women who I know would be there for me in a minute...as we all would for each other...and leave it at that! :)

So the next BIG event will be our bi-annual retreat! OMG I can not wait! And this one coming up is even better...we are going up for an extra day...Thursday to Sunday.....I am so excited about that! I look forward to that weekend. Its a great weekend of stitching, laughing, talking, sharing, sometimes crying, eating, and just plain old bonding! It always rejuvanates my soul and I come hope happy and feeling like a million dollars! I would suspect we will have our planning meeting sometime in October. We take turns "hosting" so there are always little surprises over the weekend that keep us laughing...not that we need any help in that deparatment!

We are also going to get back into meeting once a month for our stitching Sunday! We haven't done that in quite some time and I have truly missed it...plus it really motivates me to get my butt in gear and work on my project! I find at home I can be a bit of a lazy bones when it comes to getting my stitching in. I have made a committment (if only to myself) to really try and put at least one hour an evening into it...its not an unreasonable thing to committ to I don't think!

I'm still trying to figure this blog thing out...I have no idea how to include links to the site I like for cross stitching or how to post pics....I'm hoping to figure it out so I can create a little section for my stitching...maybe if I post progress pics it might motivate me! haha So if anyone reads this and can help me with figuring this out I would really appreciate it!

So now I am off to get some laundry done and get ready for the work week...sadly my amazing weekend is coming to an end...but I know there are many more ahead!

Vacation is Over! :(

Thats right...vacation has come to an end and its back to work for me! I can't complain (well I could but I won't haha)...I had a great time! Spent a lot of time with some great friends, got some stitching in, relaxed..it was just what I needed! I think I may need to take more time off in the next few weeks...just to relax again haha

So I've been doing lots of thinking lately and have come to some conclusions...I'm definetly not happy with the way things are going in my life and I know the only person that can do something about that is me...so thats what I'm going to do! I have a plan or at least a draft of a plan and now I need to make it a reality! I didn't put any unrealistic goals on myself because that would just set me up for failure. So I made very real, realistic obtainable goals. I'm not ready to share them yet but I will soon. I know I won't do anything until after labour day for sure.

And what brought this on you might ask? Well its really quite simple...I'm not happy with the way my life is right not and need to make some good positive changes for ME! Thats not saying I am unhappy because I'm not. I have a nice life with great family, wonderful friends, a good job, an apartment I love and of course my cat haha...but there are just other things I want to have in my life and for my life.....so stay tuned!

I've worked a bit on my stitching project during the evenings. I really need to make more of a comittment to that. I'm trying to do an hour an evening on it as often as I can...so far so good! As soon as I figure how to put links in my post and post pics I will let you know and see my progress and where I got it from :)

Until next time..keep on smilin and stitchin :)

Its Been a Stitchin Couple of Days!

Yup I've been stitching up a storm the last couple of days! Yesterday I spent the day with a dear friend I haven't spent much time with over the last while. Life gets in the way sometimes and its easy to drift away from the people that are important. Anyway we had a great day yesterday stitching and talking...I'm working on a piece I just love..its from Ink Circles...so it was nice to put some stitches in on it!

Today I spent the afternoon with some of my stitching sistas. They are for all intents and purpose a sister to me..each and everyone of them holds a special place in my heart. I have never been around a group of women I can be so comfortable with. There is just something special about our group...I tried for a long time to figure out what it was and in the end decided I didn't care why it was the way it was...instead I am extremely grateful for these wonderful women in my life who can make me laugh like no one else and they put up with my craziness haha

The week is speeding along (I'm on vacation) but its been a great week...wonder what tomorrow will hold.......

Its Been Forever!

I'm back! A great friend of mine has started blogging and after reading hers it has inspired me a bit to get mine going again. Hopefully I can do a better job of keeping it up this time! :)

I had a great time this Friday night. I get together with a group of wonderful women to cross stitch but we have become so much more then cross stitching friends...we are truly sisters of the heart. One of the girls has a cottage not far from town so those that could make it went out there Friday for the night. I can't say the details (we embrace the "what happens at the gatherings stays at the gatherings policy) but I can tell you the laughs were a plenty! It was just what I needed to start my vacation...I couldn't think of a better way!

I have never in my life felt such a wonderful bond with a group of people as I do with the stitching sistas...it never ceases to surprise me. They are the best!

I'm not sure what I will be doing for vacation. I was supposed to go away for a few days with a friend but she hurt her back and is in too much pain to travel. I'm happy to just take each day as it comes and enjoy the time off from work. Maybe I'll pack a small cooler and head to a park with a good book and a blanket....maybe I'll go take in a matinee (I really want to see Eat Pray Love)...maybe I'll go spend the day with my grandkids (ok this is a for sure!).....the possibilities are open and I am looking forward to some much needed R&R.

Thats all for now...I have no clue what to write about at times so I feel like I'm rambling..but thats ok...hopefully I will keep it up and become more inspired with my writings!