Howdy from a very blustery, warm central Arizona! Yes, this is me, from the Lost and Found Department! I hope you're all healthy and happy. Just where have I been?
To tell the truth, I think Covid-19, and working 6, 7 days a week has knocked the stuffing out of me. I don't have corona and my family and friends are safe as well. I think it's all the working and stress of not becoming infected, not to mention a gnarly case of insomnia, that has done me in. I work at a large greenhouse 30 minutes away that was deemed essential as food crops such as tomatoes, herbs, chilies, onions, squashes, etc. are being processed in addition to planting and maintaining annual flowers. I start work at 5:30 am and wake up at 3:15 am to get ready, 6 or sometimes 7 days a week. I am tired! Tired of waking up that early but it gets so hot in there so that's why the early hours. I take Advil PM or Tylenol PM to help with sleep because my mind doesn't stop at night. Very frustrating. I need to get myself off the PM medication and find Melatonin or another way before getting actual sleeping pills. I'm trying to stay away from those. All this has affected my stitching. This job ends soon as it's seasonal so there's the stress of looking for another job or if we qualify for unemployment benefits.
So let's talk stitching! This past week I finally stitched some on Tombstone Angel by Carriage House Samplings. Here's the before picture..
To tell the truth, I think Covid-19, and working 6, 7 days a week has knocked the stuffing out of me. I don't have corona and my family and friends are safe as well. I think it's all the working and stress of not becoming infected, not to mention a gnarly case of insomnia, that has done me in. I work at a large greenhouse 30 minutes away that was deemed essential as food crops such as tomatoes, herbs, chilies, onions, squashes, etc. are being processed in addition to planting and maintaining annual flowers. I start work at 5:30 am and wake up at 3:15 am to get ready, 6 or sometimes 7 days a week. I am tired! Tired of waking up that early but it gets so hot in there so that's why the early hours. I take Advil PM or Tylenol PM to help with sleep because my mind doesn't stop at night. Very frustrating. I need to get myself off the PM medication and find Melatonin or another way before getting actual sleeping pills. I'm trying to stay away from those. All this has affected my stitching. This job ends soon as it's seasonal so there's the stress of looking for another job or if we qualify for unemployment benefits.
So let's talk stitching! This past week I finally stitched some on Tombstone Angel by Carriage House Samplings. Here's the before picture..
and here's my progress..
Not an amazing amount of progress by any means but at least I'm stitching!
After I finish stitching in color on that right medallion?, it's onto the angel.
I have the outline of her face now. I have basically become a monogamous
stitcher! Never thought it would happen!
I have been stashing a little too. The Shepherds Bush kit on the left is something
I have pined for for a while. A whole kit with silks, and 32ct fabric.
I'll have to be careful stitching because there are no full skeins of silks, just strands of silks.
Good Company on the right is also an ocean/sea theme. When will I start these? When I return to
normal. No telling when that'll happen!
Does anyone else use Bloglovin'? I've been getting about 2 or 3 followers a week. I hope most
of them are legit and not scammers. I apologize to anyone who is following and is a stitcher.
Thanks for hanging with me! I will just keep plugging away on Tombstone Angel when
the spirit strikes. By the way, because off the hours I'm working, my broke pinkie toe
has lost the bruising but is still swollen a bit and is not looking real good. I ice it and
wrap it good before work but yeah. I'm looking forward to when I can really put my foot
up and let it heal!
Take care and stay safe and healthy!
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