I'm still alive

I've just been sick.  I started out with just a little head cold and thought I was going to get off easy.  My whole family got sick except my oldest who is supper healthy and never gets sick.  He's almost a vegetarian and doesn't have an ounce of fat on his body and has always been very healthy since birth.  I say no fair but what good does it do?  Anyway, my husband ended up getting the plague from work.  It was horrible and he missed most of a week of work last week and even some golf!  That should tell you how bad it was.  Anyway, he started to get better and I thought I was in the clear.  Nope.  Now, I have it and I've been coughing just as bad as he was.  I hate being sick but since I take immuno-suppresant drugs I tend to always get everything going around.  Oh well. 

I have been working on my Vintage Diving Helmet from LunaRiverCrafts on Etsy whenever I can see well enough.  Now I'm at the very bottom and I'm running low of the color DMC 435.  I just ordered some more from 123stitch.com and I also ordered the stuff to kit up another project.  I still haven't worked on the other one I have kitted up. 

I'm not sure if it is just because I'm so new at cross stitch but I just want to focus on one thing at a time.  I want to get this diving helmet finished!  Every time I think about starting something else I find I can't stop thinking about the project I'm working on.  I haven't even worked on Max's Moon in ages.  It also seems that counts all other hobbies too.  I haven't been able to focus on reading much either.  I only read one book last month and so far this month I've only read one.  That is very unusual for me.  I haven't been interested in making jewelry or crocheting or knitting either.  I guess I have tunnel vision. 

I do love the Morgan Lap Stand I got to help with the ulner nerve entrapment (which did get better btw).  I got the stand with 7" and 10" hoops.  They work so much better than the wooden ones it isn't even funny. 

Okay, I need to go to sleep and let the cold medicine work.

TTFN!

Thinking about a new start

I've been thinking about starting something new that would be a bit more challenging.  I have a chart that doesn't have regular cross stitches but instead has a lot of specialty stitches.  I bought all the materials for it, including the first piece of fabric I've bought that wasn't Aida.  It is 28 ct evenweave in Meadow View.  It's hard to see in this picture but the top is sky blue with white clouds and it fades to green.  I bought this from allaboutcrossstitch on etsy.  I whip-stitched the edges and everything is ready to go now.  I have been having a bad Fibromyalgia flare up so I'm waiting to feel better.