Finishing projects

I have finally started to finish up some projects so am feeling a little better about things right now.

Curly Scarf

This is a crocheted scarf that I just finished and can't wait to make more of these as they are so much fun to work on.  Yes still trying to use up my yarn stash so finding projects that are quick to complete make me feel wonderful.

I continue to work on the other projects that I have on the go and hope to see some results from them very soon.  Nothing major but have decided that it's time to put a bit of my effort towards myself for a while instead of towards everyone else.

I know that some people may be a little upset to hear this but for so many years I have put everyone else first and have forgotten about me.  I am not going to give up my charity work but am going to start thinking of other items I want to finish.  Also if I am going to compete at Markham Fair again next year I need to start thinking of those categories so that I am not working on them at the last minute.

Time is flying by

It's hard to believe that it's the middle of November already.  I am trying to finish up a couple of charity items as well as a couple of gifts.

The good news is I am continuing to work on a new project which is making me very happy.  I am not going to say too much about it right now as it is still in the early stages.  I have to say that it it involves my knitting and crocheting so that is making me happy.

Now I just need some time to finish up the way too many items that I currently have on the go.  Of course this weekend didn't help as I had to try about a couple of new patterns so that also meant starting a couple of new projects.  Now to finish up the ones I have on the go.

I am also working on a new name tag for a retreat that I will be attending in April of next year.  Yes Gitta's Getaway Retreat is set for next year and I have already marked my calendar for it.  Check out www.gittasgetaway.blogspot.com

Off to work on getting some WIP's into finished projects.

Me time

I did something today that I don't remember when I last did it. I took an entire day to work on projects that are going to be mine.

When I say mine these are items that I have wanted to make for myself and normally I put everyone else way ahead of me. Today thanks to my DH, I was able to spend my entire day working on things for me and not for others. Yes I take time to work on projects for me sometimes but it's an hour here and an hour there if I really try.

The results for today are I have almost finished two mobious scarves. Yes two of them, as one I need to knit two inches on and the other only have 9 inches left before I complete it. You might ask why I didn't finish one before starting the other but at 2:45 this afternoon I decided that I wanted to work on something different and didn't it mean measuring every few rows. I also wanted to spend some time just knitting while watching tv so that is what I did.

Taking today to myself felt so good but have to admit there were times that I looked around and saw other projects that I figured I could work on. All of these other projects are for other people so with a great deal of determination I didn't work on them and feel good.

I know that I can't always take an entire day to myself but I did realize today that sometimes I need to pick up a project for me and work on it without feeling like I should be doing something for someone else.

Remember time for yourself helps in a lot of ways as it gives you time to realize that you are important as well not just everyone else.

Note to self: me time needs to be scheduled and unless an emergency happens you don't reschedule.

Crafting still going on

I just realized that it's been a while since my last post and I have to admit that I have been really busy since that post.

One thing I did was attend the Creativ Festival and spent four days spending time with friends and crafting. It's amazing but so many of these friends only get together once a year but it feels like we were just together. This year I spent most of my time taking needlework classes and there were fun and now to work on getting the projects completed from these classes. I also took two knitting classes, one was good but the other one left a lot to be desired.

Between the Creative Festival and working, my crafting time has been limited in the last couple of weeks so haven't really had much to post. No pictures yet but will be posting some of the projects from the Festival once I get them finished.

Now that things are getting a little more organized I hope to be able to post a little more and hopefully will have pictures to post more often as well.

My yarn stash has grown in the last few weeks but have to say thanks to a friend for the yarn that she gave me a couple of weeks ago. I am currently working on getting some of this yarn into some scarves and blankets for charity.

Off to work on some stuff before it's time to call it quits for tonight.

Link to pictures

As promised I said I would set up a web-page to show you all the pictures of everything that I entered and all the ribbons that I won.

Again there is one picture still missing in both the entries section as well as the ribbon section. Once the person has seen it I will post the pictures.

Markham Fair pictures

Finally posting again

For those of you waiting to see some pictures I must say I am sorry for the delay. After pushing myself to get everything done for the fair I ended up with the virus that has been going around. This is the virus where you really can't think straight and don't have a lot of energy.

I am finally starting to feel a little better but still know that I have to watch what I do so that I don't get sick again.

Now to explain what I am doing with my pictures. I am going to posting a couple of pictures here on my blog and then will post all the pictures on my website so that you can see them at a higher resolution. It is going to take me a couple more days to get the web-page up but here is a taste for now. Once the web-page is posted I will attach a link to my blog so that you can see what I got ribbons for.

I have already started thinking of what I am going to make for next year. Not sure how many items I will end up entering but it was fun seeing the results this year.

I have pushed myself more this year than I have in the past and I am happy to say that I am proud at how far I have come. Now to continue my journey and see how far it really goes. I have a couple of ideas that I am currently working on and will see if they happen and then will continue to see what life has in store for me.

This adventure continues and thanks for being there to support me.

Results

Well I spent this morning checking out the results at the Markham Fair and have to say that there was a lot of really nice items placed in the competition.

Now I entered 14 items and my goal/hope was to receive at least 7 ribbons this year. I took myself out of my comfort zone of knitting, crocheting and cross-stitch and entered other categories are well.

Here are the results
3 - 2nd place
3 - 3rd place
3 - 4th place
5 - no ribbon

I will be posting pictures in the next couple of days but had just a few minutes to sit down and post this.