Happy New Year!!!

I can't believe it's 2010! I am sure at the beginning of every year, I post the same thing but I love fresh starts :-). I think my stitching slump is over, my new problem is I am skipping about too much, LOL. There are just too many things calling my name and some of them are huge projects, And They Sinned, Scarlet Letter's And All was for an Appil, Village of Hawk Run Hollow, Mary Wigham and of course I am still working on Paradise Lost. I started them all, I know I am crazy.

Here's my progress on Paradise Lost, I love this project. The colors are wonderful and it's such a joy to stitch.

On the small project front, I am trying to finish TitD. I was madly stitching to have it done for the new year, I had already dated it '09 and I didn't want to frog the over one on 40 count date. As you can see I gave up the quest and unpicked and restitched it with '10 instead. My DH didn't understand why it mattered what the piece was dated, LOL. Does he know me at all? I mean he's lived with me over half his life I would hope he's figured out I am a tiny bit OCD and a perfectionist. Don't worry, he knows, he just likes to tease me ;-). I am hoping to have it finished this weekend but we'll see.

I also pulled out an old UFO, A Stitcher's Prayer by Carriage House Sampling. I am ridiculously close to finishing this one too. I'd love to have two or three projects to send off to Jill Rensel for framing.

On the short list for smaller projects: Bunches of the BBD Stockings, ornaments, Sarah Tobias, Sarah Salter, Sarah Seifer, lot of Sarahs aren't there, Stories to Live by: Eve and I'd like to get back to Miss Lila's house. Keeping in mind there's a market coming, Autumn in the Hollow, two new loose feathers, a few more stockings, a whole new series of Loose Feathers... There is just not enough time in the day :-).

My goals for the new year is to be a bit healthier, lose some weight, exercise more, I'd like to be more deliberate about how I spend my time. I actually have a lot of free time, I just need to spend a bit less time on the computer and a bit more time with needle in hand :-). I think I'd have to lot to show next December if I did that. And finally, no promises about stash diets or spending but I would like to cut back some, I have stash to last me a lifetime so new pieces will have to be the ones I can't wait to start, not pieces that will go in my stash for someday.

I will leave you with a picture of my sweeties, Chloe and Sophie. They are my constant companions, when I am gone according to my DD and DH they wait and watch at the front window for me to get home :-). My DH says they only know he's around when he has a treat for them, LOL. It's not quite that bad but he is third on their list after me and their grandma, my mom.

Hugs and happy new year to all! I hope everyone's year is filled with health, happiness and lots of stitching time!!!!