Sunday, September 28, 2014

...Lots of Wishful Thinking!


...a warm hello on a bright sunny morning here in the Philippines! :-D

...well, i've been thinking alot lately... very thankful for all the blessings that are coming our way despite my spiritual shortcomings... seems like i'm having some kind of depression... maybe some sort of withdrawal symptoms from resigning from my office job to doing home-based accounting job....but i know these feelings will pass... in time.... anyway, some good things are coming our way... new prospective clients and accounting & audit projects... really looking forward to all of those... so, our own personal business is looking up & going well... eldest son is currently developing an accounting system software focusing on accounts receivables and collections.. he is currently in-charge of our IT group.....youngest son is doing well in school ...already in his 3rd yr of college - accountancy course...... all in all things are looking great.... so, happy me!

.... on the other side.... still glued to my crossstitch projects... I have 2 WIPs on the go - Believe and Lizzie Kate's Living With Charm... wanting to finish them soon so I can start the "Keep Calm" project.... still thinking if i will just do a solo one or trio... with my fave colors - fuschia, apple green and teal bluegreen.... ooooh... i forgot i stlll have a mini one on-the-go... the Butterflies and Buddleia... well, it's just a mini one, so, i'm sure i can finish it sooner.... then, am wishing that i could start doing small projects line-up - margaret sherry ones. cute chikadees, butterflies, etc. before i could re-start on stitching the HUGE project - Paradise! .... really have a lot of wishes... hehe :-D

..... i would like to try baking, too.... hopefully try making french macarons... then choco lollipops... choco crispies.... cupcakes and brownies!!! ...and see if i could make a business out of it... i really want to have some business on the side ... for my own personal satisfaction... :-D

..... and i've been following a lot of tv series nowadays - Smallville, CSI, The Strain, Forever, The Voice USA and The Walking Dead season 5 will soon be starting...and also to mention some local tv series - "Hawak Kamay", "Ikaw Lamang" and "Hiram na Alaala".... I love the new tv series - The Strain and Forever... both thrilling to watch....and i'm looking forward to watching new movies - Lucy, A Good Marriage, Annabelle, A Walk among the Tombstones, The Calling and Left Behind... really a movie and tv fan of horror and thriller stories.  

...wish that i could also find time (what with all these interests in me) to read my pocketbooks collections and e-books... a fan of James Patterson, Linwood Barclay and R.L. Stine... also have a collection of the I Am Number Four series but still have not read any of the books (but have luckily already watched the debut movie - and loved it!) .....

....also wish that i could renovate our house ... to have the space and corners that i wanted...more organizers, cabinets and lots of natural lighting, meaning.... BIG windows!  ...a new wall paint... new curtains... new furnitures and appliances.... WOW! that's a big wishful thinking, don't you think? :-D

.... so...maybe i'm feeling down because of all these wishful thinking....because it's really a LOT!.... as the saying goes...be content with what you have ... and that is happiness.... i'm just human... with needs... with wants... with dreams and wishes.... i guess, am just saying that i'm still a human after all.

....well, just wanted to put my thoughts into writing... a journal... have kept one but have not updated it for such a long time... this blog is a good thing, though.....i would like to wish everyone a happy day... happy stitching to stitchers out there.... really am thankful that we're blessed ... so, enjoy life while you can.... smile .... be a blessing to everyone you meet... God bless!


  

Thursday, September 25, 2014

...A Little More Time!

hello... i have managed to stitch a little more this time and have some update progress to show on my two(2) projects WIPs...

....really feels good to stitch.... i have been admiring some FB friends from our local stitching group who can finish their projects so fast...!

....anyway, i have found a new TV series to follow... it's a thriller one about some kind of vampire... it's entiled The Strain. And of course, The Walking Dead Season 5 will soon be aired this coming October.... yipee!!!

.... and i've been wandering ... and deciding... if i would try making french macarons.... it's yummy and i love it! ... it might be what i'm wanting to do... hmmmmm... :-)

... will give you updates again... soon!

Thursday, September 4, 2014

When September Comes....

It's September! Here comes the "ber" months! Along with this is the feeling that Christmastime is just along the corner! Woohoo! :-D

...and here are my updates on my crossstitch projects... which i have found more time to do now... looking forward to have some finishes by the end of this year ( I really do hope i can do it! )

progress update on "Believe" project... I am feeling excited seeing some parts of the letters coming into view!
..and progress update on Lizzie Kate's "Living With Charm" project... done with encourage... 3 more to go!
...and a mini butterfly project on the go as an in-between one... it's "Butterflies and Buddleia", designed by Sue Page featured in The World of Cross Stitching magazine (July 2006).  The chart was from a friend all the way from Dunchurch, UK! 



... and  I just can't seem to get enough... and decided to start a new large project (sorry, i really can't help it...) The project is entitled " Paradise". I am stitching it on white 14ct dmc aida cloth using dmc threads 2 over 1. The stitchcount of the whole design is 380w x 241h and it has 56 shades of colors. I admit I may have been that brave to start this one (LOL:-D) ... by the rate i'm stitching now... it might take me 5 yrs to finish this one! Nevertheless... I am taking on the challenge! Go, go, go! 

.... a view of the whole fabric piece....

.... as of August 24, 2014... i have made 1,225 stitches! The confetti stitches are driving me nuts! LOL :-D  I really need lots of encouragement in this very loooong stitching journey :-) 

Thank you... and keep watching out for more! :-)

mayne