LNS Visit and New Meaning to “Guilt Free January”

I hadn’t stitched in a couple of days because I’ve been so tired when we get home from work. Yesterday, I actually had to leave early because I had one humdinger of a headache. I think it had to do with the weather. The jetstream was moving south yesterday and a front was moving to the east of us. My head felt like it was going to explode, it was so pressurized. Fortunately, it wasn’t just me, there were other women at work who were hurting, too, so that made me feel a little better. I barely made it through a meeting at 1 PM (Terry had to drive me, the headache was so bad) and then we went home, I ate some lunch and then went to bed for several hours.

This morning, I woke up feeling fine, thank goodness! I worked on my model for a couple of hours and then we had to go out. We went to Lowe’s for some plywood to put down in the attic for a flooring base. Once Terry nails it down, we’ll be able to put away the Christmas decorations. Terry vowed that they would not go back down into the basement this year, so we’ll finally have some storage space up in the attic to which we can shift the boxes in the basement so that we can work on finishing the basement.

Anyway, before going to Lowe’s, we stopped at my LNS on the way, fueled by thie week’s SBQ. They actually moved in November, so it’s a good thing I went before they removed the sign from the old shop window. The new place is just down the road, but in an area that is probably lower in rent, so I wonder if she was struggling. It’s still disorganized, with charts grouped by theme (like country and garden; very hard to figure out), and I think it’s a little smaller, but otherwise, it’s pretty much the same. I did find a hidden treasure in the form of a Just Nan Porcelain Nosegay leaflet with button in the back of the store, near the floor. It was worth the hunt! 🙂 Other than that, I bought some antique white Jobelan and some overdyed threads that I can put in with my exchanges, since I don’t have much to part with (at least, that I’m willing to part with :lol:). So, I feel better now that I have given some small patronage to my LNS. I also placed a small order at Stitching Bits and Bobs a week or so ago. I broke down and bought the Mirabilia Christmas Elf Fairy kit that I’ve been seeing all over the place. It would be nice to have a relatively quick Mirabilia to stitch. And so, I have decided to redefine “Guilt Free January” in terms of guilt free S.E.X. (that’s Stitching Enhancement eXpedition, folks; nothing directy). I plan on trying to really stRIP some UFOs this year and work through some of my stash, so I think I deserve some stash enhancement. 😛

Anywhooooo… we came home after going to Lowe’s and I had a pretty good headache, but it was probably hunger-related, as the Chinese we picked up at the grocery store helped. We just finished watching the movie The Butterfly Effect. I just had a gut feeling that it was going to be good and boy was I right! GOOD psychological thriller, if you’ve never seen it before. Not sure why Tivo only had it listed with 2 stars. I have to disagree with that.

Anyway, I finished my SBEBB Garden Exchange gift today and made some special things to add to the package. I’ll go to the post office on Monday to mail it out. I might let myself work on Hearts and Flowers tonight, even though I should really work on my World Trade Center quilt section. Tomorrow morning, I will be back to working on the model. I’m hoping to finish the section I’m working on, if I’m lucky. At the very least, I want to finish the weaving on this final section. I can live with it if I don’t get the filling stitches and beading finished, I think.

Sorry, no photos, obviously. Secret stuff. 🙂 And now it’s time for me to jump off of the computer so that I can do some stitching. Yay!