I Survived It

I'm proud to report I survived yesterday. It wasn't near as bad as I expected, working on 4.5 hours sleep. I've done it in the past numerous times, but for some reason this one was freaking me out.

I got home from work after stopping at the grocery store and the library. The plan was to do a simple dinner, but Princess had already eaten - GRRRRR.

I stood in the kitchen for 2 hours and made the following
~ roasted an acorn squash
~ made hummus
~ chopped vegetables for snacking on through the week
~ made a flakes of ham wrap for my lunch today (wanted tuna, but grabbed the wrong can)

By the time I was finished all that, it was too late eat anything heavy, so I mowed down an apple sprinkled with cinnamon and WW toast with peanut butter. Dinner of the rich and fabulous!

I had every intention of stitching last night. I just couldn't find the energy so I hit my bed about 8:30 and read until 9pm. It was lights out and I only woke up twice in the night, once at 11p and then again at 4am. Pretty bad that in order to get a decent night's sleep I have to run on 4.5 hours prior to - sick!

The alarm went off around 5am, and off to the street I head for a 6K. I ran with Gimp Girl A.K.A. Krista, this morning. Poor little pumpkin has a bad hip right now. I keep telling her to take it easy and slow down, but she is more driven than I am when it comes to pushing herself. I walked when she wanted (wooho for walking) and then ran when she felt up to it. I know she's going to see a doctor today, so send out some 'feel better' vibes her way, if you would be so kind.

I'm all ready for work and don't have to leave for another half hour, so I'm off to read while I leisurely sip on a tea. I wish I had this kind of time every morning. I guess 5am wake up times will do that for ya.

I have a hellish day at work today! I'm participating this the code calling exercise and it is not very clearly defined for me to follow. It promises to be uber stressful, so any time around 2pm eastern time, think of me!?

I also have a ball game tonight, but don't know if the weather will hold out or not. I'm good either way... not playing is okay with me. Playing is good too, since after ball Todd and I head back to Kurt and Krista's for a beer and wings. It's really about the friends and food, not so much the ball.

Happy stitching days to you that are able to put needle to thread. I'm jealous.

Wildflower Rhapsody - 15 hours

I don't normally post pics at the 5 hour mark. I know! I know! Beat a dead horse already. I put out the option and had 2 ya's, so here is my most recent update.

I've been making really good progress on this one and loving every minute. The problem is, as of this morning my stitching time will be to a minimum for a while. Oh well, it's not a race. I'll get to it when I'm able and love it all the more for the time away!

Quick post this morning, since I should be getting ready for work. Running on 4.5 hours sleep right now so I'm not the most articulate anyway.

Happy stitching days to you!

Foolish Chatter

Wildflower Rhapsody has become my new obsession. In the last 2 days, I've added 5 hours to this piece. I am just loving it which is really saying something because there are so many colour changes it is ridiculous.

I stitched 2 hours on Saturday night with a total of 20 colours and tonight it was 3 hours with 24 colours. It seriously looked like the rainbow exploded around me.

The question I have for you is this: Do you want to see an update now (5 hours) or would you rather wait until I'm at another 10 hour block?. I'm not sure how long it will take me to find another 5 hours to put to this piece. I am hoping to be able to stitch a little bit throughout the week. Being realistic I'll probably not have another update until next Monday if I go for the 10 hour block. You'd seriously think I was trying to bring about world peace with the amount of thought I've put in to this. It's not rocket science, but you'd not know it by the way I'm prattling on.

Could the prattling and nattering have anything to do with the fact that I'm dog tired and I'm down to less than hour before I get to go home? I think, just a little bit.

The call is yours. Post now or in another 5 hours.