Baby Steps of Progress

Cross-stitching Update

First and foremost: the cross-stitching!  I'm still working on the final shading in the hearthstone (you can see I've done a few stitches below the black)

After

                                                                 

Before

And the santa:
As you can see, only the facial hair and small grey detailing on the wool have appeared.

















I guess I was just really worn out last week after London, and I just didn't have the stitching bug.  Hopefully she'll come back soon, as these projects are on tight deadlines!

I think it is good to have a break sometimes though, otherwise what you love might turn into a chore.

Life Update:

Last weekend I went to London (again) for two parties in a row that my housemate, Z, had very kindly invited me too.  I really enjoyed spending time with her shopping on Saturday, too, although I spent far too much on makeup and jewellery - let alone clothes!  The full "hoard" is shown below, although I haven't included the jewellery I bought for others' Christmas presents.

On Sunday I woke up at 4.30 am (after having gone to bed at midnight) with a really bad migraine/sore throat.  Despite painkillers, the sore throat has remained, and my manager has now gotten so concerned over my self-diagnosed "tonsillitis" (said with a smirk and a half-laugh to show I'm not too serious, of course) he's spending his lunch break tomorrow driving me to the nearest walk-in clinic to get my throat swabbed.

Also, most exciting of news, I bought a car!  I've been driving her to work for two days now, with her L-plates firmly attached, and I'm thrilled.  She really is a pleasure to drive.
My mum isn't too happy with the plates though...

Amike,

Kat