Furrrrrbbyyyyyyy!

My lovely huzzband got me a cuuuuuuute furbyyyyy as a late Christmas pressie hehe aww love my furby :) I know, I'm such a child, but I think it's healthy to be silly and have some fun - gotta nurture the inner child sometimes ;)

We had a lovely Christmas and I felt very spoilt with all the wonderful and thoughtful presents I received from family and friends :) My husband also got me roller boots, which I can't wait to try out properly with my stepdaughter who got rollerblades - we've only skated round the living room so far (on carpet lol) so looking forward to the weather being good enough to get outside :)

I'm looking to the New Year now and trying to choose a word for the year. I've not done this before, but a friend recommended it as she's found it very helpful and focusing this year. I'm pondering "Joy" as I've got too bogged down by all the stressful and sad things that have happened this year, and need to get back to finding the joy in the small things along the way (my sewing especially!!) ..as well as creating more Joy and happiness in all areas of our lives :)

My furby's bringing little moments of joy already haha it's so funny and cute :) I posted this photo on Instagram - I chose one where it's sleeping as his eyes looked funny in the photos lol

Autumn Photo

I've not managed to get much sewing done again the last week or so. My health's been rather patchy and I just haven't had the energy or creative motivation. It's been getting me down a bit, but I'm sure things will improve soon.

I did manage to get out for a lovely dog walk with my Mum on Wednesday though (she walks dogs for a living) and that was a lot of fun :) It was sooo good to get some fresh air, to reconnect with nature, and to watch the loopy dogs charging around - a border collie, a spaniel and a labradoodle make an interesting combination!! I swear the collie thinks the labradoodle is a big sheep hehe ;)

I took this photo of Ospringe Church at the bottom of the big field we walked round and played around with it in 'Camera Awesome' and 'Instagram' on my phone to bring out the pretty Autumnal colours - Autumn is my favourite time if year :)

Secret Sewing

These are my secret sewing projects that I was working on for my step-daughter's Birthday :)

They're from the Cath Kidston book "Sew", although I altered the Stanley Dog a little, using blanket stitch round the edge instead of sewing ricrac in. I put some lavender in with the stuffing too, so that they smell nice :)

She was really pleased with them :)

Patchwork Cushion :)

I've been getting into my sewing again recently, which feels totally fantastic!! I can't put photos of most of my recent projects on here, as they're presents for my step-daughter's Birthday and I don't want to risk her seeing them ;)

I finished my patchwork cushion today though, something I just started sewing for fun, for the therapy of sewing squares together curled up on the settee, but I actually love how it's turned out :)

Foggy Tree!!

Well it's not sewing, but I thought I'd upload this photo I took yesterday anyway. It was very foggy when I went out to my Reiki appointment, which I found a little eerie and yet strangely peaceful :) I couldn't resist taking a few photos on my phone and this is one I altered in Instagram :)

The last two months have been crazy and I just haven't had the time or energy for sewing, which has been extremely frustrating after how well it was all going and how much I was enjoying it. It can't be helped though and I'm sure I'll get back to it when the time's right :)

I did manage one afternoon working on another owlie last week, which felt fantastic and went well - zigzag stitch seems to be my friend now :) So it's good to feel I haven't totally lost it lol and I'm beginning to get a few ideas for small projects together :)

All Change

I haven't been able to do much sewing recently, it's been a pretty chaotic and stressful couple of weeks, lots of change to deal with, but will all be good in the end.

My sewing machine is currently homeless and I feel a little sad about that, but my new sewing table will be arriving in a weeks time and then I'm looking forward to setting up my new sewing area!

Change may sometimes crash into our lives in a totally unplanned and unexpected way, with a whole bunch of stress to boot, but can then turn out to be the best thing that could have happened for us with lots of hidden blessings along the way :)

Home Sweet Home

We're safely home from our holiday now and it looks like we timed it just right for the weather, which was lovely the whole time we were away until late yesterday afternoon! It lashed down the whole drive home, but I kinda like driving in the rain oddly, so I wasn't too bothered :)

We had such a lovely week together and I've been blown away by how good my health has been and how much I've managed to do!! It's all very exciting and so wonderful to share so many "first time in over a decade" moments with Stu & Abs :)

Part of me wishes it didn't have to end, but part of me is happy to be home...I guess everyone feels that way after a holiday though!

I'm looking forward to getting back to my sewing :) but first I'm looking forward to having a nice long sleep in our own (much more comfortable!!!) bed and a very lazy day tomorrow :)