Fireworks and food

October is over and November has begun, which means fireworks for days on end. It also means the end of an old challenge and the start of a new one. So how did I do? Not as well as I would have liked but I did save 38% of my wage last month which is pretty good. This month it's keeping a food diary, as I am well aware that I eat too much, especially snacking. Hopefully writing it down will do the same as writing down my spends helped me last month. I've not given up on the saving either. I think keeping an eye on both things in the hope of improving my life somewhat. We'll see.

I've made a necklace this week, and worked on the cross stitch. I haven't really felt the inclination to work on anything else.

I'm still trying to get rid if some things, mainly books at the moment but also trying to use beads up. I was actually brave enough to give this necklace to somebody else as a gift. I tend to hold on to what I make, as I don't think it's good enough. Part of the reason I need to declutter a little.

Until next time

Ems

Comments

What to do when you hit a wall?

Sorry guys, this is gonna be another pic-lite one. This is for two reasons. The first is because I decided to be a complete idiot the other day and crack my head open on the door at work, so I have to take things easy for a couple of days. The second is strange. I woke up the other day and it was as if someone had flipped a switch. All of the self-confidence that I had built up through my crafting over the last year has disappeared - just like that. I've spent the large majority of my life thinking that I am not good enough; in what I do, what I say, in short, in who I am. With crafts I was finally starting to believe in myself. So it is very hard at the moment, as I feel that I am right back at square one. I am hoping that this is temporary, and that I will soon feel myself again. I have to remind myself that I am very early in my crafting journey, and there are bound to be bumps along the way. I am aware that it is probably linked to my current state of high anxiety, as susta...

Milestone birthday

Not mine, but an uncle, who turned 60 this week. I made a card using some tim holtz dies. I quite like the colours I used for the skull, gives him an aged quality. I've also been working on the stitch. Here's the latest update Still looks a bit of a mess at the bottom with no discernible images, but it'd getting closer to what it should be with every stitch. Until next time Ems

Drawering a crowd

So, this week I've done something a little different. This is before... This is after.... Obviously there's two of them! These are my mums bedside drawers, which are over 30 years old and now have a new lease of life. I've also been working on the stitch. 31% down now. Until next time Ems

The Introverted Crafter

Search This Blog