Hope you all had a fabulous new year! I did! We had lobster for dinner, the big tradition at our house, and at midnight fired off the expired flares that came with our boat. My ears are still ringing! Maybe it’s illegal and maybe I shouldn’t say what we did but it was crazy fun, lighting up the sky around our house, so neat. We also watched the fireworks launched from the government wharf. It was a very bright and sparkly passing of the old to the new year.
I hate to admit it, but I’ve used the time off as unproductively as possible; living in my jammies, watching Netflix movies and sitcoms and putting a permanent arse impression in a wing-back chair. My tree is still up which is usually biffed on New Year's day. All my good intentions went out the window and I lay around like a tortoise sunning itself on a rock. Truthfully, in the back of my mind I knew what was coming once back to work, year-end stuff and it kind of deflated my holiday balloon, so I rested up to be able to take on the beast.
But I won’t complain, it has to be done so now that I’m back at the helm I have to suck it up. This is the part of the business I don’t like. We’ll start counting inventory tomorrow or Wednesday, right now I am getting the upstairs in order for our Wednesday evening hook-in. The mess has grown out of control once again and I want to begin 2016 with a tidy slate. Once everything in the shop is cleared, my head will follow and be ripe for the work that needs to be done.
I did do a bit of hooking over the weekend. If I’d applied myself seriously it would be finished, the goal I’d made for myself when I colour planned and took it all home to work on. It’s only a two day project, three at the most, but there was always an excuse. Too many late nights, late mornings and stuffing my face in between. Simply put, I got lazy. Some say “that’s what holidays are for” and maybe they’re right, maybe I should stop beating myself up and instead of complaining I haven’t finished this cute little stocking, maybe I should be happy just starting it.
I love the colour plan. It’s very trendy like owls seem to be right now. Every time I hook a stocking I try to visit interesting combinations so no two look alike. Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean we need to paint everything with a red and green brush. This time I’ve used two value chartreuse, dark brown, medium brown, white, beige and two value turquoise. It’s a fun colour combo and I think it suits these sweet little hooters.
I hate to admit it, but I’ve used the time off as unproductively as possible; living in my jammies, watching Netflix movies and sitcoms and putting a permanent arse impression in a wing-back chair. My tree is still up which is usually biffed on New Year's day. All my good intentions went out the window and I lay around like a tortoise sunning itself on a rock. Truthfully, in the back of my mind I knew what was coming once back to work, year-end stuff and it kind of deflated my holiday balloon, so I rested up to be able to take on the beast.
But I won’t complain, it has to be done so now that I’m back at the helm I have to suck it up. This is the part of the business I don’t like. We’ll start counting inventory tomorrow or Wednesday, right now I am getting the upstairs in order for our Wednesday evening hook-in. The mess has grown out of control once again and I want to begin 2016 with a tidy slate. Once everything in the shop is cleared, my head will follow and be ripe for the work that needs to be done.
I did do a bit of hooking over the weekend. If I’d applied myself seriously it would be finished, the goal I’d made for myself when I colour planned and took it all home to work on. It’s only a two day project, three at the most, but there was always an excuse. Too many late nights, late mornings and stuffing my face in between. Simply put, I got lazy. Some say “that’s what holidays are for” and maybe they’re right, maybe I should stop beating myself up and instead of complaining I haven’t finished this cute little stocking, maybe I should be happy just starting it.
I love the colour plan. It’s very trendy like owls seem to be right now. Every time I hook a stocking I try to visit interesting combinations so no two look alike. Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean we need to paint everything with a red and green brush. This time I’ve used two value chartreuse, dark brown, medium brown, white, beige and two value turquoise. It’s a fun colour combo and I think it suits these sweet little hooters.
Stocking Pattern is called "You Who?" click this link to see other stocking designs. http://www.encompassingdesigns.com/whats-newblog/hello-2016
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