Trying to get sorted!

So, I'm signed off work for three weeks at the moment. I'm struggling to sort my headspace, too much going on. I'm sure in time it will get easier. I'm finding it hard to focus and I rush about not achieving anything.  Today I've made myself focus on finishing a project.

As you can see from the date it's a project that has been hanging around for a while. I started for my granddaughter's first Christmas and put her birth year on it. It was too ambitious a project to start two weeks before Christmas. As with so many of my projects my intentions are good. Oh well. I'm pleased to say it is finally finished. As is so often the case, a short burst and it's done. Thirty minutes is all it took.

 

Now I need to focus on other projects that are half done. Finish them or get rid of them  Try and clear the clutter, both in my house and in my head.

A visit to Grantham

Yesterday I met up with my lovely friend to exchange our Christmas gifts. We have made Christmas in January our tradition. We combine it with a day trip somewhere. Yesterday our trip was to Grantham. I do love Grantham, as with most high streets it has more than a just a couple of charity shops, it also has some independent shops too, but more than that, it has character and history! We walked through the street market.

Where else would you see braces of pheasants and a smiling stallholder? It was a step back in time. 

 

We visited the museum and saw the spitting image puppet of Margaret Thatcher.

It's always been on my list of things to do. Long gone now, but I remember the programme as I was growing up.

We also saw a death mask of Isaac Newton. An interesting piece of social history. We ended our day as so often is the case with food! A delicious afternoon tea. 

A problem shared and all that

I know that I've got too many projects, more than I'll ever complete I suppose, if truth be told. I have this evening added to them, in fact I've spent a small fortune with Mandy at Dandelion designs. I didn't mean to, it just kind of happened. It often does when I'm feeling, well, a little blue. To be fair it's quite a dark shade of blue possibly even black and whilst on the whole at times such as these previously I've kept these feelings to myself, it doesn't help. So this time I'm going to talk about my feelings, probably not all of them here but to my close friends. I think mental health should be talked about and I've often been a good listener but this time I think I need to talk. So there we have it, a funny little post that is a big step, not off a cliff as I'd like sometimes, just a little step onto firm ground. I hope I can take some more.

A finished project!

This poor sock project has been hanging about for a good while. Of course it's not my only unfinished project but I have to start somewhere! My Januarys are always full of promise! I'm pleased to say that there are now a pair of freshly knit socks that can do a happy dance if they so wish.

Let's hope a few more finished bits join them throughout the year. I've also planned some new projects too. Oh well you can't help some people!