Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!

Here we go: obligatory "it's a new year" blog post!

2013 has been an interesting year. It was the year I studied my ass off to stay in my grad program. It's the year I decided to stop be a couch potato and sorta start taking care of my body. It's the year I finished my first paper piecing quilt. It's the year I got even more comfortable with myself. And it was the year I started designing my own SAL patterns.

But we still have places to go, so here's to 2014, which is going to be a lot of things. It will be the year I finish hosting my first SAL (I've got plans to get going again mid-January-PROMISE!!!). It's the year I will celebrate becoming a quarter of a century old. It's the year I will see the expansion of Wizarding World. It's the year I will continue to get in the best shape of my life. And it's the year I will be proactive in my life and in getting what I want. It's also the year I will watch my best friend marry the move of her life.

So here's to 2014, all. I wish you the best.

Finally...an update

Morning all,
I'm finally in a position to update...though it's probably not the update you all were hoping for. Let me start by thanking those of you who left your well-wishes on my last post. They really did mean the world to me.

A little update on where I've been:

• For those of you who haven't read my bio, I am a graduate student working on her PhD in Analytical Chemistry. I craft for the sake of my sanity in the hectic life I've chosen, but this semester has been really rough. 
• In September, I was collecting the final sample set I need for my dissertation, which kept me incredibly busy for the month. 
• In October, as soon as that sampling campaign was over, I found myself needing to prepare for an exam that failing would mean being kicked out of my graduate program (slightly important).
• Once that was done, I had midterms and in terms of crafting, I had to get Christmas presents finished. 

I'm still working on that last bullet point, so rather than leave you all hanging I'm making a decision.

The Run Disney Princess Stitch Along will continue it's impromptu hiatus until the New Year (2014).

Next week, I'm hoping to show you all what I've been up to instead of embroidering Disney princesses in the craft department, because it's my plan to finish my Christmas presents with the small break I get from school for Thanksgiving. 

To all of you stitchers in America, Happy Thanksgiving. Be safe. 

Know that this Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for all of you, especially the FiS community and Ms. Jennifer over there who has been so kind to me. 

Until next time, stitch on. 

Radio Silence

Hello friends

I have been remiss and I owe each and everyone of you an apology, especially those of you following my SAL. 

I had some minor life crisis' but I'm hoping that they are behind me and things can get back to normal. I have the next pattern halfway tested and am thinking I'll try to get it up by the end of the week.

If you all are still with me, I thank you. 

I'm still here. And I'm trying. 

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain? - RDP SAL Week 10

Morning stitchers,

In case you missed the very important announcement regarding the RDPSAL, until approximately October, we'll only be posting EVERY OTHER WEEK. After that, I'm gonna try to make up by posting double patterns.

Until then, here's this week's pattern!

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Pocahontas was not a favorite of mine growing up, but now that I'm older I appreciate her independent spirit and her determination to stand up for what is right, even if it's not the popular opinion.

And I have some pretty awesome memories associated with her since she's my best friend's favorite princess.

RDP SAL UPDATE - Please read stitchers

Good morning stitchers!

As you may have noticed, there was no pattern last week. And I have good and bad news about that.

The GOOD NEWS is that the pattern has been completed and has now been tested so it should be up tomorrow.

The BAD NEWS is that the remainder of August and the entire month of September is going to be very busy for me at school. So here's what's going to happen:

1. This week will be Week 10
2. For the month of August and September we will be on a bi-monthly schedule (or every other week). 
3. Once everything calms down (October) I'll post two patterns a week until we get back to where we should be. 

Hope you all understand. Keep stitching! And send in pics of what you've done. I promise to do a flickr update soon!

RDP SAL update!

Morning stitchers!

So the RDP SAL has hut a small snag (pun unintended). I've arrived to the patterns I haven't gotten a chance to stitch yet! And this week is so crazy I'm not sure ill be able to knock on out. 

I'm going to try my hardest to get another one done, but it's a crazy time in grad school before the fall semester starts. 

You've been warned!

If you had a chance to change your fate...would you? - RDP SAL Week 9

Evening Stitchers!

Been a busy week and life is only going to get busier, so there's nothing fancy to this week's post. 

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Until next week (hopefully)!