Incoherent Scribblings

I think the title says it all… Anyway, today’s SBQ was suggested by Jennifer and is:

How did you get started stitching? Was there a person that inspired you?

As many long-time readers of this blog probably know by now, there was definitely a person that inspired me to start stitching. This was the same person that taught me to stitch during Spring Break 8 ½(!) years ago and is none other than my best friend in the entire world Dawn!

She introduced me to the world of stitching with this reply when I asked her if she thought I could cross stitch.

“Can you count?”
“Yes.”
“Then you can cross stitch.”

The rest is history…

I have been finished with my rotation on “Above the Clouds” for about a week now and am now well into my rotation on “Fairy Flora,” but I thought I would show a picture of where I am on “Above the Clouds.” Considering how much frogging I had to do on Confetti, I am pleasantly surprised how fast the rocks seem to be working up. I see a happy dance on the horizon soon!

On the exchange front, I have sent and received my final exchange, The Monochromatic Exchange. My exchange went out my partner yesterday. As soon as I hear that it arrives I will show a pic. I received a lovely heat-shaped ornament from Karin in shades of cream to khaki. She also included one of her bracelets and some silk floss in beautiful shades of purple and blue. I have not yet taken a picture of the exchange, but as soon as I do, I will share.

As I mentioned, this exchange concludes my exchange participation for the near future. I have really enjoyed the exchanges that I have done and love all the friends that I have made. I want to once again thank everyone who has sent me something and I hope that anyone that ever received anything from me is pleased with what they got.

And finally, after a couple of month’s break, I am once again ready to jump in to a monthly Stitch-A-Thon! This weekend is our first SAT at Stitch-A-Thons and it is my plan to stitch something small so I can have a happy dance this month. I am so glad Outi had the idea to continue with this fun social activity. If you have a mind to join us, visit our blog and let us know.

After a whirlwind two weeks in which I barely had time to breathe, I returned from my second interview Friday afternoon to a message that a public library about 100 miles north of Small Town, Iowa where I had recently applied for a library director position also wanted to interview me. Before I even had a chance to unpack I called and managed to set up a third interview in as many weeks for this coming Wednesday.

Although I was looking forward to the upcoming interview at the public library, I felt that the previous two interviews had gone extremely well and spent most of the weekend pondering the possibility that I might get two, or even three, job offers very soon. I made a list of the pros and cons of the first two positions and discovered that even though it was a tough decision and an offer for either position would be welcome, it was the first position that I really wanted.

Therefore when the telephone rang this morning, I answered it with anticipation: I had received a message while I was away at the second interview that the library director from the first interview would be calling me with news Monday morning. I was ready to say “yes” when the director broke the news that they had decided to hire another candidate. I kept a smile in my voice as I thanked her for letting me know her decision so promptly, but needless to say, I was pretty disappointed.

After mourning the loss of the opportunity for a few minutes, I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and reminded myself that all is not lost: I still have a chance of getting offered the second position and maybe even the third. We’ll just have to wait and see…

I know I am a little late to the Harry Potter party, but I finally saw The Order of the Phoenix last week and today I came to the top of the waiting list at my local public library for The Deathly Hallows. I will be ready to discuss both soon.

Since I have been preoccupied with traveling and preparing for job interviews over the last couple of weeks, I haven’t done a whole lot of stitching lately. However, I have been slowly working through my ten hours on “Above the Clouds” and have managed to hit the eight-hour mark. I might get through my ten hours before I leave for a second interview on Wednesday, but I am not counting on it.

Though I don’t have a current scan of it at the moment, I must say “Above the Clouds” is really coming along nicely. I am finally finished with Confetti and have started on the rocks underneath the castle. Once they are finished, all I will have left are the clouds and some backstitching.

We will see what kind of a mood I am in with this project when I finish my current ten hours. If I am still in the mood to stitch on it, I just might continue with it for a while.