Welcome to 2025.

 I've had very little time to stitch or craft so far this year, we are nine days in and I only had two days off work. I didn't get to do any stitching or sewing on those days as one was Tony's birthday, we had a houseful for people to entertain, but first a lot of preparations. Then the following day we had the tidy  up and took down all of the Christmas decorations. 

There has been work in the gardens and green houses to keep me busy also. I feel like I am picking a courgette/zucchini every day and we are eating just as many. Though I did manage to give one away yesterday. LOL I discovered a new to me recipe for using them up too. More about that in another post.

It hasn't all been work, parties and gardens though. I did manage to make time to prepare for my Chookshed #6 project and everything I need to make a start on my Secret ornaments is nestled in to a project box and is sat here by my arm chair. And yesterday before an extra shift at work I played in my room for a while. I was supposed to be having a tidy up, but found myself adding to a list of things to make and do. Which led to me investigating a wee tin that held a collection of left overs. And a squirrel was born but some scraps were used.

Hopefully I can progress things a little further today.

Or maybe finish the tidy up?

Something I have been able to maintain is walking. I said that I want to walk every day, even if it was just for 15 minutes. And I have done that. I am on my feet for eight hours at work but I don't class that as walking or exercise. When I get home I get changed then if the weather is cooperative I go back out for a real walk, or I'll look for a guided walk on youtube. So every day of this new year I have walked.

There may be more extra shifts as one of the Diversional Therapists / Activity ladies has taken a tumble and fractured one of her vertebrae. We are not sure how long she will be out.  Yesterday was an activities shift for me. The morning was easy, no thought required, the pastor was coming in to hold a short service so I rounded up his usual crowd and let everyone else know he was here and reminded them they were welcome to join him. While the service took place I spent some one to one time with another resident, soaking and trimming her nails. After helping with the lunch service I sat with quite a large group of residents and we had a quiz. There are several boxes and books of good general knowledge questions in the cupboard and we had fun with those. 

So plans for the next two days.... Don't answer the phone, it might be work calling! 

Unearth my crochet project and leave it where I might see it and pick it up when I am too tired to do anything else. 

It would be nice to complete the tidy up in my room, I have a good pile of ironing to do then it would be good to make progress on my wee squirrel project and maybe sit down for a while and make progress on one or even two ornaments. It would also be good to add a few stitches to my Winter Fairy cross stitch. 

There you have it, plans for the next two days. 

I'm off to get the ironing done so that is out of the way and I can relax and have fun.

I hope your new year got off to a better stitchy start than mine did.