There are a few helpful cross stitch tips that I didn’t learn right away. Not big things. Not anything complicated. Just small, quiet details… the kind that don’t seem important until you realize how much easier they make everything. Some of them I learned over time. Some of them I learned the hard way. Here are 5 little things about cross-stitch that make a big difference. 🧵 1. Longer Thread Is Not Better I used to tell myself I was being efficient by making my thread really long so I wouldn’t have to stop and rethread so often. It sounds like a good plan… and for about one or two…
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My Cross Stitch Hobby: The Stitch That Never Left
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Lessons In Living — Lesson #3: Silence is Golden
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March in the Midwest: Resilience, Robins, and Starting Over
Today brought news I didn’t expect. But instead of sitting in loss, I’m choosing to look ahead. It’s the last day of February — and March is waiting. March in the Midwest is not to be taken for granted — and anyone who has lived through it knows that. The Reality of March In The Midwest In February, you expect cold. So when the warm days sneak in, they feel like a bonus.But March in the Midwest? It’ll give you sunshine at noon and frostbite wind by 3:00 p.m. — doesn’t matter if you’re in Chicago, Michigan, or Indiana. Yesterday it was 60 degrees.Shorts. T-shirts. House windows open. Patio doors…
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The Perfect Saturday
The Perfect Saturday For a long time, I thought the perfect Saturday meant being everywhere. Clubs. House parties. Friends’ gatherings. If something was happening, I was there. Call me “Pat” — party all the time. Honestly, it fit. Home was just where I slept, changed clothes, and grabbed something to eat before heading back out. Even after that season slowed down, I didn’t. I was still moving — cleaning something, rearranging something, finding something to do. Sitting still just wasn’t part of the plan. When Everything Shifted About six months ago, something changed. Instead of filling every minute, I started letting a few minutes just be. At first, it felt…
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“I Have Isms — Embracing the Little Things That Make Me — Me”
My sister says I’m quirky — that I’ve got these odd little habits.I call them my “isms.” They’re the little extras that make me — me. And this is me embracing my quirks — doing what makes me comfortable. No apology tour required. From across the room, my oldest sister likes to just sit and watch me. Waiting for one of my isms to pop out. It’s like she’s studying wildlife. She finds me fascinating in a weird, comical kind of way. What can I say — I am who I am, and I own it. For example The Worm Situation Worms have been a problem for me my whole…
