aaahhhhh October

The best month of the year! Not only because it is my birthday month, but because the air is crisp and brisk, the sky is blue, there is NO humidity.

Oh, and halloween is this month – my favorite holiday!

I’m still out of work (coming up on a year on the 31st, ack!) but I’m surviving. Not living, but surviving lol.

I have used the time off to enjoy reading, cross stitching, watching movies and tv, etc ….. maybe boring to someone who always has to be on the go, but for me, it’s heavenly.  I’m a huge homebody, and this is like extended maternity leave, only my kids are old enough to talk to and enjoy and do things with!

I’ve started organizing my xs magazines …. I am happy with the outcome. I bought a bunch of magazine files at Ikea (who doesn’t love Ikea?) and here is the end result:

Sorry for the sideways pic! But anyhow, it’s looking good and I can find what I want now. We’ll talk about my cabinet full of charts another time – that has to be worked on!

I’ve also been feverishly stitching up Halloween designs as well as a few others:

Next up, Thanksgiving stitching!

I acquired a smoke cabinet (whatever that is/was) at a local flea market. The woman wanted 20.00, but I got it for less than 10.00. It’s cute, smallish, and blue (my favorite color) and now resides inside my living room – I intend to use it for holiday displays (small displays of course)

Hope you are all having a fabulous fall!