A Day Of Stress

 Yesterday was another sunny day with some clouds floating around. The high got to -1C (windchill -4C). This morning it is cloudy and -5C. Today is supposed to be another sunny day with a high of 1C. Flurries tonight. 

Lifestyle

I got the sheets into the washer and dryer yesterday and forgot about them until 5 pm when I had to rush around and make my bed. I was having a bit of a day to say the least. 

I went into the spare bedroom and looked at the Christmas items on the bed. I went back out and wrote storage tub on my shopping list. Down stairs I went and got out the Christmas tub and went through it. I put several items into the thrift store box as I really don't need them. As I handled the items, I went down memory lane which was filled with a lot of good memories. I kept a few items that I will use for winter decorations as I want to have some items out during the month of January. 

One of the items I kept was this small ceramic Christmas tree. I realized I had batteries for it so it is now ready for Christmas 2026.

I had bought 2 of them in January 2023 when they were discounted by 70%. One went to daughter and I kept one. I am thinking it will be kept out in January as it reminds me of the trees in winter. 

I took the quilts and pillow down but they didn't fit in the tub. I hauled them back up and put them back on the bed. I realized last night I can put some of the items I want to sell at a craft bazaar into a bag and use one of those tubs for the quilts. It is a job I can do today. 

I have not been sleeping well at night and having night panic/anxiety attacks. I know what is causing it and have been nervous, restless, and tense. I am hoping that daughter's situation will improve so I can relax once again. I will talk about it once things have been sorted out a bit more. 

I have been very careful with my eating habits but my weight is stalled at the moment. Part is how I am feeling emotionally. Part is my body not wanting to cooperate with the weight loss. It will come off when it is ready to. In the meantime, I will eat well and carefully. 

Sewing

 Yesterday's sewing was a lot of hand sewing. I sewed down the collar band which was the easiest part. Sewing snaps and button on the neck band was a bit stressful. The snap went on pretty good but the button wanted to move around. The next step was to hem the sleeve opening. That small space and the thickness of the fabric was hard to do. Putting on the snaps was a bear and adding buttons almost drove my patience out the door. I decided not to deal with any more snaps and hemmed the shirt by machine. 

I am deciding if I will do buttonholes or snaps on this shirt. The instructions say snaps but I think I can do buttonholes. 

I also decided to mark the eyelet holes for the stays I made last month. I have enough marks to drive you crazy. 

I want to get this project done so I can work on something else for the Acadian outfit. It may be a chemise with a bit of fancy stitching on it. I will know more when I read today's post on Sewing With Cinnamon. 

Knitting

If sewing was hard, knitting was also hard. I realized that I hadn't followed the instructions and had to unknit 9 or 10 rows and redo the cap of the sleeve. I made myself finish the first sleeve following the instructions carefully. 

Once it was done, I got 16 rows knit on the scarf. It is now 42" long. I will need to get the last ball of yarn out to finish it. 

I will have part of a ball left and will try to make a toque out of it. If there isn't enough, it will got into the bag which I will sell at the garage sale this spring. I am not having part balls of yarn left in the stash. 

Thoughts

    Going through the Christmas items made me realize that I still enjoy decorating for Christmas. I have 3 boxes for daughter-in-law that are antique Christmas items. She will get them when I no longer want to decorate. The rest are items I love and couldn't part with. 

    I haven't had any issues with my IBS attacks. I know that vitamins will cause gastrointestinal issues. But the stress I am having at the moment is starting to give me a flare up. I am hoping that everything will calm down quickly as I don't want to have IBS attacks again. 

Today

I am out to make sandwiches at the hall this morning and then will go grocery shopping locally. I will work on emptying a tub so I can put my Christmas quilts and pillow into it. I should finish cleaning the spare bedroom if I have time. I would like to sew if I'm not too tired and knit tonight. It is a wait and see day for some projects. 

Until the next time......................................................................