More time!

One of my new year's resolutions was to get my career back on track, and over the last five and a bit months I've been lucky enough to have some great opportunities within the workplace, albeit fixed term opportunities. Finally, a few weeks back, a breakthrough... I was offered a permanent and ongoing position :) A week later, I got another offer for a position I applied for earlier in the year! Decisions, decisions... of the best type really, so I can't complain. I think I've made the best choice, and while the position doesn't start until early next year I am looking forward to the challenges it will bring.

Until then, I have some time up my sleeve. My latest contract finished last week, so for the next few months I'm a stay-at-home mum again... my house will get the spring clean it deserves, the garden a spruce up, the kids some quality time and maybe a driving holiday for a few weeks, and (hopefully) my sewing machine will get a work out. So many projects I'm looking forward to getting stuck into and possibly even finished... possibly!!

Alex has his 'big boy' single bed arriving soon, which has spurred me into action... I'd really love to have his quilt completed by Christmas (how many times have I said that before?!). While I was working I didn't have all that much energy to stitch but on occasion the needle and thread would come out of an evening and I made some headway with the stitcheries on this project. Now with the opportunity to work on the applique and get to my sewing machine I can share with you two more completed "A Boy's Story" blocks...

A couple of close ups of the stitcheries...

Only two blocks left to do now! Then I can join the blocks and start the quilting process... already trying to decide whether to hand or machine quilt this one?

So while it was a bit sad to finish up at my latest job I'm rather thankful for some time at home, some time to stitch, and some down time with the kids... including some cheeky "mummy-son" dates with this little man...

Until next time xx