Today I Am All About Relaxing....

      Today I'm going to be all about relaxing, and this little crocheted rainbow doily circle is going to be a part of it! I'll explain in a minute...First I'd like to show you where one of my crochet necklace "babies" showed up!

       Helen, from the blog A Crafty Kind of Truffle, and 50 other sleuths, went on a Murder Mystery Weekend. It was actually a Wedding Reception and Masked Ball. You can find the details HERE. She wore one of my crocheted necklaces!! How exciting to see my "baby" going out and having fun.....even though 3 murders were involved! LOL You'll have to read it yourself! ^_^
     I don't have murder on the mind...except for maybe me wanting to do some damage to the weather!...but I do have some things on my mind that have me wanting to slow it down, relax, be quiet...One of them being that my dad has been in so much pain lately that he's upped his surgery date. It's now going to be, instead of the end of March, at the beginning of March!...It's gonna be a rough time...for everybody!!
    So, I'm beginning now to put myself in a calm state of mind. I'm reading, studying my spiritual material and Bible, listening to music, watching funny old movies {no murder themed movies now!! LOL}, and of course, crocheting!
     I finally got the details of my custom order for the fingerless gloves all figured out, got the baby pink yarn, and her measurements, and I'll get started on them later today. First though, I'd like to finish the pair I just started...just because I know that if I don't do them now they'll end up being a project I didn't finish, just hanging in a bag somewhere! :-) This is where I am with the first one...

      ...Okay.....so I just have the cuff done so far! ^_^ But it won't take me long to finish them. I'm just going to relax myself into it today, and by tomorrow I may be able to show you a finished product!.
     I'm trying to figure out how to maybe incorporate this into it...

     This is a doily square, made up of colorful circles, that I was given by a friend as a gift. She got it from someone who, a long time ago, was making it into a tablecloth, place mat, or something! But they never finished...So she gave the already crocheted and sewn piece, and a cup full of other loose circle pieces, to me! {That's one of them in the header photo} She said: "I'm sure you can do something with them!"
     Well, today is the day I try to see if I can "do something with them!" At least some of them. I'm trying to figure out if a few of the pieces would look good on a pair of fingerless gloves!...Do you think these colors go good together?

       I'll see what it looks like when I get the glove more finished.
     While I relax this way, hubby has his own way to relax. He likes walking in the Hoyoke Mall...especially early in the morning. They open the main doors so people who like to go for walks, but the weather is too bad to do it outside, can walk up and down the Mall hallways. The stores are not open, so you can't shop at this time...{Thankfully! Because hubby and a BIG Mall, and nobody in his way, could be dangerous!! LOL}

      He goes out to get me a coffee sometimes and he comes back talking about what he saw while he was walking around in the Mall...and I get pictures of all the latest things. {Because I can't do that kind of walking anymore}...I was surprised to see a car INSIDE the Mall, but he said they always do that for promotional type things.

    He says there's "All kinds of bargains!" going on now...and he took a picture of the pretty Skylight...

     ....Oooooooo!...Awwwwww!.....What is that?...Snow?! LOL
      Alright, I've shown you what we're doing to relax. What do you do to relax.....besides reading blogs, which, if you're reading this, I KNOW YOU DO!!! LOL
     *Deep Breath!.....Blow it out!*......Ahhhhhh! I just want to get to a balanced and relaxed place today. I'm on my way! :-] I hope you all have a relaxed and balanced day too!


Balance

You teeter totter, in the middle,
Lean a little, OOPS! You're off!
Now you know that you're not balanced,
and you hope the ground is soft.

It's not easy to achieve,
and once you have it, to maintain.
In almost every part of life
our balance is so hard to gain.

You have to balance your emotions,
how you eat, and how you spend.
And when you're balancing your checkbook,
try to keep a level grin.

Staying somewhere in the middle
takes a conscious, careful touch,
because it doesn't take a lot
to go from balanced to 'too much'!

So try to keep a balanced eye,
 a balanced plate, and balanced life.
Keep your feelings all in check,
and minimize the stress and strife.

And don't compare your sense of balance
 to your neighbor's...you're alone.
Because your neighbor's also trying
to get some balance of his own!