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Thanks, it's official - I signed yesterday! and both samplers are favourites. :)

Thank you. Signed my agreement today. Turns out I was sick. Developed viral symptoms that afternoon and had to take Monday and Tuesday off work. Sick as a dog. Starting to improve now thankfully.

Thank you so much!! I admit to feeling survivors’ guilt - I have a couple of friends out of work and here I am getting offered a role without having to really look. Right place right time I guess. I am relieved. Thank you for being generous with your support when you’re going through your own journey. See you at the end of the month?

@CreativeLeigh1919 😘

Yes, Floral Dream is such a beautiful stitch! And … I might have taken advantage of being off with illness to make great progress on her! Signed my employment agreement today so, huzzah!

It's been a lot.

Thank you! I have the new employment agreement... I finally reviewed it yesterday, and now I need to print, sign and get it witnessed.

Thank you. I am replying to these perhaps out of order? you have been catching up it seems. Appreciate the support.

Thank you. That she is.

Me too. I need to get back to that one! A focus for 2025 for sure.

Feels like I am in the Time Traveller's Wife... or we're the Doctor and River Song and our timelines are opposite with your comments and me answering the opposite order (as they are displayed in RUclips Studio). You're a braver woman than I to go back in time. ha.

Thank you - I'm getting there! After having gone down with a bad cold or flu. Mon and Tue off work and I am back online now at about 80%. Given I felt yesterday like I was negative 12%, that's a massive improvement!

Hey, change is constant, right? I have tried to be as positive as I could be through this change process... and I think that has reflected in that I actually had three offers... a short term extension at work, a potential offer with another vendor (I did't want to work there) and this opportunity. :)

Thank you so much! Yeah, I went down Sunday afternoon with flu. It wasn't just fatigue - it was illness. Made it all through winter with nothing, then spring hits, and BAM.

Thank you. I went down Sunday afternoon with flu. So, feeling very sorry for myself and am "mostly" off work, sick. Doing a bit of admin here and there. Ugh.

Thank you. Unfortunately, I am out with flu. Not at all enjoying that! :(

Thanks Suzie. I'm sick. Blinking virus. Feel like I've hacked up a lung over night. Not at all happy here!

Thank you. Unfortunately... I got worse. Bad cold or average flu - feeling quite poorly and have been coughing and wheezing all night. Feeling very sorry for myself!

@ ☹️I hope you feel better quickly, take care

@@barbaraann1214thank you. Back to 80% human today.

You're going to love stitching Strawberry Fields! It's such a great design and very forgiving if you want to change things around. :)

Thanks! It's happening. 🥰 Meanwhile... flu. Dammit. Been down for the count since Sunday afternoon... managing a bit of work admin between sleeping and coughing.

Hello Catherine from Countrystitch :) Thanks for the reminder!

Thank you! Turns out I was coming down with something... a cold or flu. Been down for the count for the last couple of days.

It really is! Looking forward to 2025!

haha. You may have guessed that I am an active relaxer - I'm usually doing something and usually doing more than one thing at once. I think reading - cos I only read books, I don't do audio - is the only thing where I do one thing at a time. Speaking of sick.. yeah, I am down with a virus. sick as a dog.

Thank you - everyone of the shops I mentioned have lovely people running them. And most of them are one-women deals! I am happy to support local where I can.

Oh, I have RUclips playing when I cook too! It's like having company in the kitchen, eh?

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! Yes, I need a break and it's good timing.

Thank you. Yes... my immunity said nope, and I am out with a virus. Cold or flu. I feel pretty rotten!

Yeah... I got properly sick. It wasn't just fatigue. I have all the virus symptoms of a bad cold or a flu. My ribs hurt from coughing and I have been a snotty mess. Sigh.

@ ... it's because of all the stress and overworking, as I'm sure you are aware. Rest, and I hope you feel better very soon! Let's hope for my country and the world, that the election tomorrow proves most Americans believe in supporting a president with intelligence, respect, and dignity. And let us hope the new year holds excitement, adventure, and normalcy to your life.

@@margaretyoder3007oh god. The election. It’s front page on our news too… I have several ex pats and they all voted already … but man. I can’t even comprehend what emotions must be for you. Such a divisive political system. Sending you virtual And therefore non-contagious hugs.

@ thank you, I need them. I am holding it together, but a wreck inside. I have a daughter who is 21. I cannot imagine her life like in "The Handmaid's Tale". I have a bottle of red wine open, and will probably not look at the news until tomorrow morning. God save our country!!!

It breaks my heart that women don’t have autonomy over their own bodies. Their right to choose.

Thank you. I did come down with illness... hope to start feeling better tomorrow.

I did exactly that, Elizabeth. I stayed on the couch. Until I went to bed around 8pm feeling worse... and overnight, the viral symptoms came on and I have been off work with genuine sickness.

@@CreativeLeigh1919 Sorry that you really are sick and not just allergies, they are bad enough though aren't they. Hope you feel better soon

@@elizabethbryan9475yeah. I was totally in denial on that. Kinda glad it was actually a virus and not a glandular fever relapse which I thought it might have been. Happens when I get rundown and stressed that I get a sore throat and fatigue and I have to slow down. I’m coming out the other end of the lurgy now and I am feeling better than I did last week.

@@CreativeLeigh1919 so pleased it wasn't a relapse of glandular fever. Take care and listen to your body. 💐🧡

Happy to see you even if you are catching up. We can't do all the things, eh? But yes... job is a go!

haha. we love a good shop, eh? Hormones don't help with the sleeping. Add in a frenetic work environment and other trauma and drama, and it's no wonder I'm currently out with a cold or flu!

Yeah, wondering if I might plan to go to Dunedin over Easter instead of after NY. We shall see...

Thank you so much! I love your chart. It was such fun and so forgiving when I messed up the border and just went with it lol Thanks for the message - reminded me to add and tag you on Instagram. I’m the worst at it.

Thank you so much! it's a very exciting opportunity. Also... mortgage payments!

Thank you so much!! day two after I've had the roots done is always the best day! :D

Go for it! It's such a nice stitch. Nice to work on the occasional horizontal sampler. And you can have fun with the colours. Use up all sorts of random things from your stash.

Helen will be excited I am sure - it must be helpful to know she is ordering things in that people want to buy. I am excited about the new career path for sure. I'll still be working with government, but not for government. It will be a change and a good one I'm sure!

New starts always are a great idea! ☺️ it was a surprisingly productive week with the needle!

Ha. I’ll have three and a half weeks’ break. It won’t be bad :) Yes! Windows open ! And Aidan Quinn! Ha ha.

You can do it! Samplers come in so many different styles - there’s a sampler out there for everyone.

Thank you Donna. So much has changed this year. So thankful for having a grounding hobby and a lovely, supporting community.

Thank you. I’ve tried to keep positive and not stress too much. I genuinely have considered the restructure as opportunity for something new. And … it’s happening. It’s terrifying. But in a good way.

I know! Haha. Is totally not remembered he was the actor in both! I need to see what else is on TVNZ+ and go for the Aidan Quinn trifecta 😂

Thank you for the lovely long message. I had my four-weekly hair appt. on Friday so was feeling fresh. Ha ha. I cannot crochet. I mean .. I sort of can but I get lost and end up with never ending spirals instead of a granny square. In a way .. better to not pursue another hobby ! 😂

Thank you so much! The linen is the called for so I can’t take the credit for Sunrise. It’s certainly colourful and like a smudgy bruise - but it’s amazing.