Change is in the Air

Okay, so up until this point, activity on this blog type object of mine has been haphazard and narcissistic at best. I think at the time I only really intended it for my self. But a nearly broken right hand has left me a lot of time to think and not much ability to do the things I actually enjoy. Using the computer and tablet are about all that are left to me for now, and since my reading bug has left me high and dry (thus why the previous attempt at a book review blog failed rather abruptly) I have been reading through and discovering other blogs. 

You see, I am a cross-stitcher. I learned as a kid from my mum. I must have been 9 or 10 when she went through her needlework phase of crafting (paper craft and scrap booking were the only ones that really stuck for her, but that's a whole different story) and I wanted to learn to. It fell out of favour for me while I was at high school, and though I picked it up now and then while I was studying at university, I never really had the time to dedicate to it. Until a couple of years ago. 

Then it became a hard and fast addiction.

So you can see the problem I have with not being able to use my dominant hand properly. But I thought trying to sate my stitchy bug by reading about other peoples adventures might do the trick. I started on YouTube naturally. I have been an avid watcher of FlossTube for well over a year now, however, while I love the community spirit, the idea of being anywhere near a camera makes me more than a little squiffy.

Blogs, though, written word and still pictures, surely I can manage that. Yes, previous attempts haven't worked out so well, but I think I was limiting myself far to much. So instead of narcissistic rantings or half-assed book reviews, this blog is going to change up to be and everything platform. I'll share my stitching once my hand heals enough for me to hold a needle again, I'll muse both on life a little (not that I think my life is particularly interesting to anyone but myself) and whatever other pass times cross my path. I have several that I intend to try at some point - I had started to teach myself to knit last winter and the ideas of drop spindles and fabric dying and sewing and quilting all appeal to me... we shall see where that takes me.

What that means then, I guess, is that for the first time ever, I hope that people come on this journey with me. It has been wonderful to find the online communities to know that I am not alone in the art of cross stitch. That I am not crazy in my addiction, even if my partner does give me odd looks some times. 

Change wont happen over night, I do work full time - dented hand not withstanding - but it will happen. So please bear with me and I hope to see you around.