Let’s Celebrate Tax Day and a 100th Post Milestone!

Today is Tax Day and boy am I happy about it!!! That means that my work stress meter will go back to normal after today. For those of you out there that still haven’t filed yet, don’t forget that you can still get an extension of time to file (but not time to pay). The USPS will only be open until 5pm today, so if you want proof that you mailed everything by its deadline, then you will want to get there early. As for me, I’m in the clear for my federal return. I e-filed and I got my measly little (and boy, do I mean little) refund last month. Now I just have to get my state return sent off with that nasty little check before May 1st. I’ve decided to wait another week to send it in so that I can hang onto my money for a few extra days. LOL! (picture borrowed from: http://www.asgoodassold.com/2007/07/19/death-and-taxes/ )

I don’t know about any of my other fellow tax practitioners, but I’m going to celebrate today by taking a nice long three day weekend. Even though I will be spending my time at home, I do have plans to pamper myself with some time at the spa. There will be some time for a true “date night” with hubby so that we can get reacquainted with each other and I will finally be able to get together with friends/family that I haven’t seen in some time. I also plan on getting a good case of “numb butt” this weekend. One thing I refuse to do this weekend is clean house! It has waited this long and another few days won’t make a difference. I’ll deal with that mess next week.

Speaking of “numb butt”, I was able to get some good selfish stitch time on Easter Sunday and I finished My Lady’s Quaker by Jardin Prive. I think she turned out nice. (Yes, I know, I left off the alphabet.  But my piece of fabric wasn't big enough so I compromised.) I found a 60% off framing coupon in my e-mail for Michael’s and I think I’m going to use it to purchase a frame for her. I’ve decided that I’m going to follow Vonna’s tutorial and I’m going to make her my first self-framed project. Wish me luck!

After my Easter finish, I started on some neglected model stitching. (At least the models didn’t have to be finished until after tax season was over.) This past week I’ve been able to finish March and April in the Little House Needleworks/Crescent Colours “Months of the Year” Thread Pack series. I’m currently working on May and June. I hope to have those done this weekend so that I can move onto other projects.

In other news………

Can you believe this is my 100th post? It has been an amazing ride so far and I hope to keep the train moving forward this year. No reverse gear for me, because I’ve had enough of the past and all the grief that the past brings. I’m only looking forward from now on. My new mantras are “One Day at a Time” and “Keep It Simple”.

In keeping it simple, I’m not going to fret over the fact that I have nothing stitched to give away in honor of my 100th post. I’m also not going to worry that I haven’t even gotten everything together for my giveaway. I really wanted to stitch something, but due to circumstances beyond my control (that have nothing to do with the normal stresses of tax season) I haven’t been able to do anything other than model stitching since Easter Sunday and that is even if I’ve been able to stitch at all. So, here’s what I’ve decided to do instead……..I’m going to make my giveaway a SURPRISE! You will have no idea what kind of stitchy stuff to expect. How fun is that?

Only two rules……

#1 ~ You MUST be a follower of this blog in order to win

#2 ~ You will need to comment on this post only

Each comment will have an equal chance of winning (only one comment per person, please). It is not necessary to post this giveaway on your blog or tell others, but the idea behind this blog was to share all of my serial starts. So, if you would be so kind, I would love it if you spread the word! I will keep my giveaway open until April 30th. The winner will be drawn the first week of May. Pretty simple, right?

Good luck to you all!

Happy Stitching!