Work in progress

Hi there!  We're alive and well over here at Welcome Sunshine Home.  Just super, ridiculously BUSY with our day jobs and this ol' blog is our hobby.  We'll soon be back to sharing projects regularly so don't give up on us yet!  :)

I'll be sharing some more gifts that I sewed for Christmas 2010 soon.  I started a king sized quilt but haven't had time to work on it since January 9th.  Ok, my memory isn't that good.  I only know the exact date because that's the last time I watched anything instantly through Netflix (British series Monarch of the Glen) and I noticed when I logged into my Netflix account earlier.  :)  Any way, that king size quilt isn't going to sew itself and I'm hoping to get back to it soon.

How many craft, sewing, and house projects do you usually have going at once?  I always have different projects started and even more in mind (heck, I have a fistful of paint swatches in my purse right now).  Here are some projects that I already have all (or most) of the supplies necessary to complete the whole project.

Sewing

• Quilt to be completed before winter 2011
• Top Secret Christmas 2010 Birthday Gift for Melissa
• Apron using fabric received from Laura in Fall 2010
• Purse fabric and pattern purchased Fall 2010
• Aprons using fabric and patterns purchased April 2010

Home*

• Master Bedroom closet purge/organization started September 2010 - It is thisclose to being done!
• Finish staircase renovation started March 2010 (um, yeah, 2010)
• Kitchen pantry purge and organization started Fall 2010
• 3rd floor office to craft cave started Fall 2010
• Transform back room off kitchen into new office

*Lesson learned:  Fall is not the time to start new home projects!

Crafts

• Spring mantle and more...Jeez, I can't give away all my secrets and plans at once!

Recipes

• Pineapple Fried Rice 
• A whole bunch of stuff that I know I took photos of and can't think of right now...

Just for Fun

• Concerts, baseball, board game parties, vacation, home show, etc

Books
I recently started rereading George R.R. Martin's The Song of Fire and Ice series since the long-awaited A Dance with Dragons is coming out July 12th!  I've only ever read books 1-3 so no spoilers please...  I'm also planning to reread the Harry Potter series in 2011.  What's your favorite book series?

Are you familiar with the 'Gitter Done' party at Songbird?  Donna from Funky Junk Interiors used to host it.  It's a place to share anything that you've finished.   It doesn't have to be pretty, cute, or even be a project.  It can be as simple as finally getting caught up on all your shredding.  Which I had done but now it's piled up again.  Grr.  Considering all the different things I listed above that I have available to work on, I'm hoping to have at least one thing a month to link up.  :)

So, what's happening at your place?  Have you marked anything off your to-do list in 2011?  Jake said my to-do list for 2011 must include "Get longer to-do list."

Got the Life

Kelly's Korner hosts a weekly Show Us Your Life series.  This week's topic is Favorite Books and I love to read!   What a great week for me to start blogging.  :)  I like to escape into a series or read several books by the same author.  Today I'd like to share my favorite books to talk about with friends.  Do you read any of these?

George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.  HBO has a show in the works!

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is great beach reading.

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.  The final installment of this trilogy will be out this summer.

David Sedaris - If your looking for dark humor, Sedaris is your man.  Do yourself a favor and listen to at least one audio book so you can hear his voice.  His narration makes these special to me.

J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series - I like the audio books too.  The British version is narrated by Stephen Fry and Jim Dale narrates the US version.  We picked up our copy of the Barry Trotter parody in Montreal but you can get one from Amazon.

I've read most of New Hampshire author Jodi Picoult's books.  Here's a few...





The Women's Murder Club series by James Patterson

Just for fun...here's a taste of what I was in love with during middle school.  My friends and I couldn't get enough of these.  Did you read them too?

The Babysitters Club series

Sweet Valley High series

R.L. Stine's Fear Street books

I like the concept of the kindle but I think I'd miss sharing books with friends and seeing stacks of books around the house. Do you have a kindle? What do you like and dislike about it?

I'm also linking up to this blog hop today.


 

Thanks for stopping by!

Alison