Posted by SewPixie on November 21st, 2007 in Daily Life
Had one asked me several months ago if I had anything to be thankful for I don’t think I could have came up with many things. 2007 has been way up there on the scale of worst years ever for me and it has been a struggle to get through.
I wanted to list some of the things I am thankful for in hopes it will remind me that no matter how low life gets there are still rays of hope and how important it is to hang onto them.
So here is a short list that no doubt will need much adding too:
* My friends in the Blythe, Flickr and Craftster worlds. So many people have been kind to me and made me smile. They will never know how much that means to me. I know a lot of people don’t ‘get’ how you can consider someone you have never met a friend but I really am so thankful to find other people with some of the same interests I have and even some of the same quirks. It makes the world less lonely.
* My friends. I’m not really someone that has a great deal of close friends, but there have been a few that have been a great support system for me this year no matter how annoying I am.
* My family. Even though I don’t get to see them a lot since I am so far away from them I appreciate them a lot and am thankful for the family I have left.
* My pets. I love my furry babies so much and am thankful for how much they make me laugh and for the love they give me.
* I am thankful to have a roof over my head, food in my fridge, and enough money to pay my bills.
* My scooter. I have a terrible fear of driving and this year my scooter has given me the confidence to go out into the world a little on my own. This freedom has helped me to grow a lot and I hope be a better person.
* My dolls. Yeah I know they are plastic. But they have been a great creative outlet and a symbol to me of some of the positive changes I have made this year and all the changes I hope to make as I rebuild my life.
Okay…I have more but I am tearing up and Candace is on her way to come get me. She’s gonna call me a dork if I am a mess with tears so I’m going to cut this short. 
Posted by SewPixie on November 4th, 2007 in Blythe, Daily Life
Yep, my insanity has deepened. I now have 3 Blythe dolls. It sounds corny to those who don’t get it but they really make such nice muses and creative outlets. They are becoming an important part of the journey I have been on this year.
I tried to resist Cloud 9 Bowl. It was hard…red hair…I love red hair I think because my kindergarten teacher Miss Binkley had this curly bright red hair and was so sweet. I endured teasing of other little girls for opting to bring my redheaded paper dolls to school rather than the blonds. Then C9B has a 50′s bowling theme…my parents graduated high school in the 50′s and I’ve held nostalgia for that era as a way to touch base with where they came from. In the closet I have a bunch of audio tapes of 50′s music. And then the bowling…well I was born and raised in Indiana. I bought myself a bowling ball and shoes for myself when I graduated high school, and I still have them. I’m not that good but I have a lot of fun bowling. I keep telling myself I’m going to scoot up to the alley and play but I keep forgetting. 
So anywho…I tried to avoid C9B. I inquired about a Tweedly Do for adoption on TIB (yes doll people say ‘adopt’ rather than ‘sell’ get over it) but she was already spoken for. I bid on a Merry Skier on Ebay, but then was outbid and let it go after realizing the seller was someone that sometimes had smoke-smelling dolls. So two-strikes and a Buy It Now C9B staring at me. I clicked…the end.
Her name is Nora but even that was a challenge. My next girl was to be a brunette to name Nobby (Zenobia) after a Wodehouse character. I had no name for a redhead. There was Maureen after my favorite Heinlein character, but that seemed a little old for little girl. Nora Charles, played by Myrna Loy was a good name so I went with that. I also used Nora combined with the last name Vane from Dorothy L. Sayers‘ books for a a character in an RPG years ago. So Nora was all set, then I thought of Penny due to her copper hair. Uh-oh indecision. One of my weaknesses that I needed to conquer. I polled my friends and someone suggested a 3rd name, Chloe after the character on 24. Oye! Debate debate debate. Do you know that several guys at my office think Chloe is a choice name for a stripper? I had no idea, the things you learn…
Anyway, Nora it is after watching my new Thin Man boxed set. I think she likes it. Though I think it may make her my curious one, maybe I need a spyglass for her.