Monday Monday

Last night I stayed up late hooking and watching movies. Of course it was challenging when I needed my lighter wools because I had not one but two knuckleheads sound asleep in my worm pile. Don't know how they were twisted up - looks like Riley was stretched out over top of Jonesy - who knows with those two.
This afternoon I was sitting back and whipping a rug I just finished - Jonesy had been playing with his mouse and tearing around - I thought it had gotten quiet - well here is where he passed out - right on the base of my hooking frame.

Later found him on top of the basket again on top of the cobbler's rack. This boy always has his head hanging down - how can that be comfortable? He is sound asleep in this pic!

I have a handful of patterns in my stash and sometimes wonder why the heck I bought some of them. Well this one I bought 3 or so years ago - It's called "Mildew Man" from Searsport Rugs and since our theme on our group was Pumpkins, figured I would do this one. Finished it up today - so here it is all steamed and whipped. The background is really dark purples and dark purply blues - looks blue in the pic.

Besides hooking and whipping today, I finally listed some items to Freecycle and have a pile of stuff to donate. My husband has a bunch of stuff to put out with the trash tomorrow too. I don't know if anyone else feels this way but I know from cleaning out my hooking room a few weeks ago and having my husband really clean out the basement of stuff we never will use again or need for a long time, that it feels better. I think you feel really good when you simplify things in your life - it really makes for more creativity and just a happy lighter feeling, or maybe it's just me that feels this way. Who knows - either way - I've been working on this for a few years now and trying not to clutter up my house with useless things I really don't need. Don't get me wrong - I'm the first one to find something at a yard sale and think I have to have it or buy something I thought I couldn't live without but I do ask myself a lot of questions and instead of impulse buying - I wait and let it sit a bit! I am really trying to do this with my rug hooking too - I look through some of my books and patterns that I thought I would love to hook and wonder why I ever thought that! So again- just trying to simplify and turn off that "need" to have things I don't need. LOL!

Wishing you all a great week!