The Cup of Fortunes: Week 7 (February 9-15)

These fortunes seem to know when they're supposed to be stitched. I don't know how to explain it, but I feel like every time I pick a fortune, it's the fortune that's supposed to be stitched at that precise moment in time. 

In her book The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, Jennifer 8. Lee delves into the history of the fortune cookie and Chinese food in America. In the introduction, she tells the story of a group of lottery winners that raised suspicion across 29 states in March 2005. The volume of winners raised suspicions immediately. Turns out it wasn't fraud; people had actually played the lucky numbers off the back of fortunes. And the fortunes had prevailed (as Lee says). People put their faith in the numbers on the back of a fortune and they won the lottery. 

Maybe since the world is a dumpster fire right now and I've had a pretty terrible week, the idea that the universe is sending me messages through fortunes I collected over five years is the only idea that makes sense. I got sick early in the week, but didn't slow down and it caught up to me in a lot of different ways. I'm pretty certain it's going to stick with me for a few days longer than it normally would because I didn't take care of myself. Self-care isn't just bubble baths and drinking your water and getting a little treat (every day really). It's setting boundaries, telling people you need help, and slowing down. Those are the hard part of self-care, and I suck at all of them. This week was a big reminder of that. 

Here's this week's fortune and lucky numbers. It was another one fortune week.

February 9

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February 15

Weeks 1-7

The Screams, Part 2 

Last weekend I started designing pieces for the next Screams series. Rather than screaming inside out hearts, we're going to scream out loud in this series. 

I ended up taking a sick day on Friday and once I woke up from my fifth nap of the day, I put season four of Gilmore Girls on and worked on one of the designs. I think it turned out pretty good. 

I'm going to use all the thread I bought in Maine for this version of the series (and a few of my favorite pinks and reds from DMC and Sublime Stitching). I finally used my cat bobbins for something.

I got this from Selah Creative Company. I don't know if the cats are still available but there are other cute animals if you need cute animal bobbins.

I was missing Keely a lot this week. Sometimes it hits me so hard. I don't remember this happening as much when Pumpkin died; maybe it was because I had more time with her? I don't know, but some weeks it's really bad and this was one of those weeks. It didn't start that way, but it ended that way. I love the memory pictures I get of him, but I'm sure they're not helping. Just look at this one:

And then tell me this isn't the same cat:

I know this gets easier/better/less terrible with time, but it was hard this week. Sometimes self-care is being sad and that is okay. 

I assume this razzle dazzle leg is telling me to get my shit together and go be fabulous.