It’s been
some months since I last paid a visit to my blog, and you might be wondering
what I’ve been up to during my absence.
At
Christmas, my services were volunteered
to complete a cross-stitch kit, which my gran had received as a present. Her
vision isn’t as sharp as it once was, and to be fair, she’s more accustomed to
working with tapestry kits.
The design
(called Delphiniums by Derwentwater Designs) is considerably
larger than the size of designs I’ve been used to stitching in more recent
years. Progress has been slower than I would like, not helped by the fact that
the design really isn’t my cup of tea. Therefore, I feel it would be highly
accurate to look upon this project as a labour of love.
At the
beginning of February, I succeeded in achieving a BCS Level 2
Certificate in IT User Skills, which I was extremely relieved about. The latter
part of the course had proven to be incredibly hard-going, as my mind had
regrettably been on more pressing matters. During the weeks leading up to the
final exam, I’d found it impossible to get myself into revision mode, and had
felt certain I would fail.
While I am proud of
my achievement, and learnt a great deal, it hasn’t resulted in opening any
doors for me as far as job hunting goes, or at least not yet! However, perhaps
that’s a story best left for another day, and certainly not for the likes of
this stitching-themed blog.
2 comments:
CS, I'm back blogging! Well, sort of. Inspired by your catch-up post, I finially managed to write something on my own ;)
I, for one, *always* wonder what you're up to, LOL! I still think it's really great of you to undertake the Delphinums for your Grandma :) I was working on the colour translations for the greens ages ago, and I just have to have a look for a file and double-check a few things. Will do so ASAP!
And although you're probably sick of hearing it from me by now, a huge heart-felt CONGRATULATIONS!!!! on your IT Certificate. I'm so proud of you :)
P.S. I can't get the video to work. All I see is a grey box with a play button. It's probably just me doing something wrong, but I know you'd want to know.
AE - Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
About the file you said you were going to look for - There's no rush. I've really been dragging my heels with Delphiniums, and at the rate I'm going, it's debateable as to whether my gran will receive it this side of Christmas! :$
I don't think I'll ever grow weary of being congratulated for obtaining my BCS Level 2 Certificate. The encouragement you provided me with, and kind words of support were (and continue to be) very much appreciated.
The video? Are you referring to the music player on the right-hand side of my page? It's working for me, so perhaps there was a high volume of web traffic (or something) causing it not to function.
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