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Halloween and time change on the same night doesn't seem fair, even if we do gain an hour of sleep.  Maybe the little ones with sugar over doses before bed will sleep them off with that extra hour, but I doubt it.  It will take us a few weeks to reset our internal clocks.  It's also the first day of November.  Which I'm equally not prepared to acknowledge.  So let's dwell on last week shall we? 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Oct = 30/31 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 297/304 ...

It was a good week.  My allergies have been hit or miss the last couple of weeks.  A  very painful sinus headache kept me pretty subdued on Wednesday.  Even so, I still managed to get in a bit of stitching time each day. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Oct = 23/24 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 283/390 days
• Success rate = 97.64%

We finally got our autumn weather.  One day we've got heat indexes of over 100 degrees and the next our highs are in the 50's.  Talk about whiplash!  I had to dig out my warm slippers and a sweater yesterday morning before sitting down at the computer. The day before I was in shorts and a sleeveless tank while catching up on blog posts.  The forecast says we'll be back in the 80's by the end of the week. But the cooler weather this weekend is prefect for finishing up a binding and some quilting. Activities ...

This week went really fast.  How is it Sunday again?  It's been a good week on the stitching front, lots got done.  But I still didn't get to everything I had hoped to even though stitching happened every day.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Oct = 10/10 days
• 15 minute days 2026 = 277/283 days
• Success rate = 97.88%

It was a good week on the stitching front.  I only managed 15 minutes on Monday, but I got it in before I had to make that drive home.  I've not done that much time in the sewing room, but I've made it to open sew at the quilt shop a couple of times this week. I feel more in the groove after that.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Sept = 28/30 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 270/276
• Success rate = 97.83%

It's been a fun week getting to hang out with My Girl and Queenie.  It's been harder to find time to stitch on the weekends as we've been out and about, but I managed to get in some play with needle and thread even if we were out and about. 

• 15 minutes/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minutes/Sept = 24/26 days
• 15 minutes/2026 = 263/269 days
• Success rate = 97.77%

It was another long and hot week.  So definitely a lot of time was spent in the sewing room.  But I did bust out and spent most of Friday on the road.  Navigating both Dallas and Houston traffic in one day is absolutely no fun at all.  Needless to say, I didn't get much stitching stuff done that day.  

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/Sept = 17/19 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 256/262 days
• Success rate = 97.71 days
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My apologies for getting this linky party up a bit late this morning.  I felt pretty crappy yesterday and spend most of the day napping.  I suspect seasonal allergies was the culprit there. We finally got our cool down and some rain, which I suspect was the trigger for the out of sorts feeling.  The sewing room just wasn't on the agenda yesterday, I missed my first stitching day in a couple of months.  

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/Sept = 11/12 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 250/255 days
• Success rate = 98.04 ...

Its still hot and dry here.  At least there were no triple digit temps this week. It's amazing how much cooler 10 degrees lower feels even when the temps are still in the mid to high 90s.  I suppose it's a conditioning thing.  Even with the slightly lower temps, my sewing room is still my preferred hang out spot.  Which means it's not been hard to work in all my stitching time. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Aug = 29/29 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 237/241 days
• Success rate = 98.34 ...

If the weather man has it right, this next week we'll see a cool down into the 90s for most of the week.  It's been so hot here this August many of the trees are dying. The leaves are brown and falling off like it is autumn. So I'll take the 10 degree drop in temps and a bit of rain that's in the forecast.  We definitely need both.  

Taking refuge in the sewing room seems to be my thing this summer. It's certainly paying off.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute ...

Summer is still in full effect.  The weather man says we'll have 100 plus days till mid week and then it cools off to the low to mid 90s.  Not a lot cooler, but I'll take any type of cool down at this point.  Hopefully this week will be the last of the 100 plus temps.  

The one advantage of the high temps is that you don't want to leave the house to do anything. It makes picking the sewing room really easy, which is perfect for getting in your stitching time. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7 ...

We expect warm the first week of August here in Oklahoma.  The weather definitely didn't disappoint.  The sewing room is the warmest room in the house, but it's still cooler than outside.  That made it easy to get in all my stitching time this week. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/Aug = 8/8 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 216/220 days
• Success rate = 98.18%

It was a very calm week. Physical therapy is finished, but now starts the round of dental appointments to address a few years of not having a dentist.  But other than those appointments, not much has competed for stitching time.  So it was a good week on that front.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/July = 31/31 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 209/213 days
• Success rate = 98.12%

We were all looking forward to a laid back weekend after being at a family wedding last weekend. It's fun to see family, but driving in Dallas traffic and navigating all the road construction was definitely not the fun part of the trip.  I came back from the weekend not feeling my best.  I didn't get much done in the sewing room till about midweek, but it got better from there.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/July = 25/25 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 202/206 days
• Success rate = 98.06%

Other than PT appointments, I think this last week has been the first one in a bit without a doctors appointment.  That won't last, I have a orthopedic appointment this next week and a dentist appointment the following. Thankfully both are in town, so no drive to Tulsa required.  I had a couple of really good afternoons of stitching time, so it wasn't hard to get my time in this week.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/July = 18/18 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 195/199
• Success rate = 97.99%

It was a fairly quiet week for a change.  I had an endodontist appointment on Monday to check if my tooth problem needed a root canal. Nope, I just have a really bad sinus infection. After round three of antibiotics, I'm hoping that issue is resolved. Other than my PT appointments, I was free to make progress in the sewing room.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/July = 11/11 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 188/192
• Success rate = 97.92%

Did you spend last evening watching fireworks?  We didn't go this year, it's just way to hot to be outside for long, even after dark.  Summer really hit this week, the sewing room has been the place to be.  

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/June = 28/30 days
• 15 minute days/ July = 4/4 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 181/185 days
• Success rate = 97.83%

I've spent the week in Texas hanging out with My Girl and her kitty cat.  I brought the sewing machine, but with the schedule we've kept, it has been just easier to work on my embroidery project rather than drag out all the sewing machine stuff.  But one way or the other, I did get my sewing time in. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/June = 26/27 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 175/178 days
• Success rate = 98.31%

 It's been a busy week, just not in the sewing room. Still I did pretty well at working in my 15 minutes most days. 

• 15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
• 15 minute days/June = 19/20 days
• 15 minute days/2026 = 168/171 days
• Success rate = 98.25%