23 July 2011

Living in the Netherlands.

That's sung to the tune of 'Living in America' and it's completely my boyfriend's fault that I keep getting that tune stuck in my head.

Well, so, I got here on Wednesday. It wasn't a very eventful trip, the trains were on time, the plane was on time. All I took with me was a suitcase and a backpack, pretty much stuffed full. As I didn't take very much with me, I also didn't take much of my stitching stuff with me. In fact, this is all I took:


And finally, I finished Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan.


I shan't lie, I didn't much enjoy stitching these two, but I am really pleased with the outcome. They just need a wash and iron, and then they can go off to be made into a quilt.

And updates on the other kits pictured above:

Tree of Life

Epic Pokémon pattern
Birds Sampler

In the two whole days that I've been here I already started doing some job seeking. The amount of jobs that I've found and applied for in those two days has easily been the amount that I usually applied for in two weeks in the UK. I am very hopeful at the moment that it shouldn't take me too long to find a job (though give it a month or so and I may be singing a different tune).

As soon as I do find a job, I'm going to be getting what I need to make a start on It's Berry Time which I'm really looking forward to stitching. I also found a couple of textiles courses in the area and I think I'll join them too.

6 comments:

  1. good luck with the job hunting :) and well done on your finishes and wips too :) love mouse xxxx

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  2. Wish you luck with job hunting too! And all those looks so awesome, love the colours of the three, and the epic pokemon sure is epic!!

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  3. I'm not sure I could fit the stitching stuff I wanted into just a suitcase and backpack, you're remarkable! I hope you get settled in quick and everything goes smoothly with the job hunting. Great to see progress pics of all your projects, keep up the awesome stitching. Best wishes.

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  4. It's berry time!

    I don't know what that is, hwoever now I think about it, there's never an unappropriate time to eat berries.

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  5. Thanks all for the well wishes!

    @Bekca, this definately is not all the stitching stuff I wanted to take, it was a matter of I don't take the stitching, or I don't take any clothes to wear!

    @Sega MikeyDrive, I told you about It's Berry Time, it's the pattern I am making for my mum. But on the subject of berries, I had some tasty blueberries the little brother refused to eat today.

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  6. Woo Hoo! Glad to hear that you made the move safe and sound! Best of luck during your job search; it's wonderful that you've found some textile courses you're interested in. Your WIPs are looking wonderful, as always :)

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