January 16, 2017 – My Jigsaw Journal

Can You See What I See (I Spy) – Ceaco – 1000 pieces

Although I didn’t care much for the quality of this puzzle, the image was quite a challenge. An I Spy puzzle with randomness everywhere!

For some insane reason I decided that I was going to assemble this puzzle without the aid of looking at the picture on the box. I have no idea why I did that, but I did! Hubby helped me a lot with this puzzle and it took us 4 or 5 nights to get it done. It would have been much easier and taken much less time if I had used the box for reference, but I was stubborn and wanted to do it all with no help.

It took much longer than normal for a 1000 piece puzzle, but the extra challenge of having no reference made it feel like a real accomplishment when it was finished.

Give yourself a challenge every once in a while, it’s fun and you have no idea how proud you’ll be once you’ve accomplished it!

Got the twinkly sides done. Working only on the sides made it so that I was able to take a small part of the puzzle in my bed on a tray and work on it that way instead of having to sit in a chair or stand at the puzzle table. Once I was out of room on the tray I could bring it in the puzzle room, attach most of it, and then continue working. It’s nice when I’m not feeling well enough to sit or stand, but quite the challenge when 3 dogs are vying for attention. There was some initial interest in messing with the pieces, but they were content to just lay with me after a while. Good pups!

Not sure how much I’ll be able to do tomorrow. I have an appointment in the afternoon, and it’s an hour and a half away. Ugh. Driving or riding in a car isn’t fun for me either. I’ll try to work on it in the morning before we leave, but I’m not sure how I’ll feel after 3 hours in the car. If only the puzzle were portable! 🙂

Anyway, even with the appointment I’m hoping I’ll be able to mostly finish with the twinklies tomorrow. It looks so much better when it has a frame around it, just my opinion of course. Then I guess I’ll work on Mickey. I know I don’t have all the pieces pulled though; the white of his gloves and the blue of his hat didn’t really stand out much from the other white and blue in the puzzle (at least not the first time though). I know I have some, but definitely not all. It’ll be interesting to see how much I’ll be able to assemble!