I puzzle because I love it. 💗

I puzzle to unwind.

I puzzle to manage my stress.

I puzzle to clear my mind.

I puzzle to take my mind off my chronic pain.

I puzzle to bring order to chaos.

I puzzle to get away from all the screens in our lives.

I puzzle to spend time with those I care about.

I puzzle to put together pretty pictures.

I puzzle to keep my mind active.

I puzzle to help relieve anxiety.

I puzzle for whatever reason today brings.

I puzzle because I love it. 💗

 

I have a serious addiction. I’m almost done with my current puzzle, and I have PLENTY more to do here at home; but for some reason I’m itching to go find more. Thrift store or retail store – it doesn’t matter, new puzzles to choose from is what I want.

I can’t be the only irresponsible puzzler who does this, surely I am in good company. My fellow PADS posse members understand, don’t you?

Normally I start with the edges, but that isn’t the best way to go with this image – all the edge pieces look mostly the same. I think it will be best to put them in once all the sections on the edge are mostly assembled.

I got the main character’s face assembled and am now working on her hair, along with filling in each of the small sections. I’m having fun with it!

My fabulous daughter got me this personalized travel cup for Mother’s Day – does she know her momma or what? I love it! The letters inside the pieces are the initials of my kids.  (She had to explain that to me, but in my defense I had taken my pain meds and my brain cells weren’t fully present)

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! 💖

I’ve picked this image out of my stash of wooden micro puzzles to work on today – Glenny’s Garden Shop by Steve Read. A lot of flowers in a puzzle can be trying at times, but at 40 pieces I can assemble just about any image!

I’ve also pulled out another flowery image, Roses Around the Door by Stephen Darbishire, again a wooden micro puzzle by Wentworth.

It’s a little fuzzier and brushstroke-y, the kind of artwork that I think is best puzzled in tiny little bits. Perhaps only 40 little bits. 😉

I’m working on building my queue back up, since my mojo seems to have finally gotten a ride back to me and is on the way home. So the plan for today is these two micro puzzles, as well as two of the educational 24 piece kids puzzles that need assembly. After I finish those four my plan is to start working on a 1000 piece collage that I’m very much looking forward to.

So many brights colors and lots of words! Awesome!!!