Only about 75 or so pieces added today, and mostly all over so I can’t really point to anything specific that got done other than Sneezy’s (I think) hands and part of Snow White’s arm. Otherwise there was just general filling in where I could.

We doubled the size of our household today with loved ones here to ride out the storm because ours is the only cement block house in the family. We also added 3 extra dogs, so it’s been a bit of a madhouse here. But I’m happy to be able to keep everyone safe from our uninvited guest Matthew. Our house was built in the 60’s and has survived every hurricane for over 50 years, so we’re praying it keeps it’s stellar record.

We are most likely going to lose power soon as the outer rain bands are almost here. So I figured it was time to put up today’s post while I still can. I hope all our friends and family in Florida are hunkered down and staying safe. Take care!

Despite our hurricane preparations today I was able to sit for a few minutes at a time and de-stress by working on my puzzle. It’s one of the great things about doing jigsaw puzzles; you have to concentrate on what you’re doing so it is a wonderful task to relieve stress and stop your mind from worrying, etc. We’re going to be having 4 extra adults and 3 extra dogs at the house for the duration of the storm, so a little time not having to think is just what I needed!

Things are moving along pretty well, especially since I’m basically the only one working on the puzzle. My husband has put a few pieces in, and since my mother and daughter will be here for the next few days I’m hoping they’ll want to help too. Perhaps there will be a lot of progress made with more hands to help 🙂

Hope all is well with friends and loved ones in Matthew’s path. Looks like he’s coming ashore pretty much on top of us as of tonight’s forecast. Be safe.

No progress today. Spent the morning preparing for Hurricane Matthew to barrel into us, and the afternoon recovering. I hope everyone in Matthew’s path is able to stay safe. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do any puzzling for a few days until our unexpected guest leaves town. Be safe everyone.

Not much progress again today, but I did what I could. Snow White got most of her face and the rest of her dress, Prince Charming’s tunic was filled out along with some of the sky/background behind him. Over on the right side halfway up are Happy’s blue pants, and on the left side most of the turtle is complete and attached to the filmstrip. The greenish blob above the turtle is actually two green hats, I believe they belong to Bashful and Sleepy – but don’t quote me on that one. It doesn’t seem like much when you look at yesterday’s picture, but as long as I’m able to do a little bit every day I’m satisfied.

Having this blog helps to keep me motivated, because I don’t want to have no progress to report. It doesn’t matter if only my mom is reading my updates, I want to have something to show at the end of the day. Being able to attach that turtle to the filmstrip made me VERY happy. I’m always glad to be able to connect sections together; that always seems like excellent progress in my eyes!

I did spend a lot of time resting in bed today, so I decided to add a page to the blog of all the jigsaws I’ve completed this year with comments. I was able to get January –  March completed, and part of April. It may take a while to catch up, but it’s fun to look back at what I’ve accomplished this year (at least the ones I remembered to take pictures of). There are plenty of thrift store purchases, along with puzzles bought new. If you’re bored and want to see what jigsaws I’ve gotten through so far, the links for the pages are on the top of the header.

Not a good puzzling day for me 😦  I was really hurting and unable to sit or stand to work on the puzzle for more than a few minutes at a time. I was able to finish the filmstrip though, and a little bit more. I moved everything approximately where it belongs in the puzzle, and it’s starting to look like the scene in the picture!

I added some blue to Snow White’s sleeves, and was able to lay in bed with a few trays of blue pieces and put together most of the four bluebirds, they’re so cute!

Still plenty of holes in the filmstrip, but everything I had pulled was put together, yay! The 4th bluebird is hanging on the edge.

I didn’t work on the puzzle as much as I would have liked today, but I’m certain there will be better days when I’ll be able to put in some serious puzzle time. It’ll be a long haul regardless, so best to just relax and enjoy whatever I am able to accomplish.

I was overwhelmed by the puzzle at first, 4000 pieces is a whole lot! The largest puzzle I have ever completed prior to starting this one is a 2000 piece Ravensburger. I have in my pile of puzzles to be done several 3000 and 4000 piece puzzles, but they are still boxed up and waiting for me to get to them. Why I decided to jump from 2000 to 40,000 pieces I do not know, but I know I can do it. I seem to be settling down and getting used to the size of this section, and am no longer intimidated. Every piece I add is one piece closer to finishing!

I’m enjoying this blog as well, more than I thought I would. It’s nice to be able to “talk” about my progress and post pictures, without having to force friends and family to look at pictures on my phone and listen to me yap about it. This way, if they want to see how it’s coming along they can check it out on their own time, no pressure from me. I hope you are enjoying my puzzle exploits too! And a great big thanks to my son-in-law for setting up the blog for me, you are very much appreciated!