Preparing for the Blizzard

I hope all my stitchy friends in New England are able to stay home and watch the snow pile up for the next two days. I know I've got my current projects all lined up and ready to stitch. I'm hoping to make some good progress this weekend thanks to the 2+ feet of snow they say we'll be getting. Sadly this week has been a bit of a disappointment on the progress front. I've been a bit distracted by some issues at work and the need to do a bit of straightening up around the house plus a little bit of reading. Do any of you use Goodreads? Is anyone else doing the 2013 reading challenge? Last year I found myself reading a lot to escape from the stress of work so I set myself a challenge of 150 books this year. So far, I think I'm doing pretty well despite less time in hotels, planes and airports where I tend to get quite a bit of reading done.

I'll post a bit more later as the storm progresses - maybe a few non-stitchy pictures to mix things up a bit and show you what Storm Nemo looks like from central Mass.

Thanks for reading!

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