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Hi everyone - I'm Melissa, known as Measi online. I'm a married mom of one in her early 50s, owned by several cats, currently living in Rhode Island. I'm a cross-stitcher, journaler, penpaller, bookworm, Pagan, and gamer geek. This is my little corner of the Web.

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2025 Stitching Plans and Goals

Melissa
December 31, 2024January 26, 2025 1 Comment

I’m turning 50 in 2025, and I decided that as part of celebrating my half century turn around the sun, I’m going to do a Stitch What I Want, When I Want year. If I want to start something new? Cool – go for it. If I focus on a piece for a while? That’s […]

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2025 WIP List

Melissa
December 29, 2024April 12, 2025 No Comments

Current WIPs Note: Must have been started prior to 2025. Bolded means I have worked on them in 2025. Legacy/UFO Projects Note: These are projects, either started before 2013 or that I’ve adopted from others but have not yet stitched on personally, that are in a holding pattern – especially because I have too many […]

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WIPocalypse – December 2024 Check-In

Melissa
December 29, 2024January 5, 2025 No Comments

Hi everyone! Here we are – the end of 2024! How did you do on your stitching goals this year? My year was a little uneven. I managed to do quite a lot of stitching, but at the end of it all – only three finishes. but… I focused a lot on one specific piece, […]

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November 2024 WIPocalypse Check-In

Melissa
November 24, 2024December 1, 2024 No Comments

Hi everyone! The season is definitely heading toward winter, and I am so ready for cozy nights under my electric blanket on the couch with either stitching or a good book in my hand! I’ve been doing some initial stitching plans for 2025, trying to resist ALL OF THE SALS (omg, so many!), and prepare […]

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October 2024 WIPocalypse Check-In

Melissa
October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 No Comments

Hi everyone! Peak color has flashed over here in my area of Rhode Island – we’re now entering the cold evenings that seem to force the trees to drop leaves in earnest. I think two of my trees completely emptied themselves onto the lawn overnight. With the colder weather, my desire to get cozy on […]

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September 2024 WIPocalypse Check-In

Melissa
September 29, 2024September 29, 2024 No Comments

Hi everyone! Happy Autumn (or Spring, if you’re on the opposite side of the world)! I hope that the change of seasons is bringing you inspiration of new possibilities, both for stitching and life in general. It’s been a busy month of change in my household since the last check-in. My son started middle school […]

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August 2024 WIPocalypse Check-in

Melissa
August 25, 2024August 25, 2024 No Comments

Hi everyone! Summer is winding down here in New England. Our weather has a slightly more crisp feel to it, and some of my trees have leaves that are beginning to turn. It seems a bit early, but then again – our spring felt like it came a bit early, too. Maybe the weather pattern […]

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July 2024 WIPocalypse Check-In

Melissa
July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 No Comments

Hi everyone! The end of July got away from me due to some personal health issues – sorry about that! All is well… just one of those joys of getting older situations and adapting my life to them. I even had a reminder written down in my planner for Sunday – but was so preoccupied […]

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June 2024 WIPocalypse Check-In

Melissa
June 30, 2024June 30, 2024 2 Comments

Hi everyone! We’re exactly halfway through the year. Crazy, isn’t it? 2024 has been a good year for me so far, albeit not all that great stitching-wise. It’s one of those years where there’s just a lot of transition going on in my life, so I think my attention is just elsewhere, and that’s fine. […]

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May 2024 WIPocalypse Check-In

Melissa
May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 No Comments

Hi everyone! It’s a beautiful long weekend here in Rhode Island. I have kids laughing and running around the backyard, the birds are chirping, my cats are being lazy in their naps, and I’m having a slow-roll day after busy times yesterday at the RI Veterans Cemetery and Plant a Letterbox Day. Things are a […]

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Hi, I'm Measi

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I'm turning 50 in 2025, and exploring this new decade of my life with a refocus on blogging about my life - marriage, parenthood, being owned by cats, Paganism, cross stitching, journaling, books, and letter writing... and probably some other stuff along the way. Nothing monetized here - just old-fashioned personal blogging.

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