Sunday, 31 December 2023

2023 End Of Year Summary

Hello all!

Another year gone, and another year of lists coming up!

2023 was up and down again - up until mid April and then down again until October. Here are my stitching minutes per day to prove it!



But, thanks to some successful days, stitching still time totalled 406 hours for the year, so at an average of more than an hour per day I'm more than happy with that.


Here are my successes and failures of the year:

SALs - each month join in with:
People's Choice SAL - ❌ missed four months
FFG SAL - ❌ close, but missed one month
Smalls SAL - ❌ missed six months

FFO as much as possible - ✅ and ❌ not really 'as much as possible' but at least one per month
Finish (lots of) WIPs - ✅ finished 10 WIPs started prior to 2023 and 40/41 started in 2023

Potential stitching included:
A Monarch A Month - stitch the remaining 8 monarchs? ❌ not been touched all year
The Loneliness Of Autumn - continue and catch-up? ❌ only managed 7/120 hours
Mischievous March - start four projects and finish the four projects ✅
Christmas In July - continue Merry Christmas By The Letter ❌ didn't touch
Dark October - continue (finish?) Haunted Library ✅ finished the stitching
Naughty November - start four projects and finish the four projects ✅
Christmas Day onwards - continue (finish?) Merry Christmas By The Letter ✅ finished!

Overall, more failures than successes, but c'est la vie.


My overall statistics now look like this:

Number of WIPs brought forward from 2022 = 75
Plus number of new starts = 41
Less number of finishes = 50
Less number of purges = 6
Number of WIPs to carry forward into 2024 = 60


Here are the lists of projects which make up those statistics. Those in red have been finished, those in blue have been purged, and those in black will be carried forward to 2024.

LARGE WIPs BROUGHT FORWARD
1) QS Emerald Dragon (HAED) - PURGED
2) SK The History Of Chocolate (HAED)
3) QS Come Softly (HAED) - PURGED
4) Mini Bookworm Fairy (HAED)
5) Mini The Owrd Lord (HAED) - PURGED
6) Mini One (HAED) - PURGED
7) Dolphin Ruins (Rabnann - ebay) - PURGED
8) OMG Tigger Is Out (UnconventionalX - etsy)
9) Kings and Queens
10) The Loneliness Of Autumn
'NORMAL' WIPs BROUGHT FORWARD
11) Mythical Dragon
12) Ballerina
13) Giraffe
14) Greedy Robin
15) Friends For Life
16) Feline Groovy
17) Loves Me ... Love Me Not
18) Book Worm
19) Carefree Summer
20) A Tatty Friend
21) Dandelion Time
22) Flower Power
23) All Aboard The Walnut Shells
24) Christmas Wishes
25) Cuddly Feline Friends
26) Choc-A-Holic
27) I Love Butter
28) Good Morning Nelson
29) Winter Hugs
30) Lickle Snooze
31) A Windy Day
32) Little Green
33) Start Trek TOS
34) Clue
35) Evil Minions
36) Pandas
37) Dragon Eye (not yet blogged)
38) Magnolia (not yet blogged)
39) Tribal Dragon - PURGED
40) Haunted Library
41) Pretty Little Toronto
42) Basket Case
43) Mouse Reading Book
44) Wonderful Fright
45) Happiness Delivery Couple
46) Pooh 3 - With Head On Ground
47) Pooh 4 - Standing With Pot On Head
48) Pooh 5 - Looking At Smashed Pot
49) Mouse With Books
50) Gatekeepers
51) Let's Bloom
52) Let's Have Fun In The Sun
53) Let's Breeze Into Autumn
54) Deathly Hallows In A Bottle
55) Golden Snitch In A Bottle
56) Merry Christmas By The Letter
57) Autumnal Baby Dragon
58) Burrow Snow Globe
59) Dragon Shelf
60) Godrich's Hollow Snow Globe
61) Mexico
62) Korea
63) Mouse Reading Scroll
64) Netherlands
65) Paris
66) Privet Drive Snow Globe
67) Rome
68) Russia
69) Shell Cottage Snow Globe
70) United Kingdom
71) USA
72) Witch's Hat Shelf
73) Elixir Of Luck
74) Spring Keyhole Stamp
75) Night Lantern Stamp

NEW STARTS IN 2023
1) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 9 - Bird
2) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 6 - Tree
3) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 1 - Heart
4) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 20 - Candle
5) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 4 - Snowflake
6) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 14 - Mitten
7) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 13 - Santa
8) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 15 - Holly
9) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 12 - Bell
10) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 23 - Wreath
11) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 5 - Presents
12) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 11 - Elf Hat
13) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 10 - Candy Cane
14) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 8 - Bauble
15) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 24 - Penguin
16) Grand Teton National Park
17) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 3 - House
18) Grand Canyon National Park
19) Rocky Mountain National Park
20) Hot Springs National Park
21) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 18 - Cracker
22) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 19 - Star
23) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 2 - Snowman
24) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 21 - Sleigh
25) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 22 - Pudding
26) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 17 - Gingerbread Man
27) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 7 - Reindeer
28) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 16 - Stocking
29) He's A Fun-Gi - NOT YET BLOGGED
30) Snuffles In Lime
31) Moonset - Gate
32) Moonset - Cenotaph
33) Moonset - Cross
34) Moonset - Lamppost
35) Best Wishes For The New Year QR Code
36) Front-Facing Dolphin (right)
37) Swimming Dolphin (right)
38) Jumping Dolphin (left)
39) Side-Facing Scarlet Macaw (left)
40) Front-Facing Scarlet Macaw (left)
41) Flying Scarlet Macaw (left)

At least I can feel quite proud of having actually finished all but one I started this year.


As for my Box of Shame:
Brought forward from 2022 = 36
Added = 50
Finished = 26
Carried forward into 2024 = 60

Hmmm, not so proud there. Must try MUCH harder to reduce that number in 2024.

Here's another list of the the projects which were in and have been added to my Box Of Shame. As above, those in red have now been FFOd, those in black will be carried forward.

BOX OF SHAME PIECES BROUGHT FORWARD
1) Piglet's Snowflake (gone AWOL!)
2) Green Halloween Banner
3) A Little Witch Of The Night
4) Let's Play
5) Chick Berry
6) Humming Along
7) Lady In Red
8) Going For Walkies
9) Simply Wren
10) Winnie the Pooh 1
11) Winnie the Pooh 2
12) In The Dog House
13) In The Bath
14) Resting My Eyes
15) Noel
16) Moonrise - Gravestone
17) Moonrise - Fence
18) Moonrise - Mansion
19) Season's Greetings
20) Moonrise - Memorial
21) Mouse Lighting Candle
22) Let's Be Frozen
23) Dragon 9
24) Dragon 2
25) Dragon 11
26) Dragon 5
27) Dragon 4
28) Dragon 10
29) Dragon 12
30) Dragon 1
31) Dragon 6
32) Dragon 3
33) Grow Your Own
34) Elixir Of Life
35) Gift (not been shown on blog)
36) Gift (not been shown on blog)

NEW BOX OF SHAME PIECES IN 2023
1) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 9 - Bird
2) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 6 - Tree
3) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 1 - Heart
4) A Tatty Friend
5) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 20 - Candle
6) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 4 - Snowflake
7) Mouse Reading Scroll
8) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 14 - Mitten
9) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 13 - Santa
10) Winnie The Pooh 4
11) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 15 - Holly 
12) Winnie The Pooh 3
13) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 12 - Bell
14) Golden Snitch In A Bottle
15) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 23 - Wreath
16) Pandas
17) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 5 - Presents
18) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 11 - Elf Hat
19) Winnie The Pooh 5
20) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 10 - Candy Cane
21) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 8 - Bauble
22) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 24 - Penguin
23) Autumnal Baby Dragon
24) Grand Teton National Park
25) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 3 - House
26) Grand Canyon National Park
27) Rocky Mountain National Park
28) Hot Springs National Park
29) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 18 - Cracker
30) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 19 - Star
31) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 2 - Snowman
32) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 21 - Sleigh
33) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 22 - Pudding
34) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 17 - Gingerbread Man
35) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 7 - Reindeer
36) Red And White Advent Calendar Day 16 - Stocking
37) Deathly Hallows In A Bottle
38) Snuffles In Lime
39) Moonset - Gate
40) Moonset - Cenotaph
41) Moonset - Cross
42) Moonset - Lamppost
43) Best Wishes For The New Year QR Code
44) Front-Facing Dolphin (right)
45) Dolphin Swimming (right)
46) Jumping Dolphin (left)
47) Merry Christmas By The Letter
48) Side-Facing Scarlet Macaw (left)
49) Front-Facing Scarlet Macaw (right)
50) Flying Scarlet Macaw (left)

At one point, a few years, back I had only three pieces in Box Of Shame; it's surprising how quickly they add up, despite FFOing at least one thing per month.


So that's 60 WIPs and 60 Box Of Shame pieces I'm carrying through into 2024; I wonder how much they'll decrease (or increase!) during the coming year?

Talking of 2024, my ridiculous and OTT stitching plans for the year ahead will all be revealed tomorrow. Like this one, it's a long post... you have been warned!

All the best and
Happy stitching :)
Rachel x

7 comments:

Clare-Aimetu said...

Wow they are long lists ... I'm intrigued to see your 2024 plans. Happy New Year 🎊

Tiffstitch said...

Such an interesting coincidence that it's 60 each. I'm sure you'll get many more FFOs next year.

Katie said...

I love recap posts. I see a lot of beauty and fun in this post. Can't wait to see what 2024 brings you. Hopefully lots of stitching time.

Leonore Winterer said...

Ithink, despite your long break, you still had a pretty successful year! Bringing down your number of WIPs this much is a great achievement all by itself. And with all that finishing, now wonder your box of shame has put on a bit of weight, but I'm sure you'll take care of that in time :)

Jo who can't think of a clever nickname said...

What an amazing list! It's great how much of 2023 is red as well.
I don't have a list of un-FFO'd projects. I just go and rummage if I need a last minute item for the post!

Astrids dragon said...

Very impressive, I am amazed at your organization! It's nice to see all that red.
I am definitely a hot mess when it comes to trying to organize my stitching.

Faith... said...

Your list looks great an you should be encouraged by it because I am. Even though you took a long break and you still accomplished so much! I am looking forward to your 2024 list and I am sure you will be able to take some of these items you are carrying forward off your list in short order.

ps... during the week I only stitch around an hour a day too.