Happy December! I apologize for the delay. The job was crazy, and I did a lot of puzzles!
I want to write about something that I’ve realized in the last few weeks. Those are confusing expectations. We all know that we can be disappointed in life if our expectations are not met. But it can do both, and we can be surprised!
First, I had a beautiful Pomegignate sitting on the shelf for months. I was worried to work on it because it seemed very difficult, and I read a lot of feedback saying it was challenging. I have plenty of time for it. Finally, I took a few days, and was one of my favorite puzzles this year.
Daniel Merriam, Bubble Street
That puzzle requires a lot of classification. I made three pieces from purple, pink and green houses and considered it like three little puzzles. Very funny and I love cake colors. Very nominated!
Second, I received a gift card and laid a wooden riddle. My only experience with a wooden puzzle was the lovely JaCou I had recently done. 150 pieces. There is the hope that my skill of confusing my mind will triumph over the larger puzzles, I place 700 pieces. I opened it, put seven pieces back in the box. Don’t get me wrong, I know I can do it. My problem is time. I realized that this puzzle would take time. The small pieces, the complex details, and I had to look at the pieces to see where it was going. I have a friend who’s doing puzzles at the same time as me. We’re calling video while confused. And although she wants to spend her time enjoying and spending 20 minutes a day on her wooden puzzles, I’m not that person. I like fast work. I simply don’t have the patience. I can try again with a smaller work counting a day, but my expectations of excitement have melted like a candle when I see it like a job rather than fun. Next!
Finally, I did a puzzle by a brand I liked in the past. I have nothing but expectations. I can only assume that the producer has changed something in the process or their materials since what I’ve done recently, because I’m not interested at all. The pieces match in many places, they are not cut well, and they are not suitable. I finished it but I was ready to pack it several times. I’m still stamping this; I’m just surprised.
All this to say that we never know what we’ll find when we open a puzzle. If we keep our minds open, we find things that surprise us.
What about you? Are you surprised? Let me know.