Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Jiggity Jig, Jig Jig

Tell me, tell me please do, if you are good at doing jigsaw puzzles.  Is your brain wired to fit those little pieces together?  
In all my born years, I have never been able to put a puzzle together except for the "toddler" wooden puzzles.  Even then, I need the toddler to "help" me out.  
Last week at swimming, a woman was telling me that she loves to do jigsaw puzzles because they are so relaxing.  She just finished her first one thousand piece puzzle.  So...thinks me to myself "I should try it ONE more time."  So I buy a little 100 piece puzzle of a tropical scene.  With a little start-up help from Riles (get all the edges first) I ended up finishing the puzzle.  I was so excited, I took a picture of it and bought another 100 piece puzzle of the Golden Gate Bridge.  Well, there is were my luck went south.  I couldn't finish the puzzle.  Even Riles couldn't help.  The puzzle says three plus in age.  What??? What four year old could do this??  I am sure they made the puzzle wrong. That has to be the problem.  It is a cheap puzzle so something is amiss.  
So.....I bring out the 300 EZ piece puzzle that I bought in anticipation of finishing the Golden Gate Bridge.  Nice, thick pieces-anyone could put together right?  I open it tonight.  There are lots of pinks and greens; roses and daisies.  What was I thinking??  I need more distinct colors!  Okay, I started with the straight edges.  What do I do with them?  What do I do with the other pieces while I am working on the straight edges?  After five minutes I put the pieces back in the box and put it in the kid's room.  Maybe one of them can put it together.  In fact, I know one or two or even three of them that could do it.  
So there I am.  One 100 piece jigsaw puzzle to my name...that's it.  So tell me, am I right brained or left brained or no brained ha ha...watch it!!!  I like to think I am the creative brain and cannot think conceptually (whatever that means.)  Tell me, can you do jigsaw puzzles?


3 comments:

Dottie said...

Marlene, I CANNOT do puzzles. Mike and our friend Bill have been doing the big Hallmark 1000+ puzzles for 50 years and they seem very relaxed. Mia, my 10 year old granddaughter does huge puzzles with papa and I have seen my daughter sit and help. Puzzles make me nervous and crossed eyed.

Unknown said...

I feel a lot better now-thanks :)

Kathy said...

They stress me out,,