BIG NEWS – we completed the donut puzzle yesterday and I am NOT in physical therapy. I feel fine. I survived with no permanent muscle damage. Ha.

Jen gave us this puzzle and it’s perfect for me – I like puzzles with a variety of colors and objects, because I start a puzzle by organizing all the pieces by color and object, then begin putting it together (yes, starting with the border). I LOVE to sort, and Steven’s dad got me some stackable puzzle sorting trays (black trays in image below) so sorting pieces is even more fabulous now!

I want doing a puzzle to be relaxing and only a little challenging for my brain so I do not like puzzles that:

  • have super irregular pieces
  • have an irregular border
  • have too much of one color
  • are all one color
  • are just a gradient of a few colors
  • are double sided with two different designs
  • are double sides with the same design on both sides, but one side is rotated 90 degrees
  • have extra pieces on purpose
  • have missing pieces on purpose
  • don’t have an image to reference
  • are minuscule and you have to use tweezers do them

NO THANK YOU. Maybe some day, but not now.

I am fine with a lot of pieces (this one was 1,000). It’s just a matter of how long I can leave it out on the table before the cats destroy it! This time, they’ve been more interested in the box than the puzzle, phew.

Do you prefer easier puzzles like me, or the complicated ones? Take my poll!

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