Have I told you how much I love the "build as I sort" :D If I wasn't speedpuzzling that's exactly how I would do it. Thanks for covering this event, it's so nice to get some insight of the competitions that don't have live stream. So sorry for the tremor :(

@fortheloveofpuzzles

20 күн бұрын

I'm so pleased that you enjoy this method - I love it so much also! I want to redo a few speed runs this way just to see if it would have been better. I know they would love to livestream but it's just the expense and logistics of it all - quite costly. I can only imagine how much they spend for Worlds! 💜🧩

Thank you Donnalouise for this summary. Very nice. Sorry for the situation with your hands during the competition. You did amazing considering what happened with your hands. Be proud of what you have accomplished so far💪🏼🧩

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I am hoping to redo Postcard from Paris soon and think I might be able to get under the hour mark. I have plenty of time to practice it for Worlds. Watch - it probably won't even make an appearance! Hehehehe

Amazing job Donnalouise! ❤ I am itching to get my hands on the vinyl and Paris puzzles - I think you might be right about them turning up at Worlds 2024 too. Love your recap, it looks like you had a blast 😊 xx

@fortheloveofpuzzles

18 күн бұрын

Thanks Vicky!! I do plan on redoing them many times in hopes that they pop up in a preliminary round. I had so much fun! Wish I could be with your and Janette in the UK - you both will have so much fun together. 💜🧩

Great video! Sorry to hear about the tremor but I hope you are feeling better now. ☺ It is nice to see that you have enjoyed the competition even with the problems you had. And also great times on both puzzles and especially on the Hello vinyl puzzle 😊 Have a great day! Ahoj!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Ahoj to you also! Thank you!! I was very pleased with my time on Hello Vinyl - wasn't expecting that at all.

Watching you do the puzzle I go crazy because I see the pieces where they go and I wonder why you don't see them, but obviously, everyone has their method. I did the same puzzle (borrowed by a friend) in 31 minutes and 02 seconds, doing all my subdivisions by color. I always followed you even from the hospital with pain and other things and now I'm forced to stay in bed for two months and walk lightly for a maximum of five minutes a day, imagine my life. I love you, a big hug. Joe🧡

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Sorry you are unwell and in hospital. I do hope you start feeling better soon. I also can get frustrated when I watch someone puzzling and I can see where a piece goes but they can't hehehe I'm sure though with you being so fast, you can get quite frustrated watching me! 🤣🤣 Take care of you and hope you get in some puzzling to help you heal xoxox

@nikebordom

8 күн бұрын

Wow, that's a crazy fast time! Hope you're getting better soon.

You did amazing, great you got to meet Russell and the Puzzling Canadian (is it Sandra?)! Such pretty puzzles too! Got to catch up soon :)

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Yes, that is Sandra the Puzzling Canadian - she is so lovely! And we so need to catch up. Message the group and let us know if you have any time this weekend. I think both Alison and I are free.

First of all it's awesome to see your reaction to all that happened. Such a positive actitude, that's the way to go. I would say that if there is any chance that the shaking is due to anxiety do go back to listen to music. I feel that it helps to entertain the brain with a beat when on those situations. (coming from someone with anxiety issues) Tiredness might have helped too. If you dont mind, keep us poste don how you end up dealing with it and good luck!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

I definitely was more relaxed at Worlds compared to this competition even though Worlds was much bigger - so maybe the music did help. I thought it may have relaxed me too much so that's why I stopped using it. Perhaps I could start by listening to music just to calm my nerves. I definitely will keep you all updated on how things progress. I feel that although it's quite a personal thing talking about health issues, I feel many can relate and appreciate my honesty and struggle with it.

Such a great recap video! Your time for the finals puzzle is outstanding!! The build as you sort looked like the perfect way to tackle this one! I have never practiced a puzzle with the build as you sort method, I should try it! The Postcard from Paris will definitely become a regular practice puzzle for Sept! I recently was able to grab copies of Two of a Kind and Hello Vinyl to practice with.

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

I so want to get a copy of Two of a Kind. I wonder what puzzles we will get in July for the NZ nationals...??? I was very pleased with my Hello Vinyl time - wasn't expecting that on a first go at all. I will definitely practice these two and all those circle puzzles in prep for worlds. Only a few months and we will be together again in Spain! 💜🧩

I wish I could do any puzzle in 1 hour 7 min! Puzzlers in Canada are so fast!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

So many fast and amazing puzzlers there! I was in awe of everyone. And they were all so nice and lovely people to meet and chat with too.

You did so well!!! It was soo nice to meet you, and I appreciated all the advice and tips you had to give me to get better ❤ The whole weekend was a lot of fun! Unfortunately so many people had extra and missing pieces in Postcard from Paris, I had two missing and neither one was in the extra pieces pile 😅 but it was such a beautiful puzzle to do, I loved it!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

26 күн бұрын

It was a great weekend and wonderful meeting you as well. I had heard that Postcard from Paris had quite a few extra and missing pieces - interesting! I wonder why this puzzle - rushed to print? different production facility? Hmmm...

@Julesiax

24 күн бұрын

​@fortheloveofpuzzles I had an extra piece in mine! It messed me up a bit 😭 so weird considering all the others seemed to be fine!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

24 күн бұрын

@@Julesiax There seems to have been quite a few issues with Postcard from Paris then...interesting...

You did great! Even with the difficulties, you had a great time in that Paris puzzle. I think that if it helps, you can totally use music again to distract your mind during competitions.

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

Thank you! I think I will bring my music to the NZ competition in July and see how I do there. The nice thing is that we do teams first so I think that will also help calm my nerves.

You did very well DonnaLouise despite the tremor making an appearance. I'm sure, with your determination, you will find a way to sort that out. Look forward to hearing about the pairs and team events. Not to mention BOTYP 4.

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I'm hoping to finish up on the Pairs and Teams videos soon. And there is a bit of delay on announcing the details for BOTYP IV but we will get the details out as soon as we can.

Great video Donnalouise! 😊 If you're looking for something that could help with competition nerves, you could look into breathing practices that athletes use. In general: extending your exhale to be longer than your inhale will calm your nervous system. So you could try using the time when you are waiting for the mark to start puzzling to take a dozen deep deliberate breaths and counting seconds so that your exhale is longer than your inhale. :)

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Thank you!!! I will so look up breathing techniques - thank you for suggesting. It's worth a try!

I love this! You did great working through/past that annoying tremor. hands. 😢

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

hands!! So true!!! So great meeting you there and fun puzzling together.

It sounds like you had a great time there even if your hands weren't cooperating!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

I really did! So much fun and great meeting everyone

Seeing you and The Puzzling Canadian in one picture together is like the clash of the nicest titans! Have you seen Viki Puzzles competing on the Euro Jigsaw Jam? She does the build as you sort method and she has a video of herself doing the NY Postcard in 47 minutes! So your way definitely has merit and I would think in a busy puzzle it would be easier and faster than the full flip if you get distracted or overwhelmed with the full flip.

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

She was so lovely!!! A build as you sort on the postcard puzzles - interesting...maybe a good idea!!! I will try it on the a few new puzzles in preparation for the NZ competition in July. Thanks for signing up as a member also. Go binge watch all the extra member's content and hope you enjoy.

Too bad about the tremor but it looks like you had a great ime :) Maybe i'll be able to go next year!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!!! Imagine us meeting up together after all these years!!! "Hello Mr. Fireman!!!"

Wonderful video Donnalouise! Thank you for sharing! Looks like you had a wonderful time and so sorry about the issue you were having with your hands, you are definitely a trooper, well done with your placing! 🙂🙂

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Thank you! So pleased you enjoyed. In the end, I am very pleased with my time at the competition and even more excited about how well I did on the finals puzzle.

Sorry to hear about your hands! I often have wrist pain so I always speed puzzle wearing a compression glove, and at this point I am very used to it. I can't imagine weights though!!

@fortheloveofpuzzles

24 күн бұрын

Oh...a compression glove! That might work as well...I should try it. Thanks for suggesting - I'm up to trying anything at this point. 💜🧩

I was wondering if on the last puzzle if you sorted the blue pieces to the side of the puzzle they go on instead of reaching back and forth across the puzzle. It might shave a few minutes hopefully... Great recap looks like everyone had a good time .

@fortheloveofpuzzles

26 күн бұрын

That may have been helpful yes. I think it's because I now have like a standard setup where I try to keep the box and the puzzle...?? I should have thought of that though and shifted where I built the main section of the puzzle. Something to think about for next time. I do often sort the pieces in the region of where they go but didn't this time. Every second counts! 💜🧩

I'm really curious on how someone from New Zealand end up deciding to come make a competition here in Canada ? 🇨🇦 I hope you had a great time in our big country ! 😄 Salutations de Montréal, Québec 👋

@fortheloveofpuzzles

24 күн бұрын

Bonjour!! I am Canadian by birth and Kiwi by choice. I'm originally from New Brunswick and used the opportunity to go to the competition as well as visit family. I have family in the Toronto area as well as still in NB. Je suis de la péninsule acadienne!!

DonnaLouise, have you ever done your build as you go in a competition setting?

@fortheloveofpuzzles

21 күн бұрын

I have - I used it in Australia at their National competition last year. It was the 500 piece Ravensburger Disney Family puzzle and worked really well. I think I finished 23rd overall and was so pleased!

I would definitely listen to music during an individuals competition. When I practice speed puzzling I usually put a mix of 90's Jungle Techno on, which is exactly 90min long. I listened to it so much that i kinda know "oh this song plays, 30min passen, oh that one plays, ive been going for an hour" so i dont ever need to look on the timer while working on the puzzle, and the music is fast paced, which helps to remind me to uhh- how to say this: over time - i notice - i will start slowing down gradually. And fast music helps me better to realize when that happens, so my up-time of the "speedy phases" is longer with that music. Why exactly did you decide to no longer listen to music during individuals? Is it to take in the noise of your surroundings? Cause that can help to keep you excited and speedy?

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Great suggestion!! Maybe I do need to go back to listening to music and I like the idea of it giving me a pace and timing. I thought that listening to music actually relaxed me too much and it was better to be able to hear what was going on around me. I felt it kept me on pace and motivated whereas the music maybe distracted me cause I was singing along to it in my head.

@Laserstormelpies

27 күн бұрын

@@fortheloveofpuzzles oh - i also dont have the singing along problem, cause most of the music i mentioned has no singing, so maybe - if theres something you enjoy of course, try out osme more ambient things that are still a bit faster in pace. maybe that changes things for you. but im not saying you have to go back to music though. just as a recommendation if you do want to try it. best of luck in seeing what works best for you. ^^

Loving the video. Thanks for documenting your experience and the competition. Sorry the tremors created another challenge. I wonder if it was caused by the stress of travel. At any rate you did really well. 😊

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

So pleased you enjoyed the video. Definitely the stress of travel and being jetlagged affects my tremors, and the excitement and nerves for the competition - but this was next level bad though. I am overall pleased with how well I did in the end.

i am very sorry for you, we know your true capabilities. I have had a type of OCD for a while, also terrible, you do thing you dont want to do in your head. I know, its a different illness, but I feel for you.😢

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

I understand - it's like you know you are doing something but you don't want to do it or don't understand why you are doing it. Very frustrating! I'm pleased that the NZ competition in July is starting with teams as I think that will help calm me.

I have tremors but mine is hereditary...its called essential tremors.....anxiety can make mine worse....my head shakes....my bottom jaw also....my hands as well...I was told that blood pressure meds could help....I'm not saying this could be what you have....good idea to see your dr

@carlyillingworth5329

27 күн бұрын

My mum has this also, coffee and tea ie caffeine makes it much worse for her also

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

That's what I also have - essential tremors and are also prevalent in my family. My mum is older and has the lower jaw shake as well. Blood pressure meds - interesting. Something to discuss with my doctor for sure. I am hoping to find something that can help.

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

@@carlyillingworth5329 I don't drink any caffeine but I could see how it would make it worse for sure. Janette thinks I should try some caffeine before we compete hoping it would make me puzzle faster - I think it would make me lose all control of my hands.

@cecilias_shorts

27 күн бұрын

​@@fortheloveofpuzzlesmine is from my dads side...my great grandmother had it...her head would always nod and her voice was shakey...I thought it was just her age until I was diagnosed...it's hit and miss who it affects...I'm one of 9 and I know of 2 siblings that also have it

What about taking calcium before the competition?

@fortheloveofpuzzles

27 күн бұрын

Calcium...?? Interesting - what does calcium do that would help??

@Gail_Pr468

27 күн бұрын

@@fortheloveofpuzzles Well, i've taken a normal daily dose of Calcium to calm jitters and it seemed to help. (But no science : I started doing it, because an old remedy for going to sleep is to drink a glass of warm milk before bed. So if calcium does help me to calm down a bit, be less shaky, then it may be a "real" effect or it may be a "Placebo" effect : ) I don't care which, whatever works, I say !

Oh what a beautiful puzzle! Maybe a low dose beta-blocker would help prior to competition.

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

Low dose beta-blocker - I must google as I don't know what that is or what it does...??

I wonder if some competitions start with a pairs or teams round so that everyone can share the stress at the start before they have to do individuals? If stress is a trigger, maybe having music would help--at least for the beginning of an individual round until you get into a groove? I hope you get good info and treatment options from the doctor. 😊💙🧩

@fortheloveofpuzzles

28 күн бұрын

Some competitions do - like Australia did pairs, then teams and finished with individuals and I thought it was great! NZ in July is doing teams first which I also really appreciate. Starting with individuals is just so stressful on me - not sure how others feel.