I've decided that I do indeed want to stitch Brenda Keyes's "Band Sampler", which appears in her book, Traditional Samplers.
I started it over the weekend. Although the first rows are not the most exciting they do seem to go fairly quickly.
I'm hoping that with the repetitive nature of the rows this will be something I can work on a little every night, even if it is only for fifteen minutes before bedtime. I need something simple yet addicting to stitch. I still love the Mystery Sampler, however, and will keep working on that as well. Sometimes it seems like it's just a matter of getting those first stitches in and then seeing progress that makes me want to keep going and look forward to (even make time for) my stitching.