I'm another one that loves counted cross stitch! I stitch faster in natural daylight, but also work on my projects in the evenings. I used to use a running stitch with sewing thread making a grid, but now just use a wash a way clover blue marker when I want the grid on the cloth. I keep my stitching projects by my favorite chair, but also have a tote to put it into quickly to take to appointments or if hubby wants me to run someplace with him. I love the metal sheet with magnets to keep my place marked and I like to slip my pattern with that metal sheet into a clipboard to hold it nicely for me.