I’ve been so busy the last few weeks that I have been swept along with the tide of busy-ness.
The business of the “busy-ness” isn’t bad; it’s just so time consuming that it consumes Me. I actually try to plan the running around that I have to do for myself, my family and others so I can navigate in a circle. I get the best use of my time that way and I try very hard to never be without a hand-project, a magazine, or something to sketch on.
Wednesdays are my son’s late day at school. Once a month, I take him to Denny’s for breakfast as a treat. While we were waiting for the waitress, I noticed the design in the upholstery and how perfect it would be, done in machine applique. I reached in to my purse and the only thing I could find to sketch on was the schedule from Empty Spools Seminars that I picked up last week.
Hmmm, that means that I haven’t cleaned my purse out for a week :^/ Well, I HAVE been busy!
I made a list yesterday of household things that needed to be done, like getting all of the clothes out of my closet that I can’t wear anymore (this is a good thing — they are all too big for me). I ran out of time yesterday, so I woke up with the conviction that I was going to finish today.
The problem was going to Denny’s and seeing the pattern and having to make a note of that pattern so I can make a quilt out of it. My day started with an intense need to create, rather than yesterday’s conviction for organization.
I came home and immediately went to my sewing area and chose to begin the quilt that needed to be finished a month ago. (I know that you’re either laughing now or rolling your eyes — no one else has that problem, right?!) So I have been sitting in quilting bliss all day, creating to my heart’s content. The house has even tried beckoning to me several times, as I walk down the hall to where I keep the ironing board. But, I have turned my back on the house today.
I think we need to do that some times. Creating keeps me sane and allows my family to “live” with me. It helps me re-set myself to neutral.
I only have one more hour to stitch before we have to run off to an “under the lights” baseball game. It’s raining now so maybe I’ll have a reprieve so I can keep stitching. Whenever I think that, I always jinx myself.
My words of wisdom for today: Go, create!
Forget about the mountain of laundry, the phone calls you need to return, and have pizza delivered for dinner (delivery is the key, if you have to leave the house, you’ll re-set yourself and you won’t have time to quilt).
Well? What are you waiting for?!