Banging my head against a brick wall
Do you ever have days when no matter how hard you seem to be trying, nothing seems to get done? I don’t often have that sort of day, but the last few days have just been hopeless here. No reason really. There are a lot of things going on outside of the house – dentist appointments, meeting up with friends and the rest of the time I just feel like my mojo has gone way, way out of the window.
I’ve been working away in dribs and drabs at the Winter White Schnibble. Only a few more blocks to quilt and it will be done. It’s taken me forever, and I really do mean forever. The whole thing is only about a metre square and somehow it just seems to go on and on. But in the next few days I promise I will have something to show you. I’m hoping that my husband might even help me in hanging it up over the weekend. That would be nice. I need something to show for this week!
I think in part the current state of affairs may be because without really realizing it I’m starting to overload my schedule. The sun is shining – I want to be out in the garden or running in the woods – both of which are things I love. I also have quite a lot of day-job type work at the moment. All that takes time and that means that there is less time for the little goals I’ve set myself in my head – writing, piano-playing, working on sewing projects, de-cluttering the house. I am also most definitely coming out of hibernation and actually want to get out and play with my friends again, but I’ve got used to days where I can plan in advance and see a lot achieved and there aren’t a whole lot of them at the moment!
I think I need to make sure that I keep a balance that works for me. I probably need to plan a day now and then where I can draw breath and not just be running around like a chicken without it’s head. That’s life though, isn’t it? Juggling a lot of balls in the air and trying to keep the balance right so that I can keep them up there.
It’s all in my head and I think I have to try to just live in the present and let the other things go.
Oh, and smile and enjoy the fact that I’m healthy and spring has finally come.
Enjoy your week!
Helen
March 24th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Helen, I know that feeling all too well – perhaps you should just let a ball or two drop. Remember that hobbies are supposed to be fun and should be enjoyed without pressure. So says Carla who is rushing to finish hand quilting her Purple Passion lap quilt for a show in mid-April and who just agreed to become the Treasurer for our Quilt Registry program.
March 24th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Life does tend to get in the way of our true passions, doesn’t it? You are so lucky the sun is shining! It has been raining nonstop here for a week. I feel the same way about my Eventide quilt as you do your Winter White. I have been sewing on that quilt forever. I finally got the top together, less the borders, so at least it is down off my design wall.
March 25th, 2011 at 8:34 am
I think you’re getting an awful lot done. Your blogs are full of your accomplishments – your quilts and knitting and all the other things you do. On top of running a family! Awesome!