YaHoo! Time to de-stress again. Leaving this morning with my bestest girl friend for a long weekend in upstate PA at a B&B. I have been stressing over not being able to get everything done and came to the very sad realization.....that cross stitching was coming first.
Oh, I know is sounds like sacrilege and it is sacrilege but really.....house wasn't getting cleaned, paperwork wasn't getting done, etc. And for me, I get all wonky inside and out of sorts because of what is not getting done. All those tasks hanging over my head get me stressed.
I just couldn't understand why I never seemed I had enough time to get things done. I used to. I first blamed it on being new to Facebook and they sucking the life out of me. So I backed off with the pledge to only log in once a week and then for no more than an hour. hmmm, still struggling to get things done. Now, yard work, that's a different story. I have not fallen behind on that because I love being outside all weekend long. Power washing and painting the desk are another story.
So, what was I doing wrong. I couldn't figure it out. I was after all getting a lot of cross stitch done. hmmm, what do you think.....I have been spending 2 - 3 hours a day cross stitching....every free minute......rushing to get a shower and get to work in the morning. Doesn't really matter if you get up at 5:30 if you sit stitching until 7 and then have to rush to get to work.
I so desperately don't want to fall behind in the SAL that I am actually a month ahead. Now that is some stitching. So I know it is a sacrifice but I need to go back to what I used to tell my kids all the time....do your have to's before your want to's. And I just may get an added benefit......those 5 or 6 pounds (realty check 15 - 20 lbs.)I want to lose may actually start coming off if I have more movement in my life than it takes to pull thread through fabric.
Words of wisdom
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them. -- Malcolm Forbes
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. -- Donald A. Adams
Worry is a wasteful use of imagination.
Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. -- Henry Ford
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. -- John Heywood, English poet, 16th century
Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her. So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit." Anonymous
Wish enough for someone -
Wish for them enough sun to keep the attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear. Wish for them enough rain to appreciate the sun even more. Wish for them enough happiness to keep the spirit alive and everlasting. Wish for them enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger. Wish for them enough gain to satisfy your wanting. Wish for them enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. Wish for them enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.
The best portion of a good man's life is the little, nameless,unremembered acts of kindness and love.-- William Wordsworth
On the to-do list
- Install new closet door
- Get new theshold and install
- Paint the trim in the sunroom
- Take a class/completed 2009 x 3
- Work on my WIP list - some are soooo close!
- Pay down the mortgage
- Clean bedroom closets of things left by children!
- Clean out bedroom cubbie holes/attic storage areas to prep for moving!!!
- Clean both sheds/completed 2009
- Buy some wool sweaters from Goodwill to felt and make christmas stockings - still looking!
- Make bean bags for carnival
- Remove wallpaper border and paint bedroom
- Start a Goodwill pile - started
- Sort cross stitch stash/completed 2009
- Start a yard sale pile - started
- Sort and purge and downsize my stuff!
- Sort my fabrics/completed 2009
- Install new landscape lights/completed 2009
- Patch drywall tape over sink
- Make a ring bearer's pillow/completed 2009
- Paint Richard's bedroom/completed 2009
- Caulk crown molding
- Paint the bathroom/completed 2009
- Create a new flower bed/completed 2009
- Stamp some cards
- Sew bedroom curtains
- Design and launch webpage/completed 2009
- Hire contractor to remodel laundry room
- Read Audition/completed 2009
- Install new light fixture in powder room
- Remake Richard's quiltop
- Read A Million Little Pieces/completed 2009
- Sand and polish hardwood floors
- Pull up living room carpet
- Paint the risers on the stairs/done 2009
- Paint the ballisters/done 2009
- Paint wall over new front door
- Stain the deck
- Repaint the front porch
- Sew a yo-yo quilt top
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