I've Been Caught in a Giant Snowball

 All it takes is just one snowflake 

to fall and attach itself to another

snowflake,

and before you know it,

 there's a giant snowball careening

 down the hill out of control.

 It started out small

and now it's turned into something big.

I've been thinking about

 what's been going on in my sewing room

as I've finally had time to unpack all of my quilty stuff.

Getting organized is a good thing.

You can't do sharp work without a sharp pencil.

So taking the time

to put everything in an appropriate place

will just make

it more fun later.

But it doesn't take long before

one tidy spot leads

 to another spot that needs work,

that leads to another spot...

And as you continue

to ride in that giant snowball

you're thinking, 

"Help! Will this ever end?"

And guess what?

It isn't long before

you find yourself at the bottom of the hill.
Yahoo!

All that hard work is done.

Everything's put away.

There's nothing left to do now

but

 HAVE FUN!

Until Next Time-

Learning A New Dance

 Dancing, like quilting, is an art form.

I have made many attempts 

throughout my life, trying

to make my body move to the rhythm or 

beat of the music.

I took tap dancing as a kid,

"shuffle, hop, down".

Not too good at it, but it was fun.

Then along came American Bandstand.

Those guys were good.

We twisted,

we strolled,

and danced

the watusi,

the hully gully,

the pony,

the monkey,

the swim

and even the Monster Mash.

I wasn't very good at any of them,

but it was fun.

Now in my new sewing space,

I've got to learn a new dance.

I have to create new dance steps

to stitch, press, and create.

What I mean is

I have to develop a new pattern

of moving from one area to another

to preform all the quilty steps we do.

Which means I'll have to
develop new neuron pathways

in my brain.

Which is a good thing.

It's getting the flow of the room

coordinated with the flow of me.

It's getting to feel comfortable within the space

and getting things done quickly and efficiently,

without wasted movement.

So far it hasn't really gone very well.

I've been doing more stumbling

than "strolling."

 But I'm sure it won't be long before

I'll be

dancing.

 Until Next Time-

Clean Up Time is Done

 It's taken some time,
and taken some decision making but,
when I open my sewing room door

I get a wonderful surprise!

A functional space

ready for a new year of

SUPER fun!

I have this plaque as a reminder.

My daughter's kindergarten class
has a clean up song 

 that they sing at the end of the day.

 "Clean up, clean up,

Everyone, Let's clean up"

I'm thinking that maybe I should 

sing that song,

"Clean up, clean up,

Kyle, you'd better clean up.

You don't want to do this again."

Until maybe next year.

Until Next Time-