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-

There's No Way I Can Get Everything Done

 If I knew how to really manage my time,

always got everything done,

stay focused,

could go with less sleep,

tune out from distractions,

never procrastinated

and could maintain balance in my life,

I could write a best selling book.

Even with all of my planning, 

my lists of things to do,

taking baby steps, 

and positive thinking,

I know I have to be realistic. 

Life is busy and there are bumps in the road and

quilting is just one part of it.

 So

I'm going to just

keep going,

stitching when I can,

 and have fun and a SUPER year.
And I know you will too.

Until Next Time-

I Plan to do What?

When I taught elementary school,
back in another life,
I would have to set goals and expectations for my students.
But it wasn't enough to say,
" A student will learn to read"
I had to plan specific activities so that
eventually they would learn to read on their own.

We do this everyday.
We ask ourselves questions,
"What should I make for dinner?"
Answer: "Something good."
So to get that "something good" on the table,
there are lots of other steps that are
thought about and executed before dinner is ready.

Although, I know many of us would love

to just wiggle our noses and have it magically appear.

If I want to have a SUPER quilting year,

I need to figure out what my goals or Expectations are and 

then Plan how I'm going to:

 work on all those projects,

finish some,

be creative,

 explore new ideas

learn some new techniques

but most of all have fun.

Okay, we know the drill.

We've all read self-help books and articles,

watched Oprah,  and

pinned inspirational  pictures and saying from Pinterest.

But the most important thing right now

is to just get moving and enjoy the journey.

Until Next time-