Two thoughts immediately come to mind. If money were no object and the lazy day was actually a weekend, I would travel. I have a goal to ride the Carson County Carousel some summer. I would like hubby to see Maui or some place on Hawaii other than the military bases. If it were summer, Yellowstone would be a great weekend runaway.
Given the current state of life, however, the other thought is a lazy weekend existing of sleeping in, a drive to the mountains or out to the desert with a camera; window shopping at a craft store or the mall. Stitching or quilting may occur and possibly video games like Katamari, Kingdom Hearts, and silly ones on the laptop or tablet.
I’m lucky in having many lazy weekends, probably more than I should take. If I look around the house, many projects could be done if I put in more effort. Cleaning, simple inexpensive repairs, even some DIY upgrades could be done if I got up early on a weekend and worked the way I remember my father doing. My yard would look fantastic if I spent even 30 minutes a day on it.
This begs the question, at what point do you take a lazy day without feeling guilt for things undone. Could you do more toward your goals if non-essential things didn’t worm their way into your life? Would you want to do more than you do now?
I would love to hear your answer to the topic and resulting questions. If you blog, post a link in the comments. If you don’t blog feel free to answer in the comments.
All posts for the month February, 2015
What do you like to do with a lazy day
Posted by shondratasha on February 15, 2015
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Have you thought about a personal history?
I’ve been feeling like I should write more. I used to write quite frequently (according to my archives). In an attempt to find more topics, I found a great little books of writing prompts. Looking through them, not only may they be interesting but they could provide a way to leave a personal history for my children and grandchildren.
I know that many of my ancestors kept journals and I’m not sure what happened to them but sometimes I wish I had access to them just to know what life was like in that day. What did they think about? I have a few stories that I asked my grandmother and great grandmother but as I get older, the questions change and they aren’t around to ask.
I’ve been told that one of my great grandmothers journals was mainly to do lists and grocery lists and budgets. That still would be an interesting look at her life and a historical record. So often we think that what the future wants to know about is the exciting things that happen but not all of life is exciting. So much of life is what happens between adventures.
So how do you live between the adventures and with whom do you share that information?
Posted by shondratasha on February 11, 2015
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Wipocalypse Check-In – Stuck in a rut?
February Topic: How do you overcome that feeling that you’re in a rut with a particular project?
Wait, you’re supposed to overcome that rut feeling? You mean you don’t just say, okay, time to move to the next project in the rotation and put that one back in storage?
Eventually though that time comes when that not so fun project comes back up in the rotation. That’s when that feeling of dread comes into play. I can slog through 5 to 10 hours on any project doing 2 threads a night. What I do in those situations is find something I really want to work on an promise myself, I can work on the fun project after I finish 2 threads on the boring project. It’s that same principle of “you can have your pudding after you eat your meat.” The thing is though that often, the 2 threads turn into more and, in some cases, I may even fall back in love with the dreaded piece.
The next analysis comes with why did I fall out of love with the piece. Sometimes a piece gets put up because I made a mistake and can’t find where it is and I start thinking if I let it sit then I’ll find it the next time I pick it up. Yeah, unless I leave a note, I forget that I put it up needing frogging and I’ll start stitching and have even more to frog.
Another reason for falling out of love is boredom. I don’t really like doing large blocks of the same color. Doing those large blocks is good for gauging if my tension is correct. However on the other end, too much confetti gets boring too. The bests designs have a mix of confetti and large color blocks.
On some occasions, I can no longer remember where I plan to hang the finished piece, or I have a falling out with the person to whom I was gifting the finished piece. I know that’s the case with “O Christmas Tree.” The person who chose it, called a silk and linen ornament “kitschy” not realizing the time and money I spent making it. Since then, I haven’t stitched anything for her.
Sometimes, I’m getting too close to finishing a piece and completion anxiety sets in. See I spend so much time with my pieces that they become friends and it’s hard to let them go. Those are cases where I just need to power through it and think about how lovely they will be completely finished. Knowing how they will be finished and visualizing them in their final space helps with that.
So why do you stop working on pieces?
Posted by shondratasha on February 5, 2015
https://shondratasha.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/wipocalypse-check-in-stuck-in-a-rut/
January wrap up
So the month is over and I spent more time playing video games than stitching. But I did make progress. The goal was to finish the TWRR and get it mailed back. It didn’t happen but I’m over half done.
There is still some back stitching to do on the left side and then it’s just a matter of mirroring it on the other side. I also did a little work on the Dr.Who quilt.
Eve’s signature is almost finished. Colin’s is started and after last weekend, I have Karen’s and Billie’s to stitch. I think I’m done with the collection now. Unless I could get Eccleston.
So going into February -goal is to finish the TWRR and either work on the Fruit Bellpull or Tidepools.
Posted by shondratasha on February 3, 2015
https://shondratasha.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/january-wrap-up/
Just So you Know 