And so we begin another week . .
How can the days seem to go by so quickly? I know that I whine about it all the time, but it seems that the days are so full that before I know it, the sun is setting and it comes to an end before I get half of what I intended to do done.
I often wonder if it is part of getting older or is it just because my life is so full now. I am going to lean to the side of it just because I am probably the busiest that I have been since the kids were small. Those days went by quickly too.
For those of you who were asking about Phil, he is doing fine and happy that he is able to see properly again. I am quite relieved that he is past the surgery part and he made it through like a trooper. He said his eyes are blood red and as of Friday he said the one eye had no white showing. I didn’t get any pictures from him, but that is probably a good thing. Some things are best left to the imagination.
I had the pleasure of talking to both my kids in a single day not only once, but twice last week. That occurrence happens about as often as Haley’s comet. Well – it isn’t quite that rare, but almost. There is a great amount of comfort that I feel in hearing everyone’s voice and knowing they are doing well and are safe. Maybe it is a ‘mom’ thing.
I did get a tremendous amount of work done yesterday on the new pattern (although I did not finish as much as I wanted.) That is par for me though and I have learned that any amount of progress is good as long as the quality is there, which I believe it is in this instance. I know I underestimate my time on doing things. But as long as the final product comes out nice I don’t really mind. I work on a sliding time scale that is always in motion and sways and moves with the flow (like the Titanic some days, I am afraid!)
I am happy that I have quite an arsenal of quality patterns as a base for my site so that I can look at each new addition individually and give each project the attention it deserves. In the past when there was this urgency on my part to ‘beef up’ the site and add lots of content to the site. Now with over 400 patterns up there, I don’t think that is the issue anymore. I’ll be honest, too – it feels much better to be able to do each project individually rather than do a clump of them together. Not that the others were bad. But these are just better I think.
I worked on a new set of ornaments yesterday and got six of them cut out. I am going to show three different variations of making them in the pattern so they are a little more work than just cutting, finishing and being done. I like giving choices because as my customer base increases I am finding that there are people that are looking for many different levels of projects and options too. Some want to play around more and do more embellishing, while others are happy with the cut-and-go method. By offering these choices, each one can pick their favorite and go from there.
My real hopes in doing patterns like this is that it will encourage others to stretch a little into areas that they haven’t previously tried. By having all-inclusive instructions, on those days when one feels brave they will be able to dive right in and try something that perhaps they will like. I suppose I am always the teacher.
I am going to have pictures of these new ornaments probably tomorrow. I hope they turn out as good as they look in my head.
I also got an order to cut the giant snowflake puzzle that I did for the other designer, meaning the magazine has finally come out. I did that for her in January and I just simply pretty much forgot about it. I will have to squeeze it into the day somehow today so I can get it out tomorrow. I may even cut a few extras. We’ll see . . .
Yesterday evening we did take another long walk along the river. It is truly beautiful in our area this time of year and I did remember to take my camera with. We went the same place as we did Saturday, as I wanted to get the pictures this time. We do a loop from the road around the Meteghan river and back. This is about 2 or 3 KM from our house, so we drive there to walk. It is quite beautiful and I will only post a couple of pictures here that you can click on if you want to see the whole bunch in my Picasa album.
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I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I do. Living in such a beautiful place is truly a privilege. As usual, you can click on the name of the album if you want to see the entire collection in my Picasa albums. There are many more there.
I had better jump to it now and get moving. I have lots to do ahead of me and look forward to seeing how my ornaments come out. I can’t wait to get at them.
I hope you all have a great Monday today. Take the time to enjoy your surroundings and also to appreciate all the good things in your life. Remember to do something creative. It truly makes life a pleasure.