So Much for Resolutions....



I looked back at my last blog and realized that my last posting was not just a few weeks ago - but almost a full 6 months ago.....some of my resolutions remain - others went quickly by the wayside.....



In my quilting life I have been busy but not as busy as I would have liked. It seems that I caught a Catch-22 type spiral. I had hoped to have a bit more time for personal stretching and growing in my quilting, but when a big proposal was rejected and a number of classes cancelled due to lack of sign-up I went into a funk. I should have just picked up my socks at that point and said - there, the fates have given me the time to play!! But I didn't do that.... I futzed and putzed and can't even begin to tell you what I did with that precious time....but time - once spent - is gone - never to be returned or replaced.....



Now it's serious sock pulling time!! Some deadlines have passed and still others are looming. And are coming quickly! I did manage to get my work together and shipped to the International Quilt Festival in Waterloo - the opening is this next week, May 22, 2007. My Crazy Beaded Vest and Clutch Purse will be there - I won't. I did also get my article written, directions and samples done for an upcoming issue of A Needle Pulling Thread. So I haven't been all bad - just not as productive as I could have been......





I also had a bit of a wake up call these past few weeks. While leading a bus trip to Intercourse, PA , I suffered an injury on the bus that left me with bad bruising in my back and very painful muscle spasms. A word to the wise - when you see the sign that says 'No Standing On The Bus' - there is a good reason for the sign. I finished up leading the tour - we didn't miss anything except the Framers Market in downtown Lancaster - and promptly went to my family GP upon arriving home. The injury was 10 days ago and I already feel a lot better - but still have a way to go.





What does this have to do with wake up calls - since I have been home I can't use my left arm/shoulder fully and that is affecting my ability to rotary cut and use my sewing machine. Something that I hadn't expected - so now I have to re-arrange some of my classes and work that needs to be done. If I had used that time that was 'given' to me in the winter - I would be in far better shape.....so there is my wake-up call - use your time wisely - and if the fates appear to conspiring against you - well, maybe they are just reminding you that you should adhere to the premise of making the most of each day...





Carpe diem........