I can't believe a week has gone by already. Everything I planned to do didn't get done. It has been one of those weeks where good intentions just didn't go anywhere. I was either too tired or too occupied to get anything done. This is how my week went.
Monday - I got up early and took my husband to the airport. That got me to work an hour and a half earlier than usual. I did get to leave after 8 hours but I went home and crashed. I was so tired and off schedule. When I woke up from my nap the studio was so messy that I didn't do anything. Well, I did did some laundry and put up some stuff from my business trip.
Tuesday - I had scheduled the day off because of a dentist appointment. My plan was if I got done early enough I would go into work for half a day. Got to the dentist and my appointment didn't get scheduled. So instead of an 8:00 am appointment I ended up with a 11:00 am appointment. So no going to work that day. I went home did some chores and cleared off my desk so I could quilt in the afternoon. Got home to find my daughter and grand-kids were here. I am paying my daughter to clean my house. It's not much but it gives her a little pocket money. So with the grand kids here, no quilting takes place. Also no nap. And of course my desk is messed up again.
Wednesday - came home from work and crashed again. This napping after work is messing up my sleep schedule but I am so tired that I can help it. That evening I just spent it with Killian and Tatianna.
Thursday - had to go to the dentist after work, Then came home and cleaned a little more. At this point the Studio needs a good clean and I keep putting it off. I just don't have any energy. Of course it has been rather stormy every afternoon and that makes it hard for me to get moving.
Friday - Grand-kids again. I do enjoy coming home to a clean house. Aurora wanted me to make her a necklace but I put her off for the moment. Next time they are over I think I will set up a design wall and let her start arranging some squares for a doll quilt or maybe her quilt. It might be easier to keep the studio clean if she is working in there. Who am I kidding, Little man is too busy investigating everything to keep it neat. I couldn't find my hair brush the other day and in cleaning in the studio, I found it tucked away in one of the quilting drawers. Emerson is all about putting things up, just not necessarily where I want them to be.
Saturday - My son took me to breakfast, We ran some errands. Met with a woman and bought her Cricuit Expressions for $60, Then home to clean my studio. I watched the grand kids and got the studio about 1/2 cleaned up before going to a church activity. Then home to get ready for Sunday and bed.
Today - still exhausted. Tatianna and Killian are too. We are fighting off nasty colds and I believe some seasonal depression. But my desk is cleared and ready to start sewing. Hopefully, I will sew a little each night and get this top done this week.
I only have about 6 weeks to get Winry's quilt finished and all of Viri's quilt done if I am going to take them with us when we go out for Winry's blessing in September. Then I have the Christmas Lemonade to trim and bind. Plus the Star Quilt to get quilted. I feel like I am very behind and I don't even have a deadline. And I soooo want to start about five other projects.
I am also feeling a little guilty for not having more quilts done. I spent a great deal of money on this long arm and really haven't used it like I should. I am not at a level that others are who have had their machines for much less time. But I do work full time and well time is a limited resource. I need to find a better way to manage mine. I have to do better this week.
On a less depressing note - I did get some free patterns that I printed out over the past couple of years into note books. I made Aurora her necklace. Now I am getting ready to view some of my new quilting DVDs that I got from National Quilter's Circle. - The Essential Quilting DVD collection. Tips and techniques are always good for improving one's skills. I need all the help I can get. Especially since there aren't any local quilt shops close by for me to take classes at. It was a sweet deal and for once I had the money to do it.
How did your week go?
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