It has been a year of ups and downs for us. I've struggled with health issues and depression. I made plans that didn't work out. I got a promotion I wasn't expecting but deserved for a couple of years. I lost a friend who turns out wasn't a real friend, The situation was one that almost cost me my job. I had to apologize, for something I didn't feel that I did, in order to keep my job. I didn't do enough sewing but I did get my long arm up and running again. My mother in law came to visit and it was a positive experience for all of us. There weren't any deaths in the family this year which is a relief after having one in each of the past two years. All in all not a bad year but not a great year either.
Looking back, I realize that I really do need to work on a work/life balance. Work has pretty much taken over my life. Even now, I am on vacation in Nevada enjoying my new grandbaby and I am very much concerned about what is going on at work.
I need to find a way to clean and organize my home. I also need to do some purging of excess and unused items. I am beginning to feel suffocated by my belongings. Especially the lack of space to store things. My dad used to get what my siblings referred to as "the Urge to Purge" When he did that things that shouldn't have been discarded often were. I need to get a handle on the Urge before it becomes a great purge. That means decluttering and paring down.
Basically I need to find a balance in all areas of my life. Not sure how to do that yet. But at least I recognize I need to do it
I think I will start this year with a purge in my bedroom. Hubby and I both have too many clothes. Then there are boxes and totes of things. Many of which contain craft stuff that needs to move out into the studio. I will need to find a better organization in my studio. But while doing this I am determined to keep my work space cleared and move forward with completing UFOs. At least 15 minutes a day of some kind of stitching. So that is going to call for some time management and organization. Not things that I am terribly great at.
We also plan on some renovations in the house. This may or may not enlarge my studio. I am going to have to do some planning on paper before jumping into that. Not sure how this is going to be paid for yet, but it needs to happen. I am just not sure how much we can do ourselves or even how much of it we can afford to do.
I also plan to find a quilting group to work with. If I had more space at my house I would host one there. If I had the money, I would rent space somewhere and host one. I just need to find a group to work with. I really miss working/stitching with other women. I am hoping that the new quilt shop will get one together. I had talked with the owner and she is looking into finding a church who might rent out their fellowship hall cheap.
Lastly I really want to get my treadle machines fixed up and running. Including getting the cabinets restored. I really am not sure how to make that happen. I think I have found a guy about 3 hours away. I'm just not sure what it is going to cost me. He needs to see the machines to give me an estimate. Which is totally reasonable. There are places father away the will do complete restorations including replacing the decals. But again getting the machines there and the costs are factors in getting it done. This guy is closer and supposedly has a cabinet maker to help with the cabinets,
I may have a lot of pipe dreams going on but I am going to try and plan them out in my quilting journal. At least by planning and researching I will be making progress. It may take a few years to get where I want to be but at least I am working on it. I need to keep my eye on the goal and remember it's a marathon and not a sprint.
What are you planning for the coming year?
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