I thrive on routine. I thrive on shaking up my routine. How can these two statements be compatible? Perhaps an example or two is the best explanation. Routine? Here are a few of my routines: Start my day by writing two morning pages; Breakfast of a soft boiled egg on toast or oatmeal accompanied by… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 02/14
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Week in Review 2020 – 02/07
The digital age comes bearing gifts, but also challenges. It is so easy and inexpensive to take photographs. The result is far too many photographs cluttering up our various devices. If you, like me, don’t want to spend time tracking down a particular photograph or two when you need it, then a good system is… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 02/07
Week in Review 2020 – 01/24
Unity – NOT! Typically, I am all about unity. I like to focus in on a project and complete it before starting the next. I don’t like flitting from one project to the next. However, this week feels disjointed. It is as though I am a hummingbird darting from one flower garden to another, barely… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 01/24
Week in Review 2020 – 01/17
Tops Done Now What? I’m not sure when I first started free motion quilting my tops. I do know my early forays were done with great trepidation. I just knew I was convinced I was going to ruin my quilt with my inept quilting. Did it stop me? No, yes, and sometimes. If my work… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 01/17
Week in Review 2020 – 01/10
Common Problem Do you wonder what to do with all your leftover precut fabric after making a quilt top? I’ve tried various solutions over the years. None have been perfect. The result is a surplus of scraps I will never use in my lifetime. I think I have found a solution. It may not put… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 01/10
Week in Review 2020 – 01/03
Years back I would to commit to New Year’s resolutions, only to break them within days or even hours of making them. It left me feeling weak. My solution: don’t make resolutions. If you don’t make them, you can’t break them. Got to love logic like that. Looking Back I’m not sure precisely when it… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 01/03
Week in Review 2019 – 12/27
I’m a tortoise. I’ve always been a tortoise. I expect I will always be a tortoise. Yet, I struggle with this basic fact even as I accept its accuracy. Normally, I don’t obsess about being a tortoise. However, a recent interaction over Christmas, has me revisiting the topic. Paradigm Shift or Not? Christmas dinner was… Continue reading Week in Review 2019 – 12/27
Week in Review 2019 – 12/20
Boy, do I feel scattered! I’ve been having a perfect storm of a week. You know the kind. It is when every aspect of my life seems to reach the boiling point at the same time. Where should I focus? What can I let go? Tempting as it is to close up the studio and… Continue reading Week in Review 2019 – 12/20
Week in Review 2019 – 12/13
Color gets all the credit, but value does all the work. It is unclear who was the first to say this. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn these wise words have been shared for centuries. Nevertheless, I have been challenging them for years, proving and re-proving them to myself. The first time I really put… Continue reading Week in Review 2019 – 12/13
Week in Review 2019 – 12/06
My optometrist(s) have been watching my cataracts for more than a decade. I’ve been watching how my vision is impacted because of them. It fascinates me. At first the only sign I had a cataract was the very occasional floater, kidney bean in shape, that would cross the path of my vision like a speck… Continue reading Week in Review 2019 – 12/06