Monday, May 27, 2013

Only What I Want to Do!

So today is Monday and I woke up feeling very stressed. This week was shaping up to be a hectic and rushed week. Why? Well I took on the challenge of the Summer of No Pants, 2013 where you sew four skirts or dresses in four weeks. Then you wear them all summer long and enjoy the freedom of yes, no pants! Awesome possum and I was and am all for it. Then my sister called me and said, well I refuse to buy clothing anymore that does not fit and I do not feel absolutely fab in, so please make me some clothes. And she is paying me...

Wow.

Ok so I had my four projects all set up and ready to go, along with the scrub skirts I have been putting together for my mother-in-law as well as her other ideas for clothing. I have been busy but been able to keep things to a dull roar! I was super excited to get started today as this is the first day of our wonderful challenge. Did I mention that the possibility of winning a totally sweet sewing machine was included? Well talk about pressure and well I wanted to bolt.

Yep.

BOLT. Run as far as possible away from sewing and everything included in that same genre. I even shed a few tears as the lovely guilt word started stomping across my brain. Something along the lines of, "well you started something you have to finish it." Or you are supposed to be finishing up the projects for your mother in law, oh and how about the skirt you promised your mother and oh yes by the way your younger sisters friend decided that she has to have two dresses for the wedding, NOT ONE!

Talk about going insane. And so I grabbed my phone and took some time out for some serious meditation. Trust me, I needed it.

So here it is in a nut shell. We seriously do not have to do anything, because it really depends on what I Want to do. If I do not feel like tackling that long laundry list and instead I want to take a few moments, hours or days to do something fun and easy, than it really is ok. You know why? Because if I were to force myself to do what I just listed above, it would be hell. Most certainly my machine would decide it did not like me, or I would make way too many mistakes and the one project would drag on into more than a few hours and seriously that is not fun in my book. I would rather love what I am doing and choose to play with material and my sewing machine, which translates into a lot more accomplished in a shorter amount of time. Yes sounds wild and crazy and maybe a little whoo whoo but it works.

So

Taking my break. Enjoying the day with my family. Getting brainy ideas for patterns and fabric for my sisters dresses. Found a really awesome picture to help them understand what kinds of measurements that I need, and so easy it was almost scary! So I may go over and sew for a few hours today and I may not. It all depends on What I Want To Do...

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