The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

I love Christmas!! I love the lights. I love the music. I love the gift giving. I love the serving that seems more prevalent. I love the decorating. I love everything about Christmas except taking the tree and decorations down and putting them away. For years I have put my tree up on December 1st and taken it down on January 1st. Eugene has always baulked at the December 1st thing. He thinks it's too early. I must have him conditioned. Last night he asked me when I was going to put the tree up. :) Woo Hoo!!! It's not even December 1st! I have a quilting project that I need the space on the livingroom floor for. When that project is on the frames, I'll put the tree up. Our large living room will be pretty cramped this year with my quilting frames. The old frames I could take down for the season. These I cannot. Hope there will be enough room to quilt with the tree up. Time will tell.

No More Procrastination!!!

Ok! Thanksgiving is this week. My house is a total disaster and I have 9 people coming for dinner. I guess I'm going to have to set the quilting/sewing aside and clean the house. I have to clean out the crib that is full of boxes so Marlee has someplace to sleep. For some reason I think I have to save boxes. Especially this time of year. You never know when you will need a box for a gift and we don't have a box store here. Besides, why would you want to buy a box when you can just save one? Right? So in between helping at the storehouse, picking up and delivering Thanksgiving Dinners, and the Chiropractor I HAVE to clean my house!!! If it was just my kids I wouldn't worry about it too much. They are used to my mess. However, my parents and Eugene's dad are coming so I really need to do more than just make a path. UGH!! Better enjoy today because tomorrow the work begins!

Balancing Act

I struggle to balance all the areas of my life. It's not an easy thing for me. I would rather just sit at the sewing machine or stand at the quilting machine and sew or quilt all day, every day. I let the housework go. I put off doing RS stuff as long as possible. I'm not really a last-minute-sort-of-person. I hate leaving things to the last minute. I guess the problem is I get such satisfaction out of creating with fabric and thread that it is hard to make myself do the other things I should be doing. So today, if only just for today, I will MAKE myself do some housework and catch-up. Even though there is a large quilt calling my name begging to be put on the quilting machine and quilted, I will get my house straightened up and some laundry done first. I will work on cards for card group on Thursday, start the quild newsletter, work on a cross-stitch sampler that needs to be finished so it can be framed, think about RS things that need attention. I will try my best to ignore the quilt's calling....at least for the morning.....And when I get that quilt quilted, I will post a picture.