Sep 09
2007finding the time to be creative
Filed Under (Misc Happens) by Loretta on 09-09-2007
This is something I have had to deal with a lot recently. I have hardly created or crafted anything in the last year. It makes me a little sad so I am making a bit of an effort to spend more time doing these things. But I often find myself sitting here at the end of the day before bed, a time that used to be reserved for me to stitch for an hour or so, saying to myself “Do I really have time to stitch?”
And I know I’m not alone in feeling this way. There’s work to be done, the laundry needs folded, the dishes are so overflowing that you can’t get to the kitchen faucets, the floor needs vacuuming, and the food needs preparing. There’s just so much to do. Then I realized that no matter what I do there is always so much to do! I work every day. Brian works 6 days a week. The kids go to school. The dog and cat lack the opposable thumbs needed to help out around the house. No matter what I do with my one hour of time for myself before I head to bed, there will always be more to be done! So, darnit I should enjoy my one hour for me.
You betcha, girlfriend. Virginia Wolfe called it “the Angel of the House.” If you’re like her, you can kill the angel. If you’re like me, you can steal some time away from being the housewife. Starbucks is a great air-conditioned place for a stitching escape! Better yet, find some stitching friends and plan meetings where you can just make stuff in their company!
Yup, I think you just have to make it a priority for yourself and take the time to do it. If you’re waiting for time to present itself and say “Hey I’m free! You have nothing better to do!” You’ll be waiting a very long time!! Hope you get back to crafting soon!
I am home most of the day and since we moved and I now actually have my own sewing room you’d think I’d be in there stitching away. But, if I do, who will clean? Who will cook? Who will do the laundry? I feel bad the my sewing machine is sitting all alone and it probably feels neglected. Soon, I promise I will get something made, soon…