Miscellaneous Thoughts as the Weekend Approaches
- They’ve scheduled the episode of Uncommon Threads, Dying to Quilt, that I will appear in. Check out DIY on November 13 at 10:30am eastern time. I’m sure it’ll be about as difficult to watch myself on TV as it was to read a written transcript of a verbal interview. Yikes - this is actually kind of scary.
- I ordered new dyes this week and they just arrived. I’m pretty excited about creating new color this weekend. I have lot of great ideas about work I want to make this winter, I just need to create some fabric to go with the plans.
- I’ve spent almost no time in my studio this week. Not for lack of motivation but due to lack of time. I did get to watch my daughter earn her yellow belt in Taekwondo, spend some time at a state park taking pictures of the fall colors, tour the new art museum, and take my son out for his birthday dinner.
- Monday evening I spent with my friend Carol Krueger celebrating my Quilt National acceptance and her best of show win at Expressions: The Art Quilt (along with her $2000 prize money). She also cut off my hair so I could donate a 12″ pony tail to Locks of Love. I’m loving the new short hair, which is so much less work to take care of.
- Yesterday I completed the mound of paperwork and got my quilt shipped off to Quilt National.
- And then last night I finally update the front page of my website and the exhibits page. It had been much too long since I did that little task. Next it’s time to tackle my resume which is now 6+ months out of date.
- So things are starting to fall back together again. Life is good.
- Well all except my shoulder. I definitely injured something hefty those big zucchini around last week and I’ve been living on a diet of aspirin and Aleve. Ouch. I should have gotten a massage this week but didn’t had the time.
- Although one of the changes I made the last few weeks was to return to yoga on a regular basis. So twice a week I’m taking a class (at work during lunch, we do have wonderful benefits here at mega-tech-corp). I’m also doing 15 minutes of yoga and weights on my own each morning. It makes a huge difference in my outlook on life and how I feel physically, although it means getting up 15 minutes earlier every morning (5:30am), which is not fun. I just need to be patient with the shoulder - it’ll be okay soon.
- My weekend plans - dye fabric, finish quilting Structures #58, pull together some packets to send off for solo show opportunities, spend time with a friend (either hiking or looking for art supplies and being creative).
- Things that should be in my weekend plans but I can’t seem to get up enough concern to care - refinish my porch floor, paint my porch railing, clean the house, pay bills. Lori - I’m far from super woman!
- Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Posted by Lisa in: Musings
joyce said,
October 6, 2006 @ 12:01 pm
Dyeing and sewing and friend time are much more important than cleaning.THe cleaning will always wait. I never heard of a house getting impatient and cleaning itself so just enjoy.