I went to see my friend Leslie at her new storefront today. What a beautiful place! It is where I will be having my own show during the month of September. She was so excited about it! She said something that has been on my mind all day. Opening up this store and gallery is a bit of a risk for her, and although completely excited she’s a little scared. But she said if she didn’t do this now, how was she ever going to know if she could do it? This was her dream! I so admired her for her bravery. To be able to make that kind of a decision and make it happen. Wow. I just thought it was really awesome. It made me realize that okay, the holidays are gone now, time to buckle down and get to work!

I don’t really have a studio, but my husband, Buddy, has been really good about letting me store all my supplies in the bedroom, which is where I do all my quilt designing. So tonight I cleaned all the crap out of my room, and it felt great! I have been having a hard time getting back into the swing of my work after the holidays, even though I actually have 2 quilts I want to start! I think having a more organized space will help. I can now get to one of my quilts without tripping over a pile of books. It’s just really frustrating sometimes when life gets in the way. I can wake up in the morning with all these things I want to do, until the day gets going and I remember all the daily things I need to do. Hmmmm…sounds like poor planning to me. I use a daily planner sporadically; I think I need to organize my time better, too.

What works for me, too, is to list what I need to do to proceed on my quilt. Like a to-do list. I don’t do much sketching ahead of time unless I really need to see what something looks like. Mostly I work from photos I have taken, and sometimes draw and cut from them. I think that will help me organize my head a little better, too. Sometimes I feel so scattered, i wonder if it isn’t this menopause thing. I hate it. Anyway, my planner helps there, too. Lists… I should take some time to just sit and organize my head instead of beating myself up over why I didn’t get a certain thing done today. Sounds like a plan.