Lately in order to get the things done that I want to do and still and get a chance to sew I’ve been trying to set a goal. Â Each night at 9:00 I’ve been trying to quit whatever I am doing and sew until 9:30 pm with a goal of being lights out at 10 pm. Â So this is what the clock looked like earlier this week when I finally got the things I needed to get done finished…. 9:20. Â UGH.
Is is really even worth trying to sew….YES. Â 10 minutes is 10 minutes and I’m not going to give them up.
So I plopped myself down at the machine and….you guessed it. Â Empty bobbins. Â Not a single bobbin was full except three with black thread.
As much as I wanted to just pop a bobbin in and not worry about it, I couldn’t. Â There’s enough white in these blocks that it’s just not a good choice.
So my 10 minutes ended up being 10 minutes of filling bobbins. Â YUCK…and then while the bobbins where filling I got sidetracked and before I knew it the clock read 10:10….Lights out didn’t happen at 10 pm. Â For that matter, they didn’t happen at 10:30 either….
I think I am going to have to rework my goal. Â I didn’t meet it even once last week. Â I did squeeze in a few 15 minute sessions but lights out didn’t happen until closer to 11 pm. Â I keep thinking much of my late night stuff will even out as time passes. Â I’m still adjusting to the new house and new job.
Oh well…Luckily goals are just made to be adjusted.
Jo, I know just how you feel! But I’ve found that the more I keep working at it, the better I get. My problem was making myself go to bed at night. I’ve been a night-owl all my life, but as I’ve gotten older I just can’t stay up till the wee hours and still be chipper the next day. So now I have a night-time routine that gets me in bed no later than 11. At first I didn’t have a lot of success, but lately I make it more nights than not :*)
Just think what might happen without goals! Keep plugging along.
Filling bobbins is part of sewing……without it, no sewing will be done! :)
You are now ready for the next step!