Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Day 10
“It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.” ~
Napoleon Hill (American author, 1883-1970)
Last night in my bedroom I’d dropped something and found myself on all fours searching to find it under
my bed. Ahhhh, under my bed…. The place where my dog hides her toys, where magazines and book escape my bed, storage for out of season clothes, the tool box my brother put together for me, and the place where old projects go to die….(wow! how much space do I have under my bed?) There I came across a bag that holds a quilt I’m making for my first nephew. I started it before he was born and imagined this quilt becoming his “Linus” blanket. Well, my nephew is 11 and into skateboard and the like and I can’t imagine that he would be too interested in a “blankie”, with a teddy bear quilted on it. I also have another quilt that I’m making for my bed. Laura Ashley sold the precut squares of her familiar patterned fabric to make your own quilts. I was as excited as I walked into the store on Madison Ave. color scheme in mind and ready to make a quilt that would be passed down through the years. I started that project over 20 years ago… It’s now the size of a placemat. I also have a scarf and a sweater waiting for my attention. I think I really just like the idea of having a “project”. I have finished some but there are much more projects in my under bed graveyard waiting for my attention. The quote that I chose today says it all for me, my life is my project. I keep trying to find a hobby, a craft, my “thing”. I think this blog is my thing and it found me. So, I want to say this to all of the other people out there looking for their “thing”…the minute you stop looking it finds you.
Napoleon Hill (American author, 1883-1970)
Last night in my bedroom I’d dropped something and found myself on all fours searching to find it under
my bed. Ahhhh, under my bed…. The place where my dog hides her toys, where magazines and book escape my bed, storage for out of season clothes, the tool box my brother put together for me, and the place where old projects go to die….(wow! how much space do I have under my bed?) There I came across a bag that holds a quilt I’m making for my first nephew. I started it before he was born and imagined this quilt becoming his “Linus” blanket. Well, my nephew is 11 and into skateboard and the like and I can’t imagine that he would be too interested in a “blankie”, with a teddy bear quilted on it. I also have another quilt that I’m making for my bed. Laura Ashley sold the precut squares of her familiar patterned fabric to make your own quilts. I was as excited as I walked into the store on Madison Ave. color scheme in mind and ready to make a quilt that would be passed down through the years. I started that project over 20 years ago… It’s now the size of a placemat. I also have a scarf and a sweater waiting for my attention. I think I really just like the idea of having a “project”. I have finished some but there are much more projects in my under bed graveyard waiting for my attention. The quote that I chose today says it all for me, my life is my project. I keep trying to find a hobby, a craft, my “thing”. I think this blog is my thing and it found me. So, I want to say this to all of the other people out there looking for their “thing”…the minute you stop looking it finds you.
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