I think I haven’t touched the sewing
machine in about a month. “Oh my gosh, what is wrong with her?!” I hear you say. To be
honest I asked myself the same question to start with. I felt something was wrong with me, I felt guilty! Guilty because
I wasn’t sewing and I love sewing so something must be wrong. But then I relaxed and though to myself: sewing is supposed to make me happy, it’s supposed to be done at my own pace according to my needs and
whims. And if I need a break, why not! It’s a hobby after all! I know Suzy Patterns is in the making but it's not a secret that I want to take my time with it (for now I can do that and with
some limits of course). So what
has happened?
After my holiday back in May, my day job went overboard
insanely busy. I really struggled to hold the fort between tight crucial deadlines and low staffing levels. Things are a bit better now but new targets and
deadlines are pushing the envelope quite hard. I spend much of my time in the evenings doing nothing, just lying on the sofa, watching TV. To be honest I am close to being completely
exhausted. I can’t wait for my holiday and dare to say I anticipate the time off more than I anticipate my wedding.
Something else happened. I started to crave spending time outside. It’s my first Spring
with a garden of my own and suddenly I felt the urge to be out and about planting stuff. I tend to go overboard when I find out I enjoy something, so much
time has been spent in the garden. Sewing allows me to escape and relax but
gardening allows me to do something that doesn’t need to be precise, something
I can do with my other half and most important something I can do in natural light. I love my sewing room but it is a cave as it faces
north and has a tiny window. Even on a sunny day I might need to put the light
on. Spending time outside till 9 or 10pm has won.
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I’m starting to really miss sewing, so I think I’ll brave the cave soon to continue work on
my Couture Dress. And don’t worry,
I won’t bore you with gardening stuff. I started a blog especially for that ;)
Don't feel guilty!
ReplyDeleteI've been sewing vicariously through blogs ever since I went to Sweden to visit family in the beginning of May (!!). We spent a month in Sweden and then all of June I have been crazy busy fixing immigration things and buying a house. We've had no more than one or two days per week that we're not running all over the place for 4-7 hours, and in that time (and what little time and energy is over after those long errands) I need to work. Sewing? I don't even have the energy to feel guilty about not sewing. :P
Though now it's settling down and I'm feeling a bit of sewing itch. I think I'll knock out a simple pattern-free summer skirt this week, and then I'll be busy with guests for another month, up until I move into the new house, and... well, you get the picture. ;P
::House moving is so stressful, I completely understand. Take your time :)
DeleteJust keep doing what you love. I've spent time on other things too recently instead of sewing and creating and, yes, life gets in the way sometimes, but life lets us do thing things we really want to spend our time on. So Emma is right, don't feel guilty - just enjoy
ReplyDeleteVery true! Sometimes one is more focused is ensuring other people are happy rather than making sure one is happy ;)
DeleteHey it sounds like the kind of therapy you needed (but tell me youve had the same summer as us?)
ReplyDeleteLet me uess the name of your other blog ....Suzy Sowing? xx
Ahahaha, not quite, altho Suzy Sowing would be an apt choice :)
DeleteI'm sure weather is the same my end, not that far from you :)