It is no secret that I am impulsive. And most of the time I do not mind waiting like when I sat for an hour the other day getting the oil changed in my car and the snow tires taken off. But when it comes to quilting, I don't know. I have been a good girl for the past few months and laid aside many things so I could focus on getting my doctorate done. And done it is!
Well, then I crashed. I had no motivation to do much of anything. Strawberries came on full blast a week earlier than last year and we were hulling the rejects, which we call kitchen berries. We bagged and froze dozens of big bags for winter enjoyment. We have had several employees out there picking from 6 AM until done for 2 weeks now.
But the impulsive waiting. We had to wait for our second Coivd Vaxx which we got earlier this week. Rumor had it that, if you had no reaction with the first jab, you may get one with the second. I had a sore arm and ran a fever and my energy level and mojo, which were pretty low anyway, dropped even lower for a few days.
So this brings me to the impulsive waiting. I bought a few quilt kits, on sale of course, in the past and came across one the other day and wondered why I was not starting to make it. Schoolwork of course. But I am done school. I have opened a file on a new book project and even written out the chapter titles and started an introduction. I plan to join the fun with Meadow Mist and the Macaron Mystery QAL which begins next week. I have fabrics but am waiting for the supply list before posting them. I hope what I have will be enough with the fat quarters and jelly roll which I purchased on sale back in Feb because they were pretty and on sale. I still need to choose some background that will be suitable. I have been waiting for that one since I discovered the link. Waiting. Impulsively.
So, in the meantime, I started making a to-do list. Well, more of a July Goals list. Completing the 50th Anniversary Quilt aka Ella is at the top of that list. But starting something new, that is on the list also, I have specific ideas for 2 or 3 or maybe even 4 new projects. Remember, I have been waiting. I'm not sure waiting and impulsive actually go together.
Every time I go down the grocery store aisle that has the foil baking pans, I am reminded that I plan to cut out all the pieces for one of those quilt kits. I bought some cake pans to organize the cut pieces into. I read about that somewhere. I thought it was a great idea. Remember, I am impulsive.
But dishes do not wash themselves. That is my job and I seldom actually complete the job each day. I am behind on the laundry. I thought washing all the winter barn coats would be a good idea but they are all piled up in the laundry room. And speaking of the laundry room, my new washing machine has danced and bang-banged its way across the floor so often, I finally moved it where the floor is not so crooked. And today, the morning temperatures dropped to an unusual 7C for the end of June. We had the air conditioners on the other day and today the furnace kicked in. Talk about Global Warming. Those dirty coats would have come in handy this morning.
I have moved most of my quilting stuff over to the Blue Room above the kitchen beside my new bedroom, beside the bathroom. I am a happy girl. But I still have to put away all the school paraphernalia and set up my new machine. Did I mention I bought a new BabyLock Jazz II with 12 inches of throat space for machine quilting? It was an impulsive purchase back in early March. It has been patiently waiting under the table for me to have time to set it up and try it out.
Blessings,
Dr. Christina Forster
