17/05/2020
Well this has been a quiet old page for some time....
Here are some rambling thoughts, for no reason.
I don’t know about anyone else but I have been putting enormous pressure on myself to make the most of this “golden opportunity”, with some extra time available working from home, to be more productive and creative. Aside from regular work that continues to have to be done, I find myself reflecting on days and wondering what I have actually accomplished.
After the bewildering first weeks of just feeling exhausted from the lack of routine, I launched into the “things I’ve never had time to do but now I do” list. I broke my favourite small knife on the first batch of sourdough I attempted and the vegetables I planted don’t look nearly as impressive as everyone else’s. I think I might have whatever the opposite of a green finger is. But I am trying.
I bought a new recipe book and have been enjoying cooking for the first time in a long time. The fridge and cupboards have ingredients in them that I can put my hand to when I feel an urge to make something. It does make me wonder what I’ve been eating up to now.
I’m in a meditation group with family and friends and I’ve started making little things just for the sake of it. I’ve realised that relaxing is something I struggle with.
I made this little bird from a pattern last week. I bought the pattern from annewoodhandmade.com. When I went to download the pattern from where it’s been relaxing untouched in my purchases folder on Etsy I realised it’s been three years since I bought it!!
This morning I listened to The Best of Blur and cut up some scraps of fabric, stitched them together and into the page of a notebook.
