Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Motivation, or something else needed. My husband is so wise!

I have been working on a quilt that I like, but somehow, I was allowing myself to be distracted from it.  The expression, "Just Do It"was not working for me, either.  My sweet husband overheard a conversation I was having with my sister where I told her I was having trouble staying focused on the task.  I guess he heard the problem and had the solution because I have accomplished more in the past 24 hours than I have in the last week.  I was telling my sister that I thought I was wandering out of the studio and getting involved in other "moving" tasks because I was cold.  For me cold hands and feet are not new, but the old solution does not work any more.  (I used to make myself a hot drink and heat a rice bag for my feet and relax with them for 5-10 minutes, but I am trying to cut back on my consumption of calories and just using the rice bag made me notice my cocoa desire more.) Riding my recumbent bike for 20 minutes helps  for a while, but I would have to do it at least 5-6 times a day and that in and of itself is a time stealer. My husband apparently had a great solution, immediately.  I now have a little heater in the room and I only have to leave to use the Internet, potty, eat or answer the phone.

Goals for today, quilt-wise, are to quilt a lap size quilt and make at least 12 more blocks for the "English garden" quilt.  Life is good.

5 comments:

  1. So, the room is warm and I have accomplished quite a bit, but...........I am a facilitator at an all weekend workshop nd my hair needs color. Called for an appointment. Today is the only opening, so I may not get all the blocks done, but the quilt will be quilted.

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  2. It is 2:14 and the lap quilt is finished. My car is ready to pick up a day early, and my hair is on its way to coloring. I just might have some time to make blocks, but it will be a little later in the afternoon. The heater has helped keep me focused even though there are phone calls and things that are pulling me away. I really did not wander away at any point. Isn't my husband brilliant?

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  3. I have a small heater in my longarm room, it gets cold in there in the winter!

    I'm the opposite right now, I'm letting quilting distract me from my moving tasks.

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  4. You do have a brilliant husband and I have a brilliant uncle!

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  5. If I'd been the sister on the phone I might have suggested extra socks and a pair of mittens. How many finished quilts would have had a mitten or two stitched into the pattern? Good thing hubs came through for you AGAIN.

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