Someday I will live on a large farm with wide open spaces where the kids can roam free and birds chirping and kids squealing with glee will be all that I hear. Okay, that and maybe a little bit of fighting now and then.
That is my dream.
Here is my reality.
We live right smack in the middle of the city in a noisy townhouse complex. It is busy, it is loud, and sometimes it is not very pretty. It is hard to be inspired here, so I use Etsy and Pinterest to give me inspiration.
And
I make time to nurture my passions (read more about how I nurture my passions on my post at the Homeschool Classroom). Granted, I don’t have as much time as I would like, but I am really working on making time to do the things that I love. Projects take much longer to finish than I would like, but they eventually get done (or they sit patiently waiting their turn in line to be finished).
I started out crocheting a blanket for my living room, but it wasn’t speaking to me, so I pulled it all out and started a bag for my wool. Did I mention that I don’t use patterns? I showed it to my friend Jenn and she loved it so much she asked me to make one for her and one for a gift. I didn’t have enough of the right yarn in the house to make 2 more, so I made one more and I parted with my first bag.
When Jenn came to pick up the bags I still hadn’t taken the pictures of them. I was sad to see them leave the house without a picture of them. Being the awesome friend that she is, Jenn snapped some really nice pictures of the two bags on her way home from my house.
Now, I need to get some yarn so I can make another bag for my yarn. Oh the irony.
I would love to hear what you think.
How do you find time to nurture your passions?
Photo Credit: Jenn
I love those bags!!! I’m so inspired to make one now!!… and will, right after I finish sewing for my client who’s been waiting for her bedskirts… I usually find that the time to nurture my crafting passion gets shelved in lieu of all the chaotic things that go one here in a house with 5 kids:) I usually don’t mind, but sometimes, it comes down to do or die, and I think your bag is the perfect answer, as I can do that while doing other schooly things with the kids:) I get these great ideas, on the back burner or my mind, just waiting for that window of time to open…. thanks for the great ideas!
Oh, Honey – those bags are the CUTEST!! i wish i could craft like that. It has been one of my sadnesses that i won’t be able to pass that down to my girls… but recently, a sweet lady from our church who is on leave from work while completing chemo & radiation took one of my big girls under her wing is teaching her to knit. i’m so grateful… Those bags are just the sweetest!!!
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July 22, 2011 at 12:00 pm #
Those are fantastic! I love them! Makes me want to learn how to make them myself!
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Honey, I love your bags! They would make great take along toy bags. I am always amazed how you find time to nurture your hobbies. You are such a talented person!