The person who I want to be and the person who I am don't always overlap - in fact sometimes those two people seem poles apart.
Right this minute, most of all, I want to be a motivated person.
It's been over a month since I last blogged, every time I think about that I feel sad - like the person I want to be is the kind of person who says and does interesting things on a regular and reliable basis - but the truth is - I'm the kind of person who does stuff sometimes but mostly enjoys sitting around drinking tea, watching episodes and having grand plans that don't often come to fruition (also I'm a full time stay at home Mum, but I'm talking purely about my 'free time' when the children are both asleep). I want to stretch my mind a bit more and in all honesty I could use my time more wisely then I do, I really could - and I want to.
Mostly I need a kick in the pants.
I have managed to work on one small project - a little softy sleepy sheep. I'm still working the kinks out of the pattern, I've not made a softy pattern before, so this is new territory for me (my aim is to post the pattern here when it is finished). In other news I bought some scallop edge pinking shears and snap pliers from ebay, I think I'm in love.
What do you do to get motivated? Any advice?
4 comments:
Continuing my motivation to actually post comments, I'm exactly the same. I go through phases of frenetic activity and then phases of watching the new offerings from ITV and drinking copious amounts of caffeine. At the moment, I'm in the activity stage :) I think I've just accepted that I need moments of movement and change but I also need to just stop occasionally and there's no point trying to force yourself. As some possibly known hillbilly once said "sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits"
Bec! I feel like I wrote this!!! I so, so, SO know what you mean. I feel like I have so many things that just get put on the back burner and it makes me sad too. However, I do try and remind myself that life is always in a state of flux and without the quiet and under utilised moments we would perhaps not appreciate as much the satisfaction of fulfilling a long awaited project... Also, when I say under utilised and quiet I think that everyday life is generally far from such, especially when kids are involved!
I have been feeling like I am in a permanent waiting room at the moment; waiting to sell our house, waiting to move into a new house, waiting to greet little one into the world. I'm learning to pause and try and just soak up the moment; to remind myself that even though I am waiting, it should not stop me from starting something or participating in the now. I'm in 'brain training'; mode to try and change the way I look at things :)
Miss you heaps, by the way. Will write soon, oxo
PS I haven't blogged for 3 whole months!!! I feel sad about that too... I have written heaps of posts in my mind though!
Oh I so know what you mean! In my mind I should be able to get so much done... but time just slips away from me. Give yourself a break though - resting up is a very good and smart way to use "free time" ;... which I know intellectually to be so true and yet pregnant with two smalls + working full time I still somehow feel guilty when I put my feet up and do nothing. What is with that??? A sure fire sign that I am insane I suspect. Bottom line is there aren't enough hours in the day and drinking tea and observing and being is just as valuable as producing.
AND... I ***HEART*** your lamby SOOOOO much!
Just discoveerd your blog. Love lamby! Personally I think being a mum of young children (i'm not sure of your wee ones ages) is VERY creative and undervalued. Slowly they go to school full time and you'll get more done. Don't be so hard on yourself...motivation will come, but be patient for now. Best wishes Jane. ( I have a 7 and 12 year old and time does fly sooo quickly!)
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