Three days of sewing with Stacia and Deloise and another day of taking care of some computer work leaves me pretty much caught up.

For the first day of sewing I worked on a Christmas gift so, obviously, no photo. By the end of the three days the gift was done and ready to be wrapped (along with everything else).

On the last day I had time to complete a quilt top that I started last year when Stacia, Deloise and I were together for some sewing. That won’t happen again for another while but we are already planning another three-day online event for January.

I spent all day at my computer and I have taken care of all the business as well as a few personal tasks that needed doing. I even had time to order more items from my Christmas list – I’m almost certain that is the end of it.

I was so keen on getting my office work done that I decided to take care of the paper shredding that had started to pile up. I don’t remember when I last shredded but when I turned it on the shredder would reverse but not go forward. I thought maybe it was because the unit seemed to be wonky and realized one of the wheels had popped off. I fixed that but still no luck. Although the bin was empty I took a pair of tweezers and got out all the bits of paper that were stuck in the corners. Again, no luck. So for my final task of the day I’ve ordered a new one. I’ll need it should I ever get to that reminder on my list that reads “Clean out the filing cabinet”.

Monday, November 16, 2020

I’ve been working all day and making a bit of progress. I’m down to 9 items on my Reminders and 26 items flagged through e-mail.

I ventured out this morning to take care of a few errands. It was the first time I’ve been in the mall since March. I went directly to the department I needed and got out as fast as I could. I saw one woman that I know; it wasn’t until she spoke that I realized who she was as we were both wearing masks and she didn’t recognize me either. I was just leaving and she was just coming in so we only said hello to each other.

I’ve been cleaning up my sewing room and getting ready for another three days of intense quilting. I set aside my originally planned project because when I looked at the pattern there were several items in the errata and some cutting changes so I wasn’t feeling very confident. I’ve prepped the last of my Christmas projects and even ordered a very last-minute item to finish off my list.

Time to start cleaning up again as I’ve managed to make quite a mess of things – again!

Sunday, November 15, 2020

My three-day retreat is over – at least I’ve run out of energy. Day One was fantastic. A project done from start to finish, including quilting and tying in ends. Day Two was productive but things took longer than I expected. I knew today’s project was doable but I’m later finishing than I thought I would be. I had a bit later start and because I knew the project would finish by the end of the day I took a few extra breaks.

But my goodness what a slew of work I have ahead of me. I have 43 items flagged in my e-mail; these are things I need to deal with but didn’t respond to as soon as I read them. I also have 11 tasks in my reminders program that I’ll have to take a look at and see what needs to be done and what can be put off.

Pat has an online session this evening and I hope to make a start at cleaning up my sewing room. My sewing machine also needs to be cleaned, oiled and set with a new needle. If time permits (and I know it won’t) I’ll see what prep work I can do for my session with Stacia and Deloise next week.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

It took all morning but I think I have all of my cutting done for projects I intend to work on over the weekend – my Texada-Retreat-at Home. Pat purchased more groceries today so I have a few treats for myself should I actually feel like I deserve something.

I have three main projects I will work on; a different one for each day. I don’t expect to finish everything but I’d like to get a few of the projects finished. Since I won’t be able to share any of my accomplishments (if there are any) I won’t be posting until after the weekend unless something exciting happens.

Since I’m working on Christmas projects I’ll be pulling out the Christmas music.