Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Why, hello there, Wall.....

I got good and familiar with the wall yesterday. You know that giant one we all hit from time to time? Yup, that one. The wall that no matter what I did I just couldn't go over, around, under, and certainly not through. The wall I thought just existed for other people, not over-achieving little ol' me. The wall that separated the hard, cold facts of reality from my happy, magical land of "heck yeah! I can totally do that!"

I looked around at my ever growing pile of started but not finished projects, the stack of laundry so high I had to mount a red light to ward of passing airplanes, and the dust bunnies who had grown to dust elephants. April 4 is the craft fair. There is just no way I am going to be ready in time. So I gave myself the "responsible adult lecture" and I let it go. Poof. Besides, I can safely and responsibly make the one in June. Easy.

I should feel a bit of sadness, or a bit of regret. I instead feel relief. Complete and utter relief. My house will be clean again because I have time. I can catch up with my favorite bloggers again because I have time. I can build my stock at a normal pace because I have time. My daughter just outgrew her entire pajama wardrobe. Now I can make her some because I have time. I can start working on some new tutorials for you all to enjoy because now I have time. My 10 week pregnancy (which accounts for why I am utterly exhausted lately) has decided to sprout exceptionally early and now I am in desperate need of an entire maternity wardrobe. Which has to be drafted from scratch and then sewn because they just don't make garments in my size that are roomy enough for a bump. Now I have time.

Aaaaaah. Sometimes it's nice to just let that weight go. Don't you agree?

7 comments:

  1. Wow! Congratulations on the pregnancy! I wish you good health and all other positive things you could wish for.
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  2. Good for you! Goodbye, Wall! :)
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  3. Congratulations! I suspected something when you mentioned on BS that you are looking for maternity patterns but did not feel right asking right away! What great news!
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  4. Good for you!! I'll be sending you an email shortly that doesn't contain the words "paypal, my bank, hi-me again" shortly - received the box and LOVE it!! Good luck with the laundry :)
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  5. Congratulations! and good for you giving yourself time!!
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  6. Yes! Let it go! I always am in favor of setting achievable goals, and it sounds like June is achievable for you!
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