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New Year's resolution

1/7/2015

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This is my first blog for the year and my first blog for over two weeks!  I got that rotten flu that wasn't in the flu shot and after a course of antibiotics to get rid of the sinus infection, I'm STILL not back to normal.

The sad thing was, I had planned everything so I would be finished with all my work for Simplicity BEFORE Christmas and then be able to completely relax and enjoy the holidays.  But, it turned out I was just too sick to work and had to scramble for 4 days straight after New Year's to get my last project in, just a day late. But, that's so hard to do while still feeling sick!

So, yesterday, I started the BIG CLEAN! I've shared many photos of my studio in disarray. So I thought I would spare you all that, but here are the shelves where I keep fabrics for my personal projects. This really needed organizing.
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BETTER?

I have some really nice stuff! Which I will show you on Friday. I thought I was going to get a few more days off, but had to send in some sketches this morning.  This is the time when all the Halloween patterns get done for next year, so no rest for the weary.

But, back to my mini stash.  I have a couple boxes of older stuff WAY up in my closet that I will deal with later.

I want to turn most of this fabric into things I can wear or use.  So, my resolution for 2015 is to make something for myself or a gift every month this year.

I was kind of inspired to clear out unwanted stuff by hearing about this book, which I have just ordered. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up 

I heard the publisher on the air and my daughter-in-law read it while she was here for Thanksgiving.  And the thing that has really stuck with me is the way the author recommends choosing what to keep and what to toss.  She says you should only keep things that give you joy.  Isn't that great?  I've always been more practical minded and kept everything that I thought I MIGHT need someday. But, I feel as if I there is such a jumble of stuff in my house, I can't even appreciate what I have.  So, I'm going to read this book and try to tidy my house and studio.  Let's see if this magically changes my life!

More later.
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Val link
1/7/2015 01:18:35 am

Happy New Year, Andrea! I'm sorry you caught that bug. I had my shot too but now wonder if the "other" one will get me. And I seem to be susceptible to sinus infections, so goody.
Hahaha, funny you mention cleaning out the stash. We have a group on Facebook that we've been cleaning out and selling off our stash to a group of trusted friends. I had things in there that I bought 10 years ago and even tho I've used some of them, many just don't do it for me anymore. I love the comment from the publisher of that article, "you should only keep things that give you joy". What a great starting point. I have to share that.
I hope you continue to improve and this year proves very creative for you.
Val

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thegoosemother
1/7/2015 12:09:48 pm

HNY!!! Sorry to hear you were sick over the holidays. The positive side is you'll have some immunity for a bit. I look forward to seeing what you come up with during the year. The Goose

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Loren link
1/7/2015 04:42:26 am

Wow, I had no idea the Halloween patterns had to be created so far ahead of time! How does that work in terms of creating patterns which tap into the current media fixation like the Game of Thrones inspired patterns for example?

I had a huge destashing when we moved back to CA from VA and it was wonderful. You really can enjoy what you have more when there is less of it.

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Andrea
1/7/2015 08:44:25 pm

Hi Loren,
Now you understand why Simplicity and the other pattern companies are a little slow coming out with things. If it's an official licensed item we will get costume reference months in advance, but if we are doing our own version of something, we are scrambling for images like everyone else. Sometimes Simplicity will "rush" a design through. But that can only be done occasionally (because doing this delays all the other patterns that are in progress) and even a special rush will take about 3 months.
You've seen my talk about all the steps a pattern has to take from conception to completion, haven't you?

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June link
1/12/2015 05:08:21 am

My whole family got the flu shot *and* the dratted flu in December, so I know your misery! It took us about 3 weeks to get back to somewhat normal life. Glad it is behind us now.

Totally agree with keeping only things that give you joy. I do minor hoarding on a "useful" scale - but if I haven't used it in 2 years, I try to donate or throw it away. (Rarely, I regret throwing something away 3 years earlier, but it's usually not a terrible thing to purchase again.) Hobby-related stash (fabric, yarn) still brings me joy, though, so I can't seem to part with that, hmm...

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