Perfection

Babies are expected all around me which has caused a furry in my sewing studio. I have been producing baby items for the many, many baby showers that I have been invited to. I also have some very special people in my life expecting little sweeties, such as my daughter with my second grandchild and my sweet niece with my 'Gram-aunt' child.

My desire to always do things incredibly perfect often times hinders my productivity. Cutting, re-cutting, sewing, seam ripping, re-sewing, adding embellishments then adding more embellishments and still not feeling it is quite the way I want it.

At some point, I need to be happy with what my talents turn out. I need to enjoy the process, the prayers during the project and the final product. Perfection is but a figment of my imagination

So, as the baby goodies are being made, I am more and more giving way to the enjoyment of the thought of the little one that will be using the item rather than centering the entire experience around my craziness. I need to always keep my goal in mind: Making a gift that a child will know that I love them - that's it. I'm not perfect and the baby should know it right from the start!

This evolving revelation is freeing at every stitch produced. I hope it spreads to other areas of my life.

Baby Steps

Lost 5 lbs this week. I'm glad.

My house is a mess. I don't know where to start so I just carry this there and put that here. Little by little, if no greater mess is made, it'll get done.

I need to practice what I preach in my life. I have so many things I want to do yet don't get started. I want to start some projects, work on my yard, sew, move furniture and on and on.

I need to make a plan. Again with the baby steps. My weight is about baby steps, my housework is about baby steps and my goals are about baby steps.

When I learn to quit looking at the over all project/goal and begin to look at the steps to get there I will be on my way. That's what I do with this Weight Watchers gig. Why don't I do it with other stuff?

I'm off to move another thing over there.