After a good start to the 2010 crafting, this week has been exactly the opposite - friends to visit, errands to run, doctor visits, preschool visits and registration and the general busyness of life. And while I am going about my day, I find myself dreaming, itching, craving to get back into a project.
I often get asked how I make time for my projects, well it's not an option for me. Crafting is my sanity. Crafting is what keeps me grounded in the daily shuffle and busyness of being home with three little ones. Crafting is for "me", because "me" gets often lost in the midst of everyone else's needs. It's what keeps me grounded and a sort of therapy (cheaper? not really).
It's how I nourish my soul , ground myself and find balance in my not always peaceful life. Heather's posts these past days fueled an introspection into what I need and deserve. One thing for sure is that I need the crafting.
Especially on a day like the one I had today. A day when
:: A thoughtful child spills a gallon of milk on the floor while trying to help his brother
:: You clean the bathroom three times. Because aiming is not yet an acquired skill, wiggling while on the potty is fun and the bathroom walls are a perfect treasure map
:: Toys fell in the toilet bowl
:: Mama had to unclog the said toilet bowl
:: Every surface of the kitchen was covered in soup by a very strong willed little girl
and the many other little mishaps of the day.That's when I need some crafting time. Now that the kitchen is clean, the toys are put away and the little children are tucked in. I know after a little crafting I will be ready for the next day.
