Staying on task!

I have been sewing for at least 10 minutes a day! It usually ends up being about 30 minutes, which is great, but I've been really trying to stay on course with this. My routine is usually: come in from work, have my cup of tea and snack (here's something else I am trying to stay on the straight and narrow with to get my diabetes under control)...oh, and my snack is either, a piece of fruit, yogurt, or 2-3 cookies. While I'm doing that, I am checking my games on my iPad. Then I go get my tennis shoes and socks out, go into my sewing room, set my alarm for 30 minutes, and sew. I stop 15 minutes before I go walking. Then I walk, come in, eat, shower, get ready for bed, read, and go to bed!  It is working. Today, I had to go to the dentist so my schedule was off. BUT, I planned ahead and changed the routine up, but still went in and SEWED! I think I can make this work. It has been so good for my stress level. It is way down and I am not resenting going to work at all.

Tomorrow will be my last four strips to sew together. Then on Friday, I can iron them and be ready to cut on Saturday (if my plans don't change). I have decided that weekends can be used to sew but if family or friends want me to come/visit/go on a road trip with them, I am going! Once I made this decision, it really made a difference. I am very happy to be able to enjoy sewing again. I think I got to the point that it was frustrating and not fun. I had to fix that.

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