The Mrs.

Finding My Way

It's been quiet here on my blog. It's been quiet in my sewing room. Somehow I was sort of paralized and didn't know how to go further. I kept walking around my sewing machine, looking at Sarah's coat, thinking about all the techniques I was going to use that were new to me, and did nothing. I was looking at my own blog, taking pictures, thought about blog subjects, soaked up all kinds of new ideas, and did nothing.

Well, except for reading other people's blogs. And there I read, besides tons of inspirational stories, exactly what I needed to read.

For instance, there was Anna Maria Horner, with this post. And ofcourse Gertie, who's blog I have been following the last couple of weeks and who talked about Fast Fashion and Snuggies.

These blogposts, among others, made me realize that I have been on the wrong track lately. I have been rushing. I have been trying to finish things fast, because I wanted to show completed products on my blog. And ofcourse that didn't work. First of all, I don't have the time to finish something every day. With three children I wouldn't know how to manage that rate AND take care of my little ones the way I want to. Second of all, rushing things doesn't do any good when it comes to the quality of my crafting. And third, I got paralized by my own expectations. And did nothing.

Thus I decided to follow a new path from now on. My own path. When I thought about what kind of blogs I like to read, I realized that I mostly love the blogs on which people tell about the whole process of their crafting, not just the perfect results. Where they tell about the little, meaningful aspects of living their lives, not just the perfect polaroid moments. So that is what I am going to do also. I am slowing down. I am going to focus on quality, instead of quantity. And most important: I am going to enjoy the process.

Friday, September 18, 2009