~Simply A Moment ~ 15 December 2024~
“Onward!” Is how Gretchen Rubin encourages listeners to her podcast to embrace the current day’s and week’s journey! Today, I’ve been busy in my “Craft Studio” organizing and decluttering so I can spend the next 20+ days – til 5 January – wrapping up 2024 and settling into 2025. The bottom line is I just have too much stuff – for exercising my creative urges! And quiet as it’s kept, try as I may, I don’t seem to be making much headway towards getting rid of all this stuff nor am I being creative! Grrr!
Today, I did disconnect the printer I bought several years ago (during Covid). It – the printer – “eats” the paper and I’ve been advised by several different Staples staffers that it’s probably not worth the dollars to try to fix the problem and frankly, I just don’t have the energy to schlepp it into a store and, and, and… Since I also have an Epson PM-400 that prints both 4×6 and 5×7 photos plus mini collages, I think I can fulfill most printing needs.
Helen Colebrook, a British journal artist, creates and shares a monthly list of journal prompts – #journalwithpurposepatreonchallenge – I just looked at today’s : Finding Calm. Just what I need and I’m delighted to report that I do feel much calmer, now that I have begun to restore some order to my “stuff” and can see a few clear surfaces. Next up on the list is my sewing studio …I am in the midst of making a few holiday ornaments…and that basically requires that I sit my butt in seat at my sewing machine – which , quiet as it’s kept, is a “novel idea” for me. Covid and the loss of dear loved ones definitely took the wind out of my sails but I’m slowly reconnecting … with stitching . I guess I could say I’m “getting my mojo back.” Yep ! I think so and time will tell.
“Onward!”
Morning Glory Studio 
I applaud your efforts to curate a space that excites your creativity (because doesn’t that sound better than “cleaning up/out”)! These past (almost) five years have taken a toll in so many ways (and for you especially, the losses) … here’s to finding our way again. Hugs!
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Indeed. A toll for many, for sure. One thing I’ve learned, for sure, it just “ain’t gonna happen unless I do it! ” No such thing as a magic wand! It’s only taken 82 yeasr!
Cheers~
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I’ve been letting go, passing on, burning, clearning, and opening space. Yesterday it was clothes, full switch to winter (what we call winter in FL!) I have a printer that won’t pick up the paper and it’s ‘only’ the roller which we tried to renew the rubber to no avail. I’m glad you have a backup, I’m still working on mine! Today it was ALL the wood pieces/designs/things Jeff has made in the laser shop! Whew! I’m taking them all to the library! Thanks for Helen’s challenge link I’ll check her out! Stitching and healing makes sense. Onwards towards mending ourselves with creativity! Vugs!
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Onward with our creativty, for sure! I’ve given myself til 31 DEc 2024 …if that long!
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I have been doing this purging thing all year and I am getting to a place that feels pretty good. The trick for me was to work on emptying bins instead of buying new bins to store things. And why do we keep things that don’t even work? Onwards with you!
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Congrats on your progress! I think we tell ourselves “This time/year…will be different …” Until the next bright shiny appears and captures our attention…At least that’s how it works with me…
Onward to you, too!
Cheers~
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I always find that tidying and organizing my physical space helps tidy up my mental space as well, so I hope your tidying project sparks your creativity.
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Indeed it did …now I need a few morre of me to move forward with the ideas!
Cheers~
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