I decided this week that I need to start to address things that I haven’t been able to over the past year since being diagnosed with long covid. I still have to pace myself a ton and not over do things or the next 3 days are shot with chronic fatigue. That gets annoying because it feels like projects take a very long time to do and they really do compared to years past. However, there are a few things starting to bug me around here and I have spent a week planning a way to get these little annoying things done. Plus, I was home a little more this week with an infection so I had time to look around and really see what is going on in my house.

Lest I sound like my house is an episode of hoarders, I want you to know that it isn’t, but it isn’t where I like things to be. I am implementing my 10 min strategy a day in addressing things. I feel like I need to start to get rid of things we don’t use anymore and start making a weekly trip to donate things to the Salvation Army just down the road from my house. On the surface things look ok but I want to get things really clean, organized and thinned down. And like all projects getting started is the hardest part.

Step 1 : I called the Salvation Army to inquire about how to donate and what they take

Step 2: Found a few boxes to rotate through this project

Step 3: Begin

This is an As You Go project. That means as I get a box filled, I put it in the car and when I have a few boxes to take, I run it over to the donation Center. I am not getting too far ahead of myself and making the house messier as well as dusty! I started in the dining room and took several days of just a few minutes of sorting, tidying and identifying things that are not needed that were pitched or in a to go box.

Overall, I took a really good look at things and realized it isn’t as bad as my mind made it out to be. I looked in closets for a couple of items my daughter inquired about, her wedding dress which I have to crawl under the long arm and check in that closet today, and that was what started this whole thing. Once I got over being overwhelmed with the notion and emotion I have to do this, I needed time to process that emotion of it all and made a 4-year plan, that’s when I hope to retire and sell this house. Even if retirement and moving doesn’t work out that way the house will be a better place to live. I needed to start to think about making a new theme since my Summer theme or 100 day project is coming to and end soon and I am really incorporating that into my daily life at this point.

To balance the not so fun project planned, I have had such a good time making the hexagon epp flowers. I bought lovely Scottish inspired fabric and started making larger hexies specifically for that fabric. It’s perfect for the 100 day 100 hexie challenge that I am doing. I am going to put the final border on the Granny Square quilt today and work on sewing the 4 blocks in the Scrappy Spools quilt along. I mean all work and no play makes me a really grumpy person.

I also decided to make the Seasonal Stitchy Stars quilt along with Fat Quarter Shop. I made the cross stitch version in 2 seasonal color ways and the quilted Table runner would look great in the dining room or along the back of my couch! Here is the link to the details:

New Quilt Along & All About Seasonal Stitchy Stars by Lori Holt!

Right now, I need a quilt along to keep me sewing. I am having some brain fog still and trying to plan my own quilt goals is hard. I want to start a fall quilt from my scrappiness is happiness book but that will be next month’s decision!

I plan to record a podcast today and possibly a YouTube video so watch for those to post!

Enjoy your weekend!

Vicki