It’s a funny time of the year. We rush to get
ready for the holidays, and then we have sales and more customers. My
embroidery boutique, In Stitches, has been packed with customers. I’m not
complaining…
Meanwhile, the mess I created while making,
finishing, and wrapping presents is still in my guest room. The good news is
that I turned it into a replica of Santa’s workshop. The bad news is I could use a few hundred of
Santa’s elves to help clean it up.
Because…here comes the New Year, a time of new beginnings,
and how can I begin something new when my workspace is so cluttered that I
can’t find even one spool of green embroidery thread?
I know, I know. I should have started getting ready
for the holidays earlier in the year. I did start in August, kind of gradually. But as long as I had one moment left, I kept making gifts. Even early Christmas morning, I was still
embroidering and stitching bookmarks to stuff into the stockings of my Threadville
friends, Haylee and her three mothers, Opal, Naomi, and Edna, and Edna’s beau,
Gord.
I only stopped when it was time to cross the street and join the others at
Haylee’s for the afternoon and evening. Haylee roasted the turkey, and the rest
of us contributed goodies.I brought veggies, dip, and an assortment of
cookies.
Ahem, yes, you’re right. I should have eaten
more veggies and fewer cookies.
And now the feasting is mostly over, and so is
the year, and I’m busy with the holiday sales at In Stitches. But I really need
to tidy my guest room. So little time, and so many projects!
What about you? What do you do with yourself
between Christmas and New Year’s? Do you feel like it’s the tag end of the
year, or do you focus on the year about to begin? Do you relax, go into a tidying
frenzy, or start new projects?
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I just have to go to work, so nothing special about the days between Christmas and New Years. A busy time at the office, so too tired to enjoy much in the evenings.
ReplyDeleteI turned my hobby into my career, and my commute is short--up a flight of stairs in the morning and down in the evening. I even go home for lunch! But I do need to spend some of my evenings preparing for the next day's workshop, so there's no way around it--I have to tidy! I'll start (groan) tonight.
DeleteI've been busy putting things away and planning how I'll rearrange the furniture after we take the tree down Jan 1st. I have also made a list of all the projects I want to do around the house in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteAnd when you're done with those projects, come over and help me...
DeleteSleep, sleep, and more sleep!
ReplyDeleteExcellent plan! Hibernation...with a bottle of something, Dorothy?
DeleteI do nothing for Xmas so have no clean up! I am retired so I enjoy using this week for catching up on reading, drinking tea, excercise and visiting friends. Its a good week to be quiet and stay in away from crowds of shopper frenzy.
ReplyDeleteI certainly have shopping frenzy in my store! We're all excited about making certain we have plenty of machine embroidery supplies on hand in case we get snowed in. Of course, I'd still have lots of friends across the street, and tea, and books, and dogs to walk.
DeleteI'm still in holiday mode between Christmas & New year. Today for instance I went to see THE HOBBIT.
ReplyDeleteHoliday mode! I love that! How was THE HOBBIT? The costumes look awesome.
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