Busy Hands

In addition to being a workout addict this summer, I’m also dedicating myself to staying busy through crafting. I don’t even know what it is about a glue gun, paper, glitter, sticks, ribbon and fabric but when I’m with ‘them’ I think my mind just slows down, I focus in one place and just breathe. I have figured out that making stuff makes me calm, so I do. I just make. My daughter runs a booklovers Instagram feed with two of her best friends, and it suddenly occurred to me that I can make to my heart’s content as therapy but what should I do with all of the products? She and I put our heads together and decided to open up an etsy shop to sell the stuff we are making. We realized that almost anything can be marketed with a literature connection, so I’m a busy bee over here making bracelets, mobiles, wall hangings and more. It’s been really fun to dream things up from the pages of our favorite books! We are pretty excited. After I open the shop I will be sure to post a link.

The dark side of my busy hands? Crafting necessitates visits to the craft stores where I find ALL of the things I need to complete today’s craft, something to work on for tomorrow, something to fix a broken thing and there’s always something to set aside for the future. And paper. Man. Can I buy paper. Sheesh! Today I bought some stuff to decorate with, some binding for some pennant flags and a whole new Project Life starter kit because I’m always looking for new ways to document my life. Man. Another hundred bucks like WHOOSH! LOL! In my defense, everything was on clearance or sale EXCEPT the bias tape. Of course. The other stuff are all things that I’ve been keeping an eye out for and showed up as a good deal today.

I conquered my fear of pilates today with my first ever pilates class. It was one of those classes where you feel like you’re not really doing anything and then all of a sudden you realize you’re dripping sweat and your heart rate is chilling in fat burning zone! LOL! I met up with a few more of my girlfriends, Janice, Jessica and Julie, and I have to say that having friends there makes it so much better. When you suck at folding yourself into a flat origami crane, it’s so helpful to get to turn to your friend next to you and just laugh!