Good Morning and Happy Sunday! What do you do when you wake up at your normal time during the week on the weekend? Why lay in bed and daydream of course. There was going back to sleep at 4 am so I relaxed, something new for me that has gotten my attention this week.
Sounds like it was a quiet one back east. Amanda still has yet to give her audio presentation, and the professor keeps trying to get her to take another course next semester. Thing is, her schedule is jam packed and it is her last one. Maybe Monday she'll be able to get this presentation complete.
Serra's hand is healing well, and she sounds good. One thing I was worried about for her with going to college was being able to relax enough to sleep. Seems it is not a problem. When you sleep so hard that you wake up with blanket print on your face, you're in the right place. I think the two of them are looking forward to time together over the short holiday break.
Time here has been spent teaching, spinning, and weaving. I released three new knitters into the wild yesterday and hope they will be back for next step classes after the turn of the year. A little bit of time was spent with Lou on the Gallfrey pair and Rumple was busy with a stash braid. I spun a four-ounce braid in one week which has never happened before. I either spent a lot of time spinning or the week swelled with extra time. Susan has been working on the set of towels.
Each one takes about 75 minutes, so it makes for a perfect break in the day. I am through the yellow towel now. My hope is that I measured long and there is enough warp at the end to weave an eighth towel with a black weft.
It's been another one of those long weeks where it feels like I have three times more time. This time it was invigorating, and I feel like me again. Partly because I took time to relax. Thinking about it this morning, I spent three whole evenings with nothing in my hands to work on and no sense of urgency to accomplish anything. To say this is rare is an understatement. Thing is, it felt good.
Another moment from knit class gave some perspective. One student wanted to start her project over since she had mistakes at the beginning of her scarf. Her mother, who was also taking the class, said she was not going to do that. She could already look at it and see her improvement. She wanted to be able to say, "see where I started and now see how far I have come." Too many times, we jump from one thing to the next in the hustle and bustle to finish without stopping to reflect and say, "Hey, look how far I've come." Even in our breathing every day there is a pause at the end of each inhale and exhale. It's time to cherish those pauses to build momentum and make the next thing easier.
This week! More of the same with a few extras thrown in. Breathe, smile, be, hope, Love, sink into the pause, and I'll be back next week :)
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