A glorious sunrise
I recently read an article I really loved. http://craftindustryalliance.org/morning-makes-start-day-creating-not-consuming/
Why did I love it so much? I am a morning person. I generally wake much earlier than I would like to, and stay in bed until it seems a reasonable time to actually get up. Then I go to my computer and read my emails to see if there are any from the UK or US (time-zones quite different to here) that I need to respond to.
After reading the article I decided that I would spend the first 15 minutes of each day (as often as I can) doing some embroidery. So far, I’ve done it four days.
I wouldn’t say that it puts me in a more creative frame of mind. However, it does get a chunk of embroidery done each day, in time that I would probably otherwise waste on something not nearly so productive. It is a calm and meditative way to start the day, and I have found that I’ve quite enjoyed starting like that.
I will be continuing this, when possible, which I hope is most days! Do you already do something like this? What do you like about it? If you don’t already, perhaps it is something you could try too?
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
I start the day with a few rows of knitting while I’m having my wake-up coffee. I don’t particularly enjoy the process of knitting, although I like the results, and a small daily quota means I can make some progress each day. It also gets my hands moving for when I start work on the computer and means I can enjoy my embroidery time later in the day without feeling I should be Making Something Useful.
Thanks for sharing this! What a wonderful idea, and one I am going to try out!
A Dangerous Practice. If I get started on embroidery in the morning, I end up late for work, or don’t get my chores done! It’s far too much fun. I’m looking forward to longer days when I can see to stitch once I am safely on the bus. It’s too dark in December here in Shrewsbury.
Yes, I suppose that is a dangerous possibility, Sue. Not one that is so terrible when you work for yourself though. 😉