in the beginning ...

I have come to a crossroads ... yet again ... at least is seems I am continuously at momentuous forks in the road, which require defining me or my life ... and this is one of them.





We are moving in a little over a week. I haven't started packing. I will (hopefully soon). I started thinking about all of the "things" I need to pack and realized I have so many projects and plans and hobbies ... things that I would like to spend time doing if I only had the time. The problem is, like most everyone these days, I don't have the time. Between, trying to keep my family happy & healthy, make my house a home, and work ... there just isn't much time left ... and what I have found to be happening ... I have stolen and consequently wasted time on hobbies & projects that just don't matter, from my other more knoble pursuits.





So, this is it ... I have decided, once and for all to draw the proverbial line in the sand, between me & my highest priorities and on the other side the wispy wishes and time wasters. This is NOT to say, that I have given up all of my hobbies or projects. I will still sew. I want to become great at it ... but I think, I can become a great seamstress while improving my home and family. It is the other things that I am sacrificing - yep, I typed sacrificing without even realizing it and Yes, that is the true definition of giving up one thing for another or in hope of another - so, I am sacrificing these less important things in the hopes of being a better Wife, Mother, Friend, Sister, Daughter ... with the hope, that after this sacrifice isn't a sacrifice anymore, I will see that I have gained so much more in love and strengthened relationships than could ever compete with a mere hobby.





So, here we are ... one of the reasons, that I am combining my two previous blogs into 1 AND getting rid of a bunch of "stuff" before my move ... with hope.