“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
Dune
Frank Herbert
Happy Friday!
I hope you have had a brilliant week, and in honor of Dune opening this weekend, I thought a quotation from the novel was in order. My husband and I love Dune, though he has read more of the literature than I have, and this quotation, I think, is so appropriate to how we approach life. We always said to our boys that it is okay to be afraid, but what you do in the face of that fear is the real test of a person. I love that the quotation advocates the idea that fear can be overcome...we can all see our way past it, even when it seems impossible.
I promised today that I would share a day in my life...or an overview of my usual schedule during the week. My day usually looks like this:
8:00-12:00 or 12:30---Breakfast, personal emails, business emails and admin, morning studio time (actual sewing, cutting, quilting, designing time). The morning is also my favorite time to meet with customers, usually between 10am-noon.
12:00-1:30 or 2pm---Walks with Charlie, lunch, and business emails, admin (printing paperwork, calls, blog writing, etc.)
1:30 or 2pm-5:00 or 5:30pm--Afternoon studio time (same as morning studio time)
5:00-6:30--Making supper or helping make supper, business emails, bits of admin, blog writing time.
6:30-Bedtime--Supper and time with my sweet. I also hand sew during this time. If I have hand sewing to do for a customer, then I will sometimes work on it during this time. Bedtime is usually 10:30-11:30pm.
You probably notice that I have lots of leeway in my day. I try to stick to a schedule, but after teaching for fifteen years, I no longer have the desire to be tied to an inflexible schedule. I also leave room to take time as I need for family events or things I need to do for my family. I make-up hours during the weekend if I desire. Sometimes I choose to work on the weekend for a few hours or I choose to meet customers who need me to meet them on weekends.
I always dreamed of having my own studio and of being in charge of my own schedule--hours of sewing and creating, no bells, my own space---when I was teaching. I always remind myself of that when I feel overwhelmed or out of sorts. And I kindly remind myself that I set my schedule because sometimes I forget that I do---old habits are hard to break.
Sending Quilting Love,
Ginger
Coming Next Week: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and their exhibit Fabric of a Nation American Quilt Stories. MFAQAL and book club...yes, I will explain what the letters mean!
I am Reading: I am still reading Wicked by Gregory McGuire and Tightrope by Simon Mawer, and I am working my way through Let Your Creativity Work for You by Heather Allen. I am still reading bits of poetry, and I have stacks of things to read, which always makes me happy! I am also waiting on my copy of Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories (It arrived yesterday, but I am waiting to open it!) from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston’s exhibit of the same name...I’ll put some pictures in the blog once it arrives!