Cause it's more fun than laundry, that's why.

You know the feeling you have when you have a million things to get done around the house?  And it all seems to be growing exponentially?  If you're anything like me, you'll resolve to spend the day getting things done.  First up, the laundry.  You'll get on top of it today if it's the last thing you do.  With resolve you gather every last dark piece of clothing from around the house (or whites, whatever floats your boat) into your two arms cause you don't want to empty the laundry basket that is already full of clean clothes from last week... that you haven't yet folded, they're all wrinkly and such.  You try to get to the laundry room without killing yourself.  Of course you can't really see any dangers in your path (the cat) due to the huge amount of clothes in your arms covering your face.  But alas, you do finally get there, after many dropped socks (which are all properly cursed at). 

Now you feel like you've accomplished a little something, so you might as well go to your sewing room for a little break.  Then you end up perusing Etsy and finding the cutest embroidery pattern in the world.  For only $4 you can't resist purchasing it.  To make a long story a little shorter, as soon as the pattern was mailed to my inbox I was tracing the pattern onto some muslin and happily choosing felt and embroidery floss.  Did I have time for this nonsense?  No.  Do I really care?  Nope.  Am I happily stitching on an adorable cuckoo clock?  Yes.  Am I thrilled at the fact that there are jackalopes involved?  Absolutely. 

I love wool felt.  It makes me happy.  I ordered this stack from this wonderful Etsy shop.  She has so many gorgeous colors, it's hard to choose which ones to get!  My embroidery floss also makes me happy.  I won this super silky Cosmo floss from my friend Monica's giveaway last year.  Wow, it's sooo nice.  It costs more, but is so enjoyable to stitch with. 

I am messy.  But creative messes make me happy.  Unlike kitchen messes which were supposed to be cleaned up after the laundry.  Hey, that's what kids are for right? 

I'm slowly working on getting this quilt pieced too.  We're still (still!!) wrapping up the end of our homeschool year.  Only a couple weeks left!  Woohoo!  Then I'm hoping to get caught up on some quilts.  Of course, I always say that.  I know I'll be outside doing yardwork, going on camping trips, and canning jam.  Maybe finishing the laundry (that was a joke). 

I don't feel too guilty about stitching when I should really be doing other things.  It really recharges my mommy batteries.  Then when I do get back to housework, teaching my children algebra and cleaning up cat barf, I have more of a skip in my step, even a sense of calm.  After all, the little things really are the big things aren't they? 

I hope you give into some creative distractions this week.  Who needs clean socks anyway?  x

 

Comments

[periwinkle]

Oh it does make me smile when your name pops to the top of my blog list meaning a new post .You know what I say , stuff the washing lol and sew that cuckoo clock to your hearts content especially if it has more of those adorable squirrels on it x

[Stephanie]

A well deserved time out! I still believe the laundry will wash itself--waiting, waiting, waiting...Cutest cuckoo stitchery.

[Thimbleanna]

Ya know...if we'd ever implement our plan, you'd have the SW's to help out with all the mundane chores. That embroidery is adorable -- I can't wait to see it finished. And THANK YOU for talking about laundry. It's 15 minutes before bedtime and you made me realize that I have stuff in the washer that needs to go into the dryer for tomorrow. I surely would have forgotten....

[Sabine]

How beautiful is that????
Sarah, this is absolutely worth every "no-making-the-laundry-minute". And you are right! Who needs clean socks when one can have this wonderful clock??? So forget the laundry (you already did, hehehehe) and keep on working with this creative thing.
Hugs,
Sabine N.-V. xxxxx

[happy zombie]

Since I have a drawer full of clean socks (I'm such a bragger), I think I owe myself a treat... and buy that Aimee Ray pattern!!! OMG, how freaking cute! Yeah, yeah, yeah... I got a to-do list a mile long - but I owe it to myself, right?

I've bought felt from GiantDwarf too! LOVE her selection of colors - my fave felt source!

I love your Sherbet Pips quilt in progress!!

Fourth paragraph... you always have me having so much to say. We've got to get that magic tunnel completed! xxxookmamf

[Teresa]

The cuckoo clock and your quilt already look fabulous! I know what you mean about re-charging your batteries. Is it better to drudge along with the laundry, wishing you were stitching, or doing it with renewed vigour when know you've accomplished something wonderful in the sewing room?
Teresa x

[photo mats]

Very neat stitches! Loved the color combination as well.
~Nancy

[Dorian]

Oh so true, so very true. Loved your post. It brought a smile to my face.

[Mom]

Hey, that's what pedicures are for! Who needs socks, and if you're really careful a pair of jeans will last a good three days before you need the washer! Oh. Of course I'd pay to see Ken with a pedicure!:)

[Anne - Tesla's Mom]

I love this post! I have two huge piles of laundrey that need to be put away and while my son napped and my daughter played, I was cutting up fabric for different projects, with the full intention of getting some "chores" done once my daughter went to nap, but alas my son woke at that moment and now I just need to play with him... Love your quilt!

[Mary]

I happen to like doing the laundry - the clean smell, the fluffy towels, quilts washed for the first time, I even like folding (gasp). But that's it, the rest of the house can be like, full of bunny poos and soiled dishes and used tissues.
I've been internet creeping looking at Sherbet Pips ideas - you have a good one. I resisted for a long time buying those freaking adorbs fabrics - until they went on sale and like the Borg - resistance was futile.

[Edita Gorsh]

I absolutely know the feeling when I have a million things to get done around the house and do not have time to do it. Ohh, that laundry...7,8 loads per weekend! I am so ready to do give myself a gift ....I am thinking about cuckoo clock What a wonderful quilt. I hope we all get some time to accomplish wondeful things in our lives

[קרני תכלת]

Fantastic post! I have one large piles of laundrey to be set aside, and while my son and my daughter was playing rough.