Seesaw Through Life

It occurred to me that when I'm DOWN I don't believe I'll ever be happy again....
and when I'm UP I don't believe I'll ever be down again....

The truth is, life is cyclical.  Up and down, and all around.

Following my own rules:

Get Physical:  Yep, did my walking and my zoom class this week.  Forget for the moment there is "something magical" about walking, walking also gives your partner a time to vent.  Good for their soul and spirit, too.

Finish Something:  Did I actually finish anything this past week?  Yes.... sort-of.  I did get the binding for one lap quilt prepared but then other things took precedence, namely Miss Wanda needed some new masks so I did stop and make her a couple.  And while I was doing that, I thought "I love my sewing room....."

I DO love my sewing room, but I don't always want to work on one of my many UFO projects.  That reminded me of this video by Missouri Star Quilt Company I watched a while back....Crumb Quilting!  It's the perfect answer! 

I want to add to this list of things-to-do-to-lift-your-spirits:  LAUGH!  

If you've been reading this blog for any length of time you know the Needlers get together on Tuesday nights.  

 

The three of us who live on property are the only ones meeting right now, but this past Tuesday we did a FaceTime with Miss Wanda.

 

 

And I played my ukulele for them!  (The only other breathing person I've ever played for is my dad.)  I played a Gershwin tune, SummerTime.  We laughed and laughed....but it was a good laugh.  Here is one of my favorite ukulele teachers playing with her friends.  How these friends laugh together, doesn't it make you want to join in?!

 

 

 If you are sick-to-death of all this talk of the pandemic, politics and the craziness of 2020, do something nice for yourself this week.... start a crumb quilt, play the ukulele ... or the Kazoo. 
Do something to for a laugh.  

At the very least, pamper yourself in your favorite way.  

 

 

I realize there are REAL issues and worries that even a Kazoo can't fix...in that case, PM me.  We can talk.
(and I am serious about that.)

*If you do want to start playing the ukulele, call my friend Shirley at Island Bazaar, she will fix you right up.