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Old 11-07-2010, 07:46 AM
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Nona
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Location: Baileys Prairie, Texas
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I think that like most working Moms you are burning the candle at both ends. I commuted to work (50 miles each way) for 22 years. When I got home I was tired. I left at 6:30 am and got home at 7:00 pm. Just doing the "have tos" was just about all I could manage. Then one of my co workers told me how she cleaned house....She set the timer on the stove for 15 minutes and started to clean what ever room was the most "needy". When the timer dinged she stopped at took a 15 minute rest with feet up. I did that 4 times in a row and then called it quits for the day. I was actually suprised how much you can accomplish on a time limit. I soon learned to apply this same method to my sewing. I would decide the project , get all the materials, patterns, etc all lined up (on the timer method) and then the following day or week I would set the timer for 15 minutes and I would sew on the project. Because I would limit how much time I could spend and then quit I found that I did a lot less picking out because I was not pushing when I was really too tired to concentrate on sewing. My error rate went down and truthfully I finished projects quicker since I wasn't redo-ing my mistakes. I used this method as long as I had kids in school and had car driving requirements until they all moved on to college. My youngest daughter with 4 children at home has now adoped the "timer" method and it seems to be working for her. Just remember there will be a time when things will change and you will have all the time you want or need to sew. Your fabric stash will wait for you.
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