Many of you know that during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, I observe my very own holiday: Stitchy Planning Week. I play in my stash, clean out, organize, and plan projects for the new year. Circumstances have made it a bit hit or miss over the last few years, and the state of my stash reflects that. It needs a good tidy. And I need a good, long stretch of what I call "restful busyness", the kind of busyness that's enjoyable and calming, not stressful and tiring. I need Stitchy Planning... January!
Yes. I've decided that I need way more than one week to do all of the things that need doing in my sewing room. I need to be able to putter around in there without feeling like I have a deadline. I need to play in my stash. Organize. Clean out. Make stuff. Plan projects. Stitch. Finish. Frame.
I need to just... be. In my little burrow. With all my goodies. Unhurriedly poking around in baskets and boxes. Keeping the things I still love. Passing on the things someone else would love more. Making time for creativity. And for projects I've put off for too long because there was always something "more important" that needed doing (like laundry). Planning. Maybe a little shopping.
And snacks.
I think I'm just gonna have a retreat in my own sewing room.
Y'all come on in. Let's see what we get up to.
