Finding More Time to Craft
To expand upon the notion of finding time to craft (that I mentioned at the beginning of this newsletter), I have put together a list on finding time to craft:
-Schedule
an appointment with yourself. Actually write the time and day on the calendar that you want to craft and be sure to keep your appointment. Do you skip a dentist or doctor appointment when housekeeping or errands are calling?? “Me time” is important for keeping calm, happy and healthy.
-You don’t have to do the entire project at once. Divide the process into segments: looking for ideas, designing the project,
cutting, assembling, cleaning and sending.
-Try to keep distractions at a minimum by turning off phone & email notifications, closing the door, etc).
-Go online for only a limited period of time and save (screen shot) pictures of projects you like and place them in a designated folder (rather than on your desktop). Once you find 3-5 that fulfill a
specific need, stop searching and start planning/creating.
-If you don’t have all the supplies, don't let that stop you. Choose a different project or find alternative supplies or techniques to come close to your original idea.
-Your space is disorganized. Clean up your space. More than cleaning, you may have to organize and purge any supplies that are no
longer viable or to your liking. You have my permission to get rid of supplies (recycle, give away or throw away) that you no longer like or need.
If you have more suggestions on finding time to craft, please let me know and I will add them to my list.
