Do you ever think about how much your productivity would increase if only there were more of you to go around? To say that I think about this a great deal would not be an exaggeration. I wouldn't need that many more of me, really, I think an additional three would be sufficient. If there were four of me running about, I could get so much done.
I have been doing some crafting here and there, but I have set things aside for the most part to, literally, get my house in order. When your children become so accustomed to pulling their daily outfits from laundry bins in the hallway next to the washer and dryer instead of furniture purchased specifically for the purpose of storing clothes, perhaps it is time to re-think one's priorities (don't even get me started on th dust accumulation--coincidentally, I have noticed our new house gets dustier faster than the old one; or not, I could be making that up, but it seems like more dust to me and I find the whole thing irksome).
While I have been sneaking in knitting sporadically here and there. Any significant time that I can devote to the art of making lately has gone into sewing, or really quilting, well, no, if we are being technically accurate, sewing.
As I was cutting up squares to make a baby quilt, or two, really, it occurred to me that I have a total of fourteen quilts in process right now (not counting the two new baby quilts I started cutting squares for). Most of those quilts are really just quilt tops in various stages of completion. The tops need to be finished, and things need to be sandwiched and then things need to be quilted (and then binding applied, etcetera).
I am thinking that my sewing life will be greatly improved by the newest addition to my household (because as Little Sir so eloquently stated, "you really need a new sewing machine, Mommy." Of course, when he said it, it was probably infused with more sarcasm and less cuteness). So while I don't have the ability to self-replicate. Technology can, indeed, make my life easier...or at least, that's what they tell me.
If you are of the Easter-celebrating fold, Happy Easter. I am anticipating egg-citing activities in my household this weekend, and then, it's back to the making of things...I do have fourteen (plus two) quilts in the works, afterall.
Happy Weekend!
gosh, i know this feeling. i went four months without putting away my laundry. and i admit to letting dishes sit dirty overnight just so i can fit in ten more minutes of sewing...
good luck with the new machine! mine changed my life completely. :o)
Posted by: cauchy09 | April 22, 2011 at 06:32 PM
That makes me tired just thinking about it.
Awesome first picture. :)
Posted by: Kathy | April 22, 2011 at 06:47 PM
Ha! Nice job... and ain't it the truth?
Posted by: Vicki | April 22, 2011 at 10:37 PM
amazing picture! i wish there were more of me too but I can't complain in the least - I am childless!! (but does a husband count?)
Posted by: Margaux | April 23, 2011 at 12:03 AM
Our house gets crazy dust bunnies, but I let Mr Belvedere (the Roomba) get them. He's a lifesaver.
I keep thinking about getting a new sewing machine. Hmm. Hmmmmm!
Posted by: caro | April 23, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Love that photo!
I had a similar wish - I wanted (still do, actually) to spend 1 whole day per week just eating and sleeping, get it all done, and then the other 6 days I could do other things.
One book I read recently had a phrase in it that I can't get out of my head - "there's more to life than getting things done" - I struggle with understanding that mentality.
Posted by: June | April 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Awesome picture! I wish there was more of me too! With 3 kids, and laundry that never ends, and baby bottles to sterilize and knitting to do, sewing... crochet.... photography... crafting... baking... cooking...! Wish there were more of me, or more hours in the day!
Posted by: Robyn | April 24, 2011 at 09:23 PM
Yay for crafting, and wow for 14 quilts! Incredible! I hope you and the family had a lovely Easter holiday.
Posted by: Jacey | April 25, 2011 at 11:44 AM
That photo is just awesome. I keep thinking if one of me could be napping, one working, one hugging the kiddo, and one sewing or otherwise crafting, my life would be perfect.
Posted by: Kim | May 06, 2011 at 06:04 PM