It has been so long since I have
blogged, that I wasn’t sure where to begin. I know most of you do follow me on
Facebook, so you know that I am still alive and kicking. I have been using my
creative MoJo in a different direction. I shouldn’t really say totally different,
but in a way that I like to call, a huge “stress reliever”. I will get back to
those facts and information later in the post.
At times, I will visit my blog looking
for a link to something, then say to myself, “Dawn, you need to blog about
something. It’s really been that long since I have blogged?” Which in turn gets
my mind to wonders off on how much I haven’t shared, then the overwhelming
thoughts of collecting and organizing what I would need to do to do so take
over. By the time I get back to what I wanted to say, it got lost in the
overwhelming - ness of doing so… so I have decided to go with a different
mindset about it…just “move forward” and don’t make a huge task of trying to
catch up on the past. This will help in avoiding and adding to my overfilled
and flowing platter (I have graduated to a platter, as my plate just wouldn’t
hold enough).
My LIFE has been over flowing plate
mode, most of the time I have been MIA. Whether I am just getting older (too
old) and can’t handle the constant fast pace anymore or I have allowed my life
to spin out of control so much, that it is hard to stay grounded enough to keep
up with my wants and my need, K(now)W(hat) I M(ean)? I am kind of leaning toward the first one. I am a true believer in “Life is what YOU make
it!” but something’s life gets in the way of itself. Sometimes I try to sit
back to regroup and analyze what I have collected on my platter (a plate is too
small) but it gets so over whelming, which makes it hard to organize, complete
and wipe off. So I just sit the platter down, walk away and hope that it takes
care of its self. We all know that rarely happens, but don’t knock a girl for
trying it once in a while. As I look for a calming retreat, I usually find
myself sitting and doing nothing, daydreaming of other things, looking right
past the platter that so badly needs my focus to complete, wondering if it is
ever going to just slow down enough to take a breath to breathe. So is this what
getting older means, all work, responsibilities’ with all the serious and
depressing stuff …SERIOUSLY that isn’t what life is meant to be or is it just (My)
LIFE and what I made it. Sometimes how we (I) deal with it, just looking past
the plate and pouring it on a platter, is a coping mechanism to keep our hopes
and dreams alive.
With all that said, it brings me here
to share an age old craft which I have rekindled, that has helped me cope with
life’s challenges and helped me finally quit smoking is CROCHETING! I find it
to be my calming retreat, keeping my hands busy; my mind dreaming and my sanity
in tack. With is stitch or pattern I get in a rhythm doing, I am always thinking
of the next projects or who I can make with for. This is all very comforting to
me and a huge “STRESS RELEIVER”. I have always found it very heartwarming to
make things for others. Giving gifts from the heart is a gift in itself. I have
always been very passionate of hand-made gifts through all kinds of crafts very
special, especially when I am the one giving them.
My love for digital storytelling is still one of my favorites, but after 6 or 7 years of telling my families story, I am a bit burnt out on the production of it and sitting at the compute for hours, after a long day’s work, is not comforting anymore. I find myself wondering and getting nothing accomplished because the W(orld)W(ide)W(eb) and Social Media keeps sucking me in. L.(aughing)O.(ut)L.(oud).
So I will end this post with, Life
is too short to not “Make it” what you want! Finding a way to be at peace with
what life has or is throwing your way can be the key. Everyone has CHOICES, but
it is what you do with the choices, that will make your life your own.
Above
are a few of the items I have made. To see more you can take a look at my
gallery here on my Flickr
account. I have credited all the
wonderful designer of the patterns on my Flickr uploads, most of which you can
find on Etsy.
I hope to be back more often to blog and share but we will see what choices I make in what life has in store for me.
Love, Peace and Happiness!
Dawn aka Snowsmoon’s Design
