I won a fat quarter bundle from Paintbrush Studio of Simone Bradford’s On the Mark collection. I met Simone in a Quilt Photography class at QuiltCon.
I usually wash and dry new fabric. That’s what I did with this fabric, and it didn’t create a lot of strings. I like the graphics in this fabric.
I took a long break from the 100 Day Project. The Pause for Thought was much more work than I was expecting. I did a few of the exercises but I was mostly lazy.
I have been doing some sewing and quilting.
Today I got a massage — after a doctor appointment and a dental appointment. During the massage the electricity went off. The massage continued with no music in the background. I noticed how quiet it was. Even during a massage, there is noise from the air conditioning, etc. This experience is supposed to be relaxing and it always is. Today I realized that it is hard to be silent and for it to be silent.
This whirl of machinery must affect us. I’m going to think on that for the 50th Day of this project.
I received an email from Makelight and she’s hosting a Pause for Thought series for the next two weeks. I joined.
I’m taking a break from the 100 Day Project.
I have been sick this week and haven’t taken any photos. I attribute this to stress. I felt stressed in preparing for the VCQ retreat, and the retreat was not that retreatful (a new word I just made up). I do love meeting new people, talking shop and learning new things, but all that doing overwhelms me. Too much stimulus. I have trouble shutting off the thoughts in my head.
Getting back to taking photographs this week was too much. That’s why I’m pausing for thought. I know you see the irony in my pausing for thought when overthinking is what I’ve been doing.
Breathe with me.
*the featured photo is from Death to Stock Photos by Maresa Smith.
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