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Craft Therapy

 I've been quite busy this summer since my friend's daughter was here for 6 weeks.  I have tried to take time for myself though.  I have Wednesdays off and I have tried to reserve those for "me time".  On one Wednesday, I went to my grandma's house and she helped me to assemble some curtains that I need for my room.  I bought the fabric months ago.  I wanted a blackout lining and I wasn't sure how to go about that.  She used to work with her brother at a shop that specialized in custom window treatments so I thought having her help would be best.  We got them all laid out and pinned, I just need to dig out my machine to sew them together. 

On another Wednesday, I went to my friend Sheila's house.  I took Em with me just to get her out of the house and off her Switch and phone.  She assembled some Paper Pumpkin kits while I worked on a card design for stamp class (see image below). We were there for 4 hours and I finished one card lol but it was worth it to spend time crafting and visiting with my friend.  I also got to teach Em about stamping and making cards.

This past Wednesday I visited Sheila again.  This time I stayed much longer and got to focus on finishing some projects.  Once those were done, I started throwing together ideas for the rest of the year for my card designs for class - picking a stamp set, sketching a design, thinking of techniques that would be fun to try. Overall it was a much needed me day and I'm glad I could spend it with her. She's a great friend, amazing chef (the taco dip was *chef's kiss*) and is also my upline for Stampin' Up! and Thirty-One.  We joke that she is our cult leader because Lisa and I are both her downline for each company and "sisterwives" as she likes to say.

I may not always feel the greatest about life or have the best days, but taking time for myself to forget about the real world for a while and spend time doing things I love is what helps get me through. 





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