Comments on: Making Minutes Count

By: Ash

Ash — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:03:52 +0000

I am a housewife, but I’m also mom to two little monkeys who seem to take up a LOT of time. The bigger one is in school but now that the smallest one is in playgroup three mornings a week I have a little time free in the day time to stitch. I find I only get an hour or so done while he is there (he goes for 2.5 hours at a time).

What bugs me most about my day is how much time seems taken up with going to and from school. It takes me 15 - 30 minutes each time of cycling and then waiting, and I do the same trip three times a day when the little one is at playgroup and twice a day on the days he’s not. Then I have driving lessons, piano lessons, just keeping the house tidy and clean, loads of laundry etc, correspondence, bookkeeping (I do all our bills) …

The way I work it out is that I don’t expect to stitch in the daytime. If I do get to stitch its a bonus. But, after 8.30 pm and til 11.00 stitching is what I do while I watch tv. Everything is done by then and it takes a miracle to move me from my chair

We’ll be fostering babies after December so I’m sure that my routine will have to change, but I can work it out I’m sure.

Good luck with your new routine!

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:09:43 +0000

Right now I find myself with the opposite problem; one that maybe you can offer advice on. For the first time in a long time I am the housewife again. We don’t have children so besides keeping the house tidy and cooking supper there is not a lot beside stitching (and blogging of course) to fill my day. I find myself answering the question “so what do you do all day” a lot… In Canada when I worked out of the house, I did most of my stitching in the evenings while we watched TV or movies. Now I am getting hand cramps from stitching all day Any advice for a new Belgian housewife who wants to stay sane?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:10:55 +0000

You’ll be amazed at how much you can get done on work breaks! I stitch from 15 min-1 hr at work on a project I keep strictly at work. Then I have another project that stays at home and gets worked on during my TV time at night after everyone is tucked in. Just be sure no matter how busy you get to take time to put a few stitches in every day. I can always tell when I need to stitch as I’m more stressed than usual. Good luck!

By: LeliaEvelyn

LeliaEvelyn — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:46:12 +0000

Renee: In a nutshell, I just love to stitch … just for me. My family is active; however, they know after the evening meal is done, I go into my corner & be creative. It is my thing & they respect me & my creative moments.

I’m sure you will manage everything. You sound driven to success …

By: Shannon L. (nacl4y)

Shannon L. (nacl4y) — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:24:11 +0000

Brilliant question. You really should make it an SBQ. In fact, I think I’ll blog about it later today (Hopefully).

I can tell you that when I was working full time, volunteering 40 hours a month, and taking my masters degree, I actually stitched enough to finish L&L’s Angel of Love in 3 months. It is tricky, but it is possible And it’s worth it - stitching keeps your sanity.