There are times when I think I’m an over-protective mother. OK, that would be most of the time, I guess. Anyway, my daughter wanted to go visit her friend who lives near Bremerton – no big deal, it’s just a ferry ride away. After saying OK and that I would drop her off at the ferry terminal in Seattle and then pick her up in the evening, that little voice started talkin’. Should I worry about her being by herself on the ferry? At night? Well, I had already said she could go. The alternative would be to drive her there myself and find something to do there and then drive her back. I don’t have time for that! I’ve got waaaayyyyy too much to do…

Hmmmmm, the ferry would be fun. Could be kind of relaxing. Aren’t there bead stores in Bremerton??? Maybe I could take a day for fun. Maybe I could have a day out in the nice summer weather.

So that’s just what I did! Yes, there are indeed bead stores in Bremerton! Now I’d guess I’d better get busy making something with all of this…

Fun at the Festival!

The time finally came – the Puget Sound Bead Festival! Anna and I took a class on resin and had sooooooo much fun. We spent the day creating the most interesting pendants with pearls and glitter and word cutouts and lots of other bits and pieces. Then, of course we had to shop for beads and things (you can never have too many “things” when it comes to jewelry making:-)

Too Many Rules...

Life is predictably unpredictable! My father was in the hospital with some serious health issues and here we are 6 weeks later, he is home and trying to get back to his life routine and I find myself feeling like that too. So, after clearing away space on my worktable, I pushed myself to make something – anything! I started by thinking about summer colors and got out some mother of pearl. Pretty soon, I felt the tension that had built up in my shoulders start to fade. I was relaxing! Now why didn’t I do this during that six weeks when I really needed some de-stressing? I think I have these rules floating around in my head, like “you can’t do anything fun until all work is complete”. Or maybe in this situation, “no enjoyment will be had while others are having difficulty”. I’m not sure how this “rule” helps the situation. I think I need to work on replacing this rule with a new one, like “it’s OK to relax and de-stress”. At least with this rule, I would have more energy to help out and do what’s needed. Yes, I definitely have to work on this…

Lifelong Quests

There are certain times or activities that seem destined to make me think about my age (whether I really want to or not). This last weekend, my daughter and I traveled to McMinnville, OR to look at a college. Here she is, all grown up ready to think about college. How can that be? Where did the time go and all those other inevitable questions? Here I am, 50 something, and still wondering what to do with my life. Hmmmm, is this a lifelong quest? Will I ever feel like I’m ‘there’? So much to ponder...

It starts now...

I've been thinking about blogging for a long time. Well, there's no time
like the present!

Kay