Gryph's Lair

It sure does seem like there isn't enough time for all the things I want to accomplish, much less the things that simply need to get done (ie feeding the kids, making sure their homework is done, cleaning the house...). So I've decided to begin a serious cleansing project. I'm working to make it fun and rewarding, but I really think it needs to happen.

I have too many hobbies, for one. Beading, knitting, crocheting, sewing, writing, photography, scrap booking, hiking... I think I need to purge out the ones that I don't use much anymore. Knitting and crocheting shouldn't be too hard- I only dabble in those. I have family and friends I can pass on my supplies to (minus my grandmother's crochet needle set- those I will always keep). Photography just won't happen- it's too much a part of my everyday world. Scrap booking won’t stop, because that’s a legacy for my children. Hiking will continue, it's a balm for spirit and body. Writing I am fitting in where I can.

Beading is hard to give up, though. I have so many wonderful ideas and projects in some sort of state of completeness. But I haven’t made the time lately, and I wonder if I should just pass the tools on to a family member who I know will make good use of them. I had aspirations of setting up an etsy shop one day, but… where are my priorities? I can keep my favorite tools and a handful of treasured finds that I can maybe one day have something done with (like a gorgeous quartz point I had drilled). I can try to carve out some time to finish up those unfinished projects first, I suppose. Except that I kind of think that if I had a passion for finishing them, I would have done it already. I have a bunch of finished work, mostly bracelets and pendulums, and now I have to decide what to do with them… So for now the beading sits in my cupboard waiting for me to make up my mind.

It’s not the money I spent on all of it, although that gives me a little pause to be honest. It’s the potential and possibility of all the beautiful things I bought to make something specific…

Grrr…. I’ve gotten rid of a majority of it already, so I may stick this little box back in the cupboard for now, and if I haven’t done anything with it in a few months, then let it go…

Stuff. I have so much of it! Not just physical stuff, but even all the way to random stuff on my computer. I just ordered a new puter, so it’s time to sort through all the CDs and flash drives and even my three old hard drives… it’ll be time consuming, but it’ll be beautiful when we are done.