Exhaustion

The dictionary has this to say about exhaustion…..

• A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue
• The action or state of using something up or of being used up completely

The last few years have been a blur….a good blur, but definitely a blur!!

The past 4-5 months have been even crazier!!

After our guild quilt show and getting mostly finished with “tax season”, I made a gruelingly fast trip to the AQS show in Paducah, and then four days later, filed my last tax return, and drove to my guild retreat for 5 days.

IT HIT ME on day three.

I WAS EXHAUSTED…..physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually and creatively!

For me, one of the favorite parts of the retreat is spending time in “MY” swing down by the lake….. time spent watching the ducks, napping under the clear sky and PLANNING my creative life for the next few months…..

On this retreat, I couldn’t do any of that…..not even nap!! I just sat and stared!

As I walked back to my room, it hit me that I was too pooped to even THINK about doing something, much less being truly creative!

Over the next two days, I decided that I needed to take a break, to…..

I started writing DAILY blog posts in July of 2020….this one marks my 1,754 consecutive post!! I decided to try posting daily, using my friend Andrea’s blog as an example of how to grow a community and how to be consistent in posting.

When we have traveled in the past years, I have “pre-written” posts so that there would be something EVERY SINGLE DAY, even when I didn’t have internet for 6-weeks of trips!!

Tomorrow, we are flying to Johannesburg, South Africa and will spend 3-weeks traveling in Africa.

I HAVE NOT WRITTEN A SINGLE POST!!

I am giving myself a break for the trip.

Now, internet permitting, I will write some posts about the trip, and I am sure that there will be a quilting inspiration or two, but there will NOT be daily posts!!

I want to continue documenting my quilting journey and invite you to join me in the chaos, but, it may not be on a daily basis.

I will make that decision when I get home and see how I feel.

I am hoping that, by removing this “daily” pressure, I will be able to recover some energy and some creativity! Please join me in hoping that!!

As always, thanks for joining in my journey…..

And watch for upcoming stories from AFRICA!!!

Michael and I love to travel and see new parts of the world and then I love to take those memories and turn them into quilts!!! I hope that you enjoy traveling along with us!!

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