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Fear of missing out!…And the lion head project

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The new Lion head requirement makes me so excited but gives me quite a bit of grief at the same time. I love the idea so much and I would normally be all over this and probably would have made a proto-type over the weekend already. I love any artsy projects and costume building/making but I have to literally restrain myself from researching and crafting. I want to assist in this project and I really hope I'll get a chance but I'm currently operating with five to six projects opened up already. My day-times are reserved for homeschooling and related projects as well as field trips, farm-, organization- and/or office work while my evenings are the production time for my felting business. I have two major markets coming up (I was surprisingly accepted to) in the pre-Christmas season plus potentially a few smaller ones, meaning every night counts. What I'm trying to say is, I'm having an awful time feeling like I will be missing out; on the team activity that ultimately cre...

This is the day I write my blog and call my mother!

  Two things, long overdue and nagging in the back of my mind! What's fascinating to me is how long I can carry this thought over, from one day to the next, and just not get it done. I mean a busy schedule is obviously to blame, it's easy, it's true (to a point) and it's comforting when guilt is bugging me too much. But what's really the hang-up, well there is a lack of motivation. And how do I get myself motivated writing about my lack of numbers and accomplishments over the last close to three months? I'm not saying there weren't any accomplishments but I did have it in my head, that my next blog needs to address my struggle to keep up with regular routines, requirements, and engagement. Turns out it's less than exciting to formulate my thoughts on this, especially not wanting to turn this into a long excuse of why I couldn't make a few or a lot of things a priority. So I won't.  The last meeting felt daunting to me because now I need to add my...