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if you craft or have a hobby...
When do you find or make time to do it?
Maybe I'm just someone who needs time to do nothing but veg, but I have a hard time figuring out when I'd actually do something crafty (or even read a book for that matter).
So when do you do it? And do you feel you've sacrificed in another area to get it done?
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Re: if you craft or have a hobby...
Exactly.
Ella goes to bed at 7. You'd think that that would mean 3ish hours of productivity...and it does, but that productivity for me means laundry, cleaning/tidying up, uploading pics, seasonal/time-sensitive projects (like holiday cards)...
I'm also in bed by 10 at the latest every night. I can't keep my eyes open any later.
Both of you described my life exactly. I really really want to work out regularly. I have about a million projects I'd like to work on. My house is small - how hard can it be to keep it clean?
Haven't worked out in longer than I care to admit, there are *at least* three unfinished projects in my dining room, and my house is a mess.
Part of the problem is that often DH and I eat dinner around 8, which means i don't want to do the dishes and I have less time for "productive" things.
And I read every night before I go to bed, which means that I read about two pages at a time because I start to fall asleep with the book in my hands at about that point.
Most of the stuff I do either on breaks at work, while riding in the car (we drive A LOT), or while watching TV with Jake. Crafting is relaxing to me (most of the time), so it doesn't seem like a chore.
If it's a project I really want to finish, I devote specific time on my calendar for it. Like today. I know I have a 1,000 other things to do for work and home, but I took a day of PTO to get uninterrupted work time while Olivia's at daycare.
I'm really guilty of letting other things fall though....our house is a mess right now, I'm a day behind on our regular laundry and I haven't cooked what I would consider to be a good, full meal since last week.
I'm convinced that people who work full-time (or are SAHMs, which of course is more than a full-time job) and still have an intensive hobby just don't sleep as much as they should.
If I was willing to stay up until midnight or later every night, I think my house would be a lot cleaner and I'd be able to start knitting again or ::gasp:: read a book!
Like Laura, I have a lot of unfinished projects. However, when I want to finish something I make the time for it, mostly after Tyson is in bed. It helps that I have a husband that often travels OOT for work so I'm not doing something else instead of spending time with him.
Yeah, I've come to this conclusion too. I wish I was one of those people who could do fine on 5-6 hours of sleep a night.
I too have to choose simple, quick projects. Even then it doesn't already work out. Last year I started felt stockings. I was going to make 6, 3 for us and for the 3 pets. I got ours doen, but not the pets' so I'm working on those now. I even bought the stockings pre-made and just needed to add the names and appliques.
It helps if it's something I'm really excited to do. A couple weekends ago I made stocking hanger to hang on the wall since we don't have a mantle and a christmas card holder. I was eally into the ideas, so I didn't mind working on them after Isabella went to bed.