Monday is here and I’m not ready…

I’m running behind today, which is becoming a bit too regular for my liking at the moment. June was such a full on month and I’ve done so much in the past couple of months that the wheels have just come off the wagon and I’m struggling to get them back on. I’m not sure why or how it’s happened but I’m scrambling to get things back on track. All I can do is take one day at a time and be conscious of the choices I’m making.

I’ve decided to do the 30 Day Challenge again as part of the Miracle Morning and I’m hoping to share that journey with you. If you’re looking to make a change in your own life and you’re not sure where to start why not click this link and check out my 30 Day Challenge group. I’ve set up a mailing list which will send you an email a day to help you start and stick to your very own 30 Day Challenge. I’ve also started a Facebook Group for people to join who want to reach out and connect with others that are making changes and following their dreams. You can click here to join.

I’m still battling this winter cold and so is our little man. I’m not sure what it’s going to take for us to kick it, but until it’s gone we’re on a little bit of a lock down as the little man can’t attend daycare. Just because we’re not 100% doesn’t mean we can’t still do things and so I’m enjoying spending time playing, baking and just hanging out with him. I’m never going to get this time again so I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I can. 

I’ve got to finish my 2 quilts for the Canberra Quilters Exhibition this week as they’re due for submission on Saturday. I’m really looking forward to the Exhibition (I do every year) because I love seeing what others have worked on over the past 12 months and I love seeing people so excited about their work. I’m looking forward to spending a couple of evenings this week just hand stitching binding down. I think I might be one of a small group of people who actually enjoy the whole hand stitching process – it’s like you get to a pre-quilt snuggle under your quilt before it’s finished. Plus it allows me to watch television without feeling guilty because I should be doing something else.

So, what have you got planned for this week?

FUN THINGS TO CLICK ON

• If you’d like to see some of what I got up to on Saturday, click this link and head on over to Travel and Beyond.
• I’ve been working on my Canberra Quilters Exhibition quilts and this tutorial on how to do binging helped a treat. Click here to read more.
• Do you have an Ikea highchair (or know someone who does) then click here for a great reversible chair cushion tutorial.
• Looking for a fun project to do with the kids? Then click here for a paper bag owl puppet you can make together.
• Looking for something to keep your loose change, bus pass, gym token, iPod in? Then click here for for this fun little holiday coin purse tutorial.
• I’m loving seeing all the fold over clutches that are appearing around the place at the moment. Click here for a tutorial on how to make your own.

COMMUNITY CORK BOARD

• Rachel (of Stitched in Color) and her beautiful daughter, Eleni, have a long road ahead filled with many trials. Eleni was born with cerebral palsy and needs early intervention treatments to try and give her a quality of life most of us take for granted. If you can spare a small amount to donate to this life changing cause please click here, every dollar you can contribute will change one families life.
• Looking for a good cause to support, Caroline (of Nightingale Quilts) is in need of help to raise some money to build a bat enclosure to help rehabilitate bats. Now, I’m not a fan of bats in the sense that movies always make it look horrible to get caught in a bat swarm, but I am a fan of keeping our environment in tip top condition and bats are important so I’m all for helping to heal them and return them to doing what bats do. Click here to find out more and donate the cost of a coffee.

Want something included on the Community Cork Board, then why not drop me an email and if it’s applicable to the GnomeAngel community I’ll share it. It can be anything from a local fate, a charity raffle, a class you’re teaching, a pattern you’ve released, a sew-a-long you’re involved in to a community event that’s happening. Be sure to send me as much detail as you can and links to any applicable websites.  Click here to email me.

SPONSOR MESSAGES

• The Melbourne Quilt and Craft Fair is on from 23rd – 26th July and you can find out more about it and buy tickets by clicking here.
• Entries are open in the 15th Annual Brother International Quilt Contest. You can win $2,400 worth of Brother quilting products and have your quilt displayed at the Tokyo International Quilt Festival in 2016. To find out more click here.