I don\u2019t how I get myself into such panic-stricken situations with looming deadlines with such consistency.<\/p>\n
Today, for example, I need to take care of some business correspondence, write this column, and stitch “full speed ahead\u201d on a new quilt. Oh, and I almost forgot, I need to do a \u201cfacelift\u201d on my PowerPoint presentation to make it sleeker, tighter, and more up to date! As I accomplish some of my tasks, it occurs to me that I skipped my daily shower, still have on yesterday\u2019s makeup, am still in my jammies, and my hair is sticking out at odd angles. The question is, why do I continue to put too many things on my shovel and then convince myself that \u201cYes indeed, Joyce, you can do it all?\u201d<\/p>\n
It makes me feel better, though, to realize I am not the only crazy quilter stressed to the max running around like a chicken with her head cut off out there! I can recall many situations where my quilting friends and peers have put the pedal to the medal and finished projects just under the wire for quilt-show deadlines. In fact, I\u2019ve seen quilters stitching down bindings on quilts into the wee hours of the night for a \u201cquilt entry\u201d deadline the next day. Those who sadly don\u2019t make the deadline, come up with all sorts of lame excuses, like \u201cThe dog ate my quilt,” or “my sewing machine died,” or “my mother-in-law dropped dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
For now, I\u2019m damn proud of myself. I\u2019ve spent the last several days getting my teaching supplies, hand-outs, and class samples, ready to take with me for an upcoming \u201cgig\u201d at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA. The only teeny tiny deadline I sort a slipped up on was; shipping \u201ckits\u201d and books in a timely manner. My husband, bless his pea pickin\u2019 heart, noticed my kits and books were due in the next two days and he rushed out and had them shipped two-day air for me. This was a costly and unfortunate mistake. Will I repent or change my evil ways??? Since I can\u2019t blame the dog (we don\u2019t have one) and my sweet mother-in-law passed many years ago, I guess I\u2019ll have to place blame where it belongs. I, Joyce R. Becker, fully acknowledge I screwed up and I don\u2019t promise to meet my deadlines in the future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Happy Stitching,<\/p>\n
Joyce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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