September 13, 2016

Greetings My Friend My sewing machine died. I have one arm hole and a hem to put finishing touches on for a dress I made. I gave up last night and today I ordered a new sewing machine which is able to handle a heavier load. The machine is for quilting so I believe this will meet most of my needs. I have been a miss trying to find something to do today. I find the start of each week my days are filled with cooking, dehydrating and a few house hold chores. As the week passes the amount of work decreases and this is where sewing has started to fill those empty hours with my machine on the fritz I am not sure how to fill my time. I have a dress that is just about done and I am anxious to wear it. After talking to God I decided to buy a new sewing machine. The problem is I do not know a good machine from a not so good machine. I spent a bit more money this time and the machine is supposed to be good for quilting which I perceive is a heavier duty machine. I ordered the sewing machine on line so it will not be here for a few days. I rested this afternoon for a few hours as I usually do and then I searched for something to do. I made up my ginger lemon and honey tea, folded a load of towels, wrote and I am happy I came up a few other things to do. I tried on my dress for Junior and with the neck binding it is a bit small along with one of the arm holes. These are the things I have to learn as I cut out patterns from old dresses. I cut a bit larger which means I need to cut even larger. I can get my head through the neck hole and arms through the arm holes although they are a bit tight. The only cooking that needed to be done was lunch which was pork chops and I washed and dried the sheets and then put them back on the bed. I love my routines. They give my day order and comfort. I am nearing the end of the week as I write so tomorrow I will not have much to do either. I am good because today I found a few things to do. Several years ago when I was struggling with exhaustion I found that I could not sleep well at night. I have learned to be active and I now sleep much better. This too is part of my reason to be active. My brain came out of its fog and I realized that I would have to be active. I started doing 5 minutes, rest, 5 more and it took me a few years but today I am able to be active quite a bit. I went too far as I learned to deal with exhaustion due to my disability. Walking wore me out no matter how much I pushed myself. This has been hard to understand, for most of my life I knew if I kept pushing beyond my limits eventually I was able to do more. I pushed myself to walk eventually using a cane, a walking stick, a cart and a walker. All I could do was walk and I did very little physical work around the house. I learned to rest more and today I am able to do a whole lot of things. I have better brain function now so I am learning to do many things I have not known or done in years. I love that today I am able to think, to work and to eat very well. I did not do all of this on my own. God has guided me, comforted me and encouraged me. I am grateful beyond words. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet