I just don't know what to do with myself...

How does one find inspiration?

I'm going through a dry patch, and there does not appear to be much rain in sight. I can't be bothered reading, I can't complete any crafting, my healthy eating may be slipping, where has my solid night's sleep gone too?

So, I'm in a rut. Perhaps it was resigning from my job due to our move in a few months. Perhaps is not helping that I don't know where we will be in three months. Perhaps it is that my fella keeping coming home and then going away again unexpectedly. Perhaps it is that someone I worked with died suddenly in the context of tragedy. Ahhhhhhh! I need to get going, really I do.

What will work? Perhaps it could be the lovely letter my bestie Ris wrote to me that arrived today! Perhaps it will be finally finishing off this baby jumper for little Sam. Perhaps it will be dreaming of future renovations while perusing Design Sponge's blog. Perhaps going to a debriefing session around the death tomorrow will help. perhaps I just need to take some time out, read a good book and have some time talking with God. Perhaps we need a fixed and functional digital camera (will it ever be fixed?). Maybe gifts of love like Maudry's heart will help.

Any ideas...

Midweek musings

Yet again I feel annoyed that my inspiration is stiffed by working 40 hours per week. I just feel like baking, sewing, watching films, finishing off projects and starting new ones. Trawling through other's blogs reinforces this. But instead I will be putting my head down and getting my work for the day done. Although I love what I do, it is a struggle at times. Particularly when there are so many other fun things I could be doing. (Now I've done this whinging this post sounds suspiciously like one I've done before).

So tonight, here's what I would love to do:

Made sausage rolls

Bake a banana and blueberry loaf

Trim the remaining squares of an orange and brown quilt I'm slowly piercing

Starting knitting a sapphire blue baby jumper for a friend's kid

Plan a yellow fabric project

Keep hand-quilting my star quilt (only three full rows of stars to go)

Finish reading "In cold blood" by Truman Capote

Start reading "Harry Potter and the half-blood prince"

Get a good night's sleep

Let's see what happens

p.s. no images until my hubby gets back from the bush with the camera. So sad...

Broome beachside reading... If only...

Broome beachside reading...
Originally uploaded by the_bashful_owl

Sitting at work, wishing I was in Broome reading on Cable Beach!

I took this photo of my fella when we recently went on holiday to W.A. The nightly sunsets over the ocean were my absolute favourite part of what was a challenging trip. Can't you just smell the salty water and feel the sandy grit between the pages in your book?

Things are getting me down around here at the moment. I've got some challenges with work, am really missing my fella (who is away for an extended period), can't seem to get enough sleep, and don't have the time to craft. I'm longing for a holiday and some rest for my weary brain and body. So posting this photo gives me hope - beautiful places exist, there is always time to watch the sunset, holidays are precious, I will get rest again!