As summer drew to a close, I narrowed down my designs for fall and put a plan together for my scarf production. As usual, it’s a small number of scarves, suited for my availability to work in my studio uninterrupted. As you can imagine, putting together a schedule when also parenting two small children means running a tight ship and having a great babysitter. And with any plan, there are always hiccups, and my plan had its share. It is to be expected that there will be roadblocks and you simply have to figure out a new way to accomplish your goal.
The babysitter has to leave for two weeks, two weeks before my deadline.
Back up babysitter announces she is moving to L.A. the day after first babysitter goes out of town.
Daughters school announces mandatory volunteering for school fair that involves crafting, baking and manual labor.
Solution: Channel that innermost, ultimate Type A side of yourself that lives for situations like this and pull it together and make it happen.
But there was one thing that was completely unexpected that combined with all that is mentioned above that put a screeching halt to the best laid plans.
In September, we found out that we are expecting.
My babysitter is back, the school fair is over, I’m well into my second trimester and the nausea has passed. Every spare moment is being spent at the loom and I imagine my blog posts will be few. But by golly, there will be scarves! Barring any more hiccups, I am hoping for smooth sailing as I focus on weaving. I will update as to when I think the shop will be ready. I’m hoping in time for Christmas…
I love weaving and am very happy to be back at my loom. It’s a nice respite from these last 2 months!
December 6, 2011 at 5:39 pm |
Congrats! That’s a great excuse for not getting to weave.
I know your new collection is going to be great.
December 6, 2011 at 10:32 pm |
Oh, that’s wonderful news. It does put another twist on getting a collection of scarves out though doesn’t it?! I hope you’re able to enjoy the next few days/weeks of weaving and then take a well earned rest. x
December 7, 2011 at 4:09 am |
So exciting! Congratulations! Always interesting to weave when pregnant.
Looking forward to seeing your scarves.
December 7, 2011 at 4:24 am |
Congrats!
December 7, 2011 at 7:03 am |
Congratulations!! Three is wonderful.
December 7, 2011 at 3:40 pm |
ha! ha! mandatory ‘volunteering’? but I’m sure your contributions to the fair were fabulous, and I’m glad you’re able to get back to your weaving.
December 7, 2011 at 3:45 pm |
heh heh – the manual labor was the best part. My husband was digging holes with a kid sized shovel as I hammered away at grommets! The only part not mandatory was the knitting group I organized. Some things are just addictive.
December 12, 2011 at 8:29 pm |
congratulations anne-marie!
December 13, 2011 at 5:45 am |
Wonderful! Cangrats to you and your growing family……and I love your grey blouse/dress in this photo
All the best for a healthy and happy rest of your pregnancy!
December 19, 2011 at 12:16 pm |
OMG! You are pregnant! Congratulations, Annie! I am off FaceBook now, so I am so out of touch with everything that is going on. Best of luck to your family and you.