My First Week

'Wilson & Maddie'

~My Office Staff~

I did something considered to be brave or insanely foolish a couple of weeks ago. I quit my day job and gave my two weeks notice. It had been something that I had been thinking of doing for quite some time and it took having some down time over the holidays to finally make the decision. You see over the last couple of years I have been juggling two full time jobs. And juggling badly... I was crabby, tired and drinking way too much Mountain Dew and Diet Coke to keep me going. So with a lot of soul searching, I quit my job and started working full time doing what I love from home, quilting. My announcement at work was quite a shock to my supervisor. I have to say I felt quite guilty for being so damn happy about leaving. I practically was skipping up and down the halls my last two weeks grinning from ear to ear. I am very blessed to have the support from my family and friends.

My first week working from home was somewhat uneventful. I still continue to get up and five in the morning and answer emails. I drink a couple of cups of coffee and make a list of my Quilt Doodle tasks for the day. Wilson and Maddie love that I'm home working. They both lie by my feet as I doodle away or work on the computer at my make shift desk in my extra bedroom. They have become my office assistants. They seem to know when I need to get up and move around, remind me when it's lunchtime and announce the arrival of the mail and UPS man. I have to say, I haven't regretted my decision once in the last week. Being a much happier person has brought a smile to my hubby's face. (and mine too!) I no longer feel stressed and have been able to make plans to attend Quilt Market in St. Louis and prepare for a few quilt guild visits. Having this new found freedom has given me more design time. Lucy and Ethel are happy to see me in my studio again ready to sew and create new designs. I'm hoping that you, my followers, will notice a new happier me too. You should see more designs come out over the next few weeks, and continue to see new items throughout the year. I am hoping to be able to manage my time better and get orders out quicker. I'm also hoping that with the freedom to work from home, I will be able to blog and share more with all of you. I am also happy to announce my six plus cans of pop a day have whittled down to one.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and find some time to quilt. I'm heading on down to the studio to have some well deserved sewing time.

Happy quilting!

Cindy