Always Look Before Dropping!

   The past few weeks found me bit unmotivated.  I did not really want to be doing much of anything.  The days could have been spent doing absolutely nothing and I really would not have complained.  Still...I did.  It was time to delve into the craft room and do a bit of organizing and purging.  Somehow, I had collected far too much stuff with good intentions of doing...it did not happen.  So, it was purge time!  When I started, the days were dreary so Mr. Bat, the Bayou Prince Cat, stayed inside to help me.  This was probably not the best idea but I welcomed his company.  He always makes things much more interesting, if not downright amusing.

  At one point in my cleaning, I decided to pull some yarn for the start of a new afghan.  (Perhaps a bit of creativity would brighten the spirits.)   It is my custom to pull all the yarn needed and put it in a lovely basket that Mark bought for me several years ago.  That basket holds just enough to finish a full-sized afghan!  Deciding on the colors, I pulled skein after skein.  With my arms full, it was time to plop it all in the basket.  Oops!  Nope!  That basket had been claimed as a new cat bed!  

  It is a good thing that I looked before plopping all that yarn into the basket.  Poor Bat would have been terrified and a scared cat in a craft room is not a grand idea.  Can you imagine him careening off the boxes of beads, hitting the carefully placed bottles of paint and then bolting up the curtains to top shelf holding the vials of sequins, glitter and seed beads?  Oh, goodness!  My half cleaned craft room would have been in shambles!  What a "cat-astrophe" that would have been. My foresight saved me!

  Instead of using the yarn basket, I simply dropped my armload onto the sofa and hoped for the best.  Perhaps Mr. Bat will tire of his new sleeping quarters soon and I can reclaim the container.  I will admit that the idea of starting a new project has lifted the spirits and I am happy to say that the craft room is now somewhat organized.  (Time to not collect more craft supplies and, also, keep that cat out of there!)

Craft Stash To The Rescue!

  When you hurt your ankle grinding mulch and the following day is supposed to be rather stormy, it is a good time to pull out some crafty type projects that have gotten shoved on to the back shelf.  Since I am supposed to stay off the ankle for the next few days, crocheting seemed to be a grand idea.  That would keep me occupied while the weather rages outdoors.  Bat and I shall snuggle down on the sofa and he can purr while I try to create a fanciful afghan pattern that has been stirring around in the brain for some time now.  We shall see how that works!  Cats and yarn usually do not mix.  Or...rather...they DO MIX and make a huge mess!

  I am one of those people that tend to have enough craft materials on hand to pull me through any situation.  Need a snuggly blanket?  Got the yarn!  Have a blank wall that needs a picture?  Got you covered...paint and canvas!  Need some new bling?  Let me pull the beads, wire and chains!  Most folks tend to think I am a hoarder but I tend to believe I am prepared.  Take this sprained ankle, for instance.  Had I not had my stash of yarn, I would have been hard pressed to sit still.  Plus, it is a sad time to think about needed something AFTER you are hurt!  Going to the store to get anything is a no-go.  Let folks think what they may but I am a happy camper with my craft stash.  It will help me to while away the hours while the ankle heals and the storms rumble through the Bayou.