Making Plans

 

If there is one thing that has finally lodged in my brain, it is that...I need to be aware of my 'stuff' and deal with it.

I have helped distribute the weaving studios (and more) of 3 or 4 other weavers, over the years.  And it is difficult to think about, but I need to make plans for when my weaving days are finally over.

As far as yarn goes, I can say that I have made serious inroads on my yarn accumulation.  Yes, there is more that needs to go away, somehow or another.  But by and large, I have woven up a good part of my yarn.  I'm actually quite proud of that, given how much yarn I had when I officially 'retired' Dec. 31, 2019.

That's not to say I don't have any yarn - far from it.  But most of it is very fine and I'm not really feeling like weaving at 60 epi anymore.  So, I have given some of my yarn to others, but mostly, I have woven every day that I can since January 1, 2020.  Since the brain injury 13 months ago, which just added to my other health issues, there have been way too many days when I just could not.  But neither was I feeling well enough to even *think* about dealing with my stuff.

Since the infusion a few weeks ago, I have been having some good enough days that I have felt as though I really, truly, needed to deal with my stuff.

And, since I am focusing on the review reading I am doing for a couple other weavers, books have been on my mind.

I gave a box of samples to one person, and now I'm looking at my books, in part to explore some of the issues being raised in the current ms, and the realization dawned that that textile science book I was looking at?  Probably needed to go to the author of the ms.  Then I started thinking of other things in my studio - books mostly - but also maybe some samples? - and it occurred to me that there might be a few people who would appreciate some of my collection of books.  And I might ask the new local weaving teacher if she might be interested in some of my samples to use in her teaching...

Discussed that with Doug this morning, and told him what I was thinking of doing.  Mentioned that some of my books I'm not willing to give away just yet, so I was going to add a note to the ones I'm offering to others with the recipients name and contact info.  Then if I have another health issue that I don't survive, he and the friend who has assured me they will help Doug, will know who the books are intended for.  And because I'm not getting rid of them - yet - I won't feel like I'm giving up yet more of my life, just providing a welcome home when it comes time.

There are only just so many things I can cut out of my life before I just...can't.

It's how I've lived my life.  Make plans.  Then try to get to the goal.  In the meantime, I have a warp in the loom that wants weaving.  Time to go do that.