18 March, 2021

All In A Row...

I didn't get all of my elephants in line and in their respective rows until I got back home from the weekend retreat. I knew better than to take anything more than mindless sewing! (A few may have had reversed trunks... maybe.) Several undistracted hours of solitude had it all sorted out.  I suppose that all of my brain power might had been expended on packing to go last Friday morning.
Here's all my stuff at the bottom of the basement steps ready to be loaded in the car, I don't pack lightly but, rather, pack for every eventuality. Even after all of that, I forgot my SewPad! Arrghh😬; I paid for that and could feel the strain in my hips and lower back after two straight days of sitting and sewing without it. If you don't know about SewPad, check it out through the above link; believe me, it will bring you the comfort you didn't even know that you were missing, it's truly that beneficial when you sit for long stretches. I decided that I am going to make a spreadsheet for retreat packing with check-off boxes so that this never happens again. As the vaccines continue to be administered there is much hope and promise on the not-too-distant horizon for resumed gatherings and many more retreat weekends once again! Hallelujah!!
Speaking of hope and promise: what better reminder of that than this welcome sign?

Life is Good!
 

5 comments:

cityquilter grace said...

cute elephants! yes more retreats are always a good thing...

Lcrrkhs said...

Forget sewing! I use my SewPad on my work chair as I work from home this past year! Wow!

Ann Parks said...

I tend to remember the things I've forgotten to take on past retreats--like my sewing machine foot pedal! I take a bungee chair that was purchased at the Container Store as my comfy seat. Retreat seating is usually less than ideal for long days of sewing. I'm glad you had fun!

Tanya said...

Such a fun parade of elephants! I've never heard of the SewPad though I try NOT to spend so much time sitting at the sewing machine. I have knocked my neck out when doing too much machine quilting (all that moving the quilt around). I wonder if the SewPad would help that?

Marie said...

Love my Sew Pad can't sit long without it! Thanks for telling about it a while back. Love the elephants it looks like i could do it too. Glad you enjoyed the retreat and got back safely. Hugs, Marie