I'm getting better.
It's taken a while, but I now just feel unwell rather than feeling like I could keel over at any moment.
I've managed to do a couple of test stitch outs on my new embroidery machine. I haven't yet sold the old one, and it makes it cramped in the room. I decided I needed to move the old machine, temporarily, so that I could get on with trying the new one before the enthusiasm passed.
The only place it can sensibly go is in the smallest bedroom, where it will take up al the available floorspace and mean that I can't go and play Orla. I don't have any alternative option, apart from putting it in the downstairs hall, and that's asking for trouble from the cats.
Today was the day I decided I'd have a go at clearing the space for it. It's not just a case of clearing the space to put it, that wouldn't take too long. It's the need to make sure that I can access anything else I'm likely to (INNW?) technique to summon enthusiasm.
Very quickly, the floors of the landing, bathroom,and our bedroom had piles of stuff. I also found a couple of bits that I had thought I might try and sell (INNW?), so I excavated those and put them out on the landing to photograph.
When I first started machine embroidery, I had a lot of different rolls of stabiliser, and I had the btilliant idea of using super heavy duty counter roll cutters for them. When we redid my sewing room, focussing on clothes not embroidery, I put the roll holders into the small bedroom thinking I'd sell them at some point.
I'm part way through sorting, and my enthusiasm has waned somewhat.
I've got some empty boxes and bits which are good for packing out boxes. I end up in a bit of a cycle with this sort of thing. I keep them, in case I need them. Then I get ed up and get rid of them. Then I decide to do a selling spree, and find I don't have suitable boxes and packaging. So I start keeping boxes. Which then take up so much space.
I only keep super strong boxes. And then I, sort of, get attached to them. It's partly because I've got some stuff to list on Ebay, next time they offer me reduced fees.
The parents of a friend of mine are downsizing, and from Autumn through to Spring they are busy selling, and I usually pass the boxes on to them. Spring and Summer, they are away, and don't do any selling, and that's when I have a problem.
I'm not sure what they are doing this year. It would be great if they were back soon, as I''m sure I'd be able to pass on the majority of my stash to them.
On the plus side, I made a little box for a particular purpose using my new glue gun (hooray!), I've emptied the spare printer paper drawer, and put the contents next to the printer (and in the printer. And on the printer) in its new location under the stairs; I've moved a Really Useful Storage tower and put some of the bits on my A0 desktop, so I can actually get to the buts to use the comb binder; and I've excavated a huge bag of assorted yarn.
I thought I'd use it when I used my embellisher machine, but I haven't used it yet (I'm doing a one day workshop in October). I also thought some of them would make fab wrappings for pressies. Trouble is, they were all styuffed in a bag, under the A0 desk, blocked in by a mountain of stuff so were never going to get used.
I haven't resolved what to do yet.
One of the items I had out to sell, I couldn't remember how it went together. I looked online, sert it up to take a picture and realised the warning label "Caution: Razor sharp edge" was upside down. I picked it up to turn it over, and shredded the side of my 4th finger. The irony!
I'm on blood thinners, and became interesting quite quickly. It's wrapped tightly in an extra long finger plaster at the moment, and I'm hoping it won't bleed through.
I was sittingwriting a sales ad for them, and it suddenly occurred to me that maybe I want to keep one of the counter roll holders, and use if again for its originally intended purpose. It could perhaps go on my A0 desktop... the one that I've just put loads of other bits on.
I suppose its just as well that I thought of this now, not when I've sold them.
Well, I'd bettter go and measure and see what's possible.
And I've really got to finish clearing the floor. What am I saying?! I should have said: I've really got to start clearing the floor.
I need to go.
