But then again, who does like being sick, right? 
I started feeling like I was getting a chest cold on Sunday night. Sure enough on Monday morning I was wiped out tired, my throat was scratchy and I was coughing a lot. But I did still deep clean the house. I know, Iām stubborn, but if Iām going to be sick all week anyway, I want to be sick in a clean house. 
lol That did run me down a bit, and I slept for part of the afternoon, after I was done cleaning.
I feel about the same today, which like Paul said, is good I donāt feel worse. We have to go grocery shopping today, but Paul gets home early from work so we are going together. I wouldnāt go by myself, Iām just too tired. Paul really enjoys going grocery shopping with me. We use to go all the time together when we were first married. I like going with him too. I enjoy going to just about any place with just him. 
The biggest thing I need to watch for when we shop is itās so windy. Iāll be bundling up nicely before we go.
Iāve been trying to keep busy with some crafts while Iām resting. Iām working on my knifty knitter and doing some cross stitch too. Iām actually making a project on my knifty knitter with bright red yarn, yep Iām using some color (thinking of you Shani ). Iām also working on some cross stitch and Iāve been looking at Doodle Stitching. My mom had this book and Iām borrowing, it looks fun and like something I might want to try. I need to look through my material and see what I have to stitch on. Right now, that would just exert too much energy that I just donāt have.
But I wonder sometimes if Iām trying too many new crafts. Do any of you crafters out there think someone can do too many different crafts? Iāve been pondering on this lately, and then last weekend at church our pastor said, āDo you want to be real wide but only an inch deep, or not that wide, but very deep?ā Meaning being good and focused on one or two main things, and getting really good with those main things, or being stretched with lots of different things, but not doing any of them really well. You might be doing more, but are you doing them really good or are you doing so many different things, you are not doing any of them well? I know he wasnāt talking about crafts, but since thatās been on my heart lately, itās what I focused on. Iām trying so many different things, am I not doing any of them very well? Should I just focus on a few crafts, and learn all I can about those particular crafts? Would I do better with those few crafts if I did that? When I think that way, the few crafts that jump into my mind is, cross-stitch/embroidery and crocheting. But then I also like hand piecing quilts (though I havenāt done that in years), so now thatās three. I donāt know, maybe not feeling good is making me over think things. Just letting you know whatās rolling around in my head. lol
I did get out for a walk before I got sick, and Iāve been taking more pictures. Thatās where I post most of them. Our weather has been just as crazy as others, we have no snow and sunshine, strange. This field usually has so much snow people ride their snowmobiles on it. And look at the mountains, not much snow there either.
I like snow, though out here in Idaho, once it comes it usually stays for 6 months (Iām NOT a fan of that). But our area is a touristy kind of area, with lots of snow boarding and skiing, which isnāt happening right now. Plus, our water comes from local reservoirs, which will be very low come summer if we donāt get more snow. For those reasons, I do hope it snows some soon. Though I donāt really want it lasting until June.
Well, guess Iāll catch up on some blog reading and wait for hubby to get home. Once Iām done shopping this afternoon, Iāll really be able to rest. I have nothing else pressing the rest of the week. Yep, Iām thinking there will be some nap times coming up.
7 thoughts on āI donāt like being sickā
OH, I hope you soon feel better!
As for choosing your crafts, whatās your goal? Is it to make beautiful things and be creative? Or is it to become an expert at a few things? Being half an inch deep and very broad is not a bad thing in crafts. And you could be half an inch deep in, say tatting, and a mile deep in cross-stitch. As my husband says to me about things like this: just do what makes you happy. There is no right or wrong.
Hugs
Annie Kate
Hope you are feeling better soon. Push the fluids; sprite and chicken soup. Have your hubby pick some up on his way home from work. As far as the crafts. Do what you like. If you enjoy a mix of crafts, do that. If you have one you enjoy more than others, focus on that one. I donāt think there is any right or wrong answer, but do what works best for you. Have a good week and take care of yourself. Heather
Did Paul give you his cold? I sure hope you get better soon. I am glad you have a warm home and a fast laptop! Oh, yes, and crafts!
Sorry you arenāt feeling well again. I hope you get to feeling better soon. It is rough being sick.
I cross-stitch and knit a very little bit, and even think that is almost too much in the way of crafts. Except I havenāt done anything but read lately. Just no energy in the evenings.
What a beautiful photo!
I understand about the crafts. Iāve tried a few over the years. I think itās good to have skills in different areas. Sometimes I just feel the need to be creative, but it can be expressed in so many ways. Right now Iām concentrating on photography.
Hope youāre better soon!
Butternut squash is a delicious treat, but it did take a while for us to learn to enjoy it. We donāt really enjoy the other kinds of squashes and now grow mainly butternuts in our squash patch.
If you lived nearby Iād give you a few to try. They are very healthy, full of all sorts of good vitamins. Itās the next step after V8!
I hope youāre feeling better.
Annie Kate
Oh, JoAnn, Iām so sorry to hear youāre not feeling well this week! That darn chest cold must be going around, because hubby was gone all last week and came home with it. I think he probably picked it up on the airplane; you know what a hotbed of illness those things are.
In todayās technology, youād think thereād be a way to get FRESH air on an airplane, wouldnāt you? But I digress (if I had a dollar every time I said/wrote that, lolā¦)ā¦ I hope youāre on the mend and taking it easy until youāre back to 100%.
Iām so excited to read that youāre knitting something new, and in red no less! Good for you!
As for the quality over quantity dilemma, I really donāt look at the crafting that I do as different things; they are all part of the creative side that makes me, ME. Also, they are skills that I need in my very important job of wife and mother. I make clothing and things for my home using a variety of methods, but theyāre all creative. Necessary, diverse, yet the same category in my mind. Besides, they each require a different mind-set from us. Some days Iām up for a challenge and some days I want something comfortingly routine. Make sense?
Have a lovely weekend, and feel better!
xxx
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