"Our sewing spaces are where we go to recharge. No matter how you came to quilting (or other creativity), what part of it is your favorite, or what you like to make, it's good for you, filling back up that part of you that you depleted by the other roles in your life." - Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts
Our creativity is one way we show ourselves some LOVE. ღ It's not just about giving something to others, or donating, or even creating something that's inspiring, although those things are important.
It's also about loving ourselves and gifting ourselves with time to recharge and do what WE love to do! Brown talks about letting go of even wonderfully creative items if they are not what you have decided you WANT to work on. She says that in creative areas, the decluttering question isn't, "Does it spark joy?" so much as "Do I want to do this?", because time is our most precious commodity, more than money or even space.
I've never seen Brown's videos before but ran across them now, as she just finished her annual January Declutter. I've missed this for several years and missed this one, but of course it can be done in any month. She has 21 sessions, the first being throw away all trash and clear/clean a sewing space with machine set up and ready. As a finish to the first session (first day!), you choose an unfinished project to be working on through the rest of the sessions. I find that WILDLY optimistic, lol, so maybe that's why I think it's smart. LOL!