MOTIVATION MONDAY...TAKE ACTION

Dialogue with my cat:
Ace: "Do you need your computer?"

Me: "Does it keep you warm, my sweet?"

Ace: "Yes it feels nice and it kinda purrs like me"

Me: "Well, Ace, go ahead and relax, I'll get more work done if I don't use the computer anyway."

Don't you wish your pet could talk... or maybe not? They might remind us that we spend way too much time on the computer. It's amazing how fast time goes by when you're surfing the web. There is so much information out there to absorb: news, games to play, social networks to engage in, videos clips to watch, products to research and buy, I could go on and on!

So thanks Ace for the reminder. I think I'll turn this off and go create some more designs for my jewelry shop, clean my house or maybe even go enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.

I found so many quotes about action this morning, here are a couple that I chose:

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.
Joe Dimaggio

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.
Chauncey Depew

Have a great Monday!

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY, CATS & FINISHING PROJECTS

Today, since it's Motivational Monday I thought I'd show you a knitting project that I finally finished after 2 1/2 months! I finished steam blocking it yesterday and laid it out in the dining room to dry. This morning I went to take a photo of it for my post and surprise, surprise a naughty cat was sitting smack dab in the center of the table! Thanks Ace for making my photo more interesting. Now, shoo!

Here it is below, sans Cat, and the original photo from the book shown in blue. The pattern book is by Norah Gaughan Collection Vol.3 for Berrocco Yarns. I used Berocco Pure Merino which is so soft you wouldn't even think it is wool. I did make the sweater 2" longer than the pattern and had to resize it between a small and a medium because of my yarn tension but that's a whole other story (and why it took so long!).

And now, I'm going to sew on the buttons and wear it because look at what it's doing outside!

I know finishing a knitting project is not going to "save the world" but hopefully you'll be inspired to pick up something that you haven't quite got around to finishing yet.

Here's some quotes on Persistence:

B.G. Jett: "If the word quit is part of your vocabulary, then the word finish is likely not."

James Whitcomb Riley: " the most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come."