In this episode, I share a bonus day of the Summer Stitching Challenge. You can listen to the episode below or keep scrolling to read the blog post.
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Bonus day – Put yourself first
Don’t leave yourself for last.
What I mean by that is so many of us wait until the end of the day or the end of the week to take time for ourselves but this is risky!
Sometimes you’re too tired and just need to go to bed, sometimes your kids get sick (why does this always happen of a night) so you need to look after them, sometimes unexpected plans come up of a weekend.
This is why I want to try and get you in the habit of claiming time and taking it for yourself and protecting that time.
Put yourself first, and treat yourself well. You are important, your hobbies are important and you have to show yourself and others that.
A great way to help this sink in is by listing the benefits for you and your life when you make time for your hobby. You can use your workbook to do this.
Here are some of mine:
- I show my kids that life can still be fun as an adult adn you’re never too old to do or try something.
- I have something (or multiple things because I have multiple hobbies) in my life that makes me feel the most “me”.
- It’s fun and something to look forward to each day.
I have many more, and the top ones change each year. You can hear benefits from other people here but I want to encourage you to also think of your own. And read over this list whenever you feel like you should be doing something other than your hobby.
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- How to organise your WIP projects
- How to make a cross stitch routine
- Where to store your cross stitch supplies
- How to make a Summer reading list
- Setting the mood this Summer
- Why colour is important in cross stitch
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