Posted by Diana on 2006-04-17 17:17:23
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I was making doll clothes when I was very young, 5 or 6. My mother always sewed and so did my grandmother(father's step-mother) and I just thought it was the most natural thing in the world to do. Grandma also taught me how to quilt and do embroidery. I can remember getting my first sewing basket(filled with candy no less) when I was in 3rd grade from friends of my parents when we lived in Arizona. I wish I still had it as it was one of the best gifts I've ever received. It was a cute little green and white woven one with tiny crocheted raffia flowers on the top and a lift-out tray. I made alot of doll clothes and Christmas gifts out of that thing. Then I took up cross stitch in high school, while we were stationed in Germany as there were lots of books on it in the post library. Home ec. in high school was awful and if I hadn't already been sewing I would have never done anymore of it. I learned to bead in elementry art class and even wove a few baskets.I taught myself to needlepoint out of a book and that's how I've learned most of my other crafts.
Posted by zbann on 2005-04-26 15:15:27
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femminista
I think everyone fails at this the first couple times. I sure did. It took me awhile to find a system which worked for me. (as I said in my other post: I had to have a variety of bags to organize into) Start small: clean out a sewing basket or a cupboard.
Or do a quick 10 minute clean up and see what you can accomplish.
Or get a friend to help you--sometimes it's easier to work with a friend as your more likely to go on plus if you have an anxeity attack someone is there to help you.
As for the anxeity attacks--maybe you can figure out why cleaning triggers them? My husband also gets them very badly and once he was able to look at it logically it helped him get through them. Now he talks himself through them while doing jumping jacks.
(I am serious)
His anxeity attacks come from a fear of heart failure and our doctor said, if he can do a few jumping jacks then he is not dying from a heart attack. So he does a couple jumping jacks and then says look I am not dying and goes back to what ever he is doing. Though he still has attacks he is able to control them better.
so sorry for the ramble but my point is that if you can find away to work through them perhaps it will help break the trapped feeling.
Also if you can afford to get help with the housework, you should or perhaps you can barter to get domestic help.
