Sometimes I feel paralyzed to do anything because I have so many things that I want to do and I fear not being able to do them. Does anyone else feel that way? It is so hard to get started and to prioritize when there are 20+ projects on the list and nothing needs to be done sooner than the other thing. I often procrastinate as well because when something needs to be done within a week I find it much easier to know that that is the thing I should work on. It drives me a bit crazy. I fight constantly with this tendency of mine and have gotten better over the years but have a long way to go. My inner perfectionist also wars with my ability to get started. Having kids has greatly reduced my more obvious perfectionism but I still have the battle warring inside of me. The things I make often take twice as long as they should because I want them to be perfect. Procrastination helps with this because when there is only an hour left before I have to finish something, perfection is practically impossible. I haven't ever followed through with writing a book to publish because I am afraid I won't actually be good at it and it won't be perfect. I see this same problem in my kids occasionally and hope they can overcome it better than I have done. This will be my year! I am once again writing in this blog to try and get in the habit of writing every day and to share some of the thoughts buzzing around in my head and the projects I work on. I like learning how to do many things so have a lot to share. And I will take suggestions! If anyone wants instructions for anything I am working on or a video with help with how I make something let me know in the comments and I will post it on the blog. Here are a few things I have made recently:

A change in my blog . . .

Well I haven't been posting anything exciting lately so I think I am going to start posting with pictures, because who doesn't like to look at photographs of people? I have some cute ones I want to share and my kids are always cute. Then I can also make my diatribe posts as well.

Oh and thanks to everyone who cared enough to do something about the toy law. It has been postponed! I think for a year. I am not to up on the specifics but it is excellent news for all the small businesses involved with children's products.

Toy Makers in Danger

This is worrying to me as I know people that make really nice toys and children's things. Work at home moms and dads and small businesses that make quality toys will not be able to afford the things required under this new legislation.

Incredibly Irritated

I am incredibly irritated by some attitudes people have about the election. I hate hearing people talk about leaving the country if who they vote for does not win. Or say that they have lost faith in their country or had their faith restored in their country based on the election results. Our country has an election process. If the person that wins a legal election takes office then that process has worked. As long as no one cheated, was intimidated by violence, or illegally influenced votes in other ways than faith should remain with the system. People that don't like the electoral college system should try to have that changed, but like it or not right now it is part of how a president is elected. I have not lost faith in my country because the person I voted for lost the national election. I know that our government will carry on, that my country is a great one and will continue to be great even if I don't always agree with all the decisions of its leaders (and really who ever agrees with all the decisions politicians make. come on.) I don't think people that disagree with me are stupid. I feel that everyone is entitled to their view. Our government is supposed to be influenced by what the majority of citizens want. Not what a vocal minority want. I will continue to make my voice heard by voting and discussing issues and hope that next time more people will agree with me. Why can't everyone have this attitude? It would make for a much friendlier environment around election time. And people are much more likely to listen and think about your opinion if you express it without making derisive comments about opinions that differ from yours. Or the people that hold those differing opinions. People on all sides of the issues need this advice. I hate how some people get at election time.

And now I need to stop avoiding my novel and get to work. This post doesn't make the most sense maybe but I just had to vent my frustrations without worrying about eloquence.

So many things, so little time

Well, Nanowrimo is fast approaching and I have so many other things I need to get done. For those of you who don't know, nanowrimo is national novel writing month. It starts November 1st and ends on the last day of the month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in that time frame. I am going to try hard this year to actually finish. Last year I didn't actually write anything so I can't do worse. For those of you who enjoy writing, come and join in on the fun. It isn't too late to sign up.

Today I actually got a lot done. I sorted through my kids toys and got rid of some, I canned some apples, and I cleaned up the kitchen. Tomorrow I need to finish sewing my sons Mickey Mouse shorts for Halloween. Then I need to work on my outline for my novel, typing it, and try to fit in working on Christmas gifts all in the next few weeks. If I finish everything I have planned it will be a miracle.

Crazy People!

I heard something about Angelina Jolie's breast-feeding photo the other day and the scandal surrounding it. Of course this sparked my interest (I generally don't care too much about celebrities and their lives) and I had to search on the web to see the photo. Besides finding the photograph to be very tame and not understanding the problem surrounding it I found some crazy crazy fans of certain celebrities. When reading the comments posted by some people about this picture, I stumbled on some women (and perhaps men) that seem to feel that these people who they have never met are their personal best friends and family and need their defense. Honestly, how can someone get so angry about some wealthy person's family life? Why do they care if another woman thinks Jennifer Aniston is boring and so Brad Pitt left her? Or that another person thinks Jolie is an evil harlot who steals men? Why even make excuses for them or think about this to begin with? Am I just perpetuating the celebrity idolizing culture by posting about it here?

I just don't understand the depth of feeling some have over these things. Are their lives so boring and inconsequential that they need to post nasty comments like these about actors? There are so many other more important things in the world to get angry about, this should be last on the list.

Busy, busy

I figured I should post something since I haven't this week. I have been fairly busy. Today I canned tomatoes all day. I need to take the time tonight and write in my kids' journals because I haven't in a few weeks. So with my extra time tonight I will be doing that, But look for an exciting (ha) post soon, right after my MIL leaves.

And since today is September 11, lets remember the families of all the loved ones that died that day and the way our country came together after the tragedy and try to keep that feeling of connectedness we had then for each other.