Welcome to the New Blog ….Life and Biz!

It has been a hot minute since I’ve blogged consistently so I figure it’s like starting over now. My blog was primarily about quilting and while I have a lot to say on that subject, my life is quite different now so I figure my blog will be a bit different as well. So if you are looking for solely quilting… this may not be the blog for you. I will also bring you on my journey of (for lack of a better word) “enlightenment”. I apologize that this may not be linear.

I started my quilting business in 2004 for extra income for my family, never imagining I would need it to support myself financially. Life throws curve balls at you all the time and I have always been one to adjust and adapt fairly easily. I’ve always firmly believed that God doesn’t give you more than you can handle. It is how you choose to handle it or in some cases, not handle it.

In 2019, I made a major life decision that I was going to get a divorce. The reasons were many but one that kept coming back to me was that I wanted my children to see me happy, to know me happy, not necessarily in a relationship but in general. So I moved forward like I typically do once I make a decision. A true Taurus in nature, once my decision is made, (and it sometimes takes me quite a while to make a decision) my mind is not changing. While I believe this to be one of the best decisions I have ever made, it did not come without some trials and tribulations. More later on those.

Fast forward to the end of 2023, something didn’t feel right (mentally speaking). So in December, I decided that I was going to start going to the gym. Now I know I can work out at home but since my job IS at home, I thought it would be good to get out of the house. One of my friends recruited me to join her at Planet Fitness so I was going to have a workout buddy. Yeah!!! Then I realized that she is up at the crack of dawn, no really, up at 4am! 🥱 Normally I am still in REM sleep at that hour but I thought I’d give it a try. We started going at around 6am and it was tough getting this body up at 5:30am 3 days a week. Somehow it started to get earlier and earlier. We are now at the gym right around 5am when it opens and finish our workouts around 7am. We even recruited another friend to join us!

January came and I decided to do Dry January. For those that don’t know.. this is where you give up drinking alcohol for the month. I have done it numerous times and always felt better after participating. While I am not an alcoholic by any means, I realized that I do have an unhealthy relationship with it. My mom was an alcoholic which I have come to realize has played an enormous part in who I am but that is a story for another time. Let’s just say that because of her I have always been cautious about how much I drink. So Dry January ended and the decision was made to remain dry for a little longer. It has now been 96 days with no alcohol and I feel better than ever, aside from a few sore muscles. LOL

I will dive into how giving up drinking has changed certain aspects of my life. Along with what owning my own business looks like and how I navigate life….. Stay with me!