Creating Day

I got tired of organizing my office. I have barley made a dent thanks to getting tied up reading old files of awards Carter received and letters from friends no longer walking amongst us. So I turned to what I love to do, art and crafts. I am a natural maker. I like to be creating or making something all the time.

One of my cute students at the beach showed me a tote she monogrammed. It was such a fun bag that I decided I needed to make one for myself. I had purchased the plain bag a couple of weeks ago. I pulled it out of the closet and picked a thread color from my huge stash off needlepoint fibers.

I got to work cross stitching my monogram on the bag. It didn’t take long because I first drew out the design on graph paper to make sure I got all the proportions correct.

It was a fast stitch job and now I have a personalized tote to take to the beach next week. I needed to create something today. Tomorrow I go back to teaching. Definitely something I need to do. Organizing will have to wait.