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Comment by Riana Noyes on November 2, 2012 at 8:54am

They say silence is golden. Sometimes you have to just listen to your inner self, or to birds or raindrops.The music was suggested to help mood elevation while NOT sewing. I guess the bright light may bother you too , if you get migraines. As for me, even when it's totally still, there's a sound track running thru my head,and I wouldn't have it any other way:)

Comment by viki hagan on November 1, 2012 at 8:46pm

I don't like music when I'm sewing, I find it distracting and annoying... which is odd considering when I was younger I absolutely had to have music playing alllll the time. Now I prefer silence or the low hum of some television show I've already seen. I get severe headaches pretty easily these days so silence usually wins.

Comment by Riana Noyes on November 1, 2012 at 8:36pm

I listen to different stuff to match my moods. Beachboys,Dion,Roy Orbison 50's60's etc. mostly. Then for energy ,Marcos Valle's latin instrumentals lots of percussion (fast/loud), Then there's the Eagles'(Hotel California - love that guitar bridge) ,and for thinking Yanni's instrumentals & doo wop for machine quilting:)

Comment by viki hagan on November 1, 2012 at 11:38am

Riana, you're probably right, it might be some winter yuck/cabin fever situation. I wish I wasn't sick, I want to get in my truck and drive, drive, drive..unfortunately I can't do those cross country road trips on my own anymore.

Comment by the rogue quilter on November 1, 2012 at 9:44am

lollol!! good ideas....what kind of hot tunes do you listen to riana?

Comment by Riana Noyes on November 1, 2012 at 9:07am

Everything light, colourful & summery has dried up. The skies are grey, and it's getting darker earlier. Bet you got a case of the winter blahs early. Turn on some bright lights. Turn on some hot tunes. Dream thru a few mags. It'll pass:)

Comment by the rogue quilter on October 30, 2012 at 5:52pm

i think iremember that one. you posted pics of a couple of projects while you were recovering from an injury. black border? that is so cool...looking forward to seeing it finished. so don't forget a pic before you send it away!

i agree with karen too. would that i had been able to stay w the two great docs who finally found answers for me. but one retired...and construction is always a temporary job. so...here i am.. with basically...no doc. had one, seemed good for a while, but he is more interested in his teaching career and i am looking again. so...no for some moving on a whim is no longer an option. and for some it is just one of lifes little nasty realities.
..... ......and if i can't get that closet one day. i wait for the day i can.

sometimes some things seem to take forever to accomplish.

Comment by viki hagan on October 30, 2012 at 5:12pm

Ok, I got up off my butt and went to the sewing room. A few months ago I did a whole quilt with that ten minute block.. so today I put it on the quilting machine and got started.  I need a lot more practice but it's coming along fairly decently.. since it's very busy animal prints, I'm just doing swirlies over most of it, tiny swirlies over the black border so the variegated thread shows up really well. Gonna try and have it finished by the end of the week so I can get it in the mail to my niece next week.

Comment by viki hagan on October 30, 2012 at 12:21pm

You've got it exactly right Karen.. just the doctor and the physical reality keeping me in MO.

Comment by Karen Lightman on October 30, 2012 at 5:37am

Hmmmm....Utah is beautiful.  I think I'd feel a little itch to move as well....especially if I had family around to help out. No kids, no job tying you to MO....maybe the doctor? In my shallow world a doctor would indeed make me think twice about moving.  So would the idea of actually having to physically move my stuff....just emptying out one closet in my house seems exhausting.  Well I hope the quilting bug bites you again and you can go back to getting lost in your own little creative world. That's my favorite thing about it....it's my own little place...and only mine. 

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