Okay, I'm in a bit of a bind here and am looking for suggestions. Since I'm single, there's no one to share the daily household and yardwork chores (forget the cat, her only job is to love and be loved). I live across the street from MSM, who needs a fair bit of attention and I am also her chauffeur. Right now I work 2 hours OT in the mornings and also work Saturdays; the OT won't last forever but it will continue for a while. When can I sandwich in time to quilt? Lots of working women are in the same position, I know, and they manage to steal sewing time somehow. If you have some sewing-time tips to pass along, I'll be very grateful.And BTW, I am one of those unfortunates who really does need to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. One of my co-workers stays up till 10:00 or later in the evenings and is at work every morning before 4:00 a.m.--while I am lucky if I can drag my sorry behind in by 5:00. I really envy her ability to go without sleep. Think of the quilts I could make if I could drop some of that sleep time every night!Please don't think I'm whining, I'm just looking for solutions.

I can't help you with suggestions, but I sure can commiserate. I usedto have two jobs, and a household of four to take care of. I never didlearn to quilt, sew, or anything. I know people who would managed tosteal an hour here and there for hobbies, but I never was one who couldstart anything unless I had a large block of uninterrupted time. Now mykids are gone, I got sick and had to quit work. Now all I have is time,way too much time and I've practically turned into a recluse. I'velearned to sew, quilt, home canning, all the domestic things I neverhad time for. (But I don't recommend this method as a solution) :-)Sherry

Ha, you should have gotten him to agree when he had his Hospital Adventure! (When he was under the influence of Rx.)PATfrood wrote:

Louise, I have seen obits that mention someone being a great mother and wife, who provided a lovely and loving home. But none about basic housekeeping. UGH! A few years ago, a lovely obituary had the 'headline' about "Quilter, 100, passes ..." It was a while back, so my brain is fuzzy, but I do remember it was one of those 'featured' obits; the woman was quite old, maybe older than 100. Here, the family supplies the info for the obit, and that one's family stressed her quilting skills and so on. It was cool. PATLouise wrote:

Where do you find the time?

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Pat in Virginia 19 years ago

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Kathy Applebaum 19 years ago

Aw, just tell him he DID agree when he was in the hospital, under the influence of Rx. ;-)

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Louise 19 years ago

That's what I always said, too, Pat. But believe it or not, I did actually see an obituary that stated something to the effect of the woman being an extraordinary housekeeper! DH said I couldn't use that excuse any more!

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Pat in Virginia 19 years ago

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