tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post6631886749918477255..comments2024-02-20T14:24:13.576-05:00Comments on The Molly Bawn Chronicles: Setting Intentionsmollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-21694330161818317222017-01-06T10:11:25.924-05:002017-01-06T10:11:25.924-05:00Oy - there's a whole shelf of unfinished sewin...Oy - there's a whole shelf of unfinished sewing projects in my tiny closet. Mice will be making there nests there if I don't get sewing... you will be my inspiration :) (Maybe)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-59023905204967415432017-01-06T10:03:59.559-05:002017-01-06T10:03:59.559-05:00SAW --- I guess it depends on how we phrase it to ...<br />SAW --- I guess it depends on how we phrase it to ourselves! I'm on a constant mission to outrun my Inner Procrastinator....<br /><br />Ganching --- Go you.I saw that very small scarf and it was a thing of beauty! I choose a small project to start with also in hopes that I'll finish it soon and feel a similar sense of acomplishment.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-1127558356824523282017-01-06T02:32:11.863-05:002017-01-06T02:32:11.863-05:00I started knitting the very small scarf I finished...I started knitting the very small scarf I finished last week just before Christmas, that is Christmas 2015. I am so pleased I completed it.ganchinghttp://ganching.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-5966039458344583852017-01-04T16:22:25.129-05:002017-01-04T16:22:25.129-05:00I have used that intention instead of resolution i...I have used that intention instead of resolution idea for a while, trying to frame them in a positive way. <br /><br />I like the looks of your quilting projects - hope those go well!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-81509683253116862692017-01-04T15:23:20.911-05:002017-01-04T15:23:20.911-05:00EC --- Ah yes. Guilt. The nuns were not stingy, th...<br />EC --- Ah yes. Guilt. The nuns were not stingy, they handed out lashings of it!<br /><br />Quinn t --- Found your blog but it has an abandoned look about it. Maybe you'll breathe new life into it recording your achievements on the UFU challenge?<br /><br />MJ --- I've been working on finding that disconnect button too, but it's a struggle. Habits learned so young are difficult to change (but not impossible, I hope!<br />I like your seize the day mantra... might help me stay on course. Good luck carping your own diems!<br /><br />S&S --- Well it goes without saying we must also leave time for drinking coffee and counting seagulls.<br /><br />Anna-Banana --- I expect I'll be drawing inspiration in my finishing efforts from you!<br /><br />Colette --- Be sure to take a picture and post the proof when that sewing machine's up and humming! The nuns were also thrifty. Little did they know we'd still be motivated by all that guilt so many decades later!<br /><br />Dianne --- I always get a laugh from you --- I have experienced plenty of quilt paralysis. Were you a stand-up comedienne in another life? 'Cause vestiges of it are leaking through into this one....<br />As for that thing about coincidences --- I didn't learn it from the nuns but from my youngest daughter who firmly believes that everything happens for a reason.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-19810864725611464392017-01-04T10:32:25.000-05:002017-01-04T10:32:25.000-05:00i dunno ... guilt is a Powerful Motivator (when it...i dunno ... guilt is a Powerful Motivator (when it isn't causing Paralysis) <br /><br />Miss P's quilt is gorgeous and she will love it even more Now than she would have Then (did the nuns teach that there are no Coincidences and Everything Happens For A Reason?)...<br /><br />anywho, here's to Quilts and their Beginnings, Progress, and Finishes!<br /><br />p.s. - Melissa loves her roses - they were worth every second that i used making them...diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292769087215827768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-83375336100377280382017-01-04T08:40:06.939-05:002017-01-04T08:40:06.939-05:00You inspire me! Why? Because you put it in the con...You inspire me! Why? Because you put it in the context of an intention instead of a resolution. It gives it meaning and some of that good, old fashioned, and totally motivating Catholic guilt. I might even put up my sewing table and place the sewing machine on it today. Thanks! I needed that.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-62359649548725904262017-01-04T08:37:07.671-05:002017-01-04T08:37:07.671-05:00Happy New Year Molly! I'm very much looking f...Happy New Year Molly! I'm very much looking forward to watching you complete all your projects this year -- I love a good project finish!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-39582043625166247142017-01-04T05:59:58.139-05:002017-01-04T05:59:58.139-05:00"Eight Thousand seven hundred and sixtyfive h..."Eight Thousand seven hundred and sixtyfive hours "... minus the hour I've just spent drinking coffee and counting seagulls ...SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-1353024845408767152017-01-04T04:27:55.989-05:002017-01-04T04:27:55.989-05:00It all goes with my Carpe Diem mantra - it is my i...It all goes with my Carpe Diem mantra - it is my intention to get going - and more importantly to keep going - on more of the stuff I love and no more procrastination! I think we all suffer from overuse of the guilt button, I certainly have this past year with my complaining when I know there are people in the world suffering far worse problems. Like Elephant's Child I wish there was a way to disconnect the guilt button especially when it is not warranted nor helpful which let's face it is almost always. I promised myself I wouldn't make any resolutions this new year as I would only suffer more guilt when I didn't achieve them but the Carpe Diem Mantra seems possible to stick with. I fully intend to do all sorts of things but my idea of intentions is perhaps not the same as the nuns'! Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-46805589420457142572017-01-04T02:30:18.244-05:002017-01-04T02:30:18.244-05:00Just happened upon "Setting Intentions" ...Just happened upon "Setting Intentions" and would most definitely like to join you in your challenge Molly Bawn~ Quinn-t-Essential Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518673720733925458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-80030781340035555622017-01-03T23:43:39.693-05:002017-01-03T23:43:39.693-05:00If I knew where my guilt button was I would discon...If I knew where my guilt button was I would disconnect it. Permanently. It gives me nothing but grief.<br />Hooray for your intentions. I will be more than happy to admire them as the year progresses. I don't think my hands will allow needlework any longer, but my eyes can/do/will still appreciate.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com