There have been several nights in the past few weeks where I find myself wide awake in bed at one in the morning, having gotten into bed only an hour before, unable to sleep because my mind won't slow down. I usually listen to an audio book on my mp3 player which allows me to drift off without being preoccupied about the previous day's events or what I need to do the next day. But lately that hasn't been working.
And it's not like I have sleep to spare. I'm at the tail end of a wicked cold and have a four and a half month old who hasn't been sleeping so well. And yet there I am, wide awake because I'm so darn excited by what I've been working on lately.
Namely drafting my first sewing pattern. Here's a peek:
I'm hoping to turn this into a pdf pattern and hope in turn to sell it on etsy. But no matter what happens, just working on this pattern has been rewarding. Before having kids I worked as a drafter for nearly six years and while I hope to never have to see the CAD side of a parking structure again, I'm really enjoying getting back into it.
You know those mommy days when you just feel completely incompetent and wonder how to deal with the cute little crazies who seemed to have invaded your house and stolen all of your knitting time? (and sometimes you think something close to that but it's not quite so nice and cute might not be the word for the little crazies?) Well, I've been having those in spades since, oh, about two months ago. That's when Junah figured out that little guy constantly attached to my chest wasn't going anywhere and she might as well deal with him. In her way. Ouch for him.
So getting back into drafting has been rewarding, in part, because I know what I'm doing! I type a command and the computer follows it. Right away! (Or Windows 7 steals the program, eats my work and sticks its tongue out at me...but not too often.)
Now my trouble is that I just can't draft quickly enough (especially with my recent and interfering addiction to ravelry) in the little time I have available to draft. And so I lay awake at night, thinking of all things I've designed (Junah's pack-up, last summer's rompers, Matilda's felt dolls...) and I can't stop myself from planning little tweaks here and there and coming up with new designs altogether. I think I've missed nearly an entire night's worth of sleep this way in the past few weeks.
What keeps you up at night?
