It's been quite manic over the past few weeks in the Maple Designs studio. I've had orders to complete and get out of the door, new ideas for the up coming seasons along with a whole list of other things.
And it's got me thinking - how can I spend my time more wisely? There seems to be an ever increasing amount of non-hands on craft related 'things' to do; e-mails, filing, deliveries, Twitter, Facebook and blogs to name a few.
And that's before I've even switched on the sewing machine, picked up a needle or thread or done any of my crafty goodness.
I guess I'm unsure whether I should be regimented and, say, start with e-mails first thing in the morning followed by updates to these lovely social media areas and then moving onto my orders and creative time. It sounds simple, but Twitter and Facebook, in particular, aren't something that you can particularly put into a timeslot - conversations and threads can take-off at any point and before you know it an hour or two have slipped away, but it seems strange to put myself in a position where I could miss out on a large chunk of happenings for hours at a time.
So, I guess, the purpose of this blog is to ask you, the wide world, how do you get the most out of your day?
Let me know - I am genuinely really interested to hear from you and it doesn't matter whether you're into crafts or not, we are all leading increasingly more hectic lives.
Finally, thanks to everyone who stopped by at the Maple Designs stall at Mary's Marvellous Vintage and Craft Fair on Saturday at St Mary's. It was another great day, lovely to meet so many new people and stall holders, a great day. Keep a look out for up coming fairs where I'll have a stall.
