199: Hey, Jealousy
Good morning. I'm so sleepy.
I will have some Quilt Market Post Scripts later in the week. But for now, since it's fitting to today's topic, please enjoy this image from The Game of Happiness(tm):
Do you ever cringe when there is a new entry in your blog reader from one of your favorite bloggers? There are blogs that I have to stop reading from time to time because I can get so jealous of people! It sucks! I know a lot of people go through this same thing, so I wanted to address it.
I remembered over the weekend that if I hadn't been at the Quilt Market , I would be reading all the reports and pretty much quietly imploding with envy. So I just want to check in with you and see how you all are doing.
I truly hope that YummmyGoods will not be one of those blogs that you ever have to stop reading.
I purposely include my challenges because I want this to be real. Pretty, yes, but real too. And often , for me, that includes struggle with depression, self-doubt, and yes -jealousy.
I invite you to talk about this in the comments if it rings any bells for you. It's totally normal- just don't quietly implode! Trust me, the yucky feelings dissipate much quicker when we talk about them!
If you have no idea what I am talking about here, then congratulations: you are a much better person than I am!
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A preview of what's to come this week here on YummyGoods:
That's right, my weekend haul from etstate sales, including 2 boxes of sewing patterns:
and 2 bags of quilting fabric:
I will leave you with this adorable illustration from a book I will share later:
xo, m
melissa
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Reader Comments (25)
BTW, your work is lovely! keep it up!!!
Those are the cutest patterns you lucked out on!!
Love your blog... still haven't taken "a break!" - though no promises once that fabric comes out!!! :) :) LOL. Just kidding - you know that don't u!!?? :)
Second, I'm so jealous! LOL.
XO. You know how I feel. :)
b
can't wait to see your fabric line. i'll only be jealous if i can't get some ;).
It's a problem. In fact, it's a big problem lately because I feel all identity crisis-y and so I find it even harder to resist the urge to COPY COPY COPY.
I'm jealous of anyone who can actually make a post lately, since my poor blog is not working. :o( *boo hoo*
I can't wait to see the outcome of all the goodies you displayed!!!
Amelia
-Lucy
As far as the jellousy goes, I only wish I was where you are now, other than that, I couldn't be happier for everyone elses successes. There is room for everyone to feel joy, so don't ever be too hard on yourself.
-Lucy
I love surfing the blogs and flikr and etsy etc and seeing what everyone is doing. It can be so inspiring and all the amazing creativity is just awesome (or "wicked awesome" as we would have said back in BHS days). But I do find if I do it too much I just get down on myself. Why are all these people able to create such amazing things and I don't have time/energy to clean my kitchen counter?
My personal demon is feeling like a fake. I know I have a good eye and can certainly "put together" things well or copy. But when it comes to starting from scratch I get intimidated. But I'm working on pushing past that. Like so many of us I have inexplicable and unrelenting urge to "make stuff" so I'm going to just keep going. Maybe someday I'll be writing about my trip to quilt market... (I've really enjoyed your recounts, BTW).
For now I have to get my act together and maybe start up my own blog. First I have to convince myself it doesn't have to be perfect and it doesn't matter if no one reads it....
Jess
I know she is god-like and I appreciate her blah blah blah but I have to take big Soule Mama breaks because I start to feel real less than when I read her too much.
I always appreciate that you include the warts, it's part of your charm.
Can't wait to see all your treasures!