Springtime 2022

It's been over a year of radio silence on the blog, although not a year without quilting.

2020 had it's challenges, but I enjoyed working from home and adapted to social isolation just fine (sometimes being an introvert is actually a benefit). However, due to various factors, pretty much entirely work-related (I work full-time, quilting isn't my day job), 2021 was a complete dumpster fire. All of the work-related stuff eventually culminated in me joining the Great Resignation.

I stayed with one group, in a couple of roles, for nearly 20 years, and now I am starting over in a new group (same agency, completely different division). I think I'm still in shock a little. I am learning tons of new things, though, and doing work more related to what I went to school for. It's going to take a while to settle in, but I think it was the right choice for me.

Now that i look back, I probably stayed too long in my last job; maybe 20 years is too long to do anything. I would have grown more if I had sought different opportunities earlier. Now that it is over, I can maybe take a deep breath and get a little more quilting done.

During 2021 I continued to work on unfinished projects, and I also have been trying to use of some of the bags of leftover scraps from old projects.

I am down to six unfinished projects. I've done less quilting in the past few months as I have been doing background reading for my new job and exercising more. It's still nice enough to go for walks outside, but it won't be for much longer.