It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S.  I’m humbled by all of the men and women who dedicate their lives to military service, and are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of our country.  If there are any servicemen or women reading this, thank you!

(Photo: Library of Congress)

I’m looking at my to-do pile/rack of sewing projects, my art supplies and other crafty things and I’m feeling rather…MEH about it all right now.   The desire is there but not the will to do any of it.  Eep!  Usually this feeling doesn’t hit me until mid to late summer.  I like to call this feeling “Befuddled Burnout.”  When there’s just so much on your plate and you canNOT even begin to pick at your mashed potatoes.  My husband reminds me that I don’t have to be Superwoman but it’s so hard to not feel like I must, you know?

On the bright side, I’m been working out almost every day (mostly yoga), finally getting enough sleep, and have read through book 6 of the Enola Holmes series.  (So, SO good!)  And just because I haven’t had the inclination to do much besides the aforementioned activities in addition to work, that doesn’t mean I don’t continue to find (and look for) inspiration in other people’s work.

So instead of forcing myself to do some of the things I think I “need” to do (like constructing a certain ’60s dress that has been driving me a bit crazy) I’m just going to sit back and enjoy the break!

My parents came down to SoCal this week to visit Disneyland!  It has literally been 25 years since they went and I believe they had a jolly good time.  Husband and I spent a day at the park with them and had dinner at the Blue Bayou, an establishment serving the best food there.  (The food is actually good, not just amusement-park-good.)  One of the best things about this place, besides the food, is that it’s located INSIDE the Pirates of the Caribbean ride where it’s perpetually night time.  I snapped this photo of the Chinese lanterns on my phone.  (And we got a table right next to the water–lucky ducks!)  My parents’ visit down south also included some yummy old style Korean BBQ and blue velvet cake (with blueberries, my favorite); all in all a pretty nice trip.

So while I’ve been talking about my latest sewing project on my Facebook page this week (and getting great feedback–thank you!), I haven’t had time to finish it.  But I hope to do that this weekend along with some re-organizing of my closet, watching more B movies from the ’50s/’60s (to continue my marathon from last weekend–no one ever told me “Die, Monster, Die!” was SO entertaining), packaging up paper goods and teaching a little sewing class for friends (which will, naturally, include cupcakes).

I hope you all have a nice little break planned!