Saturday, May 23, 2009

Block Exchange and New Perspective on Yesterday's Skate

Now I'm really in trouble! I agreed to participate in a block exchange to make a Christmas quilt. EEK! I'm looking forward to this, but many of the participants are exceptional, very experienced quilters. Here I am - a "confident beginner" - making blocks that they will use in their quilts. This is enough to make my hair fall out (which I really can't afford to have happen at my *advanced* age.)

I am also doing the Block-of-the-Month at Cabin Fever. This is going to be a real challenge, too. If I don't get better doing this and the block exchange I guess I never will, right?

After spending a nearly sleepless night going over my skating performance yesterday - and getting advice from my best skating buddy - I feel better today because I have come up with a partial solution to my problem; I won't skate my programs (if I can avoid it) in front of people who may be less than supportive of my efforts. This was part of the problem yesterday. And, the fact that at the very last moment, I switched one element for another, which started the downhill slide toward the end of the program. Lesson learned! I look forward to getting back on the ice next week and continuing to work on programs for Worlds. 

Thank you to all our veterans - living and those who have died (including you, Dad, O'Bie and Gary K) - for your service to our country and for our freedom. We are eternally in your debt.


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