Tired

I have spent the last three days in a weaving class. It was fantastic and I enjoyed it very much. I'll finish my project up on Wednesday, so I can't show it to you yet. But as great as the class was, I am tired!

First, there is just the sheer amount of concentration involved in the type of weaving we were learning. This was slow weaving at its finest in that each pass with the shuttle required hand manipulating where the yarn went. In the usual weaving I do, I can weave a yard of cloth in about an hour if it's a simple pattern. The weaving I was doing for class slowed that speed down to a few inches an hour. Next, to get to the class on time, I needed to get up earlier than usual in order to get the horses fed, turned out, and the barn clean. And no, I am not good about going to bed earlier than usual if I'm getting up early. 

Finally, there is the whole being away from home during those hours and do not doing the things I usually do to keep the family ship afloat. Everyone was great about pitching in and picking up the slack, but I still have some digging out to do over the next few days. 

So tomorrow I'll be able to rest a bit... after I get to the store, do some much needed laundry, and get things ready for the family birthday dinner we're having for P. tomorrow night.