Love the post Christine. Your words are so poignant. I have saved things ‘for a rainy day, special handcreams (expensive!) for some obscure day in the future! Why do we do that? I sometimes look at all the stuff I have and think, Goodness my daughter is just going to chuck all this when I have gone! Your post has brought it home to me with a bump. Going to use up my lovely smellies and if i need more I will buy them! If I have used up that lovely fabric – then yes buy more. Yes, indeed, life is short, too short. LIVE IT!!!!!!!!

Well said…I overheard someone say ‘ we don’t keep anything for best anymore’…which hit home to me. So now nothing is for best, everything is for now.
We now use our best china dinner service, which only used to come out for xmas!
How silly is that…great blog Christine.

A great read…so true, thanks for the reminder

Great article and a poingnant reminder that life is for living and to enjoy those nice things while we can

A lovely post with which I completely empathise. It also took sadness for me to appreciate that here and now is the best place to be so enjoy every moment of it. I want somehow for my children to learn this before they lose someone important in their lives.

Loved your post and so true. I lost my Dad in my thirties and made the same decision in life. Live, love and find joy in the small things.

What a great philosophy for quilting and life. I’m in the process of clearing my house for sale, so I’d add one more rule – if its useful but you aren’t going to use it, pass it on now to someone who will.

As a fellow Douglas Adams fan as well as running very quickly up to 42 myself this blog really resonated with me. For me it was 40 when we took the brave step to up sticks and move from Milton Keynes to North wales (a long time dream). It’s been tough but worth it

You can do so much with leaders and enders, and its a great way of organising and using your scraps. Thanks for posting about these. Bonnie Hunter (check out her Quiltville blog) has an annual leader and ender project that is great to join in with.

Great idea – I’m going to start doing this…

I can see the sense of this. It would require discipline, I think, to get into a good habit, but well worth it!

I like what you are doing ewith the Beads, and look forward to reading more.

Beading a hobby I’m looking for the time to do! I already embellish bits a pieces with beads and have attended a Beading group a couple of times. Sadly time eludes me doing more however supplies and books are gathering ready for when I have the time.

Can’t wait for more. I love using beads on wall hangings and postcards so to learn more will be great.