New Year, New Plans (2025)

I have to admit: I’m having a case of déjà vu, because in this 2nd annual goal-sharing blog post, I have another [minor] injury to report 🤪.

We started playing tennis on the weekends, but one December morning, I woke up with a pain on my left shoulder. I couldn’t cut fabric or lift my iron repeatedly, so I wasn’t able to do any sewing during the winter break. (Truthfully, I’m relieved that, unlike last year, there’s at least an identifiable reason for this round! 😅) Anyway, long story short, my PT said I have shoulder instability and would need to work on strengthening my shoulder muscles, and avoid high-impact activities for the time being.

OTHER PAIN ADJUSTMENTS

My time on Instagram decreased dramatically last year, and with that, so did my sales. While the natural solution is to reverse course, I really prefer to be unplugged on most days (Find My Phone is my most-used app!). I did notice that being absent for long stretches made catching up to my pals and the online quilting community unmanageable, so I think I’ll pop my head on Instagram more frequently, but in smaller increments. 

ON THE HORIZON

This year, I’m gearing up to make paper patterns available for wholesale distribution, release three new patterns, and publish more video tutorials on YouTube. The first one is a big leap, one in which I’ve been hesitant to pursue for years, but I’ll save that for another post. In the meantime, It’s been a month since the injury and I’m happy that physical therapy is going well and my shoulder mobility is almost back to normal. I can even use my rotary cutter and sew again! 🥳