Day 11 – Something people seem to compliment you the most on.

Okay, this was initially tough because I don’t hear compliments often (whether it’s by habit or design is a different post).  I sat there thinking “What in heck am I ever complimented on?”  Besides my husband’s compliments I was drawing a blank.

Then it hit.  I remembered what I always seem to hear…often.

“You’re so creative.”

There are definitely worst things to be.  I like being able to make clothes, knit items, make jewelry.  Whatever my creative bent is intent on learning.  Which is often a lot.  Which is often the downfall of my creative bent.  Being creative costs money *lol*

In all seriousness…it’s what I get complimented on a lot.  People point out things I’ve made, or am capable of.

It started when I was young, watching my mom always sewing. She used to make us matching outfits for Christmas every year.  Then I watched her doing cross-stitch and picked it up myself.  I found it to be almost soothing, monotonous. I wanted to be like Mom.

Of course, she did the costume adjustments for my dance studio, and then was the costume designer for my brother’s high school and its musicals.  Eventually a few years ago she got into quilting.

I branched out beyond what she did.  In fact, at first I wasn’t very good at sewing.  I wasn’t good at patience when it came time to cut out a pattern and sew the pieces together neatly.  Truth be told I still struggle with this a little.  But now I draft my own patterns, so I’m more willing to take my time.  I also went a little further than my mom.  I learned to crochet. I tried to learn to knit in high school without much success…now you will frequently catch me with knitting needles in my hands.

Then I’ve done a few things to decorate our home and now I have my photography.

I like being creative.  A good thing to be complimented on, I think.