#postcardsforwomenincongress

I've been following the new congress we have in Washington DC.  Especially that we have more women in congress than ever before.  I've felt that I need to engage more, understand more about how congress works.  I also see interviews some of the women have done and I just want to encourage them somehow.  So I came up with the idea of sending postcards to every woman in congress just so they can feel encouragement to counteract criticism and complaints.  I realize that I'm probably not the only one doing this, but it's a start for me.  I am going to try and do 5-10 postcards a week.  I'll pick out Colorado postcards since that's where I am and I hope that even if they don't see them, their staffers will notice them.  I just finished the first batch to be sent this week.

I'm also trying to improve my picture taking.  I have a lightbox and I will get better light next time and a better camera as well.  So, I'm working on several goals here at the same time.  

I tend to vote democrat but I'm going to send postcards to the republican women as well.  There are only 21 republican women in congress so I think they need my support as well to try and get them support women better.

Almost a year has passed.  Wow, time goes fast.  I'm thinking that this blog will be some of my musings as well and I hope to see my writing get better.  Join me!

Musings first.  I recently posted on another forum some of my resolutions for 2019.  While I wont get into my health issues right now, I will copy this part.

Start working towards your dreams, even if you can only do it a little at a time.  I've spent too much of my life waiting for things to happen or finish happening so I can get on with things.  There is never going to be the right time.  You can't let life just happen to you. 

This has been a huge thing it's taken me ages to learn.  I hope it will encourage you as well.


I have lots of ideas percolating in my head right now but I've been trying to finish things so I don't feel too guilty about starting new things.  Right now I've been knitting and doing embroidery but I want to do more spinning and weaving.  I'll introduce you to some of my current projects in the next few blog posts and slowly let you in on some of my ideas. 
This is my latest new thing.

A Nilus Leclerc inkle loom.  The instruction book is dated 1971.  I can't wait to get started and I hope to get working on it tomorrow.  I have some ideas about what to do with the product of this loom. Wish me luck!