Sometimes I surprise myself
Oct. 10th, 2022 09:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ianukSo Thursday work was grand actually. It was a long day but it was so nice to meet and connect with people. Got done and got home and needed to work on projects but my brain was still in people mode so I called up the apprentice and we got food truck food and headed to the beer house to sit and chat. I got food for Mel too and he met us there after he was done teaching. We have beef shawarma from a ME food truck and stuffed grape leaves...OMG it was heaven. As good or better than the ME place at Dragon Con or the food carts in Peoria near Cat's old Corp office.
We had a lovely time over food and drinks and a great pandora playlist the bartender was playing. The music was not too loud it was just right and good. Had a late evening of fun with the hubby and then we slept in since kiddo was away at camp. And had more fun (wink wink nudge nudge) cause why the hell not?! I started in on sewing and realized that I could not find my bias tape makers...Maybe I lent them out? I don't know. So I headed to joanns and got sucked into the 50% off remnant bin plus got a bias tape maker. Got home and then realized it was the wrong size. Sighs. Had to head back out to get the other size and then had my massage which was nice....and so needed. Picked Benton up from School and then got into make bias tape. Tried to get started on another project I needed to get done for next weekend and didn't have the felt I neeeded. I swear I had some in the right color but I did not. sighs. So Saturday morning after I had breakfast and the like I got the neckline minus the tablet woven trim on by watching a lot of movies. I like the taffeta but next time I do a yoke with it I will cut it on the bias. It was not happy about being forced into a shape and there are some wrinkles I am just going to deal with. But meh I've learned. I did manage to watch Encanto and Coco. I had not seen CoCo and damn you Pixar for making me cry! Then I went to Joanns for the 3rd time in 2 days.
I made this comment and Mel said "like me and Ace Hardware when I do plumbing" and Benton responded with "But mom's good at what she does..." OMG we died. He is so our kiddo. Much love and sarcasm. I got the supplies I needed and bought thread since it was buy 3 get 3 FREE?!!! How could I not? Got home, had dinner and then did the little fun project I've been dreaming about and it turned out perfectly. Like seriously this is amazing and fun and I can't wait for my apprentice to see it.
Sunday I woke up earlyish and got things moving in the studio. I got the side panels sewn and seam finished...yes those are by machine. I'm just going to deal with that I don't have the time. Then I went and played photog for the dojo for Black Belt promotions. Which was nice. Then we went to Guilin for lunch which was super tasty. Then it was home where I finished up the sides of the dress and then got out to work on the scroll. It was slow going and I had to redo somethings but it was super good to make progress. Mel sat and kept me company. It was a truly nice time and shows I have skills I had forgotten. Even Mel was complimentary on some of the things I just can do without any help or setup instructions. Plus I had a nice idea for a tool setup I needed and he was amazed it worked. Work smarter not harder. Honestly.
Got done there and we sat and watched Winter Soldier while I stitched on the tablet woven trim to my dress neckline. Whomever wove it wove it way too tight and I had to use my thimble and needle pullers to get it through the trim. Usually this is a very quick task for me but this took me the entire movie. My hands are aching today and I put on my compression gloves. I need to finish the scroll tonight and then I can finish the dress during the rest of the week. Then I will be ready for the weekend. So close I can taste it.
I hope my stuff with my mom doesn't downer me too much. I may have to call in reinforcements of the BFF kind to help me get things done and sit with me.
I've got 60 pages left in the 35th book of the year and we are heading into the finale. We shall see where this goes. from the Authors notes there is a 3rd book in the works.
I have two mom appt. this week. Luckily they are to here oncology office. Easy peasy but I will be bringing a wheel chair from the home. I'm going to insist. She just can not make it to the office from the front door without issues. And I want it easy for us. Seriously.
She may not like it but its better for her to not stress her body out either.
We had a lovely time over food and drinks and a great pandora playlist the bartender was playing. The music was not too loud it was just right and good. Had a late evening of fun with the hubby and then we slept in since kiddo was away at camp. And had more fun (wink wink nudge nudge) cause why the hell not?! I started in on sewing and realized that I could not find my bias tape makers...Maybe I lent them out? I don't know. So I headed to joanns and got sucked into the 50% off remnant bin plus got a bias tape maker. Got home and then realized it was the wrong size. Sighs. Had to head back out to get the other size and then had my massage which was nice....and so needed. Picked Benton up from School and then got into make bias tape. Tried to get started on another project I needed to get done for next weekend and didn't have the felt I neeeded. I swear I had some in the right color but I did not. sighs. So Saturday morning after I had breakfast and the like I got the neckline minus the tablet woven trim on by watching a lot of movies. I like the taffeta but next time I do a yoke with it I will cut it on the bias. It was not happy about being forced into a shape and there are some wrinkles I am just going to deal with. But meh I've learned. I did manage to watch Encanto and Coco. I had not seen CoCo and damn you Pixar for making me cry! Then I went to Joanns for the 3rd time in 2 days.
I made this comment and Mel said "like me and Ace Hardware when I do plumbing" and Benton responded with "But mom's good at what she does..." OMG we died. He is so our kiddo. Much love and sarcasm. I got the supplies I needed and bought thread since it was buy 3 get 3 FREE?!!! How could I not? Got home, had dinner and then did the little fun project I've been dreaming about and it turned out perfectly. Like seriously this is amazing and fun and I can't wait for my apprentice to see it.
Sunday I woke up earlyish and got things moving in the studio. I got the side panels sewn and seam finished...yes those are by machine. I'm just going to deal with that I don't have the time. Then I went and played photog for the dojo for Black Belt promotions. Which was nice. Then we went to Guilin for lunch which was super tasty. Then it was home where I finished up the sides of the dress and then got out to work on the scroll. It was slow going and I had to redo somethings but it was super good to make progress. Mel sat and kept me company. It was a truly nice time and shows I have skills I had forgotten. Even Mel was complimentary on some of the things I just can do without any help or setup instructions. Plus I had a nice idea for a tool setup I needed and he was amazed it worked. Work smarter not harder. Honestly.
Got done there and we sat and watched Winter Soldier while I stitched on the tablet woven trim to my dress neckline. Whomever wove it wove it way too tight and I had to use my thimble and needle pullers to get it through the trim. Usually this is a very quick task for me but this took me the entire movie. My hands are aching today and I put on my compression gloves. I need to finish the scroll tonight and then I can finish the dress during the rest of the week. Then I will be ready for the weekend. So close I can taste it.
I hope my stuff with my mom doesn't downer me too much. I may have to call in reinforcements of the BFF kind to help me get things done and sit with me.
I've got 60 pages left in the 35th book of the year and we are heading into the finale. We shall see where this goes. from the Authors notes there is a 3rd book in the works.
I have two mom appt. this week. Luckily they are to here oncology office. Easy peasy but I will be bringing a wheel chair from the home. I'm going to insist. She just can not make it to the office from the front door without issues. And I want it easy for us. Seriously.
She may not like it but its better for her to not stress her body out either.
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Date: 2022-10-10 08:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-10-11 01:22 am (UTC)Well done on the successes, and damn, I TW tight, but that's tight!
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Date: 2022-10-12 03:44 pm (UTC)The home was all about me borrowing their travel chair in the factors of safety and that made things so much easier on Tuesday. Thursday should be just as easy.
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Date: 2022-10-12 11:19 pm (UTC)I'm glad you have access to a chair. I had my own situations with one today, I may post about it later.
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Date: 2022-10-12 01:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-10-12 03:44 pm (UTC)