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The Household had planned a sewing weekend for about 6 weeks to make sure we had time off and plans for travel to support etc. I was not in charge of this, I was there to help and be a SME for things. What ended up happening I was in charge and was SME and it was fun and productive but exhausting. Teaching someone who has never sewed to use a new to me and them machine, measuring and making patterns, showing how to do things in a good way for instruction. Dealing with craft goblins (folks who cut things out on the floor, don't put things away in the same spot and just lose track of things in general (craft adhd) was a lot. I'm a bit meticulous for when I work. I have my snips around my neck, chalk and marking stuff goes in one spot and does not move while we cut. I know I'm a bit anal retentive but when you have a factory setting ie multiple machines, setups etc its important to keep the flow by keeping the tools in place. Anyhoo...we got Fiona patterned for Norse style underdress and apron dress. Got the under and apron dress cut out. The apron was fully finished, the underdress needs the sides done and the hem and trim. We also finished a pair of pants she and poe had started, got a tunic cut and sewed that just needs hems, taught her how to use her machine and got her two pairs of modern pants hemmed and an old cloak cut and hemmed for her hobbit height. That was Sat 1-7pm, Sun 10-6 and Monday 10-4. I learned I'm not a fan of gravity fed irons since they get way too hot on the hand and are awkward with the placement of the wire and water line. It irons well but not into corners since the nose is big. But I was glad I had my industrial sized ironing board with the silver cover cause that was priceless.

Anyhoo...I came home very tired and brain dead each day and while the output was nice the person who planned this was not even involved until Monday after I bitched at them in text. Your mental health is similar to mine right now and I still went cause we suck it up and go to things we say we will go to...we don't just ignore things and don't come when you are expected. Sighs. Anyhoo. things are done and I have a clean studio and my work table can get a sewing machine installed on it and I can work on the quilt this next week. I'm going to force myself to not sit on the couch and to work in my studio on things. So yeah. We shall see how I feel about that when I'm done with work today. I managed to read some but other than that I was a a lump on the couch. I did watch through a few movies I'd seen before and Friday I was productive with cleaning the house up, including my studio, to have dinner and Magic: The Gathering time with Linnet, Mason, Benton and Ari. Mel made porch pizza and we had a nice time though Mason doesn't like to lose and Ari and I were just trying to figure out how to not die.

The weekend was just meh...hopefully I can gumption this weekend. Also, I bought the "emotional support chicken" pattern and I need to pull through some scraps to make that for Poe for all of the work with Wander.

Wander has been moved an assistive nursing facility while we wait on results. I think we will know more on Wednesday.

I will post sewing pictures later when I finish uploading NOLA and them.