Patience.....

[ianuk]

Yesterday at work I found an issue that will now cause me a tremendous amount of work. I reviewed another 25 drawings yesterday and found 12 drawings that may also be needed to be updated in the slog I'm working on to restart this production line. Oof. It was disheartening.

Ben did not have a great day at school and then was obstinate with me. I held firm and calmly explained things and he threw the first real kicking screaming throwing things tantrum I've seen in a while. Obviously he had a lot of things to burst out and I just let him do it in the sanctuary of his room while I ate dinner and got on with my evening. He relaxed and then had quick dinner and shower before bed. He's bulking at what he has to do versus what he wants to do and while I understand that completely we have to learn that we do our "have tos" before we get to do our "want tos". We had a bit more of that this AM so we shall see how today goes.

But I was calm, I did not yell, he got one pat on the bottom when I took him to his room to scream and I think that unnerved him more. I'm also trying to not fly off the handle and be annoyed with the little things.

Got him to bed and I put on the Olympics which were awesome! GO Phelps! Go Simone B! Go Ally and Go Simone M! Wow! I watched and was amazed while working on the Chun Li (a la Street Fighter) buns for my Star Wars Lolita. They are uber silly but should be cute once I get them onto clips for attaching to my hair and put some more ribbons and some cyber dreads on them.





Today is work work work and then we shall figure out dinner and I should get more work on the lolita done on the jacket. I have to sew in the bustling, make 2 rosettes for them and then get the bottom ruffles attached. Tomorrow will be me making the collar and cutting out the crown clothes. Mel leaves for Britain Sunday so I hope to have things to the hand work stage a bit so Ben can have some supervised TV time etc. Though we may also get an outing like the zoo or something. We really should get out of the house him and I.


This will be separated out by costume/ensemble:

Hyrda Cheerleader:
1) Make Hair Bows 50%
2) Attach alligator Clips to bows (need to buy larger ones) (Bought Clips!)
4) Fluff pom poms (25%)
4) Attach letters to shirt(10%)
5) Buy sneakers?? or wear my combat boots

Zatanna:
1) Make or buy top hat Its really cool and works great!
2) Make bolero
3) Make Choli
4) decide on trim attachments to sari 50%
5) Drape and pin sari for wear 10%, needed to attach trims see #9
6) Make wand
7) Validate skirt fits (not really!, need to add a panel, ugh.)
8) Make Hair thing 10%
9) Attach trim to sari 75%

Star Wars Lolita
1) cut out last of ruffles
2) Cut out fabric for trims
3) decide on trim shapes 50%
4) fix peplam error cut and sew peplam
5) sew sleeves (now to expand pattern!!!) 60%
6) trim sleeves 90%
7) trim bodice 75%, more thinking
8) Make skirt
9) order socks
10) break in shoes, 20%, wearing now!
11) make chun-li buns/covers(bought supplys)25%
12) Test hair style 10%
13) make cyber dread clips/bun clips
14) Sew bodice to peplam
15) trim coat 20%
16) make chemise/collar

Crown THIS WEEKEND TO DO!
1) re-pattern under dress for shaping
2) cut out under dress
3) decide on trim color for under dress
4) decide on pattern for over dress (split side versus normal)
5) Cut out over dress and trims
6) sew under dress
7) sew over dress
8) trim under dress
9) Trim over dress

Athena
1) Make spear collapsible!
2) find fibula I want? Or just make due with what I have...

D*Con Other items
1) Make bags 5x (give to willa for help?)she can help!
2) Sew halloween skirt
3) Sew comic skirt
4) Insert zippers in skirts (bought zippers!)
5) Break eyeballs in on contacts.

Comments

[lferion]

Those buns are delightful, and very, very anime :-D

I hope both the work thing and the school thing settle down a little for you!