Falling off the face of the earth
Well it seems that after last Wed. I fell off the face of the Earth and am just now clawing my way back to the surface. My dad was in town for a few days that went by way to quick for myself and the kids. We had not seems him in a year and have missed him so very much. We have high hopes that his current battle with cancer will be a short one and that he will come out as king of the hill. He is a great man and I don't know what we would do without him.
While he was here the the kids were on *Spring Break* and we spent the time just hanging and enjoying the wonderful Spring weather. I got in some sewing and have almost reached the finish line with the second slipcovered chair. It will be nice to have those off of my plate and under my butt!
I have decided that this will be the Spring and Summer of ~being pretty~. I am totally jazzing on sewing pretty skirts of wear and am working on some cute tops to go with them. It's my goal to spend as much time as I can in clothes that make me feel good and look good. With that in mind I have purged my closet of the stuff that does not fit, does not look good, and does not make me feel good while wearing it. I could get all deep with this topic but am a bit short of time. So what I will say is that I think that as mothers we can have a tendency to put ourselves last when in reality when we take care of ourselves both spiritually and physically we are better equipped to be good mothers and set good examples about being strong, gracious women.
To this end I am spending some time really learning how to fit the particular quirks of my body. Now it's not like a have one arm 3 inches longer than the other or a dowagers hump. In fact by just looking at me I don't think you could guess all the fitting *challenges* I have with clothing. Not to even talk about sewing from typical patterns! I am totally short waisted to the point that it's ridiculous. My boobs all but sit on top of the area where my pants rise to. Then I am also blessed with a back that is so wide that I really should be playing in the NFL. A set of D cups that have nursed 5 babies and broad shoulders round out the list of my challenges above the waist and below the neck. I have spent quite a bit of time reading and learning about pattern alteration and this book IMHO is one of the most accessible on the subject. The book speaks to those of us who are big, those who are little and those who are in the middle.. since we all have fitting issues. I paid FULL PRICE for this book and now see that it's $8 on Amazon. It's been so worth it to be that i would pay full price again, it's that good.
While he was here the the kids were on *Spring Break* and we spent the time just hanging and enjoying the wonderful Spring weather. I got in some sewing and have almost reached the finish line with the second slipcovered chair. It will be nice to have those off of my plate and under my butt!
I have decided that this will be the Spring and Summer of ~being pretty~. I am totally jazzing on sewing pretty skirts of wear and am working on some cute tops to go with them. It's my goal to spend as much time as I can in clothes that make me feel good and look good. With that in mind I have purged my closet of the stuff that does not fit, does not look good, and does not make me feel good while wearing it. I could get all deep with this topic but am a bit short of time. So what I will say is that I think that as mothers we can have a tendency to put ourselves last when in reality when we take care of ourselves both spiritually and physically we are better equipped to be good mothers and set good examples about being strong, gracious women.
To this end I am spending some time really learning how to fit the particular quirks of my body. Now it's not like a have one arm 3 inches longer than the other or a dowagers hump. In fact by just looking at me I don't think you could guess all the fitting *challenges* I have with clothing. Not to even talk about sewing from typical patterns! I am totally short waisted to the point that it's ridiculous. My boobs all but sit on top of the area where my pants rise to. Then I am also blessed with a back that is so wide that I really should be playing in the NFL. A set of D cups that have nursed 5 babies and broad shoulders round out the list of my challenges above the waist and below the neck. I have spent quite a bit of time reading and learning about pattern alteration and this book IMHO is one of the most accessible on the subject. The book speaks to those of us who are big, those who are little and those who are in the middle.. since we all have fitting issues. I paid FULL PRICE for this book and now see that it's $8 on Amazon. It's been so worth it to be that i would pay full price again, it's that good.
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