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Thanks, early morning. The commission was for a pair of trousers, sleeveless top, and a light duster style sweater. I got my start at sewing with cosplay. I went to an anime convention and saw the...

Now that I had some much needed sleep and a breather, I decided for future commissions I will not have a hard deadline in the contract due to uncertainty. I'll state I will try my best to deliver in...

Went to my parent's place and picked up some sewing supplies and other stuff. Decided everything else can be donated. Parents convinced one of the local charities they have enough to donate for them...

Commission is done and I will deliver it tomorrow morning and receive the last payment. Done with 2 days to spare. Thought I added enough time to factor in for supply and shipping delays, turns out I...

Quick update while dinner is in the oven.

Went to parent's place and brought back some vintage sewing fabric, supplies, and patterns. Everything else at their place will be donated.

Put away...

Rosa: Sometimes things happen and you're dependent on the weather or other event beyond your control. Sunday night we had a frost advisory and this morning husband had to grab his hat and gloves...

new update:

Pick up anything I want to keep from my parent's house taking a personal day Tuesday
Sort through sewing patterns and inventory them have spreadsheet and inventoried two patterns ...

Rosarugosa: the bed has become the 'I'll deal with it later' staging area and it stays that way until we have an overnight guest or we get tired of it. Based on social media posts around this time of...

Decided I will spend at least 10 minutes a day clearing off the bed in the spare room. So far I put all the non sewing project fabric in it's space on the fabric shelf and the scraps are in the scrap...

Pick up anything I want to keep from my parent's house
Sort through sewing patterns and inventory them
Clear bed in guest bedroom
Work on more quilt blocks
Finish sewing commission
Put away...

Update yarn inventory done
Continue the book cull ongoing
empty 3 boxes from storage unit done
Start on my t shirt quilt 3 of 30 blocks complete
Evaluate work clothing done
Finish the...

Cleaned out the side of the living room husband is using for his home office. Told him he had a week to deal with it and if he didn't I would. Don't think he would appreciate the outcome. Couple of...

Few days ago it was in the 80s, now there's snow on the grass. At least the roads and sidewalks are clear.

Spring in the Mid Atlantic is more of a guideline than an actual thing. March is just a...

Lived my entire life in the instant death zone, so I never think about it. There's no point.

Haven't seen a thread for March yet.

One of my projects for 2022 is a t-shirt quilt. I asked my mom some quilting questions, and she said she no longer has interest in quilting so I can pick up...

Couple of weeks from the Equinox, here's my update.

Update yarn inventory done
Continue the book cull ongoing
empty 3 boxes from storage unit 2 of 3
Start on my t shirt quilt just started ...

Noticing I do recurring chores if I set an appointment for it. We don't get much paper junk mail anymore, so I decided that Thursday at 5pm is paper shredding time. Don't have to pull out the...

Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker. Takes place about 20 years after a global pandemic, the government passes draconian laws that severely limit the ability to interact with someone in person. The...

Thanks, I'll try my best to remember to post photos when it's done, or at least when the top is done.

Decreasing the contents of the storage unit, the condo association is in the process of...

Happy Lunar New Year/Imbolic/halfway between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox!

Rosa: thanks for mentioning the tetanus booster, need to check my vaccination records and see when I need a...

Also the assisted living facility is private property, they're within their rights to ask visitors to leave if they're stressing out and/or upsetting the residents, or making it difficult for the...

Glad the car situation was resolved in to UB's satisfaction. Not all surprised that R and Ra expected UB to pay for the insurance and probably any future car related expense. Looking forward to the...

Bought a set of measuring cups, some of the old ones disappeared and I'm pretty sure I'm adding more ingredients since I'm trying to figure out how to measure out 2/3 cup of sugar with a 1/2 and 1/4...

I'm sticking to the boundary and one of my friends also took a different approach to volunteering. Texted him and asked to chat when he has free time. He works for a utility company so I don't expect...

Sorted paperwork, scanned what I needed to keep for future reference and shredded it all.

Sorted work clothing and listed 4 blouses, 5 pairs dress pants, and a pencil skirt on the local buy...