a change of scenery

I was not feeling my WFH office today so I'm camping under the dining room table. Change of pace. Not much sewing progress to share this week. But! My undergarments for my star trek uniform are arriving today! Here's hoping I hear the delivery person so I can sign for it and I don't have to wait another day. I did get the panels for the dress cut. Haven't started ...

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i feel stupid and contagious

Nothing like having an unusually busy day at work, feeling like my brain is being pulled into 15 directions, and our neighbors decide to fire up their 2 gas-powered leaf blowers. My brain feels like it's going to explode. I just had to go find headphones and block out the noise so I don't go mad. So anyway, the last week has been tiresome. Work has been nuts in general and I ...

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eyes without a face

I've had Eyes Without a Face stuck in my head all morning and I have no idea why. Before I dive into sewing news let's talk about the generic life stuff. Ice storm last week, again. Fun. Saturday things were cleared up and warmer so we went out to run some errands and also checked out some places we've never been. Also discovered this: This was by the dumpster at ...

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kill the headlights and put it in neutral

Guess what! I actually come to you today with sewing updates. It's not a LOT to show but I did get a good amount done and it's making me feel good about at least having the dress done by next weekend. Note I said dress, not costume... lol I FINALLY got the back floral pieces cut. That's kinda why I kept delaying this, I was a little scared to cut ...

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Into the great wide open

I have meant to make a post ALL WEEK but it kept slipping my mind. Last week when I posted I totally forgot to include the photos from the Padme Lake dress shoot! So ever since I kept meaning to come back and post them but here we are... over a week later. But I do actually have more content now to post than just the Padme photos. Let's start ...

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if I just ignore everything…

... then everything is ok? Seriously as long as I stay off reddit, facebook and twitter I'm not in a spiral of anxiety. But then I go to something I thought would be safe and BAM hi here's a reminder that everything sucks. Fun podcast? We're going to open with a super serious statement on COVID-19. Instagram? Here's everybody who is using the Stay at Home sticker! Tiktok? Here's 20 videos in ...

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