Holee sheet, I quit my job. I am now in my two week wait, so to speak. Leaving this job is turning out to be much sadder than I thought it would be, considering how much I was dreading going back. The last four years really have been awesome, and I'm going to seriously miss all my coworkers. I know once I'm done I'll be so happy at home, but this prolonged goodbye is draining me.
On the crafting front...this Friday I am getting my first paycheck in two months, plus a bonus!! Most of it is going to savings since our credit cards are all paid, but I do have a husband-approved shopping list of necessities to get my Etsy store going. I've been scouring Craigslist for a printer - finally, 8 years after moving out of my parents' house, I'll have a printer again! It's such a silly thing to be missing, but I'll no longer have the luxury of printing whatever I need at work, and if sales take off (please take off, please!) there will be invoices and miscellanea to print. Once I have more free time crafting will be srs bsns. I'm also planning on getting some silk ribbon, wool interlock, hemp/bamboo fleece...lots of fluffy goodies!
I'm also on the prowl for a new wrap. I would looooooove a fische...either black or the natural tussah silk, so I can dye them. I definitely need to practice dying my osnaburg wrap before throwing an expensive wrap in the dye pot, though. A Didy Agave or Robert would be lovely too, but it's all going to depend what's on the swap board once I get mah moneys.
Back to fluffy plans...Friday can't get here soon enough.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
I GOT IT I GOT IT
OMG I GOT IT I GOT IT!!!~
By "it" I am referring to a fabulous part time job! My god, I am just over the moon. Arranging child care has been hell, as has not seeing the monster for 10+ hours each day. I'm just waiting one more week to give notice, then I'm out like a trout. The store owner was incredibly nice and accommodating - I can start work whenever I like, and they agreed to my 20-24 hours per week minimum. I get to teach moms about breastfeeding and sell them stuff and and and YAY!
Only my truest closest friends at work get to hear this news since I want to wait to give notice. I may be kind of a jerk, but there is a bonus next week and mama wants. I am on the fence of whether or not to even tell them I got another position already. Part of me thinks it may be wiser to exit gracefully, slip unnoticed out the back door, but I have made a lot of friends over the last four years.
By "it" I am referring to a fabulous part time job! My god, I am just over the moon. Arranging child care has been hell, as has not seeing the monster for 10+ hours each day. I'm just waiting one more week to give notice, then I'm out like a trout. The store owner was incredibly nice and accommodating - I can start work whenever I like, and they agreed to my 20-24 hours per week minimum. I get to teach moms about breastfeeding and sell them stuff and and and YAY!
Only my truest closest friends at work get to hear this news since I want to wait to give notice. I may be kind of a jerk, but there is a bonus next week and mama wants. I am on the fence of whether or not to even tell them I got another position already. Part of me thinks it may be wiser to exit gracefully, slip unnoticed out the back door, but I have made a lot of friends over the last four years.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Grind
My second day back at work... /sadface
Well, it's not that bad. I was thinking about it this morning and, if I had to, I could suck it up and do this. I cried all the way to work yesterday, but once I was here and distracted it was bearable. No tears today, and I am even kind of enjoying seeing everyone and answering emails. It's just depressing to think that I only saw the monster for 2 hours total yesterday, half an hour in the morning before work and 2 hours after I got home before he fell asleep. The hubs has promised that it will only be for a month, even if my part time job falls through. I can do this. I can do this.
On the creative front, I finally finished that damn diaper. It came out freaking adorable, and I put it on the monster when he woke up this morning. The fit was a little funky, but it was cute. I need to re-draft my pattern so the rise is higher. I don't know how these one-size diapers are supposed to work on giants like my guy. There is no way this diaper or any of his BSRBs will fit until potty-training, unless he is a rockstar and quits diapers as soon as he can walk. If I have the energy I'll work on a new pattern tonight. I have a World of Warcraft shirt all picked out for version 2.0.
(Side note - More Milk Plus liquid is na-stee. I don't know why they even make a liquid form of it when there are pills that don't taste gross. Yuck.)
I also had another brainstorm - flowers! They seem to be everywhere, but I can't find ones like I have in my head. A long time ago a friend taught me how to hand sew roses from silk ribbon, and they would be perfect to sew on to headbands or hair clips. The ones I made were from hand dyed silk ribbon, which I looked up and is a little out of my price range. But! I like dying stuff, and I found 35 yard spools of white ribbon for around $30. I think my entire first paycheck is going into fabrics and ribbons and goodies. Well, plus a nice wrap for carrying monster...sort of a present to myself for not quitting right away.
(Other side note - must start tracking purchases for theoretical business. This could be quite the tax write-off.)
Okay, back to staring at my empty inbox.
Well, it's not that bad. I was thinking about it this morning and, if I had to, I could suck it up and do this. I cried all the way to work yesterday, but once I was here and distracted it was bearable. No tears today, and I am even kind of enjoying seeing everyone and answering emails. It's just depressing to think that I only saw the monster for 2 hours total yesterday, half an hour in the morning before work and 2 hours after I got home before he fell asleep. The hubs has promised that it will only be for a month, even if my part time job falls through. I can do this. I can do this.
On the creative front, I finally finished that damn diaper. It came out freaking adorable, and I put it on the monster when he woke up this morning. The fit was a little funky, but it was cute. I need to re-draft my pattern so the rise is higher. I don't know how these one-size diapers are supposed to work on giants like my guy. There is no way this diaper or any of his BSRBs will fit until potty-training, unless he is a rockstar and quits diapers as soon as he can walk. If I have the energy I'll work on a new pattern tonight. I have a World of Warcraft shirt all picked out for version 2.0.
(Side note - More Milk Plus liquid is na-stee. I don't know why they even make a liquid form of it when there are pills that don't taste gross. Yuck.)
I also had another brainstorm - flowers! They seem to be everywhere, but I can't find ones like I have in my head. A long time ago a friend taught me how to hand sew roses from silk ribbon, and they would be perfect to sew on to headbands or hair clips. The ones I made were from hand dyed silk ribbon, which I looked up and is a little out of my price range. But! I like dying stuff, and I found 35 yard spools of white ribbon for around $30. I think my entire first paycheck is going into fabrics and ribbons and goodies. Well, plus a nice wrap for carrying monster...sort of a present to myself for not quitting right away.
(Other side note - must start tracking purchases for theoretical business. This could be quite the tax write-off.)
Okay, back to staring at my empty inbox.
Friday, August 13, 2010
fail...
So...the doomed dipe is still 95% done. I have about 10 inches of topstitching left, and my machine is being a piece of poop. Thanks, Craigslist. I took it in to the local sewing repair shop, and the guy basically said any repairs would cost enough that I would be better off buying a new machine. Fffffuuuuuuu...
Sunday, August 8, 2010
arrrg this dipe is doomed!
So did you notice I never posted pictures? :( I got back to work on it last night, attached elastic, clipped corners and curves, turned the beauty out...the problems started with topstitching. Every few inches my machine would start squeaking, suck the fabric down and make a ton of loops on the bobbin side. I really hope the problem is just that I'm sewing on knits with a non-knit needle, but every store I tried today was either closed or out of the right needle. Looks like Monster and I will be walking to the sewing store tomorrow!
In other news... I'm supposed to go back to work next Monday, and each day my dread grows. Visions of winning lotto tickets dance in my head, and part of me hopes that if I just don't accept this is really happening, maybe it won't. Thinking of anyone besides me taking care of him, even my mom or mother in law, causes panic. I just don't know if I can do it, even for a few weeks. I have an interview for a part time job at a local breastfeeding shop Tuesday morning, which could solve all my problems. Fingers crossed until then...
-Jools
In other news... I'm supposed to go back to work next Monday, and each day my dread grows. Visions of winning lotto tickets dance in my head, and part of me hopes that if I just don't accept this is really happening, maybe it won't. Thinking of anyone besides me taking care of him, even my mom or mother in law, causes panic. I just don't know if I can do it, even for a few weeks. I have an interview for a part time job at a local breastfeeding shop Tuesday morning, which could solve all my problems. Fingers crossed until then...
-Jools
Friday, August 6, 2010
all I needed was some peace and quiet
Tonight the mister went out and the monster went to bed at his usual 8:00, and guess what - I sewed! Well, first I played a little Starcraft. I just couldn't resist, but I did manage to pull myself away after just 2 missions.
(This was going to be a lovely picturelicious post, but *someone* decided to bust out of his swaddle at midnight, so you will have to settle for the abridged nursing-with-iPhone version. Pics tomorrow!)
Tonight's project was a fitted diaper from two t-shirts and one too-small prefold. I drafted a pattern from a fitted I am fond of, but I have already identified several tweaks for version 2.1. Luckily I have a decent supply of t-shirts to work with.
You know...I am just going to repeat myself when pics go up tomorrow, so I'll wait. Besides, iPhone typing sucks. Till then...
-Jools
(This was going to be a lovely picturelicious post, but *someone* decided to bust out of his swaddle at midnight, so you will have to settle for the abridged nursing-with-iPhone version. Pics tomorrow!)
Tonight's project was a fitted diaper from two t-shirts and one too-small prefold. I drafted a pattern from a fitted I am fond of, but I have already identified several tweaks for version 2.1. Luckily I have a decent supply of t-shirts to work with.
You know...I am just going to repeat myself when pics go up tomorrow, so I'll wait. Besides, iPhone typing sucks. Till then...
-Jools
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Where is my time?!
I haven't sewn anything in a week...Self, you need to pull it together. You have made one single diaper, which was in need of serious refinement, and since then have done lots of in-head planning. You haven't even put anything down on paper. This work-at-home thing will never happen if you can't motivate yourself.
Okay, enough with the lecture. I do have brownies in the oven to make myself feel better. Since I haven't accomplished anything tangible, I'll at least commit my ideas to the interwebs.
One-size wool soakers: has this even been done? I am thinking snap-down wool interlock, almost like a PUL cover style, or maybe pull-on with adjustable leg elastic. If I were to knit some maybe an allover rib pattern would provide enough stretchiness. I haven't yet figured out how to use upcycled wool in this idea.
(the brownies are finished - OMG, plus an episode of Louie, best 20 minutes of the day)
Next idea: cute onesie extenders. Those things are damn hard to find and I don't think cute ones even exist. But, you can't apply metal snaps with pliers, so I would have to get a press...not sure if I'm ready for that kind of investment.
(school sucks! remember? I love this show.)
Last idea: big & tall diapers. I am convinced Monster will outgrow all his cute one-size fitteds way before he is potty trained, and surely he's not the only freaky giant baby in cloth diapers. But where would I find these giant babies to try diapers on?
Alas, bedtime calls...tomorrow! Tomorrow, something will get done, I'm sure of it!
Okay, enough with the lecture. I do have brownies in the oven to make myself feel better. Since I haven't accomplished anything tangible, I'll at least commit my ideas to the interwebs.
One-size wool soakers: has this even been done? I am thinking snap-down wool interlock, almost like a PUL cover style, or maybe pull-on with adjustable leg elastic. If I were to knit some maybe an allover rib pattern would provide enough stretchiness. I haven't yet figured out how to use upcycled wool in this idea.
(the brownies are finished - OMG, plus an episode of Louie, best 20 minutes of the day)
Next idea: cute onesie extenders. Those things are damn hard to find and I don't think cute ones even exist. But, you can't apply metal snaps with pliers, so I would have to get a press...not sure if I'm ready for that kind of investment.
(school sucks! remember? I love this show.)
Last idea: big & tall diapers. I am convinced Monster will outgrow all his cute one-size fitteds way before he is potty trained, and surely he's not the only freaky giant baby in cloth diapers. But where would I find these giant babies to try diapers on?
Alas, bedtime calls...tomorrow! Tomorrow, something will get done, I'm sure of it!
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