S. Stop

T. Take three deep breaths

O. Observe what is happening in your body, see that you are not getting stressed.

P. Proceed with kindness and gratitude.

Smile 3x a day when you would not regularly smile.

Each day think of three unique things you are grateful for (experience, conversation, activity).

A while back I recognized that I’ve been battling an addiction to eating for most of my life.
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A while back (okay, now I realize over a year), LJ logged out on my phone and I couldn't remember my password at the moment and told myself I'd get back to it. I'd then occasionally try to go to LJ from the phone and of course run into the same issue and have the same bloody conversation with myself to the same outcome. I finally remembered all ( Read more... )

When we were st my moms last week I was showing the girls some photo albums and they saw a picture of my mom when she was in her twenties before she’d tweezed the hell out of her eyebrows and cut her hair and the two older girls were exclaiming how she looked just like me and she denied it and I felt a combination of embarrassment and vindication ( Read more... )

I’m having a hard time getting back into seeing since I had a bad chest cold a few weeks ago. I’m just not feeling it for any of the “easy” patterns I have and I’m admitting these days that I just don’t have the talent for the harder ones. I get overwhelmed by them too easily.

Dress. I really like how this turned out. I used one of my “easy” patterns and some fabric and notions that I’ve had in storage. I like how the colors play together.
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I finally finished another dolly item... a flannel nightgown for Honor’s doll, Honor. The fabric was 70% off and had kittens on it... I paid four bucks for two yards. It was my first and likely last time doing tucks.. not the best pattern to use flannel for due to quick bulk, but I’m pleased with how it turned out.


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There’s just too much that goes on for us in December for me to even consider a Challenge. I made the velour suit and apron dress over three days while Z’s mom was here. Now I’ve taken on a dolly jammy dress out of flannel that involves making tucks... I’ve never made tucks... I’m on day 3 of said project and no actual sewing has happened yet ( Read more... )

I feel like sewing, but I’m either too tired, have a chore that needs to be done or just have something else I’m supposed to be doing. The girls have the whole week off from school next week and my sewing buddy is coming into town for Thanksgiving (Z’s mom) ; I’m hoping to get a few dresses done while we’re off and relaxing. I have a stash of ( Read more... )

I pulled off 9 dresses since the beginning of September. I’d hoped for 1/week, but some weeks I’m just too tired or distracted. I’d like to give myself a similar challenge for Christmas, but given that I just finished sewing a Halloween shirt I cut out, I’m already behind. As I keep reminding myself, life is a Long Game, so i just have to keep ( Read more... )