Up all night not doing projects
Nov. 30th, 2007 08:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threadwalkerWe went to lunch at Cesar's in Berk where we were served many tasty items and apparently Olive Oil is a food group. I spent the rest of day feeling bloated and then, from 9 to midnight (drum roll), I was incapacitated. Ugh. Recovery is slow and I still feel delicate today. And I made zero progress on my projects.
My cheering section thinks that I've gotten into such a healthy eating style that the fat-content of my lunch is probaby what did me in. Nothing like pain to reinforce an object lesson about healthy eating. My office neighbor has the opposite opinion; unhealthy eating is good for you. He helpfully reminds me of the "married with children" episode where a bon-bon marathon with Peggy kills Mr Universe because Mr Universe's body could no longer handle junk food.
Um, yeah. Sure. Eat junk food so that it doesn't kill you. The office neighbor has a drawer full of candy bars and his own agenda.
In the meantime, I'm woefully behind on the Dicken's projects. This post is really my "to do" list.
Evie-liscious, 1840's pink dress trimmed in white:
1. hem
2. trim (white eyelet and lace and braid)
3. sleeves (cut out, need to assemble)
4. buttons and button holes
Est: 3 hrs
Nicholiscious, Black wool coat w/ silver-ish buttons
1. make a jacket. (it's cut out and I pinned it on him, though now that I think about it, I was doubled over in pain. I may need to check that again)
2. Get shoes at Shoe Pavilion (which can serve as dress shoes the rest of the time.
3. Get nice white shirt and trousers (which we need for holidays anyway)
Est 3 hrs sewing, 1 hr shopping
Me:
1. finish work: waist band on skirt
2. finish putting hooks on bodice
3. a few spots to hand whip closed on bodice
4. Finish pulling cord through bodice channels
5. undersleeves (cut out)
The corset will get completed at lunch today. And I'll make some progress on the hooks at lunch.
Est: 4 hrs
6. Would like: hat
7. Would like: extra ruffle bit on skirt (I ran out of fabric and had to find new JoAnns to get more.)
Dang it, if I hadn't gotten sick last night, I could have had all this except maybe the hat by tomorrow. Ugh.
Priorities are kids first - they will out grow theirs by next year.
Additional comments
My Fashionista
Evie's going to look like a pink cupcake with frosting. When we realized I was pregnant with a girl, we both declared, "No pink." At the time there was no pink in our house. How's that for irony? I'm making pink period garments and her wardrobe looks likes she's on Team Pretty Pink Princess. I should just stock up in pink linen and wool, it would save hassle... until she decides Black is the new Pink.
She has requested that she get to wear this to an SCA event. I am cringing. My real-time response was, we'll talk about it. The purist in me wants to say "absolutely not". The voice that argues for balance and moderation says, "Who cares? And who would it hurt? And who would even notice?"
I may make a second set of sleeves that are not the "bell" sleeves of the era and swap the sleeves out after Dickens. And instead of going with the trim-plan I had, go with one that's a better cross-over design. And instead of buttons, I may throw some lacing rings on instead ... which would probably be faster since I can do those by machine.
I think I have been blessed with a daughter who challenges me to stretch. That's good, right? Sometimes I'm not feeling very stretchy.
My Batman-Boy
Hurrah for my Victorian books. I love this era and have made a few late period items. There's not much opportunity to wear that stuff (*which no lnoger fits anyway). But I never stopped collecting the books when I find them on sale. I have a 2ft deep stack of books that I need to put away and in them I found several pics of kids.
Several of the boys coats don't have collars. In working from my book of actual photos of real people and kids, the boys who are trousered have generic dark coats, long sleeves and there is no "universal" fit, i.e. loose vs. snug or overlapping in front vs joined vs cut away, etc. Regardless of what the fashion plates show, that segment of society who ended up in this book show that there was a general idea of clothing, but no strict do's and don't's.
Makes me want to haunt garage sales and look for old photos.
I drafted a kids coat that can double as a doublet for the SCA. He picked otu the buttons; cast pirate ones. (lol... see, I'm not always anal or inflexible). What I may end up doing is basting the sleeves in and then altering the cut of the sleeves on Sunday so he can wear the same thing to the Boar Hunt.
Go Team Caffeine! Go me! Two birds with one stone
Edit: Courtesy of the-one-who-lurks, I have the theme from "Mission Impossible" playing on continuous loop at my work station. It feels very appropriate as I contemplate my personal projects and dig through thousands of pages of test results. bleck.
Find themes from 80s shows at: http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/tv_theme_wav.htm
My cheering section thinks that I've gotten into such a healthy eating style that the fat-content of my lunch is probaby what did me in. Nothing like pain to reinforce an object lesson about healthy eating. My office neighbor has the opposite opinion; unhealthy eating is good for you. He helpfully reminds me of the "married with children" episode where a bon-bon marathon with Peggy kills Mr Universe because Mr Universe's body could no longer handle junk food.
Um, yeah. Sure. Eat junk food so that it doesn't kill you. The office neighbor has a drawer full of candy bars and his own agenda.
In the meantime, I'm woefully behind on the Dicken's projects. This post is really my "to do" list.
Evie-liscious, 1840's pink dress trimmed in white:
1. hem
2. trim (white eyelet and lace and braid)
3. sleeves (cut out, need to assemble)
4. buttons and button holes
Est: 3 hrs
Nicholiscious, Black wool coat w/ silver-ish buttons
1. make a jacket. (it's cut out and I pinned it on him, though now that I think about it, I was doubled over in pain. I may need to check that again)
2. Get shoes at Shoe Pavilion (which can serve as dress shoes the rest of the time.
3. Get nice white shirt and trousers (which we need for holidays anyway)
Est 3 hrs sewing, 1 hr shopping
Me:
1. finish work: waist band on skirt
2. finish putting hooks on bodice
3. a few spots to hand whip closed on bodice
4. Finish pulling cord through bodice channels
5. undersleeves (cut out)
The corset will get completed at lunch today. And I'll make some progress on the hooks at lunch.
Est: 4 hrs
6. Would like: hat
7. Would like: extra ruffle bit on skirt (I ran out of fabric and had to find new JoAnns to get more.)
Dang it, if I hadn't gotten sick last night, I could have had all this except maybe the hat by tomorrow. Ugh.
Priorities are kids first - they will out grow theirs by next year.
Additional comments
My Fashionista
Evie's going to look like a pink cupcake with frosting. When we realized I was pregnant with a girl, we both declared, "No pink." At the time there was no pink in our house. How's that for irony? I'm making pink period garments and her wardrobe looks likes she's on Team Pretty Pink Princess. I should just stock up in pink linen and wool, it would save hassle... until she decides Black is the new Pink.
She has requested that she get to wear this to an SCA event. I am cringing. My real-time response was, we'll talk about it. The purist in me wants to say "absolutely not". The voice that argues for balance and moderation says, "Who cares? And who would it hurt? And who would even notice?"
I may make a second set of sleeves that are not the "bell" sleeves of the era and swap the sleeves out after Dickens. And instead of going with the trim-plan I had, go with one that's a better cross-over design. And instead of buttons, I may throw some lacing rings on instead ... which would probably be faster since I can do those by machine.
I think I have been blessed with a daughter who challenges me to stretch. That's good, right? Sometimes I'm not feeling very stretchy.
My Batman-Boy
Hurrah for my Victorian books. I love this era and have made a few late period items. There's not much opportunity to wear that stuff (*which no lnoger fits anyway). But I never stopped collecting the books when I find them on sale. I have a 2ft deep stack of books that I need to put away and in them I found several pics of kids.
Several of the boys coats don't have collars. In working from my book of actual photos of real people and kids, the boys who are trousered have generic dark coats, long sleeves and there is no "universal" fit, i.e. loose vs. snug or overlapping in front vs joined vs cut away, etc. Regardless of what the fashion plates show, that segment of society who ended up in this book show that there was a general idea of clothing, but no strict do's and don't's.
Makes me want to haunt garage sales and look for old photos.
I drafted a kids coat that can double as a doublet for the SCA. He picked otu the buttons; cast pirate ones. (lol... see, I'm not always anal or inflexible). What I may end up doing is basting the sleeves in and then altering the cut of the sleeves on Sunday so he can wear the same thing to the Boar Hunt.
Go Team Caffeine! Go me! Two birds with one stone
Edit: Courtesy of the-one-who-lurks, I have the theme from "Mission Impossible" playing on continuous loop at my work station. It feels very appropriate as I contemplate my personal projects and dig through thousands of pages of test results. bleck.
Find themes from 80s shows at: http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/tv_theme_wav.htm
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Date: 2007-11-30 05:41 pm (UTC)re: pink, Amanda looks really cute in pink -- it drives Julie crazy sometimes. :->
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Date: 2007-11-30 05:47 pm (UTC)There's an evil pink conspiracy out there... I suspect it is run by 6 -8 yr old girls.
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Date: 2007-11-30 05:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-30 05:46 pm (UTC)I haven't tried dim sum in years... I wonder what my body would make of it... Not trying any time soon, though. Going back to my "safe" habits.
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Date: 2007-11-30 11:55 pm (UTC)Debating on ripping out the sleeves and redoing them puffier. Was told they would work as is, but they don't match the photos/patterns I've seen.
Need to see if I can get a mop cap done by Sun, as well.
I want to see photos of your families outfits. Evie & Nick are going to be so cute in them.