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July 9, 2007

Where Does The Time Go?

I had drug school again for 10 days the week before last and the beginning of last week and let me tell you, being out of the office that much makes for an interesting return to work - even if you only work part-time! The good news is that I learned A LOT at drug class. I can honestly tell you that I've led a sheltered life. I didn't even know a lot of that stuff existed. And now that I know I'm not sure I'm better off. Oh well, what can you do. Besides drug school I've been busy. I'm not exactly sure what I've been doing, but I've managed to fill up the hours of the day.

I've been knitting on the Undulating Rib socks. The first one has been done for a week or so.

The second one is about 4 inches into the leg. I need to get these socks done by the 19th so my mom can take them to my sister when she goes to visit. I'm going to have to stop messing around if that's going to happen.

I've also been spinning! Shocking, I know. I actually pulled out my spindle and have set it in the living room. When I have a minute I pick it up and spin a bit. Thanks Carole for the great suggestion!

I've also been sewing. In fact, I may be a bit obsessed with sewing right now. Spinnerella will be happy to know that I've made 3 pairs of pajama pants for Christmas gifts. I still have one pair to make, but I'm quite pleased with myself on that front. So, as a reward I bought some patterns and fabric for projects for myself. First up is the simple a-line skirt from hotpatterns.com. I ordered fabric from Gorgeous Fabrics (fabulous stuff and wonderful customer service!), but it isn't here yet. In an effort to get a skirt that actually fits me that I like, I did what everyone is always telling me I should do, and I made a muslin.

Ok, so that's actually a really cool thing. I ended up taking in the hips just a bit - taking out a little bit of the curve and it's a lot easier to do that on fabric you don't care about rather than on the expensive stuff you really like. Go figure. The "real" fabric should be here today or tomorrow and I'm ready as soon as I can wash it. I'll let you know how it turns out. And depending on the outcome of this project, I have plans for a dress next. Oh, and the lady at the quilt store gave me a dress form. For Free! They had it in their basement and weren't using it! I had to wash the cover because it was really dirty from years in storage and the cover shrunk, so I need to figure out something else for a cover because it's really hard to get things on and off it with the t-shirt I put on it. I also need to figure out a way to pad it just a bit. It's perfect in some measurements but an inch or so too small in the hips and the bust. Anyway, it works pretty great for free.

Happy Monday.