A Stitch In Time
As the summer came to an end and excitement began for my friends’ wedding as well as various women’s retreats and trips out of town I came to a realization. I realized that this summer I was hurting for a sense of accomplishment.
The boys are amazing and fabulous but I don’t feel much ego when it comes to their learning. And the house keeping, well that’s just not very interesting now is it? And it has to be done again…and again…and again. It’s a downer in the biggest way. I’ve been cooking a bit more but even that doesn’t seem to give much a great deal of satisfaction since it’s not very often that I’m able to “show off” a new recipe.
As this realization came upon me I decided that a good way to “fix” it would be to get a hobby. Lately all I’ve been doing is reading. Not that reading isn’t wonderful and all but again, no sense of accomplishment like I have been programmed to crave from working as a career woman in the past. When I thought about what hobby I would enjoy, one immediately came to mind, sewing.
My early childhood is filled with memories of my Mother sewing my clothes and teaching me how to sew my doll clothes. As a senior in high school I took Home Ec and relearned the basics to make a dress on my own. My Mom made dresses for me all through high school for dances including my senior prom dress and the matching cummerbund and bow tie for my boyfriend. I tried sewing again a few years ago but ran into the problem I’ve always had, trying to understand the directions on the patterns! So I figure a couple of classes would be a big help and give me something to do with my free time. Even if it is only during their naps because I have issues with doing crafty projects at night under false light. I always want sunlight.
My desire to sew has also been fueled by my deep appreciation for mamieknits and her blog. The internet has allowed us all to connect with and make new friends and this lady is one who I particularly admire and seem to have a lot in common with aside from both having twins. So in January (have to wait until all the retreats and such come to a slow down) I’m going to take sewing classes and I can’t wait!
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so awesome! and you inspired me to twitter. so thank you too.