This is Simplicity 0493. I normally avoid sewing knits, I have never gotten my serger to love me back and Tim Gunn would totally bust me on my wavy hems, but this green jersey was so soft and such an…
What I’m Eating – Apples and Cheese
As part of Project Put Together, I’m shaping up my eating habits in the most time efficient way I can find. Red Delicious apples spread with Laughing Cow creamy swiss cheese. They were passing these out as samples the last…
2011 Year of Pleasures #37
The. Best. Ice cream in the world. And I think I’ve shown by how often ice cream comes up in these year of pleasure’s that I have very strong opinions about that. This is from Joe’s Italian Ice in Anaheim,…
Calendar Corkboard
Remember those pushpins I got a couple weeks ago, just because they were cheap and I loved them? Since I’m such a clutter-phobe, I had to come up with a place to use them, so I made myself a corkboard…
2011 Year of Pleasures #36
This is one of my favorite treats in the world. A whole meal full of yummy little nibbly bits. I love a fondue, I love an appetizer spread, and I love me a cracker tray. When the heat has been…
Floral Shift Dress with added Va Va Voom
Style icon Joan Holloway would totally wear this dress on her Florida vacation. The pattern is Butterick B5414, and is meant to be a pretty straight cut A line shift dress. But if you are large breasted, straight cuts tend…
One Good Change Begets Another
For years I have been making a whole lot of mistakes in how I take care of myself, like most of us juggling work and life and kids and marriage. Convenience took priority over best practices and the thought of…
2011 Year of Pleasures #35
I don’t even have a corkboard, but these were on clearance for $1, and I am a SUCKER for office supplies. I think I might need to go make someplace to put them.
What I’m Eating – Breakfast Smoothie
Part of Project Put Together is whipping my eating habits into shape. Working from home means you don’t get a real lunch break, and the boss side of yourself is always warring it out with the employee side of yourself.…
Body Type Shmody Type
As part of my Project Put Together to reclaim my style and cast off the mom frump, I’ve been learning about my personal style and how I want to dress my figure as it is now, instead of when I…