Naptime, for serious.
Aug. 1st, 2011 08:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chrysillaI'm tired of complaining "Boo hoo, its so hot and I'm so tired. WAAAAAH." So I'm reframing the situation. This month is the month of naptime. I will be tired, at home and listless on purpose.
Will continue accepting invites to parties, shows, gatherings, etc. for the next few weeks, and dutifully add them to my dayplanner. But I will STOP feeling guilty about being too tired to attend, if that happens (especially if I go home and cook steaks instead). The exception is my one improv practice, which is only meeting for three Wednesdays this month anyway. And I may miss the last one due to DragonCon prep.
So, see you (in person, not going off the grid) in September. Probably.
[Am sho glad I learned how to cook steaks (in a lazy, unfancy way). The thicker ones will pan-cook for 10ish minutes to only rare/medrare state, but that microwaves into a happy medium at work. And then commence with the omnomnoms :-)]
Anyway, its also a good plan if I want to save my energy for DragonCon. (31 DAYS!!!! OMG!!!!)
Blessed Lughnassa! I spent my weekend cleaning stuff & filing old papers. Replenished the salt dish. There seems to be a clutter quota in my Chantry. I clear off the workbench, kitchen counter, and fridge, but now the livingroom 'nook' is filled with sewing stuff. Its not like I moved one pile of clutter to a different place, its all new clutter. Blah. Still better than the homes of most of my friends that are not Discardians.
Also played with fabric this weekend. This weekend I cut out the pattern and pieces of a navy blue vest. The fabric has a moleskin texture, but I don't remember what its actually made of. I didn't get anything at the store that day that wasn't machine washable, but I should start writing down what I see on the labels.
The finished product will be a very nice blue, but kinda plain. Mulling over whether I want to do some silver or gold bead embroidery on the front. I stopped doing that kind of work b/c its a pain in the neck, tho. Could even do it *before* sewing all the pieces together, but that might stretch out what I've already cut. Probably best to keep this as simple as possible, can tack on shiny bits later. Or just stick to ridiculous jewelry.
Wearing out the new blouse on Friday went well, except for the thing where polyester doesn't breathe, and its July in NYC. Whups. Still looked nice, none of my friends could see the ridiculous flaws that I could.
Washed a black, bell sleeved dress so I could alter it like the red one from the same designer, but it seems to fit me perfectly already. They are very similar in design, but the black one is longer. Its too hot outside to wear either anyway, but this may mean less work in the long run.
Was also pondering a last-minute Promethea costume. But, um, that dress-shape really doesn't look good on me. Maybe one of the past Prometheas? If I have the time or energy for that, of course. I've been super lazy about costuming since I stopped larping or playing Jedi.
Went thru my clothing storage bins, found some more large pieces of fabric and a collection of old sewing patterns I got at Bartertown (I think?). All fun costume stuff, and a lot of it was XL, so yay.
Now I have three kimono-ish patterns. I never wear the kimonos I have, but one I had made in fabric that was waaay too heavy (and it no longer fits) and the other I got at a con is starting to wear out at the shoulders. Still, maybe best to put on the 'later' list for now.
Still haven't received the patterns I ordered three weeks ago. Tomorrow I will do my darnedest to remember to call.
Finally found my toolbox tape measure. It was in the toolbox, but the first time I checked there it was under a box of screws. *headdesk* Anyway, now I know the dimensions of my couch-mattress and my workbench, so I can cover them with blue damask. Am going to ask Mom to pick up the fabric we looked at in NJ, if she can maybe bring it in with her this weekend and I can pay her back.
I'm sorely tempted to curl up under the circ desk in a sleepy little ball, but it doesn't look like the floor has been cleaned in months. And a friend is stopping by to hang out after work, and bringing shiny things for my consultation.
I may spend one of my Mondays-off this month shopping for fabric at Mood Fabrics in NYC, if anybody wants to tag along. Or I may just use those days to veg out. I had two "personal days" to use before they expired in September, so I'm having two surprise 3-day weekends before DCon :-)
<3 Chrysilla
Will continue accepting invites to parties, shows, gatherings, etc. for the next few weeks, and dutifully add them to my dayplanner. But I will STOP feeling guilty about being too tired to attend, if that happens (especially if I go home and cook steaks instead). The exception is my one improv practice, which is only meeting for three Wednesdays this month anyway. And I may miss the last one due to DragonCon prep.
So, see you (in person, not going off the grid) in September. Probably.
[Am sho glad I learned how to cook steaks (in a lazy, unfancy way). The thicker ones will pan-cook for 10ish minutes to only rare/medrare state, but that microwaves into a happy medium at work. And then commence with the omnomnoms :-)]
Anyway, its also a good plan if I want to save my energy for DragonCon. (31 DAYS!!!! OMG!!!!)
Blessed Lughnassa! I spent my weekend cleaning stuff & filing old papers. Replenished the salt dish. There seems to be a clutter quota in my Chantry. I clear off the workbench, kitchen counter, and fridge, but now the livingroom 'nook' is filled with sewing stuff. Its not like I moved one pile of clutter to a different place, its all new clutter. Blah. Still better than the homes of most of my friends that are not Discardians.
Also played with fabric this weekend. This weekend I cut out the pattern and pieces of a navy blue vest. The fabric has a moleskin texture, but I don't remember what its actually made of. I didn't get anything at the store that day that wasn't machine washable, but I should start writing down what I see on the labels.
The finished product will be a very nice blue, but kinda plain. Mulling over whether I want to do some silver or gold bead embroidery on the front. I stopped doing that kind of work b/c its a pain in the neck, tho. Could even do it *before* sewing all the pieces together, but that might stretch out what I've already cut. Probably best to keep this as simple as possible, can tack on shiny bits later. Or just stick to ridiculous jewelry.
Wearing out the new blouse on Friday went well, except for the thing where polyester doesn't breathe, and its July in NYC. Whups. Still looked nice, none of my friends could see the ridiculous flaws that I could.
Washed a black, bell sleeved dress so I could alter it like the red one from the same designer, but it seems to fit me perfectly already. They are very similar in design, but the black one is longer. Its too hot outside to wear either anyway, but this may mean less work in the long run.
Was also pondering a last-minute Promethea costume. But, um, that dress-shape really doesn't look good on me. Maybe one of the past Prometheas? If I have the time or energy for that, of course. I've been super lazy about costuming since I stopped larping or playing Jedi.
Went thru my clothing storage bins, found some more large pieces of fabric and a collection of old sewing patterns I got at Bartertown (I think?). All fun costume stuff, and a lot of it was XL, so yay.
Now I have three kimono-ish patterns. I never wear the kimonos I have, but one I had made in fabric that was waaay too heavy (and it no longer fits) and the other I got at a con is starting to wear out at the shoulders. Still, maybe best to put on the 'later' list for now.
Still haven't received the patterns I ordered three weeks ago. Tomorrow I will do my darnedest to remember to call.
Finally found my toolbox tape measure. It was in the toolbox, but the first time I checked there it was under a box of screws. *headdesk* Anyway, now I know the dimensions of my couch-mattress and my workbench, so I can cover them with blue damask. Am going to ask Mom to pick up the fabric we looked at in NJ, if she can maybe bring it in with her this weekend and I can pay her back.
I'm sorely tempted to curl up under the circ desk in a sleepy little ball, but it doesn't look like the floor has been cleaned in months. And a friend is stopping by to hang out after work, and bringing shiny things for my consultation.
I may spend one of my Mondays-off this month shopping for fabric at Mood Fabrics in NYC, if anybody wants to tag along. Or I may just use those days to veg out. I had two "personal days" to use before they expired in September, so I'm having two surprise 3-day weekends before DCon :-)
<3 Chrysilla
