...I will not have to spend an hour of an already packed day picking up my "extra pay check" and taking it to the bank. It's only "extra" if I get above and beyond what I'm owed. It's not "extra" if there's some screw up and I make one tenth what I should, and only find out that someone forgot that last zero when my bank emails me about overdrafting my checking account. Also, the bank tellers won't read me the riot act about their "courtesy" overdraft protection fee of $10. I know that my employer should pay it. I only asked if you would reverse the charges to see if you would. You could have said no. Saying yes and then lecturing me only makes me madder.
...All sewing projects I make will come out this cute:
And also they'll cost under $3. (The fabric is from the swap I went to in April, and cost $0.25. The trim is vintage, and was about a dollar. I wanted to learn about making bias tape turn around sharp corners. The neckline of a child's dress seemed reasonable, and the whole project would have taken 2 hours, had I not sewn and resewn the bias tape (4 times total. Shoot me.)
...I'll sew things together right the first time.
...Weekends will be spent relaxing with John, who did TWO four-hour bike rides, one each day. (I'm more than slightly jealous that he can do that and NOT come back with a vicious sunburn.) After the bike ride on Saturday, we walked into town and got treats at Pattie's Home Plate, part soda fountain/greasy spoon, and part garage sale. All in one shop!
On Sunday, when he was really pooped, we spent most of the day in the basement, watching no fewer than SIX episodes of Dr. Who. I got much sewing done, and knit the Minnesota Trip top almost to the armpits.
The fabric is amazing. Soft. Dense but Not Stiff. Now I just need to calculate some changes for the arm holes and I'll finish off the back. (You can get a lot of stockinette done when you're sitting in a cool basement watching TV.)
...There will always be chocolate in my house.
...I'll have some self-control when it comes to eating said chocolate.
...Abby will not make off with a new hat design, leaving trails of yellow yarn all over the first floor of the house. (It's cheap cotton yarn, and the hat was unharmed though it may have picked up some of the huge furballs that are roaming the floors.)
...All Things will go According to Plan.
2 comments:
Hee hee, fun list, Stephanie. I still can't believe we're two old, married women :) It seems just yesterday that we were in Fasman's class, feverishly writing mock AP essays about the Revolutionary War in half an hour :)
Nice dress! (and now I am jealous, because the one I made from that pattern was definitely more than a couple of dollars...)
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