Pondering

This past weekend I finally got to meet up with Megan Nielsen.  After following her blog for a year and watching her build and grow her business to the next level all while caring for 2 little kids– let’s just say she is inspiring.  So it was fun.

Later that day I went for a run, and it gave me some time to think.  Along with encouragement from my husband, it makes me want to start really designing and creating new pieces I don’t want to say it out loud because I just don’t know I can do that.  I don’t like setting goals and then not reaching them.  Is it just my own insecurities holding me back?  But why wait until I feel like I can do everything perfectly?  Because we know that will never happen.  Why not just start where I am?

Spring Skirt Take 2

This was made the same as my last Spring Skirt.

I’m kind of in love with simple elastic waist skirts this year.  They’re cute and are great for weekend or work, tucked in or untucked, casual or even dressed up, heels or crocs (as I demonstrate above).  Plus they are way easy to make and elastic wins out every day over actual waist bands.  Also no one told me I looked like a little school girl today, so that’s a bonus.

Spring wardrobe?

I haven’t had much time or energy for sewing for myself lately, which is unfortunate.  The truth is that right now my skills don’t quite match my ambition, so I try things and then find they don’t work.  It does get a little frustrating but I am an eternal optimist and keep trying.  Or is that the definition of insanity?

Anyways, I made this skirt last week and really like how it turned out.

And then my patient today told me I looked like a little school girl.  What?!  well, she was 80 years old…

Update

I totally left you all hanging after my last post pleading for help.

So far nothing has changed… and for now I think I am just going to leave it the way it is.  It’s not bothering me as much right now for some reason.

I did get some curtains:

so that helps.  I really wasn’t sure what I wanted, except that I wanted them to still let light in.  So these are from Ikea…and I really like them!  the main feeling I want to get from my home, particularly when I first walk in, is calming.  We are getting there.