A Little Yarn On The Side

I don't think this will scare you, but it will certainly be a bit of a shock:  I started and finished something on the same day!  I didn't even have a chance to mislay any of it.  Sunday morning I said I was going to cut out the pink fabric, and I finished the whole thing by evening.  That NEVER happens.  In fact, I was so industrious that I took a yard of fabric I don't even remember buying,  and played around with a design for a kimono jacket, which is also done.  It's not perfect by any means, but I'll wear it anyway.  So I ended the weekend with just over 20 yards of fabric to go.  And wore my new blue shirt for Me Made Monday.  The jacket is a bit out of season, but I could wear the pink shirt next week--I only need 4 more "new" things for Mondays to reach my goal of 20 for the year. And look!  They're back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Clean and working beautifully, and for a lot less than I anticipated.  Larry is a ...

Friday I was sending out more resumes, and in order to apply for one, I had to upload my resume to Monster.com, and in case it made it easier for me in the future, I allowed other companies to view my resume.  So yesterday was "Cowboy Bob Day."  Oh my goodness.  Lots of emails, and one phone call, which was kind of confusing because the company name sounded a lot like a company I had actually applied to, but after tentatively agreeing to an interview, I discovered it was a company that ALWAYS has ads running and seems to do door-to-door sales of some sort.  Yeah--not going to interview THERE.  And, to be honest, I'm pretty sure that "part-time retail associates" at AT&T don't actually make $50536 "on average,"  There was a lot of embellishing from the "Oh look! Fresh meat!" contingent on Match.com, too. I hate to admit it, but instead of exploring all those wonderful employment opportunities, I took the day to sew.  First, I got th...

Carolyn made a good suggestion yesterday--I really should see if I can make it two years without buying any fabric.  I think I might just have enough fabric to make it.... You know-- maybe......... Meanwhile, I need 27.6 more yards of fabric used up before the end of the year, which is just over 2 months away, meaning this was maybe not the best use of my crafting time today, since with the backing and binding it will probably use up one whole yard from the stash.  I thought about a 2-color border, but I think the simple one-color frame is best, don't you? Now a smart person would perhaps view this as an opportune time to get back to the pile of WIPS, which is why it's surprising that I spent some time today cutting out strips  for the border of this long-suffering quilt WIP: (sorry it's a shot from the back).  It's a small quilt, but I can make it a bit bigger by border with a row of green, then one of green and print checkerboard, then anoth...

You know, after the horrible experiences with Holland's Sew Shoppe, even though I know Larry at Twin Falls Sewing is completely and utterly marvelous, part of me was STILL stunned when no one tried to argue with me that nothing was really wrong with my machine, no one tried to sell me the wrong part, repairs were actually DONE, no one broke anything new, and it hasn't taken 3 months .  They said about a week, and sure enough, Larry had both machines fixed and ready to go today--and I know he's actually tested them to make sure everything really is fixed.  I just can't get used to this.  Andy is going to drive down and pick them up for me this weekend!!!  So I don't have to shop for a new machine just yet, which is good as finding a new job might take a while.   I had a physical therapy appointment today which really hurt, so there was a lot of hot pad time today (while sending out applications), but there was some progress on this:   I am SO p...

So far my search for a job has turned up THE rudest companies I've ever encountered, and I'm kind of beginning to wonder if it's me.  First, while I was still working, I interviewed with a company called Compassus--a nationwide chain gobbling up hospice companies.  There are websites that review employers, and theirs had been flat-out terrible, so I was a bit hesitant, but the first interview was with a recruiter who was willing to work around my schedule, so I thought "What the heck."  It was on a Monday morning, then the next interview was with a local person that Friday--my day off.  But I went, and I liked that person, but he was unable to answer my questions.  However, he said that there were 2 more interviews, so I thought, what the heck.  The next interview was on my NEXT day off, and the recruiter messed it up--giving the interviewer a different time than she gave me, but she also lined up the 4th interview at that time, so I worked around all of it...

This is so much easier now that it's cold, and if I figure out a way to wear one of the shawls or scarves I've never worn, I could be on track to get to that 20 never-worn items.  Of course, I thought I'd have a few more finished sewing projects right now because Andy is gone and I've had the house to myself for a few days now.  BUT I've had the silly job-hunting thing taking up my vacation.  Here's a question for you:  If you have been called back for a second interview with several participants, then they ask you to leave the room so they can talk things over, is there any person on the planet who wouldn't expect to hear one way or the other when that little conference was over?  Really?  And have you ever tried to calmly craft when what you really want to do is throttle people? Searching for a new job has certainly been an eye-opening experience.  In such an internet-savvy culture, I'm amazed at how many companies behave in such a way that not ...

It's now been 459 days since I last bought yarn.  And, like AA, we have badges: which really help me stay focused.  I have a lot of yarn.  I have a lot of really NICE yarn, which would make wonderful things--socks, scarves, sweaters, probably even some things that DON'T start with the letter "s."  My longest stretch is something over 1 year and 9 months, so I'm hoping to at least make it to two years, though as slowly as I'm knitting lately, I could realistically make it to 20 without buying any new yarn...... That's it--I just have to knit faster................