tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post1644277758244212405..comments2024-03-18T03:18:23.620-04:00Comments on Memoirs for my children: A few observationsruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-19722340590006455782010-09-16T07:46:37.727-04:002010-09-16T07:46:37.727-04:00Most of my sewing in the last years has been hallo...Most of my sewing in the last years has been halloween costumes. The fun part of that is you get to make up your own patterns, and also, they aren't fussy, and they only really have to hold together for one night. When the kids were little, I sewed some nice stuff, with french seams and everything. As I have been getting old pictures out for graduation party memory boards, I've been surprised to see how much I actually did used to sew. My husband made a rule against it, because it made me crabby. It is really stressful to have a lot of needles and pins floating around in a room with toddlers and babies, and stress makes me cross.<br /><br />Fly Lady. Ha! I tried that... kind of. I am too rebellious, and also I am bad at computers, and I could never figure out what I was supposed to do to get on her system, proper.<br /><br />I am not so much of a perfectionist as a guilt monger. I constantly feel guilty. If I am vacuuming, I feel like I should be sorting clothes, and if I am doing laundry, I feel like I should be grocery shopping, and if I am cooking, I feel like I ought to be sorting the mail and dealing with the medical bills. Since I always feel guilty, I default to the computer and get nothing done at all. Why not, I guess, if I'm just going to feel guilty anyway?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093621296828810512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-70262720895719144052010-09-15T23:18:18.891-04:002010-09-15T23:18:18.891-04:00I had to look up H & M. That store is not in t...I had to look up H & M. That store is not in this area. We are behind the trends here.<br />I get my clothes at consignment shops. I have just recently started to dress a little more "with it". Before that I wore jumpers a lot and hand-me-down corduroys and turtlenecks. Some people didn't appreciate my "style" or lack of style. Now I wear those crazy low-rise pants/jeans but I probably look normal to other people. There seems to be a general sentiment against middle-aged women (and men, for that matter) dressing accordingly. I personally like the dresses that June Cleaver wore in "Leave It To Beaver". <br />I admire anyone with the ability to sew. It is not that I have ever even tried to learn but it just seems so difficult. <br />I hope you are able to get your laundry room done. We mothers spend lots of time there. I have my machines in the little powder room so I guess the advantage of not having a laundry room is that I don't have to organize it. I do have a few shelves above the machines and I would like to throw out some of the cleaning products that my mother-in-law put up there five years ago (!) but I never seem to get around to it. I have thought of trying flylady because then small projects like that would get done. But I seem to be too much of a perfectionist (albeit a lazy one)to do her program.Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-27778958033196747812010-09-15T09:33:12.352-04:002010-09-15T09:33:12.352-04:00Hi Hope,
You asked how tall I am. I think I am 5...Hi Hope,<br /><br />You asked how tall I am. I think I am 5'6". My younger daughter is 5'9". We are the shortest ones in our family.<br /><br />My daughters enjoy being tall. Actually, Lulu was disappointed that she didn't make it to 5"10--that was her goal.<br /><br />It can be hard to find clothes that fit. I can't get much at Penney's or Kohl's. The Land's End clothes at Sears sometimes work.<br /><br />For my girls, there is a store called Vanity. It is not in NY, but when we got to visit family in MN, we stock up. They have jeans with inseams up to 37", although 35" seems to be their favorite length. <br /><br />Lulu can get pants in a Long at American Eagle, and they are long enough for her. H&M also tends to have longer pants legs, especially in smaller sizes, which is a particularly difficult combination to find. I am a 4Long, and those are rare in these parts. Sometimes I dress more trendily than I am in my heart, only because those are the only clothes I can find that fit. I have better luck finding pants in my size at H&M or in teen stores, and I have noticed that teen tops often seem to have longer sleeves, too. Sometimes I feel really stupid in teen clothing at age 44, but I try to find the most conservative things I can. The girls and I have mostly jeans, because dress pants are so hard to find in sizes that are long enough.<br /><br />My next goal (which may be as illusive as my goal to organize the laundry room) is to learn to sew on knits. I did some of this at one time, and was pleased with the results. I would like to sew long sleeved T-shirts and things like that for Shannon and me. I think it would be good to have a serger to do this, but I hate to make the investment in a serger until I know that I could make it pay off. Such a dilemma!ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-47721865060270228022010-09-14T22:33:07.576-04:002010-09-14T22:33:07.576-04:00Dear Ruth,
I am sorry you are having a tough ti...Dear Ruth,<br /> I am sorry you are having a tough time. I don't think you mentioned the fibromyalgia before. I can't even imagine trying to keep up with a busy household while managing that condition.<br /> I have to admit that this year, for the first time ever, I was one of those "Yay! Rah-rah!" mothers. I still have two boys at home but having three at school is bliss after a very difficult summer. BUT I am not a morning person. So far, it has been fine because it is sunny at 6:30am but I don't know what I will do when it is dark at that time. I make the kids breakfast but I am having them pack their own lunches. At some point, I am hoping they will be completely independent in the morning. <br /> My son is also 6'1" but I know he does not feel short since he is currently the tallest in the family. My next two boys are on track to be taller than that but it will be a while yet! I wonder how tall you are, Ruth. I am 5'8" and my husband is 6' exactly. I have always felt awkwardly tall and I still have trouble getting clothes with sleeves and pants legs that fit properly. <br /> Finally, you could not be the laziest woman on earth because I am sure that title goes to me. You could have the honor of second laziest if you really wanted it but with all you mention accomplishing on one of your slower days, I doubt that the title is really fitting.Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.com