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[cjsmith]

Yesterday turned out to be a better day than I had feared. Yay!

Good things:
- My freezer is FULL of really yummy food.
- The house doesn't smell nearly as strongly as one might expect given the above sentence.
- Multiple must-do difficult tasks got accomplished and one more is soon to be done.

To do "tomorrow" (today when I wake up, presuming I do get back to sleep):
- One more hard must-do task
- Repair a reusable grocery bag, using that as a First Sewing Machine Project for someone who just learned this weekend to thread one and run it
- Maybe some holiday prep

Comments

[noelfigart]

You know, teaching mending is a good idea. I learned to sew before I learned to repair and in terms of saving money, all the little repair jobs are the bigger money-savers.

[cjsmith]

I know I learned to sew (create new garments) before learning to mend. Still, so many decades later, I'm not sure I'd know how to teach it that way. Sew a straight seam, parallel to an edge? Basic skill; learn it early. Might as well be on this grocery bag.

Maybe I'm just being sneaky and getting benefits out of it along the way. My student in this case would be amused. :)

[tiger_spot]

I never have learned to sew new things really, but I learned mending. Buttons first, if I recall correctly, and then seam repair.

[cjsmith]

Those are just so USEFUL! I have tons of things that need repair in their lifetimes, and I don't think I've made a new garment for myself from scratch since before vet school.

[billeyler]

I love that you're posting again. And in bite-sized chunks, too! Hope the holiday spirit snuggles you!

[cjsmith]

Aw, thank you! Back on LJ I was usually making bite-sized posts too, if I recall correctly. (Been a while!)

May the holiday spirit also give you a big hug and a smooch!