Project Updates:

It is totally my week. And as a special thank you to my dollar stretching, I have been rewarded with the Hancock Fabrics 50% off notion sale on Friday-Saturday. I will be roaming the store Supermarket Sweep style collecting notions which will hold me until the next sale in July or August).

So, what did I learn this past week?

• I discovered a really cool band called Whole Wheat Bread. I saw them before the Cruiserweight show at Emo's last Thursday.
• I really like sleeping in. It's been hard getting up for work before 7:20am. It's not that I lack motivation. I just like being in my bed.
• I taught my first sewing lesson on Saturday. One of my hot chicks
  wanted to build some skills in addition to getting some Sassy Britches.
• Do not iron when you are a) angry and b) tired and hungry. Friday I was working in my sewing room when I was suffering from "b". I ended up burning the fabric when I hemmed the pants. They are now a little shorter than I had intended them to be.

• Spinsta: I am about to embark on another Sassy Britches sew-a-thon. I have orders for 8 pairs of pants now. I also have some alterations to do.
• Websites: nothing right now.
• Sewing: I finished my awesome plaid pants (they are a little shorter than I planned due to accidental burnage). I am almost finished with the shirt I was making. I have redrafted my favorite pattern on pattern tracing fabric.
  

According to the stack of receipts I sorted through this weekend, the fabric store would be my happy place. Sewing in general actually. That is why I have decided to start doing alterations (mainly hemming) in addition to making pants.

What did I learn this past week?

• I learned that more people wear the same size pants as me. Spinsta.com hosted the Hot Pants for Hot chicks happy hour this weekend. I now have 7 pairs of pants to make.
• I learned what walking foots are for. Check out the cool instructions and videos here.
  

• Sewing: I finished a skirt and I need to hem 2 pairs of pants. I still have 2 shirts to finish. I am also in the process of repairing my favorite pattern (I am redrafting it on a stronger material).
• Website: Nothing new.
  

My home office is fairly safe. It has been a disaster area for the last few weeks (it is also my sewing/project area). Things have finally settled down now that I am back to doing projects for myself.

What did I learn this past week?

• It takes awhile to readjust to staying awake all day. I was getting used to keeping a schedule similar to my cat's. After an hour or two of productivity you get to take a nap (my cat isn't very productive but he is a serious groomer).
• I watched a really cool documentary called "Rize." It has reminded me of my plan to have totally ripped abs. A year or two ago I really wanted a 4-pack (no need for 6). Maybe I will make another attempt. It's on my list of things to do before I have a kid (should I decide to).
• My friends give pretty awesome and thoughtful presents.
  

• Website: I need to change up the format of my photo gallery. Perhaps that would inspire me to actually put up more pictures.
• Sewing: I finished xmas presents (I forgot to take pictures of a few of them before they were delivered. To the people who got homemade gifts, please pose with your present and email me a copy :) I am currently working on a few items for myself. 2 skirts, a shirt, and a pair of pants.
  

I have been sick for the past week. The sinus infection was crushed by antibiotics only to unearth something more evil. I have no clue what it was but it managed to knock me on my ass. I was sentenced to many hours on the couch and subjected to daytime television and the local news (these are the days that I wish I subscribed to the evil that is cable). Sure I have tons of dvds. They just weren't it. I went through all of my stay-at-home-in-my-pjs-cause-I-am-sick-movies a few weeks ago.

I had one great discovery last week. Guaifenesin, the magic ingredient in most cough syrups, comes in a tablet form. That stuff is awesome. Unfortunately I made that discovery late in the week.

Projects! I finally got around to working on the pants which I had planned to wear on NYE on Sunday. I was too sick to go out on NYE so it really didn't matter.

Reflections for the new year? I plan on avoiding that plague that visited me last week. Other than that I haven't a clue. Give me a week or so. I need to cleanse my soul of the evil that is local television.