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infryqYesterday I got a bunch of stuff done around the house. I mostly credit
this to finally getting around to starting a project I've been thinking
about for weeks: a chore card deck. I'm the type of person that keeps a lot
of their memory in external spaces (to the semi-chagrin of P I'm sure,
since it means I leave half-completed projects out all over the house so I
don't forget about them), and lately I've been variously thinking, "Oh I
should really do [X short maintenance task in my current space] when I have
more time and inclination" and of course when I *do* have that time and
inclination none of those tasks are in front of me so I give up. So
yesterday I put everything I could think of on index cards, and I'll add to
the deck as I encounter new tasks.
Nice thing about writing everything down, particularly since I focused on
short tasks, is that it inspired me to actually maybe do some of them. So I
cleaned a shelf in the sewing room, cleared the spare table, did some
ironing, and folded some languishing clean laundry.
Fabric arrived in Friday's mail, so I washed it, and then trued the ends
and ironed the largest, cheapest piece since it will be my wearable muslin
for this shirt pattern (Belcarra from Sew mumble). I thought about printing
and taping together at home, but when I went to download it there was a
print shop option, which I've never tried before but now seemed like as
good a time as any. I submitted the job online and will pick it up Monday
or Tuesday.
I did an hour's worth of sketching for the garden tools handout, and
learned two things: I don't actually know what a shovel looks like, and
drawing grasped sponges is really difficult.
While cleaning I found a bulky knit cotton hoodie in the rag pile and
decided to unravel it instead (there's an unraveling knitalong going on I
can join if I maintain the energy). The seams were done with slip stitch,
so it was pretty fast to take apart. The yarn is three strands held
together, so I could keep it as bulky or separate them for a light
fingering. Maybe a hair kerchief? As my hair continues growing out I've
been wanting more options for holding it out of my face.
There's a summer craft along starting soon for when Emily of Fibre Town
goes to visit her in laws in Spain for a few months, called the Summer of
S. It's for crafts starting with S, and wouldn't you know it my tentative
summer art was already going to be Suminagashi so that's a nice bit of fate
at work.
Finally, I finished turning the heel on sock #2, and the leg on these is
not that long so the end is in sight!
Food wise: I'm back up to sweet potatoes, which is nice; coconut butter in
yesterday's oatmeal was a tentative success so I'm going to increase the
quantity today and see how that goes, but really the thing I'm most pleased
with is cheese.
this to finally getting around to starting a project I've been thinking
about for weeks: a chore card deck. I'm the type of person that keeps a lot
of their memory in external spaces (to the semi-chagrin of P I'm sure,
since it means I leave half-completed projects out all over the house so I
don't forget about them), and lately I've been variously thinking, "Oh I
should really do [X short maintenance task in my current space] when I have
more time and inclination" and of course when I *do* have that time and
inclination none of those tasks are in front of me so I give up. So
yesterday I put everything I could think of on index cards, and I'll add to
the deck as I encounter new tasks.
Nice thing about writing everything down, particularly since I focused on
short tasks, is that it inspired me to actually maybe do some of them. So I
cleaned a shelf in the sewing room, cleared the spare table, did some
ironing, and folded some languishing clean laundry.
Fabric arrived in Friday's mail, so I washed it, and then trued the ends
and ironed the largest, cheapest piece since it will be my wearable muslin
for this shirt pattern (Belcarra from Sew mumble). I thought about printing
and taping together at home, but when I went to download it there was a
print shop option, which I've never tried before but now seemed like as
good a time as any. I submitted the job online and will pick it up Monday
or Tuesday.
I did an hour's worth of sketching for the garden tools handout, and
learned two things: I don't actually know what a shovel looks like, and
drawing grasped sponges is really difficult.
While cleaning I found a bulky knit cotton hoodie in the rag pile and
decided to unravel it instead (there's an unraveling knitalong going on I
can join if I maintain the energy). The seams were done with slip stitch,
so it was pretty fast to take apart. The yarn is three strands held
together, so I could keep it as bulky or separate them for a light
fingering. Maybe a hair kerchief? As my hair continues growing out I've
been wanting more options for holding it out of my face.
There's a summer craft along starting soon for when Emily of Fibre Town
goes to visit her in laws in Spain for a few months, called the Summer of
S. It's for crafts starting with S, and wouldn't you know it my tentative
summer art was already going to be Suminagashi so that's a nice bit of fate
at work.
Finally, I finished turning the heel on sock #2, and the leg on these is
not that long so the end is in sight!
Food wise: I'm back up to sweet potatoes, which is nice; coconut butter in
yesterday's oatmeal was a tentative success so I'm going to increase the
quantity today and see how that goes, but really the thing I'm most pleased
with is cheese.
