I have a nice wardrobe in size 8. Unfortunately, I am a size 4. Above, my not-yet-finished gray cardigan. Gray Elle pants, my gray and purple steampunk Foursquare top, and a couple of sweaters. You can’t really see the purple […]
It’s List Week on the Holiday Grand Plan! Make the following lists: Gifts Christmas card list Visits to make Parties/Entertaining Menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, other parties Goodies for Sharing/Gifts. Decide how much needs to be made and divide […]
I cut my dose of Metformin in half (with the blessing of the pharmacist/diabetes educator I’ve been working with at the hospital). My A16 was down to 6.2. I began having out of range readings, but I was still in […]
Here are the colors for my fall Seamwork Design Your Wardrobe collection. The floral print is the sash from a new RTW dress I just received. The color swatches are from the fall Pantone palette. My fabrics are mostly from […]
My linen cupboard doesn’t look like a Martha Stewart linen cupboard, but it is reasonably tidy and filled with nice things. I take pleasure in thoughtfully choosing a tea towel, many of them souvenirs of travels with my family. I […]
These areas were already tidy. I tweaked them slightly and gave myself gold stars even though I didn’t deserve stars except for keeping them nice for a year or two. The linen closet is the next assignment, and I started […]
This shelf was tidy already, but it did contain a lot of stuff not actually in use. And it was not exactly decorative. It still isn’t. I took everything out and changed things around, but there’s not much change. I […]
I’m going through the whole DYW process, but I think I’ve decided to make the things I planned before — those that suit this year’s plan, at least. Miracle Pants and Shirttail T from HotPatterns, using the Pantone Fall 2021 […]
My 2021 Fall DYW mood board: Gray, pink, prints, cables, a bit of burgundy, blue, and yellow, scarves, belts and jewelry. I’m not planning on doing any fabric shopping this year, though I have done some yarn shopping.
