Monthly Archives: April 2010
op shopping, good reads
Some things I op shopped recently. The problem with second-hand thread is that it’s often terrible fluffy quality that funks up my sewing machine. I do an inner happy dance when I thrift the good stuff. (In case you are … Continue reading
the myths of making
I realised something about my non-consumerist pledge since I got my results from the Kolbe Index. So I’m ceasing it. Let me explain. I got a 4 on the Implementor scale, which goes up to 10. High numbers mean you … Continue reading
birthday
Please excuse my absence the past couple of days. Monday was my birthday and the Anzac Day public holiday. Then yesterday I had this awful flu-like thing that made me want to curl up and die in front of the … Continue reading
self work: the kolbe index
I’m on a serious self-improvement binge at the moment (as you may have noticed), jumping all over new ideas that make sense to me or give me a new perspective on myself. I’m doing it to figure out how to … Continue reading
in the moment
I really love hanging out with Ellie at our craft table. She hand-sewed for the first time yesterday. I cut a piece of gauze fabric from my stash and some blue wool – both thrifted – and showed her how … Continue reading
