Monday, More sewing, trying to stay calm.

 I need this on a t-shirt. It could be my motto.

I have Kelsa here today and she has been with me for the last two nights.  She has had a snotty cold but was much better yesterday. Seems to be over it today.

I have sewing to do all day today and tomorrow and then onto cookie baking.  

Lil sis and I got hers done on Friday, but lefsa took almost her whole day.  Next year we will just have a lefsa day.

I do not plan on doing any sewing after tomorrow.  Everything can wait until after the New Year.

Only one more present needs to arrive for gift giving and I am done. Amazon is a game changer I tell you.

I am not sleeping well.  I can't get to sleep no matter how tired I am.  Once I am asleep, I am fine.  But I watch the clock until 3 in the morning and I need to find a way to break this cycle.  I am so tired all the time.  I cannot take a nap every day.

I am sure it is just stress, and grief.  Trying really hard to mitigate this, but so far nothing has helped.  It is just time.

I am missing Slugs really bad and she is going to see Sissie after Christmas and I want to be there, but no go.  THEY HAD BETTER NOT HAVE FUN WITHOUT ME.....

Kim

Thursday, more to do.

 I sewed all day yesterday and I still have a whole lot left to do.  I don't want to do it.  I want a nap.

Lil sis is coming over tomorrow to Christmas bake with me and that should be fun.

I must get my bag of creations ready to fit on a woman and a pair of pants hemmed and altered.  I also need to take up sleeves in a jacket and hem two pairs of jeans by tomorrow.

That will leave a couple of projects that will take all day for next week.

I swear this stuff multiplies in the night.

Took car in as the oil light keeps coming on and I just had that expensive oil changed a few months ago. I had the records and they saw the low miles and thought maybe they had not put enough in.  Oh great!  This is why you keep records.

Really want a nap, I mean really, really .

Kim

Wednesday, Lots to do, dang it!

 Kim is spazing out.  Whatever that means.  I think I need Sissie here pronto.  But if she was here, I would be in so much trouble.

Book club went well last night.  I had treats, krumkakke, peppakakkor, almond cake, and coco casse, and lemon citron casse.  Everyone loved the goodies. 

I have so much sewing to do in the shop.  I don't know where it all came from, as I thought I was caught up last week.

So (sew) today I will be in the shop until the cows come home.

And by the way I am surrounded by cows on two sides.

Here is the list!

1. hem a pair of jeans

2. mend a skirt

3. alter a pile of tops maybe 6

4. sew buttons on pants

5. make a bed spread smaller

6. mend a couple of items

7. do three custom projects

8. get a bag of mending done

9. make two large pillow covers with zippers.

Now let's see what I can get done.

Kim

Tuesday, 2 days in a row, Wow!

 

Took my saved coins into bank today and I had $267.57 saved for Christmas mad money.  Yippee!

Book club is here tonight, and I still have two batches of cookies to do and the kitchen to clean. 

I did run a bunch of errands this morning and just realized 3 things I forgot.  That is my brain these days.

But I am feeling so much better about Christmas right now.  Just more positive, or maybe I just don't really care.  I am not sure which.

There is more to do in the shop right now than I realized, so I will have to hit that hard tomorrow, but I might have two kids here so who knows?

Anyway, off to get my chores done.  What about you guys?

Kim

Monday, Christmas panic!

 Here it is the 11th and I have hardly done any Christmas shopping.  I mean I am usually done before Thanksgiving, and I have just been in a blur.

But I think this morning I was able to get on Amazon and get most of it done.  Thanks goodness.  Still have a couple of grandkid gifts, that I can get elsewhere, and I hope to do that tonight after Kelsa gets picked up.

I am proud to say I spent 3 hours in my shop on Friday afternoon and was able to get 19 pairs of pants hemmed and few other things mended.  Still have a way to go, but not feeling so overwhelmed.

Then Saturday I really got the house cleaned up (not that you can tell after Kelsa has been here) But underneath the mess it is clean. 

Sunday after church I started on some baking.  But have much more to do.  Lil sis will come over on Friday I think to bake, but now I am not sure. better txt her.  I can't remember anything I swear.

I have not cashed in my coin bank yet and I have always done that on Dec. 7th. I need to go do that. I also need to pay $48.00 more dollars in property tax.  I paid it early, and they did not have the figure out yet. I also did not save my penny a day this year.  I started but my brain would just not cooperate. Maybe the new year will be better.

I do have $1285.00 saved in my $5.00 bill savings for my trip to Hawaii in the spring.

There is a small pile of things to get done in the shop plus some custom work, so I do have things to do, just don't want to do them, but I will make myself.

Book club is here tomorrow night, so I need to reclean the house, and get a few more cookies done up.

Trying really hard to stay busy and positive.  Grandkids help a lot!

Kim

Friday, In trouble with Sissie!

 This is Kim. Kim is in a frump.  She is really trying.  Well not really since Kim played on her cell phone watching videos, for 9 straight hours yesterday, in the dark in her bedroom. 

The holidays hit much harder than I thought they would. Just terribly depressed.  Having a hard time getting things done.  Losing things, can't keep my mind straight on anything.  But I am determined to get my act together.

I had a good time at Jessies (D#1).  I recovered her dining chairs bottoms and then also a chair in her front room.  Sewed some costume pieces for the upcoming nutcracker.  It was fun and I love to do projects so just what I needed.

I finally got the house decorated, but it has taken me forever.  I just can't seem to finish anything.  And I pride myself on being a finisher.  So, my whole psyche is disturbed by my slump.  What is happening to me?

The first Christmas box I opened, had Joel's Christmas stocking right on top.  I about went through the roof.  My daughter came over and snatched it away.  It was so funny. Now what are the chances?

I am so determined to turn over a new leaf come the new year.  But if the leaf doesn't get turned over, will you still love me?  Will I still love me, now that is the question.

Kim Nine years ago as Mother Ginger in the Nutcracker. What happened to that crazy, whirlwind?

Kelsa got a hold of a marker. See Canadian Maple leaf on forehead.  Those roots run deep in the family. This kid keeps me hopping.

Anyway, just wanted you guys to know, that I am okay, not being okay. I have a busy week ahead and I am in no way ready for it.  So much to do and I keep putting it off, but that ends today.  I think?

I have at least 20 pairs of pants to hem and my shop is a disaster, so that is the first thing on the agenda.  I am going to hem pants and then clean the shop.  I hope...

Will return and report, I think...

Kim