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Waiting
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August
Trish

August 2008 Dining RoomI’m still waiting for Daddy to finish clearing out his stuff from the “Den” to make it to my sewing room. I have my sewing machine (because I really can’t live without it for more than 48 hours) on my writing desk which is in the dinging room (see photo, on the right, photo taken before I put the sewing machine back in). See how neat and tidy it is? Daddy’s already moved his painting stuff in there so we can barely eat on the table (Not to mention he’s also done this on his desk & the gaming table in the basement). This is really not cool. I want to work on those projects to get my bristol gown ready for MiRF, but I can’t without a place to work on them. GRRR. I’ve been hand sewing a new doublet, but I’d really like to just wear my new green gown.

Ok, so that’s 1/2 true. I am not really motivated to do it, but I also know how much a nice cleaned up workspace can motivate a person.

Granted, the dining room used to be a disaster area, and I took A LOT of time and effort into cleaning it up and making it look really nice. It’s just infuriating that Daddy was saying that he felt that I was pushing him out with my stuff, and now the tables are turned (literally)… Noooooooo…. *deep cleansing breaths* I’m trying to get a small spot to myself in the house, where I don’t bother anyone else. But I still want my own spot!

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Dr.
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August
Trish

Dr. Apt went well today.

So I’ve got a respiratory infection, and now antibiotics to fix it. I also asked the Dr about my issues. She said the same thing that some of you did, “there is more than just 2 drugs out there to fix this, we’ll find one that works for you.” She said that what I explained to her was classic textbook depression. She wanted me to make sure I was getting “Me” time and that we’d work together on getting me back to normal. That made me feel much better. So she said it takes a while for the stuff to start to work, and I should see improvement in about a month. So I guess we’ll see.
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On a different note
25
August
Trish

I didn’t get any of my projects for my gown done. I was crappy sick. Still am, it was getting better, then it got worse. Going to try for Dr. apt tomorrow, it’s been more than a week. I have however started a new project…a boiled wool doublet. My red one doesn’t fit (boobs and belly are bigger since CJ), and I have wanted to make a doublet out of this purple boiled wool since I boiled it back in 2001…I used my old doublet as a pattern, cut it out in blue broadcloth I had first to test the pattern, added a collar onto the back piece like the ones in Alcega’s book, and I’ve hand sewn it all so far. I don’t think I’m going to line this one, if I do, I’ll do it later. Right now I’m just going to bind the edges with black silk ribbon. I’ve also made this one to overlap in the front so I can do proper buttons up the front. I’ve got the buttons in, I just need to add the holes (working in reverse). I’ve got this to work on, plus my blackwork biggins, when it gets slow at work, plus I made Chris buy me some books before he took me to my surprise birthday party.

All historical type books, one Jane Austin (Sense & Sensibility) , one on Katherine of Aragon (I don’t remember the author), one Phillipa Gregory (also on K.o.A. I think, this one was a present the night before), and one on Grace O’Mally the Elizabethan Pirate Queen (hopefully this one won’t be a bs book about an author trying to find her heritage on her vacation when she didn’t really want to write).

Anyway, I plan on working on these hand sewing projects at work especially on:
September 3, 2008: National Stitch-In-Public Day

EGA invites stitchers of all ages and skill levels to join in a day of community crafting that will celebrate the traditions and trends of needlework, right right where they are. There’s no cost – just an effort to encourage community among stitchers. Embroiders, quilters, knitters and who will shine a light on their crafts Sept. 3 by stitching together in public spaces such as coffee shops, parks, malls – anywhere they can be seen. http://www.egausa.org/html/ega_calendar.html


I think it’s a really cool idea. Especially since there are so many young people right now looking for ways to express themselves in a creative way. I love seeing handmade items by young people. You don’t keep getting the same needle point stuff Grandma did…

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Surprise
24
August
Trish

Thank you to my DH and our families and especially to Jackie, Jesse and Ian (who hosted) and our other friends who made it to my surprise party, it was great.
Also thanks to everyone who’s wished me a Happy Birthday after my last post.

What the hell is wrong with me? I walked into Jackie’s back yard and everyone yelled surprise! and I could barely even crack a smile.  I really think the only time I smiled today is when my auto “Mommy” smile came on. You know the one: “I’m a mommy and I’m supposed to smile when little kids do something cute, especially my own.” or when my customer service smile kicked in (anyone who’s worked any sort of customer service or retail knows the smile I’m talking about, the one you use even when you want the person you’re working with to crawl in a hole and die). I really tried to force myself to smile and show some happiness, but it wasn’t coming.
I still can’t. It’s 12:30, and I can’t get to sleep. I still feel like crap from this stupid head cold. And I feel about as emotional as a lump of coal. I want to cry just because it’s something, because I want to feel anything at all right now. Maybe this will all be better in the morning…oh wait, it’s morning-ish. I want to sleep but sleep won’t come. Really I want to curl up in a ball, and what? I don’t know. I don’t really care.
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Birthday
22
August
Trish

Ok, so today is my 30th birthday. I was having kind of a crappy day and (well only little bright spots here and there) CJ was rummaging around in my stuff like usual while I was trying to get ready to go to work. I was all in a hurry when I called for him, we were running late, and he came up to me holding a 3 year old anniversary card out for me. Sure, he didn’t get me a birthday card, but he was the first one to get me A card on my birthday. He’s 15 months old (that’s 1 1/4 years old), and the most thoughtful one. My mom had a cake and a present for me at her house which was really cool, but really, nothing is going to top that card held out to me by my little boy right when I was feeling the crappiest. 
We both still have a little head cold. His nose is running like crazy, my head is all stuffed up.

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