What-What?! Week of October 22nd

This week was horrible.  I caught a stomach flu on Monday, then was miserable the rest of the week.  I didn't take any time off of work, because we'd had a problem with one of the servers that needed to get sorted out ASAP.  So I worked from home... and spent a lot of hours fixing things.  Then I had to be in the office to help manage a set of complicated releases.

Then I went into the office yesterday, which was Saturday; one of the other departments needed help with one of their messes, and the issue is/was important enough to my department that several of us were there to help out.

Then I sewed some stuff.  And that's been the entire week.

With the kids costumes this year, I have hit the bifecta for types of fabrics that are obnoxious to sew; Osric's costume has this super fluffy fabric, which when doubled up barely fits under the presser foot of the sewing machine.  Saffron's costume involved sewing together two thin, very slippery fabrics -- I should have ironed on stabilizer onto one of them at least, but I didn't realize how big a problem it was going to be until it was too late.  Also, sequin hearts that melt when you get them too hot is not good.  Not good for iron, not good for fabric, not good for my fingers.

Blah.

What-What?! Week of September 7th

This week was a mixed bag.  Labor day went really well; the husband barbequed, which was good, we went shopping at the thrift store, and generally relaxed about the house.  But, I didn't get a job that I really wanted.  The interview felt like it would have been a great fit, the commute was pretty good, the pay was enough... but it was not meant to be, I suppose.

I've discovered the /r/Economics sub on Reddit.  The posts are pretty interesting, and the conversation is actually pretty educated.  Of course, it's economics, which is the "dismal science", so it's pretty depressing, too. :P

Thrift Store Love

My mother gave me her set of Pyrex mixing bowls, which I absolutely love.  However, a while after I'd owned it, I found out that the Cinderella mixing bowl sets actually came with four bowls, not the three that I had.  Browsing at the thrift store this past week, I spied the last bowl I needed for a complete set.  The bowl (it's the largest white bowl) is not in the best condition, having some scratches and silverware marks, but I'm going to try a few things to improve it.  It was a very lucky find!

Other than that, Saffron and I had gone earlier in the week, and found the perfect clothes to turn into a costume for her.  This Halloween, she'd like to dress up as Elsa from Disney's Frozen, wearing her coronation day dress.  Here's a pic of the dress, versus what we picked out to use:

The purple dress we're going to use for her cape is just about perfect, since the gathering at the neck and the flutter sleeves make it look like a cape on her already.  I just have to hem it and add a fastener at the neckline.  Saffron's excited for Halloween now. :)

(images via pinterest)