Friday, October 24, 2014

Beautiful Old Broads Take on Projects


Hello Dear Ones,
There’s a plastic sign nailed up over my desk  that reads:
 
                                                6 Phases Of A Project
            1.  Enthusiasm
            2.  Disillusionment                 
            3.  Panic
            4.  Search for the guilty party
            5.  Punishment of the innocent
            6.  Praise and honors for the non participants

This is all so true.  Take the time I made a maternity dress.

1.  Enthusiasm.
 I was excited and enthused as I picked out the 10 yards of material. Trust me-- maternity tents take a ton of material.
2.  Disillusionment.
Rolling all that material out over the dining room table was rather intimidating.  Where to start?  What does bias mean?
3.  Panic.
Oh my God.  The pattern has a million little pieces.  The tissue is floating everywhere. I think I’ve sewn the wrong sides together.  I need this dress for Friday.  I’m expanding like a balloon these days.
4.  Search for the guilty party.
I’m in tears. Whose idea was this anyway.  I think my husband said it would be a good project for me.  Ha!  What does he know.  Yes, it was definitely his idea.  I’m sure of it.
5.  Punishment of the innocent.
Campbell’s tomato soup for supper.  No way can I both cook and SEW.  I am not Martha Stewart.
6.  Praise and Honors for the Non Participants.
There’s the phone.  It’s my sister.  Wait till I tell her what a mess I’ve made of this sewing project.  She’s a life saver.  She has a black maternity dress I can borrow. 

Maybe I can use the material to recover the couch.  What do you think?  Well, never mind.  That’s another project for another day.

Haven’t we all been there.    
 
 “A woman is like a teabag; you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water”                          Nancy Reagan
  
   

  

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