Fashion break!

Soooo....I seriously have a "to sew" list a mile long, it actually so daunting that I've been having troubles starting, I tried - really tried - two new styles that i like but am having troubles finishing them because I had to do so much tweaking...but my persistance has paid of and it is turning out quite well if i do say so...so well infact that i was inspired to try another NEW style....I found out after I cut eveything and pinned it together I didnt have enough fabric for the rest of the edging.....so i slept on it - which seems to be my tried and true design problem solver LOL - and when i got up to make hubby's  lunch and breakfast at some un-godly hour this moring as i rooler out of bed it hit me! ill edge it with ribbon or lace!  HA!  i figured it out and am so happy.  Yes wierd things can make me goofy happy, but i love a good challange best :) So here is the pinned thing .....

 

 This is my plie of finishing to do today!  Ahhh....no pressure :)  Ha, I have to finish 10 things this month, did I set to lofty of goals?  Not sure yet I'll decide by feb, isnt that the month for goal redrafting :);)

And this next picture is of my "to make pile"  AHHH!  LOL...I have like 20 things in my brain that I want to make, especially if I will be wearing dresses more, I need options, you know the - you can go out in this cause its not stainned, and the only for home becasue it is - parts of your closet.  My mother taught me you gotta go out presentable and house clothes are not meant to be worn in public and I dont know what she did but she gott it in so deep I can feel her clickin her tounge when i sneak out uick in house clothes LOL...what will I teach my poor daughter that she will be looking for me ova her shoulda when she is grown with kids? :)

So back so sewing...I have plans for 2 more maxi dresses, 2 shirts for hubby, and 3 dresses/tunics for daughter,a nd 2 tunics for me, and a dress for one of my favorite bloggers whos ahs so graciously offered to spread the word for my clothes! and advertise for me on her blog over at socialite dreams.  so how many items is that anyhow?? 10! great! and the three ive done now will be gravy *doing my crazy dance *  I will post after pics of this as much as I can :)
Have a great and creative day!

Welcome 2012.

So 2012 is here and it seems like it came wayyy too fast :).  But I am thinking this year is a little different at least to me, i am not doing resolutions or intentions, I will simply have goals, to make life better and more satisfying for me and my family to bring our hopes and dreams closer into reach.  I always feel like the new year and all the pressure to be prefect at everything and the "right size and/or shape" and have you beans (some people say nuts, be we more crazy then that! lol) in a row, ready to take on the world!  LOL...I just feel frazzled when Jan rolls around after all the hustle bustle and am simply trying to "catch up" after it all....Why does it seem like my house had a tornado go thru it and that my family have worn two sets of clothes for like 10 days??  I didnt even have time to think about what this year could be or my goals this year. LOl that s what I have been up to today ::)  Sewing! and cleaning and sewing some more and dreaming about all the projects i can get done and the possibilities this year holds.  So a few of my goals are.....
-Get back to pre-baby weight
-Dance with Dear daughter everyday
- work on hindi every day till the program is finished adn move on to spanish (it will be time for dear daughter to learn another language too)
- sewing 10 things a month
- make at least a set of dishes a month and sell them.
- get my hair in good condition by avoiding heat until once on the weekend
- Make a menu plan for the week and fill it in every week (i usually forget :))
- Do one special thing with darling daughter a week, girly thing or fun for her.
- set up the sensory bins as she is old enough for some of them, and have them ready to go.
I always seem to get to January with the same goals as last year and not much changed, but this year I am pretty happy with my progress last year, and am looking forward to continuing on this year!

What are some of your goals for this year?  Happy new year and blessings everyone!

Indifference....or Not?

Okay so the last couple of days I have seen countless "sponsor a child for Christmas" commercials, and been thinking how can i feed my child and sponsor one more?  And seen on a few of the blogs I read some good post raising awareness for organizations who do help kids, in Africa and many other countries.  But I cant get past the so I sponsor that child until he/she is old enough they no longer qualify and then what?  what do they do?  I know they probably got to go to school at least some, but what about their brothers and sisters?  What about their parents who if they have them give up their food everyday so their kids can grow?  And I came up with after a emotional discussion with my own dear mother, about how we just cant help them all....That we can help their mothers, and in essence help the kids more.  they get parents and food and housing and hopefully school.  We feel like the parents are often to blame, but it not really like that, especially their mothers, (I am warning you I am very passionate about this subject so you are warned in advance), If their Mom's had job options or a place in the society there would be more healthy kids and families.  the problems almost always come from women being no more then dogs or slaves and at least they are thought of as a burden to handled.  How would you like to pray your whole life to be able to get married to a man you dont know just so you are allowed to live? If you were born a woman in India you would have to.  They are allowed to "abort"(kill) adult daughters that they cant afford to find husbands for or other various reasons, if they cant marry her off and cant support you they could kill you LEGALLY! Think about that.  You could help by sending girls to school so they at least get job options to support themselves. you could help with their job training, Or literacy. Gospel for Asia(100% goes to where you send it) and the Catholic church, and our government (plan.ca) and other organizations have ways for us to help with these basic needs.  There are many options now days for ttis type of help in Africa and other parts of Asia as well.  There are so many countries in this world where women are second class if they are lucky and the children suffer for it too....if she looses her husband a Mother is left with little option to feed her kids, keep her dignity, with no standing as a person.  she has to scrounge for food or make a very hard choice....and often times pay with her life leaving her kids all alone.  We really can help.  If we help the mothers (parents) feed their families the kids get everything they need, Mom and Dad and food and shelter.  helping with job training or village needs, or literacy, or schools gives people more options then just feeding them.  they can be proud of their accomplishments as they work up and out of the poverty, or despair that war and bad government can produce.  Women are a force to reckoned with in this world and if they are given the chance, we can change it, one step, one child, one movement at a time.  Remember it wasn't that long ago in Canada that Women (we) were not allowed to vote, own land, have custody of our children if husbands divorced us or died, and we certainly couldn't have respectable work, besides housekeeping or nanny positions.  it wasn't long ago at all, that our brave great grandmothers stood up and said WE ARE PEOPLE! WE HAVE RIGHTS.  lets help another woman or two have the courage to make her own future brighter.

Merry Christmas :)

The Woman Society Forgets

The Stay-at-home Mom, the homemakers.  Some are homeschooling mothers as well and involved in every aspect of the job God gave us, as I will be too once my baby girl is old enough, and ready.  I find it so amazing how many people ask what I do all day and if we are going to have anymore kids.  *shaking head* I answer yes we are hoping for at least 7 more.  They are speechless, and sputter, 7!  you are so brave!   And I think to myself, why am I brave for doing what I was made for?  When did being a mom and wife and taking care of people become the exception?  It boggles me. Our job is so important, so detrimental to a stable wholesome society.....I guess that's why we are in this mess,  when the mothers started going to work, values were lost and selfishness began to rise, and the "Me" generation was born (which is my generation by the way LOL, i was one of the lucky ones who had a "mean" ie :good, mom to make sure i turned into a good woman, that knew how to cook.)  I hope I have not disappointed her.   I always have enjoyed the reactions i get by telling people I will home school my 12 kids in the future and how many men that scared off before they even finished asking me out for coffee LOL!  I always said it upfront to weed out the frogs  :).  My husband is the first man I ever met that had no issue with us having 2 hands full or more children and was pro-homeschooling when i met him, needless to say I married him ASAP!  lol. I personally think that giving our children a happy healthy stable home is more important then all the stuff in the world, they need their Mom, plain and simple.  I often wonder why so many families put the wants first and the children last, it's starting to be all to common to see well dressed mothers with scruffy, tired,badly behaved kids in wal-mart. Raising kids well is hard, and worth it, worth being tired, worth the unrecognized work we do EVERYDAY :),  worth fitting in showers at odd hours, worth still having no makeup on when hubby gets home, worth the years of input till there is gradually character grows into something beautiful, and kind and gracious.   I love the work i do, it is the only job I ever wanted, my chosen career and I thank the Good Lord that I have that choice.  So here's to all the ladys who have chosen the home life and to go forth and multiply, it's defiantly not the easy choice, but it is good!