I've always been one who likes to read the entire "users manual" of a product before I actually use it. In fact, I even read the back of shampoo bottles in case they have any "tips" for washing your hair that I may not know about already. You would be absolutely amazed by the things you can learn just from reading information that either comes with, or is posted on products. I hate the feeling of just floundering around until you get the hang of things. I need a direct path to success or else I'm not interested. I feel like for the last couple of weeks I have just been floundering around with this sewing thing. I've decided that I need to get to work here and learn how to sew because I have a LOT of things I want to make. So I've been looking around on the internet the last couple of days trying to figure out HOW I'm going to learn this. I don't really want to go somewhere-like a little shop that has classes; well I take that back actually I DO want to do that but have NO time between working a full time job, a part-time job and raising a two year old adorable little boy. So I have to find other ways to learn and it has to fit in my schedule and there might be days or (God Forbid!) weeks or so where I may not get to my sewing machine so I need everything to PAUSE until I can get back to it. I started looking at Sewing Books...there are tons out there including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sewing; Sewing for Dummies, Sewing With Grandma,... you get the idea. I actually looked through a bunch of books and nothing really jumped out at me like "OH THIS LOOKS SIMPLE!" I did some more searching and somehow, somewhere (divine intervention, perhaps) I came across THIS SITE and I think my days of floundering are over.
It's an ONLINE HOME-ECONOMICS class! A work at your own pace kind of class! A stop and go as you please kind of class! It never expires! No one's there to pressure me!! I love it already and I haven't even started! You have to pay for it, it's $50.00 BUT it never expires, so once you pay your $50.00 and get the password to get into the actual "classroom" blog you will have access forever! FOREVER!! The class includes 27 step-by-step projects, each project is a little more difficult than the last and features a new skill that you will learn! It even promises to make me creative! Like create my own stuff creative! I'm not totally convinced this is possible...but I guess we'll see!!
I cannot WAIT to get started (I hate waiting!). Ugh however I have a huge road block in my way... my !@%#$& craft room! I wish I would have never taken THIS picture because now I am obsessed with making-over my craft area in our basement. There's really two problems with it the way that it is now. The first problem is that really I originally fixed up the basement so my son could have a playroom....slowly I'm taking it over with my "stuff" and that's not fair to him...oh and it makes our basement look like it could be on an episode of "Hoarders". The second problem is that since I'm taking up most of his play area I clearly don't have enough room for my "stuff"! So...the obvious solution to this would be to move all my stuff over to the OTHER side of the basement and organize myself over there. Sigh. That's going to be a lot of work!! In order to move everything to the other side of the basement the perfectionist side of me has to make sure that I have all my ideas/plans "just right" before I get started moving over there. Sigh. First things first I have to make a craft table, yes you heard me right- have.to.! I need a table to stand at so I can cut and measure and other "stuff", this is non-negotiable...one has to be there for this to work out. I found some great ideas on pinterest. The idea I got my husband to agree on was purchasing two bookshelves and a piece of plywood to look make something that looks similar to this:
So clearly I need to do ALL of this before I can truly START my home ec class. So I found the two bookshelves I want to purchase for like $30.00 each at Walmart, BUT of course they are only available online so that means I have to order and wait...I HATE WAITING!! I have no patience, I do not wait. I think things through but then once I've made up my mind it's go time. My husband on the other hand is an "yea that's a good idea" but there is no pep in his step to get it done.I haven't bothered him too much yet because I'm still trying to finalize the plans in my head. Do you have ideas for me??? Please share them!! I need to get this done and get started with my home-ec class!!
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