One does not simply walk into Costco

One does not simply walk into Costco... without a shopping cart. Honestly, who are we kidding here? I tried it today. Laughable.

Sewing!

Hi. Haven't been blogging. Been busy. One awesome thing that's taken my time is sewing. I got a sewing machine from an aunt recently and it hung out in the box awhile. Then in between homework I wanted to see if I could figure out how it worked. I did!!!

I started sewing scraps & felt just to try it out. It's an incredibly thrilling feeling to figure out how something works and making something you enjoy. A definite happy thought.

I made some drawstring bags. Husband got the Marvel ones I made as lunch bags. The others were experiments with piping, felt & ribbon.

It's pretty awesome. Went with mom & sister today to pick out fabrics & things they wanted. Sister wants a pillow with dinosaur print - so cute! My mom wants a half flannel half regular blue lap blanket so I made one. I think she wanted a full bed size blanket but I can't make that big yet. Sort of annoying but anyway.

That's been my new joyful work & addiction. Learning to make bags! So dangerous! :)

Alas, been so busy. Sad but with the holiday, I'm looking forward to the extra time off work to be able to work on school. It's very sad but at least the project is half interesting - building a librarian resource website, just takes a lot of time & work. * sigh. If I have a friend or 2 reading this - this is why I have no social life.

Anyway here's to joyful work. May I wish my future is filled with it.

The Count of Monte Cristo

I'm hooked! It's been ages since I've been able to be sucked into a book. The last one was the Game of Thrones series. I've tried a number of books since then but wasn't able to get past a few chapters.

I was bored and awake early a Saturday morning trying to find a way to kill time before officially waking up. Tried the iBook app and found this book previously downloaded.

Started the first chapters and behold was surprisingly hooked. Loving it :) I missed this. It's lovely getting engrossed in a book again. Back to my chapter now.

Pen

I got a personalized pen for my 3 years of hard work. It means a lot actually and a really nice gesture from my current boss. A month ago my 3 year work anniversary went by unacknowledged. I thought it was a bit rude, but got over it. This morning - very nice gesture. I have a pen with my name on it! I am flattered, feel appreciated and love it. Wooo!