Thursday 5 January 2017

2017: more of the same

Christmas has been and gone, the New Year blew in on a cold wind and things are slowly getting back to normal - work this week; school again next week. 

Like everyone else I am starting my new year thinking about what and where we are going next. Last year we made the first steps towards moving our family to a new (different) home. This year will be about making the move itself - selling our current home and finding a new nest for our family to grow. It's no mean feat seeing as we live in about the most expensive part of Edinburgh and would really like to continue living in the same area. But, I am a firm believer in things working themselves out, so I am looking forward to it and trying not to be daunted. 

For the moment then, my priorities are about preparing for these changes. Decluttering and tidying up unfinished projects, organising stashes and paring back my (our) belongings ready to move. 

Last night I sat down and tackled the mending pile: 

  • one skirt with a falling-down hem 
  • one cardigan with a hole in the shoulder/neck seam
  • repairs to a shoddily-made RTW hat 
  • knee patches for the littlest boy
  • a side seam split repaired in a school gym skort
  • a hole in a t-shirt repaired

I had the house to myself, a stove to sit next to and an unending supply of tea and music. It was an hour or two well-spent - with things restored to cupboards and wardrobes rather than languishing in a pile. 

Next on my list are the unsewn Christmas projects which didn't quite cross the finish line: 3 pairs of pyjamas, 1 nightie and some zippered pouches of one type or another. 

Happy New Year everyone! 

4 comments:

  1. Good for you - I finally fixed a work jacket that I haven't worn for a few months because I had to mend a seam. Silly. Best wishes for 2017!

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  2. Thanks! It feels good to get those little things tidied up doesn't it? Although I might just have cast on for a new hat yesterday, because I accidentally shrunk one of my husband's hats at New Year, and he asked for a new one. And, I've got the perfect yarn in my stash...

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  3. don't you find that 'mending' is always quicker than you think? I always procrastinate and it's never as bad as I think!

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