But all I can manage to do is snooze on a sofa that looks like this:
At least all of the past projects look quite nice squished up together.
What you don't see are all of the cat-fur tumbleweeds rolling by because my vacuum conked out last week, and you can't see the piles of laundry lined up and waiting their turn for the washer because we can now wash them legally. Yet I doze.
I think when our lift pump for the basement/laundry/darkroom plumbing quit on us and the flood ensued two weeks ago, well, it was just more than I wanted to deal with. My job's busiest time falls during the summer months, and dang it, I need clean clothes, not to have to deal with drying out a basement, new flooring and plumbers! My dear husband came up with a rather comical solution until the replacement motor for the pump arrived; I think, in direct response to my mini-meltdown. (Well, it made me laugh anyway!) The clear hose that snaked from the washer, discharging the gray water to a outside drain looked like we were running a meth lab. Really, it was a bit reminiscent of Cousin Eddie. ("shitter's full!) All is fixed now, except that I have a mountain of laundry to catch up.
And the vacuum cleaner? I'm open to suggestions. I've bought two machines in the last 4 years and I have no idea which brand to try next. I don't want another one whose motor burns out as soon as the warranty expires. Miss M and I looked at several models this morning, but I'm not thrilled with any of them. I'm trying to work up enough nerve to buy this one because I have some sort of belief that if I spend this kind of money, the old gal will last as long as my parents' classic Electrolux. But I just don't know. I'm frozen because I dread the panic attack that comes for me after a big purchase.
We've been working hard finishing up the lake house these last few weeks, too, trying to have it ready for a few mini vacations in before the summer is over. So all of my sewing plans have kinda just been sitting there for the last couple of weeks.
So here's what the sewing queue looks like these days:
There are plans for a dress for Miss M, a few work skirts, a new purse, PJs, and a gingham dress.
I have been working on another birthday quilt, too, in between all of the chaos. This time it's a summer quilt for a summer birthday. I hope I'll have a finished photo or two to share next week.
And there are some really awesome projects (that Bloglines completely failed to notify me of) over at The Sewing Republic. I feel like they deserve a post of their own... Tomorrow, hopefully!
