October 11, 2005
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Today was spent on laundry and putting out ‘fires’, as Flylady says.
Last week I spent 2 days doing extensive sewing on Christmas gifts and as a result I fell behind on my laundry. Since I line/rack dry all my clothes it doesn’t take long to get behind. I really have to stay on top of it each day if I don’t want to use my dryer. I save so much money by line/rack drying that I really try to make it a priority to keep on top of it so I don’t have to resort to using the dryer.
I’ve hoped to sew a lot of gifts for Christmas to save money. It’s becoming more of a challenge to make our budget stretch. I’ve really struggled finding the extra time to get the sewing done. I thought possibly if I set aside a day or two a week that this might be the answer. So, I set everything else aside and just spent the day sewing. I don’t think it’s going to work approaching the sewing in this way because the rest of the house fell apart and I got too far behind on my laundry. Thankfully, it was a nice day outside so I was able to use the outside line and my 3 drying racks in my laundry room to catch up. So, I plan on going back to setting aside an hour a day to sew and I’ll see how much I can get done.
I washed blankets today for winter. The binding is torn on a few old blankets so I hope to pull out some scraps of fabric this week and sew on new binding. I’ll use the old binding as a pattern. My Mother has always done this with her old blankets. It’s less expensive than purchasing the satin binding in the stores.
My 3 year old granddaughter was over most of the day. Since I had so much work to do I included her in all that I did and she just loved it. Her Mama has always been good to make work ‘fun’ and has allowed her to work right along side her. You should have seen how well she folded the wash clothes. I was amazed. I’d tell her, “Perfect, Sweetie! You did a great job!” She’d say, “Is it ‘pewfext’ Gwammy!” What a doll! It’s never too young to teach a child to begin working.
Well, my husband is heading for bed so I better follow. It was a lovely day in my home. I love to ‘putter’.
God bless you all!
Comments (7)
Hi! I found your blog through a blogring, nice to meet you! I’m Andrea, a 27 year old WAHM to four from Iowa!
ah, your post gave me such good memories and such warm fuzzies…i need to get to sewing again…i used to love it. haven’t had a good machine in quite some time, so have done some by hand mostly. i used to love the crafts for christmas…and the home baking. it was so nice remembering those things today. my son and daughter in law are seriously considering home schooling my grandson. perhaps you might visit her blog and give her some pointers on the pros and cons of your experience…. her blog is mes24 thanks! don’t you just love the smell your line-dried clothes have when theyre done? like nothing else….
I love making gifts for christmas.My sil has so many things on her wall at Christmas,all things I’ve made her over the years!
What a great blog! I subb’d this evening. I understand about making the budget stretch. I homeschool our boys,so we go it on one income. You’ll have to post some pictures of the things you’ve sewn as you “wrap up” your Christsmas presents!
Hi Georgene! I am still planning to answer your email. I’ve gotten distracted with several things which I will share with you soon. I wanted to tell you here that I have a 3-year old, and folding washclothes is one of her favorite things to help with! So sweet!! Love,Jeani
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Just checking in. Have a wonderful weekend!