{"id":91,"date":"2007-10-15T20:41:10","date_gmt":"2007-10-15T19:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alittlebitdifferent.com\/?p=91"},"modified":"2007-10-15T20:41:10","modified_gmt":"2007-10-15T19:41:10","slug":"and-sew-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alittlebitdifferent.com\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"And sew I am"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man I’m tired, although to be fair it is my fault!<\/p>\n

Last night, after quite a busy weekend, I sat down and attempted to produce some cushions for our newly decorated master suite and guest quarters with some left over curtain fabric I had. Being tired anyway, I managed to cut the material wonky, pricked myself so many times with pins that quite a few of them are now bent, and impressively was able to hand sew one of my socks (still on foot) into a cushion seam without noticing (even when walking to the bathroom with flailing upholstery attached to my person)!<\/p>\n

In short my evening of soft furnishing did not run smoothly – although it probably doesn’t help I’ve never really been taught how to sew!<\/p>\n

Last night however did prove useful in reminding me of a part of my personality I often forget about – namely my stubborness, but also the fact I just can’t seem to give up on things when they go badly even if it would be the most sensible course of action. This has been both a useful attribute in my life, getting me through such tough times as my ‘Camp Skills and Survival’ badge when for ages I just couldn’t get my tent pegs to bang in at the regulation angle – but has also prevented me in moments when I know I should have let something go, from actually letting go. Instead I clung to an empty optimism thinking that if I ‘kept ploughing on’ everything would work out ok.<\/p>\n

But sometimes it doesn’t.<\/p>\n

And I have to learn to make peace with that.<\/p>\n

Until that revealing day however I shall suffer endless holes in my fingers, sleepless nights in front of a sewing machine and masses of thread absolutely everywhere! At the same time however I am entirely grateful for having an ‘other half’ who is very skilled in talking me off a ledge, has endless patience during my grumpier moments (especially those cushion induced) and very helpfully does the ironing whilst I unpick decorative artifacts from my socks.<\/p>\n

Oh – and despite a lot of higgeldy piggeldy stitching I got there. Eventually…<\/p>\n

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Looks like I’m too stubborn to change.<\/p>\n

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