Lunar Lunacy
We, unfortunately, forgot to take a pillow with us to church this week because we were remembering to nuke "Beary"-- a stuffed bear microwavable heating pad-- for me. That said, my holiday was spent doing a lot of sleeping and taking a lot of ibuprofen. I failed at trying not to be a grumpy-gus this weekend, and I kept going between devil-woman and being mopey and weepy. I love hormones (note my sarcasm). I, thankfully, seem to have leveled out today and am much more sane and slightly less depressed about really stupid things.
I did get the chance to work on my Halloween costume this weekend. I was combining two simplicity costume patterns and had to frequently take breaks either out of sheer frustration or fatigue. I relied heavily on Jordan's help. I don't have a dress form to use for sewing, so I had to have him pin paper pattern pieces and muslin pattern pieces I'd made on me. I took a corset pattern and combined it with a vest, so my corset will have armholes which should help keep the item on if I decide not to make it choking-tight. This new design is a little different from my original idea because it laces in the back... which should prove to be interesting later... I'm hoping the jacket I'm modifying looks good with the top. I'm using some dark green velvet daintress sent me a long time ago for the base color on the jacket. It'll be lined with a soft, black, silky fabric. (I can't remember if it's actually silk or what, but it looks good with the green!) By the end of the weekend, I felt like I hadn't accomplished much because I didn't cut any of the actual fabric I'm using for either item-- although I do have a workable corset-vest pattern out of muslin pieces... so YAY!
I meant to clean two bathrooms this weekend, but only cleaned one. I also meant to see the new Pirates movie, but I wanted to be able to focus on the film. We were going to see Pirates yesterday, but I was still mopey and depressed. Jordan forgot about the movie and he ended up dragging me to a last-minute BBQ at his 'rents house. I slinked off somewhere to lay down and cry about nothing rational. I still have no idea what was bothering me... except that I wasn't home cuddled up in bed with a good book and Beary.
I also wanted to hit up some of the holiday sales... which I kinda-sorta did with my mom on Friday morning. She was down Thursday to get her hair done, stayed the night and she left shortly after noon the following day. We did some window shopping... and I didn't buy anything though my mom did make offers to buy ceiling fans and block. Turns out the fans in the advert were cheapy fans and I didn't feel like lifting oodles of retaining wall block, so we left the store empty-handed.
Mom kept asking me about the lawyer and the accident which didn't help my disposition. Friday afternoon, someone from our insurance company (not the other insurance company, which still hasn't accepted liability) finally called to tell Jordan they're totaling out the motorbike and they needed the keys. We drove down to the shop, turned over the keys, took some goodbye photos of the bike... and canceled the extended service plan. We haven't accepted any settlements because we have a legal contract with a lawyer... but I can tell you that what they offered for the motorbike will NOT cover what we owe on the loan, even after being credited the money for the remainder of the service plan. I am annoyed. (Thank you all for not asking directly about this because it is frustrating.)
At church, we talked to people about a few things we'd been meaning to ask after. This caused a head-desk moment-- several, in fact. We still haven't been reimbursed for some things from February so we'll have to track down what happened. The second councilor did offer to help us pay our rent and/or utilities if we needed help, but we're doing okay despite my complaints about having no money. We do have money, but our rainy-day fund is being eaten up like a rabid monster. Jordan also got some monies for graduation-- I'd hate for him to have to spend that on bills, though. *sigh*
Someone at church actually noticed Jordan had difficulty standing and that he was limping. The fellow who noticed asked if Jordan's foot was okay. "No, I was in a motorcycle accident about a month ago," was Jordan's response. Still not sure if I should bemoan or congratulate the guy for noticing when he did... I'm so apathetic.
That about covers my weekend. I think it would have been a lot more fun if I hadn't been down-and-out with lunar issues because that posed some physical limitations to what I was willing to do this weekend. Oh, well. Three-ish days 'till the next weekend!
I did get the chance to work on my Halloween costume this weekend. I was combining two simplicity costume patterns and had to frequently take breaks either out of sheer frustration or fatigue. I relied heavily on Jordan's help. I don't have a dress form to use for sewing, so I had to have him pin paper pattern pieces and muslin pattern pieces I'd made on me. I took a corset pattern and combined it with a vest, so my corset will have armholes which should help keep the item on if I decide not to make it choking-tight. This new design is a little different from my original idea because it laces in the back... which should prove to be interesting later... I'm hoping the jacket I'm modifying looks good with the top. I'm using some dark green velvet daintress sent me a long time ago for the base color on the jacket. It'll be lined with a soft, black, silky fabric. (I can't remember if it's actually silk or what, but it looks good with the green!) By the end of the weekend, I felt like I hadn't accomplished much because I didn't cut any of the actual fabric I'm using for either item-- although I do have a workable corset-vest pattern out of muslin pieces... so YAY!
I meant to clean two bathrooms this weekend, but only cleaned one. I also meant to see the new Pirates movie, but I wanted to be able to focus on the film. We were going to see Pirates yesterday, but I was still mopey and depressed. Jordan forgot about the movie and he ended up dragging me to a last-minute BBQ at his 'rents house. I slinked off somewhere to lay down and cry about nothing rational. I still have no idea what was bothering me... except that I wasn't home cuddled up in bed with a good book and Beary.
I also wanted to hit up some of the holiday sales... which I kinda-sorta did with my mom on Friday morning. She was down Thursday to get her hair done, stayed the night and she left shortly after noon the following day. We did some window shopping... and I didn't buy anything though my mom did make offers to buy ceiling fans and block. Turns out the fans in the advert were cheapy fans and I didn't feel like lifting oodles of retaining wall block, so we left the store empty-handed.
Mom kept asking me about the lawyer and the accident which didn't help my disposition. Friday afternoon, someone from our insurance company (not the other insurance company, which still hasn't accepted liability) finally called to tell Jordan they're totaling out the motorbike and they needed the keys. We drove down to the shop, turned over the keys, took some goodbye photos of the bike... and canceled the extended service plan. We haven't accepted any settlements because we have a legal contract with a lawyer... but I can tell you that what they offered for the motorbike will NOT cover what we owe on the loan, even after being credited the money for the remainder of the service plan. I am annoyed. (Thank you all for not asking directly about this because it is frustrating.)
At church, we talked to people about a few things we'd been meaning to ask after. This caused a head-desk moment-- several, in fact. We still haven't been reimbursed for some things from February so we'll have to track down what happened. The second councilor did offer to help us pay our rent and/or utilities if we needed help, but we're doing okay despite my complaints about having no money. We do have money, but our rainy-day fund is being eaten up like a rabid monster. Jordan also got some monies for graduation-- I'd hate for him to have to spend that on bills, though. *sigh*
Someone at church actually noticed Jordan had difficulty standing and that he was limping. The fellow who noticed asked if Jordan's foot was okay. "No, I was in a motorcycle accident about a month ago," was Jordan's response. Still not sure if I should bemoan or congratulate the guy for noticing when he did... I'm so apathetic.
That about covers my weekend. I think it would have been a lot more fun if I hadn't been down-and-out with lunar issues because that posed some physical limitations to what I was willing to do this weekend. Oh, well. Three-ish days 'till the next weekend!