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B went to Orange County today to pick up the check from his grandma. And of course when he gets home I find out there are strings attached to the money. *annoyed eye roll* I hate that his family always feels like they can tell us what to do. Like you can't just give a gift with no strings. *sigh*
So B told me that we're supposed to use some of the money to repair some stuff in the house. I know things need to be done, but I feel like it's more important to start a savings plan for the future. I didn't bitch at B though, because the poor guy had been awake for 24 hours. I was just glad he made it home safely. So hopefully we'll put half in savings and use half to do the repairs.
I finally finished up two dolls today, so hopefully tomorrow I can get some good photos of them. Then I did hours of research about making posable figures with clay heads, hands, and feet. I finally have a ton of good information and I need to get some more supplies. Hopefully on Tuesday when the big check clears and we get B's paycheck I can go pick up stuff to give it a try. I'm also going to splurge on some new fabric. I figure I'll hit up my favorite thrift stores and then Joann's. It's been ages since I bought any fabric and making dolls is getting to be hard when I don't have enough fabric that works. I told B that having fabric out in a bin isn't working for me either, because it's messy and the pets keep trying to make a bed in it. So he told me that we can clean out the game cupboard and I can have that for fabric storage. I thought it was incredibly sweet that he listened to my concern and helped come up with a good easy solution. I so appreciate how supportive he is of my doll making. He hasn't complained once this week that I had fabric every where. I finally picked up a bunch tonight and put it back in a bin, so it wouldn't look so messy.
There is a great huge fabric store about an hour and a half from my house that sells stuff really cheap and has a ton. It's like a fabric warehouse. I would really like to go there. But it means driving on the freeway. I'm tempted to give it a try. But I think I'm going to ask my mom to go with me, then I can drive but have her there as a back up if I can't do it. I left the house a few times this week alone and drove all by myself. And I did carpool a lot this week. I think I'm getting better finally. I see the doc again next week, so hopefully he'll agree that things are finally doing better.
So B told me that we're supposed to use some of the money to repair some stuff in the house. I know things need to be done, but I feel like it's more important to start a savings plan for the future. I didn't bitch at B though, because the poor guy had been awake for 24 hours. I was just glad he made it home safely. So hopefully we'll put half in savings and use half to do the repairs.
I finally finished up two dolls today, so hopefully tomorrow I can get some good photos of them. Then I did hours of research about making posable figures with clay heads, hands, and feet. I finally have a ton of good information and I need to get some more supplies. Hopefully on Tuesday when the big check clears and we get B's paycheck I can go pick up stuff to give it a try. I'm also going to splurge on some new fabric. I figure I'll hit up my favorite thrift stores and then Joann's. It's been ages since I bought any fabric and making dolls is getting to be hard when I don't have enough fabric that works. I told B that having fabric out in a bin isn't working for me either, because it's messy and the pets keep trying to make a bed in it. So he told me that we can clean out the game cupboard and I can have that for fabric storage. I thought it was incredibly sweet that he listened to my concern and helped come up with a good easy solution. I so appreciate how supportive he is of my doll making. He hasn't complained once this week that I had fabric every where. I finally picked up a bunch tonight and put it back in a bin, so it wouldn't look so messy.
There is a great huge fabric store about an hour and a half from my house that sells stuff really cheap and has a ton. It's like a fabric warehouse. I would really like to go there. But it means driving on the freeway. I'm tempted to give it a try. But I think I'm going to ask my mom to go with me, then I can drive but have her there as a back up if I can't do it. I left the house a few times this week alone and drove all by myself. And I did carpool a lot this week. I think I'm getting better finally. I see the doc again next week, so hopefully he'll agree that things are finally doing better.