- November 13, 2008
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A craft, a peeve, & an odd thing.
The craft - I’m gonna try to complete a craft. Despite the fact that I could have sworn I birthed the very last crafting nerve out of my body when my last child was born over 3 years ago, I am going to do a craft! I have wanted to make an Advent calendar for YEARS, and I’m-a-gonna do it! I had a big credit at a scrapbook store, and saw a super-awesome Advent calendar and spent all my credit so I could copy the calendar perfectly and took a picture of the calendar because… it lasts longer (bahdumbum!)
Wish me luck!
The peeve – The little waist ties on sweat pants. Where are you supposed to put them? I don’t wear short shirts, so I always struggle with the “waist-tie bump” under my shirt… OR I struggle to strategically tuck them (read: keep them tucked) behind the waist band. But THEN… sometimes it is too hard to tie them in a nifty bow, so you tie it in a knot because there needs to be a point of tension or them sweatpants just won’t stay up… even if they’re tight.
There’s more. So. When those whispy little ties are in a simple knot, it is not so easy to untie the knotted rascal when one is in a “pinch”… like, say — when a girl has got to use the restroom! Yeah! I don’t know about anybody else, but whens (I know “when” doesn’t have an “s” — EVER, but just pretend the “s” is a written way of me using my arms… body-language in type-form, if you will) I decide to take the time to answer nature’s call… the last thing I need is to fight with a stubborn knot. And that makes me feel angry.
Furthermore… I am an adult woman, and while it might be somewhat “acceptable” for a 3-year-old to “not make it”… not so much for an adult woman. “I PEED!!!” sounds so much different coming from the mouth of a toddler than it does from and adult. Not to mention sheer quantity. TMI?
Which reminds me of an odd thing - I have a relatively sensitive gag reflex. It mostly has to do with conversational items that gross me out. Pictures too. But I’ve noticed another area in which my gag reflex is highly responsive… when I hurt myself. Which is none too rare. Lately (months and months – no I am not pregnant), I have noticed that when I stub my toe or slice my thumb off or hit my funny bone or get a good scratch or crack my head on an open cabinet door… I experience an overwhelming desire/need to vomit/gag. I used to cry or writhe on the floor… now I writhe, but also suffer waves of rather intense, but accute nausea.
Is that normal? Don’t answer that.
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That looks like a huge calendar! Where would one put something that large?
Very cute calendar!! Good luck w/ that – I love to make crafts, but haven’t really had the time lately (other than making some Christmas bows). How come the dates on that thing are all mixed up?
I don’t like the ties on my sweatpants either. I had that same issue (trying to unknot them while having to seriously hold it) just the other day. =S
You gag when you get hurt?! Jenny, I can honestly say I have never heard that one before. LOL You crack me up. You should look that up – maybe there’s actually a name for that?! =)
Awesome calendar for the kids!Show us your finished project!
The string? Sorry, I don’t wear sweat pants cuz they would give me permission to fill them out.
I have to wear jeans for the too tight gut-buster to keep my diet in check =)
lol
I never untie the string; I force the trousers off my body. And I only just realise that now.
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Love that calendar. You can do it!
Oooo! Can’t wait to see YOUR calendar. Very nice.
Yeah, I’m with you on the whole tie/knot/can’t untie sweatpants thing. Bother.
I too struggle with the knot bump. I have one pair of saucony pull on pants that i HEART because they lay flat on my *not* flat tummy.
You go crafty girl. I want to see LOTS of photos when you’re done with that beautiful calendar.
I hate the knot on the sweat pant thing. ugh. Blood/stitches/etc didn’t bother me until I had my last child. That C-section did me in. It’s worse when I see my kids’ blood though. Way worse.
The advent calendar looks awesome. Please do share pics when you finish. It looks to be quite the ambitious project and so worth it.
GIRL, The sweat-pant tie is horrible!!! I need no extra bumps, rolls or anything else accenting my mid-section!
Good luck, crafty!
I. KNOW! Same. No short shirts for me, so I tie and tuck, and have the bump. I don’t need it. I already have two rump bumps, now with a front bump I look like a tricycle comin at cha! or something.
I don’t gag when I get hurt but I have caused myself to upchuck when I cough too hard. So that makes you a freak and me a retard.
Good luck with your craftiness. Seriously. Good. Luck.