This last week got off to a good start. I went out to do the weekly shop on Monday and got quite a few yellow stickered bargains. I ended up buying 12 baking potatoes for 60p, which was a steal. I baked some of them up and put them in the freezer to make quick easy meals on nights when we help ourselves because one or other of us is out or busy. I also got some reduced price fruit and baked goods, the latter of which I usually freeze and it keeps me in breakfasts.
I did make a very quick visit to the charity shop whilst out, but I only went to look at the books. I'm looking for a few specific books at the moment, and they often have a good selection in there and sell them at 2 for £1. Anyway, I didn't see the ones I wanted, but did buy a couple of others, one was this sewing book, which has a few ideas that I may try, to use up more of my stash. For 50p it was a good addition to my sewing/crafting library, as I'm always on the hunt for inspiration.
I also bought these stickers for £1 that I may use for an advent calendar this Xmas.
I wore my new gilet out whilst doing the weekly shop. I really like it. It's snug and not unflattering and kept me warm without the need of a coat. I may even make another in another fabric from my stash at some point, although it did take quite a bit of work, as I sewed most of the binding on by hand. It was an enjoyable make though.
OH spent most of this week working on painting the outside of the house at the back. There was a bit more work than he expected, as some of the windows needed more work than he had realised, which meant quite a lot of prep work to do before he could actually start painting. He is covering the outside walls with a new base coat that should help to cover up dings in the plaster work and make it look more even. I'm excited to see how it turns out. He is also replacing all the guttering. Luckily, the weather stayed good to help him in his endeavours. I'll create a post about the results when the work is done.
Later in the week, I finally got around to re-creating the pattern for the dungaree dress I made earlier this year. I used some squared pattern making paper that I had in my stash, which was good, as it needed using. I'm intending to make it in two different fabrics, one a khaki camo print, the other a floral needlecord. I got both lots of fabric pieces cut out ready to get sewing them together. I've got my new double needle ready to use on this project and hopefully I'll have my overlocker to use too very shortly, so that I get a good finish.
I went for an 8000 step walk on Wednesday. It was raining very lightly intermittently, but I enjoyed getting out and getting some fresh air. I'm trying to keep moving and also keep an eye on my eating habits at the moment. I've been very slack and have been snacking way too much, causing more weight to go back on. I need to get it down, but I'm not dieting, it's too restrictive.
Thursday, I went to the gym and then when I got back I spent the remainder of the day sewing. I started work on a dungaree dress, more of which I have documented in a separate post. I spent a total of 5 hours working on it. I made sure to go to bed at a reasonable time, as LB and I had a big day ahead of us on Friday, as we were heading to the Knit and Stitch show for the day, you may have already seen the post I did on this visit.
Saturday started with a gym visit and then I spent the rest of the day at home pottering and tinkering with the idea of some new sewing projects. I chose some fabric to make another quilted vest and cut some pieces ready for another small project. OH meanwhile, spent the day painting the outside of the house at the back and made quite a bit of progress. He's down to the ground floor level now, which is good. It's starting to look great.
OH and I went out on Saturday night for a meal at a local Turkish restaurant. LB was working so couldn't come with us unfortunately.
Sunday was a lovely day pottering at home, doing a bit of fabric sorting, dealing with laundry and more pottering. It's been a lovely relaxing birthday weekend.
I finally received my new overlocker, which came ready threaded. It is currently still in it's box, as I need to thread some new bobbins of black thread onto it, but I need to be in the right frame of mind to work that one out.
I hope you've had a good week.
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