Well it’s taken me many many years to get around to doing this but I am finally able to say I can sew. I went on a two-day course to learn how to use my sewing machine and after just the first day I came home and made some personalised bunting for my daughter’s bedroom. After the second day I downloaded a pattern off the internet and made myself a clutch bag to match a dress I was wearing for a friend’s wedding. I was very proud of my first attempts and I shall shortly be enrolling on a beginner’s dressmaking course so that I can learn to make clothes for my children.
Oct 06, 2010, 05:27AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
I asked my husband for a sewing machine for my birthday, so I now have one sitting upstairs. I haven’t had time to get to use it yet but I’ve got a “learn to use a sewing machine” book and another which has pull out patterns to make simple children’s clothes. Hopefully I’ll get around to making some nice pretty dresses for the girls this summer!
It would be nice to get something else crossed off my list – it’s been a while!
Apr 29, 2010, 06:31AM PDT | 1 comment
I ran my first half-marathon at the beginning of October, and managed to complete it in 2hrs35mins. Not bad for someone who only gave birth 5 months previously!
My hips were absolutely killing me by the end (I have torn cartilage in both of my hips), so I don’t think I’ll manage a whole marathon before they get fixed. I might try another half marathon next spring.
I was running this race in memory of my step-dad Paul, who died suddenly in March from an unexpected heart attack (mercifully in his sleep). I managed to raise nearly £500 for the British Heart Foundation. Every time things got tough during the race, I’d think about why I was doing it, which would spur me on. Unfortunately it also made me start to cry, making my throat tighten and causing me difficulty in breathing! So then I’d have to make myself stop thinking about Paul!
The picture is of me at the finish line, receiving my medal – of which I am inordinately proud!
Oct 21, 2009, 03:05AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments
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