the thrifting and the listing...

as the weekend is close i have had myself a wee strawberry daiquiri after a long week, so i shall proceed with caution and i suggest dear readers you do the same...

last night our #1 asked me if i would take her to the thrift store, tears welled up in my eyes, what a proud moment in a mama's life. i have taught her well in her fifteen years of life. and so as tired as i was, i realized it had been a whole six days since i had set foot in a thrift store.

we jumped in the car (eeek, with her driving and me clutching my bag to my chest and pressing imaginary peddles every now and then)...she was after shirts and necklaces, myself the usual, slips, fabrics, pillowcases, nighties and sheets.

while i was looking through the slips with ever increasing despair, our #1 comes up and mentions she's seen quite a sweet sewing machine and i should take a look...well what a treasure she had unearthed all in its original case with the accessories, straight out of 1956. i have very little use for it, but i had to have it and i know why, it was that pesky little craft book with the cute sewing machine on the front...if i own this machine then i too can have a lovely life like the front of the book...so there it is, i now have to find a place for it amongst all the other stuff i keep bringing back, (thinking of introducing him to Miss. S. Machine, who by the way is doing much better today, thank you)...i only managed to unearth a few bits of fabric, but they look like they will work very nicely as apron skirts!

on another note, at the beginning of this week, our #2 asked me what my 'goals' and 'turn over rate' was going to be for the week ahead, i told her that i had big plans to get lots finished and listed so the shop was bulging. maybe she could help with a schedule. she accommodated me with a 'to do' list, if you can't read this small picture than look over here...

so lets recap shall we...

MON: six full slips - check

TUES: six half slips - only managed three

WEDS: two to three bags - check

THURS: two cushions - check, one to two bags if time permits - check

FRI: make two to three more bags - managed half a bag

SAT: make more slips and more 'stuff' must continue slaving away until fingers bleed - "for your information our #2, i don't do saturdays and my fingers aren't quite bleeding yet but my neck, shoulders and back are completely seized up, hence the STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI!!!!"

tearing her hair out 'cause those pesky lines are playing up again...

see you on monday ~ Tif