Making a Space

For a year or so, I had the luxury of a sewing room. The bigger munchkin had moved out of the nursery into his "big boy room" and the smaller munchkin hadn't yet arrived. It was great to be able to leave the sewing machines set up and just pop in to do 10 minutes sewing when I had the chance.

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With the arrival of number 2 I moved my sewing space to our spare room. It's a nice enough setup, with a desk that has an extra nested table and everything within reach in the drawers, and worked beautifully during the summer.

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But now it's cold and rainy, and if you've been paying attention you'll remember that we dry our clothes in the spare room too. A jungle of damp clothes doesn't make for a lovely environment to craft in, so I hadn't made anything for ages and it was getting me down.

Time for another move- maybe just temporary- my sewing machine is now in the bedroom on the dressing table! The serger is still upstairs because I don't want little hands playing with it but I have at least started sewing together some toy bags I've been wanting for months, and the creative itch has been scratched which is great news for my mood and therefore the whole family!

Do you have a permanent or temporary set up for crafting equipment? 

On Everyday Life, and Laundry Style

I've decided to try and write a bit more about my life. Partly because I think it's probably pretty normal and other people might be able to relate; I don't see many blogs I can relate to these days. Partly because I used to love writing, and I haven't done much since the littles came along! My intention is to keep this rough and ready, because I barely have time to go to the toilet in a day, let alone get onto a laptop to make beautiful photos and layouts. I hope that's okay. 

Today's thought is about laundry. Since becoming a family of four, my basic success criteria for each day is to get one load washed and hung out; miss a day and it takes a month to catch up! We don't have a tumble dryer so we carry our wet clothes up two flights of stairs to hang it in the first room- a task which can take me until bedtime without even getting to the hanging part! What I didn't realise is that I have a laundry style. 

This week someone else very kindly hung out the washing for me. And it was very kind- I wouldn't like to put anyone off from helping! But when I came to take it down to hang out the next load, it took ages- the baby vests weren't on the rails I normally use, and the grown up clothes had been hung in a different configuration to usual. Not worse; probably more efficient in fact. I was surprised that I even noticed, but it just felt so unnatural. 

Who knew?!

Anyway, today baby slept for ages after the nursery run so I got the washing out before lunch and we are winning! 

What makes a successful day in your house?