Break? Fantastic.
I think this years theme for my break was Work and Domesticity.
If you work on campus, you would think that you get off when there isn't any school.
False.
False.
Besides the the Friday and Monday before and After the two holidays of break, I have rolled out of bed to be to work by 4 AM.
I've been working extra hours so that this Friday I'll have a decent number on my next paycheck. The last one was a bit pitiful.
But you know I'm not complaining. I'm making good money for this job and every Thursday we feast on Egg nog and donuts during break. Southern Comfort. So yummy.
Last week I went shopping with my mother and one of the stores we stopped at was Robert's. This store has sentimental value to me, but unfortunately, Hobby Lobby has stolen business and now Robert's is closing. Fortunately. Everything is discounted.
When we walked in Mom said, "Now if there was ever a creative project you wanted to make, now is the time to do it."
So I did.
I went to the jewelry isle and bought the materials to make a necklace that I've been trying to imitate with things I've found around the house. It's never worked. So I was very excited. I then bought some fuzzy Burgundy yarn. Along my way I found decoratable headbands and bought those too.
So far I've made my necklace, a bracelet with extra material, a hat with a wonderful pom pom on top for my sister in law, an earwarmer headband(out of yarn) for Natalie while she is on her mission, and 4 head bands. (The coloring is off but you can see the design.)
I like the top three best. I made the button one first but it's still cute.
I also figured out how to make a fabric headband, no plastic.
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| Folded Fabric Flower Made for Natalie |
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| Braided |
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| Burgundy Felt flower Also made for Natalie |
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| Buttons |
I also figured out how to make a fabric headband, no plastic.
On the cooking ground I made waffle's, assisted with bread, and for the very first time, pesto as a colour/spice for pasta. I didn't exactly know what pesto was, so I doubled the recipe because I didn't the original made enough to cover the pasta I was making. Let's just say when I mixed in the pesto, we had some pasta that would clear your sinuses. No fear! After some rinsing it was delicious.
I learned a new important fact to remember for when I have appliances of my own. If you ever use gas to get oil off your driveway, throw the rag you use away! If put in a washer to clean it, the gasoline in the rag will eat away at the rubber in the washer.
I'm not sure what to do about clothes... Wash it by hand? It would be super unfortunate to have to throw away clothes because of an accidental spill. People like me... always wear crappy clothes when handling gasoline. Just in case.
Well this Christmas there was a little extra spice added... PRANKS. We were sitting around with nothing to do the the two weekends ago and we decided to pull a funny on my father Christmas morning. We decided that it would have to involve putting cellophane across my dad's bedroom door and then pouring some sort of messy material in between the door and the plastic. When he woke up and came out for presents... SURPRISE!
Packing Peanuts? Shredded paper? Popcorn?
We picked the one at our easiest disposal. Shredded paper. It's so simple to make.
Christmas afternoon rolled around and I realized that we hadn't done anything! I was so upset. I learned my siblings didn't want to wake up super early to do it so it would be happening while he was in for his Sunday nap.
We got it all up and then decided that video footage was necessary.
It was the best.
Video later to come.
Well have a happy rest of the holidays!
Packing Peanuts? Shredded paper? Popcorn?
We picked the one at our easiest disposal. Shredded paper. It's so simple to make.
Christmas afternoon rolled around and I realized that we hadn't done anything! I was so upset. I learned my siblings didn't want to wake up super early to do it so it would be happening while he was in for his Sunday nap.
We got it all up and then decided that video footage was necessary.
It was the best.
Video later to come.
Well have a happy rest of the holidays!
*There wasn't any this year though:(
