Sew Far

I realized I haven't been document on my blog what I have sewn so far, so here's a picture-update:

fabric flower

manicure pouch

some latest styles (clutches)

my obsession with bows begins

continues

business card/id card holder

I have yet no clue what I'm going to do with my sewing. No clue if I'll be opening an Etsy shop. No clue if I'll be giving these as gifts. But for now, I'm just enjoying myself.

Cooking Disaster

I'm always up for trying new recipes. The worst that can happen is that its horrible and its gets thrown away. The best that can happen is that is a success. Well, the other night the worst happened, plus more.

I really wanted some Spanish lentil soup, the kind my dad makes. But since I was being too lazy I decided to look up recipes for the soup but on the slow cooker. I was out of onion, it called for one, so I subbed with onion powder. The equivalent of one onion is one TEASPOON, not one TABLESPOON and then some (ahem, Ines, ahem). So I went ahead and made the soup.

A friend of mine comes over and we get to chatting and realize that its almost dinner time. I invite her to try some of my new soup. I did warn her it was my first time making this (and thank goodness I have cooked for her before, so this soup can't scar my cooking abilities...can it?). So we started eating it and I realized it was too salty...WAY too salty. We both finished our plates and then she headed home.

GROWL

That was the sound of my stomach for 10 minutes after she left.

CLENCH
(sorry TMI)

I ran upstairs to the bathroom and...well...you can guess what happened next.

OH MY! I cannot believe that this happened. Not only to me, but to my friend. I felt horrible. Who knew that to much of a salty product could have this affect on you.

Lets just say that they lentil soup got thrown out and I'm definitely buying onions next time. OH, and I am no longer letting my friends try my new recipes without me trying them first.

I told DH what happened, his response:

"glad it wasn't me who you tested this recipe on"

NICE babe, nice!

Now What?

Sorry for my lack of posts. I really haven't had much to say, but I thought I'd give you all a little update on what I have been up to.

My last day was Saturday and it was like any other, just a little more quieter. I wasn't expecting a big farewell and I got nothing, just a simple "see you later".

So what now?

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I am still job searching like a crazy woman. I also have more time for Brownie (of course) and fixing little odds and ends around the house. I am also continuing with my sewing, which I still don't know in what direction I want to take it to. It would be nice to open an Etsy shop, but am I really good enough to open one? I'm just not in the mood of being disappointed. But we shall see. I know my mom wants me to make her some items so she can give as gifts for whenever for whatever.

Right now I'm just taking it easy and not rush into things like I did with that "old" job I had. I gave it a chance, a VERY good and long one, but it smacked me right in the face. So for now, no more "smacking" jobs :) I'm also not going to stress about it until DH comes home. I want time to be with him when he returns. I want time to get the house ready for his return. Purchase all the goodies he has been wanting to eat and drink. And, of course, spoil him rotten. So, I'm not going to "push" the job search hardcore, I'm going to take it lightly and when he returns I will be on the job search like its cool.

I Won A Coach Bag

The other night the FRO held a murder mystery dinner for the wives. This was my first time going to any kind of dinner like this, so I had absolutely no idea what to expect. A few days before the dinner the FRO emailed us our characters and I was stumped. I read my character, but I didn't know what else to do. Was I suppose to kill someone? Was someone suppose to kill me? if so, could they kill me when I'm sitting down comfortably...just sayin'.

The night of the dinner we all wore our little black dresses, as asked in the invitation, and went on our fabulous way to the murder mystery dinner. (BOOO! I didn't take a picture with all us hot sexy ladies). I only knew a few of the wives, I suck at mingling so I ended up not getting to know more of the wives as I should've (good job Ines, good job). It took a while for all of us to get into character, but by the end of the night I finally knew what I was doing...YAY!

me attempting to do a sexy pose. as you can tell
i failed miserably...hahahah

my character

Here comes the fun part. I won a Coach bag:

"How?" You ask yourselves. Well, we had to guess the murder at the end of the night, then write it on a piece of paper and it got put in the raffle. I NEVER win anything, so I was pretty stumped and happy that I actually won aaaaand I won a Coach bag...aaaaaaaahhhhhh [insert happy scream here].

Sewing: Bow Bag

I've been going through sewing withdrawal (LAME) and wanted to make a new bag.

I came across this bag, and Anthro Knock-Off Bag (which normally costs $498) tutorial

(image credit: The Little Apple Seed)

I purchased the fabrics and threads and got to work.

Everything went fine until I hit the band section. This part got a little more 

complicated because (a) I didn't read the instructions well and (b) thought I knew

what I was doing.

This is the final result:

I'm planning on making another to perfect the band section, which the camera hides

so well in these pictures :)

If you want to learn how to make this bag head on over to The Little Apple Seed!

Song Link-Up Week 25

Haven't done these in a while...

I'm a HUGE Craig David fan and I was so excited when I found this song.

Here's Remady Ft/ Craig David "Do It On My Own"

HUN: "Writing A Resume"

Even though I may not have a job (thanks 29 Palms, thanks), I do know how to write a resume. 

So, head on over to the HUN to read my latest article on what you need 

in order to write a good resume.

"Writing a Resume"

Sewing: my newest bag

After my first successful attempt at making a bag I decided that I needed to make another, because its not like I have a million others, right? :). I semi-followed a pattern, actually the only thing I did was cut out the shapes. That's it. After that I just went with what I thought made sense. And this is what came out:

I love the style of the bag.

The only thing I'm not yet sure is if I like my lining. It is different and that's what I was going for.

Two Weeks Notice

I did it.

I quit.

I feel a great sense of relief. This was definitely not what I wanted, but I had to do. For my DH's and my sake. I wasn't happy from day one and these final four weeks did it. 

Funny thing, I knew what to expect from this. I knew the moment I said, "I'm giving you my two weeks notice" that the person's reaction was going "caring-less" reaction. I was expecting nothing and I got nothing and I'm fully content with it. 

In two weeks I'll be back in the unemployment line. I feel like I never left this line to begin with. Sad. 

Oh well, c'est la vie and life goes on. Now I can focus a little more on me, and of course DH (which I have never stopped focusing on).