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helwenFriday we had appt. with Phil, our personal trainer, which went pretty well, despite my continued frustration with not quite getting what should be something pretty simple. But most of it I can see improvement in, and eventually I'll "get it" on the other bits. Phil would probably say it's actually pretty complex...and it's part of retraining for the hips and knees, so really, I should be more patient with myself. Still. A reminder of how far I still have to go, I guess.
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Bought interfacing for the obi while we were down in the valley, so maybe that obi will actually get done this week. And, after struggling with possible designs and techniques for a layer over the base skirt for the winter queen costume, I finally decided to buy some light blue organza for it (polyester, which is one of the reasons I was looking at other options). One option I was looking at was making a beaded netting, but that would be a new skill set and for what I want to do I'd have to go from beginner to advanced in one summer, which I really don't see happening.
I've pretty much figured out waist measurements for that costume as well, which is more complicated than one might think. The corset I'll be wearing with it has a minimum of 30 inches. Currently I'm at 36" and am only comfortable bringing it down to 33" (I like to breathe), but I'd like to bring it down a touch more. I've been slacking on diet because yard work and moving stuff at the family farm wipe me out, but I'm going to work on improving on that, because too much bad food just makes things worse and I don't have time for feeling like crap. So my minimum goal, which I should be able to achieve by end of August is to lose one inch. In order to do that I'll be continuing to do yard work, so I'll be getting in better shape and be stronger, which is one of my life goals, so it's worth it. Because my goal isn't showing how thin I can be, but how healthy I can be; it's just that structurally for me that means I need to take more stress off the structure. *sigh*
Anyway, that still means working with a waistline that could be between 30 - 32 inches, because if I finally figure out the magic combination of exercise and diet changes (eliminating outside endocrine disruptor inputs as much as possible is key), I might lose more than my minimum goal. But I want to do a somewhat fitted waist for this outfit, not using elastic. So I'll be putting in laces instead of zippers or hooks and eyes. The laces for the base layer will be on both sides and will tuck inside the skirt. Single lacing or tie for the next layer, in the front. The topmost is a wide girdle with panels going down the front and back (sort of like some Ancient Chinese outfits had), and will lace on the sides. Those will be laced with ribbons that will complement the outfit and become part of the decorations.
The beading research wasn't a total loss though -- going to try to make some snowflakes to put on the girdle and panels.
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Minivan continues to have issues because of the malfunctioning body control module. L is working on that.
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We moved two more loads of stuff to the trailer in the minivan, as the pickup's bed was full of roofing slate. Also one trip to our house, because we're moving some of the more breakable stuff direct to here. So we now have a large mirror in the downstairs hallway waiting to be hung, a bunch of old house windows stacked in the carriage house, a serving dish in the house waiting to be cleaned and put away, and a rather large urn on the patio. Not sure if I'm keeping that last item, but I do love the deep blue glaze on it, so we'll see.
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Moar yard work -- digging, removing rocks, setting the newly re-extended drain pipe lower into the ground, putting hay mulch out along the lower meadow and in the area by the river that we're reconstructing, weeding, and mowing. Oh, and a little work building a rock wall. And I did some cleaning in the barn.
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The new rhubarb seems to be taking. The flower stalk is ridiculously huge. I may have to take a picture.
L noted what looked to be fiddleheads in the neighbor's yard and I agree with him on it. The neighbor said to feel free to take some, so looks like the new fiddlehead bed will be bigger to start than we thought.
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We took a break yesterday evening and went to see Godzilla. It was pretty good!
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Everything aches, but it's sunny out, so guess what? More work outdoors!
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Bought interfacing for the obi while we were down in the valley, so maybe that obi will actually get done this week. And, after struggling with possible designs and techniques for a layer over the base skirt for the winter queen costume, I finally decided to buy some light blue organza for it (polyester, which is one of the reasons I was looking at other options). One option I was looking at was making a beaded netting, but that would be a new skill set and for what I want to do I'd have to go from beginner to advanced in one summer, which I really don't see happening.
I've pretty much figured out waist measurements for that costume as well, which is more complicated than one might think. The corset I'll be wearing with it has a minimum of 30 inches. Currently I'm at 36" and am only comfortable bringing it down to 33" (I like to breathe), but I'd like to bring it down a touch more. I've been slacking on diet because yard work and moving stuff at the family farm wipe me out, but I'm going to work on improving on that, because too much bad food just makes things worse and I don't have time for feeling like crap. So my minimum goal, which I should be able to achieve by end of August is to lose one inch. In order to do that I'll be continuing to do yard work, so I'll be getting in better shape and be stronger, which is one of my life goals, so it's worth it. Because my goal isn't showing how thin I can be, but how healthy I can be; it's just that structurally for me that means I need to take more stress off the structure. *sigh*
Anyway, that still means working with a waistline that could be between 30 - 32 inches, because if I finally figure out the magic combination of exercise and diet changes (eliminating outside endocrine disruptor inputs as much as possible is key), I might lose more than my minimum goal. But I want to do a somewhat fitted waist for this outfit, not using elastic. So I'll be putting in laces instead of zippers or hooks and eyes. The laces for the base layer will be on both sides and will tuck inside the skirt. Single lacing or tie for the next layer, in the front. The topmost is a wide girdle with panels going down the front and back (sort of like some Ancient Chinese outfits had), and will lace on the sides. Those will be laced with ribbons that will complement the outfit and become part of the decorations.
The beading research wasn't a total loss though -- going to try to make some snowflakes to put on the girdle and panels.
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Minivan continues to have issues because of the malfunctioning body control module. L is working on that.
****
We moved two more loads of stuff to the trailer in the minivan, as the pickup's bed was full of roofing slate. Also one trip to our house, because we're moving some of the more breakable stuff direct to here. So we now have a large mirror in the downstairs hallway waiting to be hung, a bunch of old house windows stacked in the carriage house, a serving dish in the house waiting to be cleaned and put away, and a rather large urn on the patio. Not sure if I'm keeping that last item, but I do love the deep blue glaze on it, so we'll see.
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Moar yard work -- digging, removing rocks, setting the newly re-extended drain pipe lower into the ground, putting hay mulch out along the lower meadow and in the area by the river that we're reconstructing, weeding, and mowing. Oh, and a little work building a rock wall. And I did some cleaning in the barn.
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The new rhubarb seems to be taking. The flower stalk is ridiculously huge. I may have to take a picture.
L noted what looked to be fiddleheads in the neighbor's yard and I agree with him on it. The neighbor said to feel free to take some, so looks like the new fiddlehead bed will be bigger to start than we thought.
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We took a break yesterday evening and went to see Godzilla. It was pretty good!
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Everything aches, but it's sunny out, so guess what? More work outdoors!
