(sung to T-Pain's I'm On A Boat)

I made a dress!
I made a dress!
Take a good look at me I made a....well you get the point... ;)

McCall's M5425. Easiest summer dress ever! Well ok, I'm a novice seamstress, but I'd definitely categorize this as easy. It's basically the adult version of the pillowcase dress!

Material is a vibrant kelly green cotton and the accent/ties is a Michael Miller. 
Now we just need some sun so I can wear my frock!

PS. I made this! HA!

mama's got a brand new bag

Yeah, ok, it's true. I just whipped this little ditty of a bag together. Didn't take me long...This time when I designed my pattern, I went for simple. I can't seem to find the right way to "finish" seams etc & end up top-stitching the hell out of everything. And I have to say, I like a lined bag...this one is unlined.  Both fabrics are by Michael Miller. Take a peek;

Super cute right? Notice anything WRONG??? I cut my owl fabric out the wrong way. Super dumb mistake. Wrong Way Owl Bag. Yikes, practice makes perfect I guess.

One. Etsy. Delivery. Ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhhh.

My beautiful fabric, "Summer Song" by Riley Blake Designs arrived today. Total Bliss.

Haaaaaaaaleluujah!

I STILL have one more day off to go! WOOT!
Have you been wondering what I have been up to??? Well let me tell you...

Friday was Trifecta day. The trifectess who hosted surprised Ms Cupcake & I will little goody bags full of crafty goodness...so we drank coffee, giggle, gossiped & crafted. I LOVE Trifecta day! It's pure bliss! I love you Trifectesses!

Saturday we took the doggies to White Rock beach. Oh my little heart was so warmed to see them frolicking on the sand & in the waves!







I also picked up my new/old desk that morning! It was at an Estate sale...10 bucks! Solid wood! Boy is she going to get a makeover...she is going in the spare room downstairs and she is going to house a lovely new sewing machine!



While that was all very lovely, spending time sans kidlets with the hubby, coffee & chatting...Saturday afternoon takes the cake! Ms Cupcake & I went to meet our new great, sweet, thoughtful, funny, WONDERFUL friend from Roses & Rutabagas. She surprised us with a gorgeous little gifty each...don't be jealous...we have to do some reporting back to her on it, so it's kind of like work! ;) We spent two hours there just chatting & laughing. Then I took Ms Cupcake to the VV Boutique where she scored a lovely little end table.

Today, busy, typical Monday...boys to school...I went to Rotary...2 miles. (LOVE my new runners!) Went to massage therapy...again, don't be jelz...it's not a lovely relaxing massage, it's very soft tissue manipulating...I hurt myself @ yoga 2 weeks back. As a result, the RMT said ABSOLUTELY NOT when I asked him if I could go to yoga in the morning :( Oh well, besides, I'm in pain....

I did however.....SEW! I made a reusable shopping tote (click link to see!)

And now my ass is firmly planted on the couch. The kidlets are in bed...the hubs is watching baseball...and I obviously, am blogging with my tea. Hugs to Ms C today. My thoughts were with you all day mon amie.

Dear friends in blogland, I wish you a restful Monday night!

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

a post about nothing.

well here we are again, the nightshift post. 4 hours til MY bedtime...please patients, stay sleeping!

i don't really have anything witty/non-witty, catty/non-catty, funny/you get the point to say...
i have been on day's on if you will...a night shift again tomorrow and then i am on days off! wheee! (thank goodness for stat holidays & extra dough!)

day's on means I don't do a heckuva lot in my spare time. my new sewing machine isn't even out of the box yet! I KNOW! (sorry rosie, i know you think i have been sewing like a mad woman...besides, i'm waiting for mrs c to show me how to wind my bobbin!) the day shifts were very long. i did get ambitious before my shift tonight and i made a few dozen big fat egg shaped sugar cookies. i hope i have the will to flood ice them all fancy martha stewart style on saturday after i wake.

today in the mail, i received my green bag from the green bag lady! thank you green bag lady for my handmade bag! http://greenbaglady.blogspot.com/ she recently held a draw for a lovely little composter & i won! so that came today too. i am determined to be a good composter, lord knows we have enuf compostable (yes it's a word) bitties from the kitchen. so that's my next task, research composting and how to do it well. anyhoo, pics for you and for the green bag lady to come of both...ps props to cupcakes & ruby slippers for tuning me into the green bag lady. and my! don't you have a lovely new button today!

that's it for now, fast approaching 0400h. nurses out there, you know what that means. for the rest of you, anything i say, do or type past this hour, i cannot be held accountable for.

happy good friday to you all.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

BIZZY BIZZY BIZZY Can't you see?

quel lundi! seems busy today, but not unmanageable.

first things first. i'm doing ok considering i had oh 2o minutes of sleep? ok, maybe a bit more than 20. thank goodness Mrs C was on nights so i had someone to text @ 0300h!

after the middle school drop off in my housecoat (much to the displeasure of my son), an elementary school drop off, i made it to yoga for the 915 class. and not to be dramatic, but it literally saved my soul today. i cannot believe that i haven't been in a month. if you need a little soul-saving, visit Unison Yoga in Mission. www.unisonyoga.ca/

rosy goes to the vet today for some shots, & then we are going to pick up steve's new truck as soon as the boys are done school, but the best part is, drum roll please.....IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sears just called! My sewing machine is in! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! who needs a handmade Gordon Gartrell shirt (cosby show anyone???)

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo

transference

so mrs c has the birthday, and i exhibit the signs of old age. i'm thinking...that ain't right!
ok ok, so like the true hypochondriac i am i trucked myself into emerg yesterday cuz i was having chest pain. but, i really truly was. i couldn't breathe, pain, pain, pain, some lab work, an ekg and a chest xray later and nothing. chest pain is better today...breathing is better, still big bad pain to my back...so weird. like i have time for that. but i figured, given the physical nature of our job i better take a sick day today.

well what a good day for that! it is mrs c's bday today (wheeee) so we shopped at Fields (what???? i know), we went for bday pedicures, yummy sushi, went to Roses & Rutabagas (sigh) and fabric shopping. i could very well have pushed it a little, i'm sore and exhausted but what a lovely day.

i'm in my jammies.painkillers on board. just ordered my sewing machine (YESSSSSSSS), listening to jukebox oldies on ch419. catching up on all you bloggers out there.

i want a blizzard. the dq kind.

everything happens for a reason. love, ROCKETGIRL. xo