Happy Friday! Just a quick tolerations update: March was on the lackluster side. I accomplished the easiest possible tasks such as "Donate bags in car trunk to Goodwill", "Eliminate K's shoes that don't fit" (which were in the bags in the trunk), "Organize pantry" (it's a tiny pantry), "Clear off bedside tables" and "Move yellow art cabinet to basement". I'm down from 75 tolerations to 70. Ah well, progress, right? ********************************* K's take on dreams, which I ... Read more
Dress Book Giveaway! [Closed]
It's been a while since I've done a giveaway, hasn't it? As it turns out, I was wildly optimistic about my ability to juggle a book, illustration clients, a blog, other secret projects to be revealed soon, and teaching. Not to mention this somewhat important factor called family. I had to hang up my cape and retire the chipped faux-superwoman badge and reassess the situation. After some serious analysis of weighing pros and cons, I opted to let go of teaching sewing classes. Keli of Drygoods ... Read more
Instagram + Green-Eyed Monster
Instagram! Are you in on the action? I just started (@sanaeishida) but I don't know what I'm doing at all. I couldn't load it on my iphone for some reason, so it's on my ipad, which makes picture-taking a rather awkward ordeal. I took a profile pix of myself when I was trying to do something else, and "liked" one of my own photos by mistake. And what's a private user? I'm basically a mess. I tentatively selected a few folks to follow and then had to stop and ask myself why I wanted to plunge ... Read more
Pancakes: Banana Oat vs. Chocolate Chip
K made an unusual pronouncement on Sunday that threw me for a loop. "I want something different for breakfast, Mommy," she said. For the past five years, I've been serving up buckwheat pancakes every Sunday. It's like clockwork: wake up, brush my teeth, make pancakes. Turns out that my routine girl didn't want to deviate too much from the ritual. She just wanted different pancakes, so we thought it might be fun to each make our own version. K created a chocolate chip concoction and I ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Necessities
Good morning! I hope you had a delightful weekend - ours was busy but happy. What you see above is a small segment of K's wardrobe, "small" being the operative word here. There is a dresser stuffed with more knits and pants/shorts/skirts, and at least one large basket brimming with K's outfits, waiting to be laundered. It's becoming a situation. A quasi-problematic one. I'm all for slow fashion, but I have a feeling that I'm slapping that whole concept in the face and upside the head (have ... Read more