I pretty much do whatever I want, and can spend what I want( within reason, because I'm not a big shopper). He does appreciate whatever I make, and has told other people about my sewing. The only bad thing, he hates me having a mess when I sew, and that is pretty hard not to do because I don't have a special sewing room. The older he gets, the better he is about that, and the older I get, the less it bothers me if he complains!!LOL