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Oh!! I do, I do!!
My best hair-do...Perfect bed-head!! My very best t-shirt and Levi's!! My warmest and most colorful socks!! My face is washed and lip balm applied...generously!! My most important preparation...a big smile on my face!! |
Originally Posted by pookie ookie
Sounds like Flylady. Dress to your shoes!
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Wouldn't the author of that article roll over in their grave if they walked in on some of us when we are sewing...LOL Blessings
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Are you girls telling me that you don't sew in your best party dress, garter belt and silk stockings and your best pair of stilletos like I do?????? I sew in my favorite woobies and now that it's cold outside fuzzie slippers. (woobies=sweat pants and a really big non-matching sweatshirt.) LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL I really do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So does that mean I shouldn't be sewing in my PJ's with my hair uncombed at 2 in the afternoon?
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I'm surprised it didn't mention a nasal wash. That's right ladies, most circa 1900 guides for women said that you weren't really clean until you've rinsed out your nasal cavities as well.
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LOL too funny Ladies being a male quilter I quilt in bare feet in the summer, shorts A(shirt optional) winter time can find me in slippers an old soft pair of pj's hair a mess face not shaven.. in otherwords a day at home sewing my quilts not wanting to be bothered by the outside world
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Comfort is the way to go if in the sewing room. I do like to have the space neat and organized when I work, I usually don't though and sewing is less enjoyable when I can't find the pin cushion. or the seam ripper. Solved the seam ripper problem by using circles of stick on Velcro and now attach it to the side of my machine. The same for my small 6" ruler attached to the front. The only hitch is how many times I forget to put it back in those spots when I am finished using them..
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Oh My!! ROFLMBO not ever in my house :D:D:D
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OMG!Had such a good laugh my belly hurts.Thanks! pab
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Yup, I follow Flylady's suggestions as much as possible.
But as for the lace up shoes/boots, that is a must for me because of a previously broken ankle. The rest follows..some of the time. But sweat shirt, jeans, boots are really comfy for me. Good for raking leaves today, must remember to put on makeup or someone will mistake me for Gravel Gertie's Grandma. Those old enough to remember Gravel Gertie should sit down and rest from the effort of remembering. (She was a friend of Dick Tracy) |
Please try to remember Phyllis Diller's housekeeping tip..
If the dust is thick enough for your kids to write in, make sure they don't put the date with it. |
rofl..If I looked all that good..Hubby'd never let me sew in peace...
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I do have memories of my aunts searching madly for the mate to their thigh high single hose, those babies came in PAIRS of legs, panty hose has freed us from that nightmare. When did they become popular, in the 1960s perhaps?
One of my Aunts claimed she only got the same color of hose, no matter how many, so she could always find a match. |
Amen!! I don't own any makeup. That is money I could spend on fabric!! If unexpected guests don't like the way I look, don't come.
Originally Posted by deema
If I needed to worry about my husband coming home to me not "neatly put together", he wouldn't be my husband. Thanks to maternity leave, I only get out of my pj's when I have to leave the house...and sometimes, not even then! I shower every night after the kids are in bed...and put on clean PJ's! I wear make up when I know somebody will be taking pictures. If someone stops by my house unexpectedly, they can just deal with whatever disorder and or unkempt-ness of myself or my home...or, imagine this - CALL first...or...Stay away!! LOL
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Originally Posted by just-sew-together
DANG............ I failed in all areas... Thank God, no one can see me now! BTW... what is LIPSTICK??? I'm certain it must be something that would interfere with all the pins in my mouth. :( can't have that.
I just thought of something -- On Wednesdays I play cards from 1 - 4 at the Senior Citizens Center. One woman applies lipstick three or four times during that period. I have always found lipstick to be a total waste of time. |
Originally Posted by raedar63
I refuse to wear a bra while sewing or in my home for that matter , glad I didn't grow up in 1900's.
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I fell at this one. I don't do any of it. Sew barefooted, no makeup, and in my loose fitting clothes. So I don't pass.
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Don't those rules apply only if you are working on a treadle?
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
Most days Im rushing around at the last minute before dh gets home to get out of my jammies and comb my hair. spray some pledge in the air, pour bleach in the sink to make it smell like I did something besides sew.
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Oh my gosh, that is really funny!!!!
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Originally Posted by deema
If I needed to worry about my husband coming home to me not "neatly put together", he wouldn't be my husband. Thanks to maternity leave, I only get out of my pj's when I have to leave the house...and sometimes, not even then! I shower every night after the kids are in bed...and put on clean PJ's! I wear make up when I know somebody will be taking pictures. If someone stops by my house unexpectedly, they can just deal with whatever disorder and or unkempt-ness of myself or my home...or, imagine this - CALL first...or...Stay away!! LOL
I do sometimes get dressed, not always with a bra but I do brush my hair and get my teeth out of their little bucket. |
I would fail too.
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Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
I do have memories of my aunts searching madly for the mate to their thigh high single hose, those babies came in PAIRS of legs, panty hose has freed us from that nightmare. When did they become popular, in the 1960s perhaps?
One of my Aunts claimed she only got the same color of hose, no matter how many, so she could always find a match. |
I'm also in the camp of comfort overrules fashion any day of the week. I have clothes I specifically call my quilting clothes - my favorite sweatpants and my big fuzzy LL bean slippers. and I have to confess, i don't own any make up and never wear it. gosh, what were those ladies thinking
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Maybe I need to pull a June Cleaver, and wear my pearls while I am at it. Oh wait a minute, I don't have pearls! lol
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O.k. I guess I'm the only odd one here.
I don't wear a dress, but before I get into the sewing room I am dressed in blue jeans and shirt or sweater and my hair is done. Make up is on a some days basis, but will be more now that the business will be open. Love working from home though! |
Quilting in my jammies. Never wear makeup. Husband is African-loves a natural woman. Thinks bras are unhealthy, just for keeping things still and secure when outside the home. Maia
Perfect ----- a natural woman is the way we were meant to be (my husband appreciates that also). |
OMG, this is one of the reasons I love this board.... everyone needs a good dose of laughter every day, and boyoboy does this group know the importance of laughing! What a gift this board is. Love it and you all!
And it sure sounds like we're all sister twins when quilting. |
I don't even own a dress or makeup I'm a plain person.
Wear jeans, teeshirts or sweatshirts. I feel out of place being dressed up. |
that's what I've been forgetting to do!!! I run around getting dressed and putting something on the table - but forgot the Pledge and bleach. I'll start that today.
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Don't all of you sew with an evening gown on, white gloves and a tiara like me?
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Originally Posted by raedar63
I refuse to wear a bra while sewing or in my home for that matter , glad I didn't grow up in 1900's.
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Originally Posted by Sunflower Girl
Don't all of you sew with an evening gown on, white gloves and a tiara like me?
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That, most assuredly, take time away from the sewing - lots of time. It was cute, though. How times have changed.
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I with the ladies that sew in jammies.......
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We have definitely "come a long way baby". Thank goodness!
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Originally Posted by Caer Urfa
Just loved this excerpt from a Singer Sewing Book circa 1900. How many of you abide by these rules?
When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Go through a beauty ritual of orderliness, have on a clean dress. Be sure your hands are clean, fingernails smooth - nail file and pumice will help. Always avoid hang nails. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing machine where you can pick it up and dust your fingers at intervals. This not only absorbs the moisture on your fingers, but helps keep your work clean. Have your hair in order, powder and lipstick put on with care. Looking attractive is a very important part of sewing for if you are making something for yourself, you will try it on at intervals in front of your mirror and you can hope for better results when you look your best. Again, sewing must be approached with the idea that you are going to enjoy it and if you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you should. Therefore "spruce up" at the beginning so that you are free to enjoy every part of the sewing you do. |
Originally Posted by Caer Urfa
Just loved this excerpt from a Singer Sewing Book circa 1900. How many of you abide by these rules?
When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Go through a beauty ritual of orderliness, have on a clean dress. Be sure your hands are clean, fingernails smooth - nail file and pumice will help. Always avoid hang nails. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing machine where you can pick it up and dust your fingers at intervals. This not only absorbs the moisture on your fingers, but helps keep your work clean. Have your hair in order, powder and lipstick put on with care. Looking attractive is a very important part of sewing for if you are making something for yourself, you will try it on at intervals in front of your mirror and you can hope for better results when you look your best. Again, sewing must be approached with the idea that you are going to enjoy it and if you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you should. Therefore "spruce up" at the beginning so that you are free to enjoy every part of the sewing you do. |
Originally Posted by Aurora
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I just thought of something -- On Wednesdays I play cards from 1 - 4 at the Senior Citizens Center. One woman applies lipstick three or four times during that period. I have always found lipstick to be a total waste of time. |
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