I was smack in the middle of sewing a huge order of animal pillows this past weekend when I heard an unpleasant grinding sound in my sewing machine. I broke a gear, or at least I am assuming I did. I have had my little Diana Singer sewing machine serviced a few times over the past few years, and I decided it was finally time to purchase a new machine.

I purchased for myself this Singer 7258 Stylist Model sewing machine. It had really great reviews, and was said to be a “workhorse” of a machine. Sounded good to me! I wanted to buy a machine in town over the weekend, but found that the price was much better online.

Then, I saw this really cute 3/4 sized Janome Hello Kitty Sewing Machine! Oh, how I wish Violet was old enough to use it. She has been wanting me to teach her how to sew. But, a 3 year old handling a needle and thread doesn’t sound too smart.

I am so tempted to buy this machine for her now and give it to her in oh, 4 years? I have visions of us sewing animal pillows together, side by side.

Not that I would make her sew my Gingiber pillow….er…..um…. yeah…

My machine will arrive on Thursday, so I have had to take a break from pillow making. Which is nice. I feel like I am regaining some of my sanity.

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It is Friday night, and both girls are asleep! I have a million things that I should be working on. So I thought I would share my weekend “to-do” list with you! Ya’ll ready for this? (The #’s in green are really just things I want to do, but alas, I doubt they will actually happen)

1. Sew 300+ animal pillows (that’s right, 300 for my upcoming Fab.com sale …. le sigh)
2. Finish laying out as much of issue 7 of La Petite Magazine as possible
3. Ship wholesale samples to Australia
4. Clean my pee stained carpet. Yes, every person under the age of 7 (that’s how old Wallace is) has peed on the carpet in the past week
5. Cook a main dish and dessert for a church potluck
6. Clean the house….. it is looking mighty rough
7. Get oil changed in car
8. Clip Schroeder’s nails… he has to look purty if we are to find a new home for him!
9. Cut husband’s hair
10. Exercise! Mama still needs to drop 10 pounds!
11. Enlarge the waistband on this AWESOME vintage skirt I purchased!
12. Read my new House Beautiful Magazine
13. Spend quality time with Violet… she had her last day of daycare today and she has been a sad clown
14. Work on my NEW blog layout
15.  Begin work on my wholesale order for Ruche!

 In other completely unrelated news, I miss writing on this blog. I don’t have the time to invest in making it a “real” cool DIY/decorating/all-around-awesome blog at the moment. So it may just become my online journal again. I am feeling a bit stuck in my own head. Does that ever happen to you?

In all honesty, I have had a lot of change in my life. Had a baby. Quit my job. Now Violet is home with me the majority of the time too. Gingiber has taken off in a great way, but golly I am feeling stretched thin. I didn’t take off much time for maternity leave. And am feeling a bit burned out. Yet I am compelled to work as much as possible.

Workaholic much?

Definitely.

I need a vacation.

Any advice on work/life balance? I know I need to take 2 days a week off, but my plate is so full now I don’t feel like I can afford to, ya know?

Thanks for listening to me ramble tonight,

Stacie

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This is the best photo I could catch of the Bloomfield girls. Oh Saturday. I long for the day when weekends are restful again. Having 2 kids is simply exhausting. But I can honestly say I am happier than I have ever been previously.

Momma needs a haircut. And to buy some makeup as I have been out of everything but mascara and concealer since December.

Oh, and sleep would be nice too.

And maybe a date night with the husband. Heck, even a night when we are the only ones in our bed! The girls have a habit of wanting to sleep with us….

I have been working so much that I finally made myself stop on Friday and relax. It was much needed and a reminder that even though I am working from home I need down time.

How has your Saturday been?

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On my birthday last week, I decided to wander over to a cute new vintage clothing shop in Fayetteville called Vintage Violet. Obviously, I could not resist their adorable moniker, so I did some real shopping! I tried on clothes and everything 🙂 Now, I still have 10 pounds to go until I reach my goal post pregnancy weight, and golly even then I will still be a size 12. But the great thing about vintage clothing is that it is cut for real women!

Take this adorable 1950’s vintage Apron Dress! I love the orange gingham check and the embroidered pocket. But must of all I love that it was cut for a woman with curves, not a stick!

The dress is thin so I have to wear a slip or some sort of camisole under it. But I think it is cute as a button. And it was less than $20 clams, so I do I do love it!

Okay, so I am not a fashion blogger. And don’t expect regular outfit posts from me. But I just loved this cute dress enough that I had to share!

Do you wear vintage clothing? Or even a few pieces mixed into your daily wardrobe?

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Hi friend! I made a VLOG! It is really short, so feel free to watch and here some great Gingiber news!

I never get used to seeing myself on camera! Oh well :)Now is not the time to be self-critical, but golly do I need a hair cut!

Stacie

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Guess what? A Gingiber Shop Update is coming soon! Like in 2 weeks 😉 And here is a preview of a new product, a Little Fox Tote Bag! The perfect cotton tote with the sweetest little fox this side of the Mississippi!

I am thinking of adding some pink little cheeks to the foxes… what do you think?

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