Category Archives: Sewing

All for the Money

Posted on 18/06/2013 by fishinthewater

Something has been preying on my mind lately as I constantly try to figure out how to make more money in less time. That’s the dream, right? To do as little work as possible and still make enough money to … Continue reading →

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Living My Life

Posted on 24/04/2013 by fishinthewater

I’m really surprised I haven’t used that title for a post yet. It is the title of the autobiography of Emma Goldman, a personal hero, if you can stand that term. I always loved the title because she explained right … Continue reading →

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The Leftover Pillow

Posted on 11/03/2013 by fishinthewater

I save everything. It’s a trait I inherited from my grandmother, who also saved everything. So when she died, I got everything that she saved. This included, because she was a sewer, as well (she is the one that taught … Continue reading →

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The Good Stuff

Posted on 07/03/2013 by fishinthewater

What do I love about my new, self employed life? Every day I get to decide what I want to do. What I feel like doing. Yeah, sometimes I feel like laying around in bed, and I don’t have that … Continue reading →

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Skills

Posted on 06/03/2013 by fishinthewater

I’ve been listening to the Hunger Games audio books on repeat. On the one hand, they make good, easy listening while sewing. It’s hard to listen to something serious when every few words are drowned out by the sewing machine. … Continue reading →

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The Downsides

Posted on 28/02/2013 by fishinthewater

The first time your bank account hits zero, and I mean really hits zero, you will probably panic. But then I felt this very zen sort of feeling- because I couldn’t do much about it. So, your bank account is … Continue reading →

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The Road to Self Employment, Part II

Posted on 26/02/2013 by fishinthewater

There is a key element missing here. I never would have quit my job if I hadn’t seen someone else do it first. The same year I moved back to Maryland, the same year I went to Colorado and had … Continue reading →

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The End of an Era

Posted on 24/09/2012 by fishinthewater

I started writing this post about a month ago. And then I didn’t finish. And now I can’t remember where I was going with it. So if it takes a veer in a strange direction halfway through, that’s why. This … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life

Posted on 13/09/2012 by fishinthewater

Oh, I’m sorry. It happens every year at this time, that the blog becomes a neglected thing down on the bottom of my to-do list. Yes, it is the fall (or nearly so), a time of rushing to finish the … Continue reading →

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The Busy Trap

Posted on 13/07/2012 by fishinthewater

NY Times: The Busy Trap Oh, I hate it when they write articles about me. It’s true, that feeling he describes, when someone asks you to do something and you can loftily say “sorry, I’m busy.” It makes you sound … Continue reading →

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