Free Range Slacks: Part 1
An hour-by-hour update of my progress making the Free Range Slacks by Sew House Seven. Sunday, 12th April 2020 12pm I begin by highlighting around my size on the last pattern I got printed before lockdown: the Free Range Slacks by Sew House 7. According to their chart I’m a size 6 in the waist and between a 2 and 4 in the hips, so … Continue reading Free Range Slacks: Part 1
My dress, my big bubble of pride
It actually looks like a real dress! Continue reading My dress, my big bubble of pride
February Book Club: A manual for better communication
We all crave to understand and be understood. Join me this month to read ‘You’re Not Listening’ to find out how to do it better. Continue reading February Book Club: A manual for better communication
What happens when health and recovery get in a fight
How could I balance feeling like myself again with protecting myself from falling back into the body obsession abyss? Continue reading What happens when health and recovery get in a fight
What you discover about your body when you sew your own clothes
I’m almost halfway through my year of not buying clothes. What’s changed? Well, going cold turkey has completely shifted my mindset on shopping. From spending hundreds of dollars every month to nothing at all, this was a shock to the system to jolt me out of my bad habit. At this six month milestone I have set myself a new challenge: learning to sew my … Continue reading What you discover about your body when you sew your own clothes
Reflecting on five months of not shopping
The end of a year, end of a decade too. A prompt to reflect on all that we’ve done, on what’s changed, on what we want to do in the next year or ten. The end of this year also coincides with my year of no new clothes. Five months in, seven to go. I’m happy to report that it has got easier every month. … Continue reading Reflecting on five months of not shopping
