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
When what you see isn’t what you feel
The weekend before lockdown, Liam and I made an eight hour round drive for a mini-break in Taranaki. A good chunk of that was on winding roads, and for me that meant a good chunk of it was spent feeling like I was about to throw up. Travel sickness is caused by the dissonance between what you’re seeing and what you’re feeling. That’s why it … Continue reading When what you see isn’t what you feel
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
