sewing stuff...

i'm thinking about getting my sewing machine out... thinking about it. i haven't actually done anything towards actually accomplishing this task yet... i have lots of ideas in my head for stuff to sew: bags, table cover, aprons, pillow covers, covers for my couches, new window treatments, dresses for jenny, dresses/skirts for me, etc. i'm not really sure what my material stock looks like, but i wouldn't mind finding some room in my grocery budget this month for a trip to walmart's sewing section! and i'm thinking about looking online for free patterns for many of the items i will need to have a pattern for - or finding inexpensive ones at walmart in the "easy" section! :) i'm not a skilled seamstress by any means! but, i can follow directions, most of the time, and i know how to use my sewing machine. it could be fun! now, where would i put it where i could keep an eye on jenny and yet not have to worry about her being in the way or trying to get into it when i walk away... that could be a difficult one... i'm thinking the kitchen table would probably be the best spot... i'd just have to be sure to clean up all my stuff each time i walk away from it - i should probably figure out a way to do so without taking a lot of time to get the stuff out and put it away, or it will probably just sit there and i won't actually use it (kind of like it's doing now - sitting in the bottom of the kids closet)...

that's another thing i've been thinking about - the kids closet... i need to get some of those vacuum bags for the kids old clothes so i can reclaim their closet space... right now, the floor and shelf are filled to about bursting with boxes (which are also about to burst) of their old clothes and toys that are not currently age appropriate... i'm thinking about having a garage sale on memorial day weekend this spring - i have so much stuff just sitting in "storage" in my house that i'll probably never use again (if i actually used it in the first place) that i would love to try to get rid of... plus, a little garage sale cash would be nice for doing my own garage sale-ing this summer - kids need new clothes!!

that's another thing - the swap that we usually go to is on a weekend when we might not be here - and we didn't make it to the one in september due to being due with D at any moment (and we didn't really have anything we NEEDED at that point in time)... i should probably figure out what clothes we're going to be needing for the spring/summer and make a list so i can hit up goodwill and other thrift stores over the next month or so - yet another thing to fit into the budget...

okay, enough of my rambling thoughts... maybe i should just get to work catching up with my brain - i see a long to-do list in my very near future!