Summer is over

Funny but it seems our vacation ended yesterday. Everything is back to the normal pace. We had a wonderful summer even though there is either too much or too little presence of the sun. There was a lot of barbecue parties and happenings with friends and families. We have had a bountiful garden this year which generally took up most of our time. I didn't even had any dull moment's except some very tiring afternoon which I ended taking a long nap. My habit of doing multiple task at the same time didn't bother my husband this time coz' he is also pre-occupied with music and activities with his mates. It was all by all a wonderful summer holiday. Starting today is the beginning of preparation for our forthcoming long visit to my homeland Philippines. We are going to escape the winter period this year so its time to oversee any damage or anything that can possibly harm our house in case lots of snow falls down in December. We are going to leave Belgium on the 15th of November and we are coming back the 12th of April next year. Its gonna be a looooong warm holiday and thus, we also need lots of work done. I myself wanted to be a little creative this time. I wanted to give families and friends special attention, that's why instead of giving the traditional 'pasalubong' gifts of soaps and perfumes. I had something in mind which I thought will be a better alternative. Because nowadays you can buy everything there in the Philippines. From cranberry juice to cadburry chocolates and Belgian's beer. I  thought about making a shopping bag out of my fabric scraps and I actually finished up some:

 

Off to the countryside

Weatherman says its the best day of the week, it is supposed to be sunny with 21 °C celsius dus, We'll take a day off to the country side and eat some fresh fish. just finished inventories of my fabric stash and guess what I fished out of my cluttery cabinets. Lots of unfinished pieces of projects plus a handful of DMC threads which I completely forgotten I bought it. I'll be sure in deep concentration for the next week. And although I promised to avoid personal agenda in my hobby blog. Its too obvious to fail, I was and I believed now that I am not an organized person. Its got to be alltogether in one blog or I should stop blogging and free the web of my monotonous stories. Its time to get ready!

Officially summer vacation

Yesterday begins my summer vacation even if there is no sign of summer at all in Belgium. As always, my habit of doing multitude of things at the same time proves to be my worst weakness. Although I did accomplish a lot. There are of course a lot to finish up. I was so touched by the documentay I watched yesterday about some people who have this problems about compulsive hoarding behavior. Then I was a little bit panicky myself, because I recognized some sign of hoarding behavior in me. Like when I started sewing something and I didn't get it right in the first place.  I used to be so frustrated that instead of making the necessary alteration. I shoved it in my big box and forget all about it, then I am going to begin again with another fabrics until I got it right. But then, I'm not throwing anything at all or salvaging what is left to be recycled. If I searched my sewing room, I don't even know yet what is there to find. So I woke up early this morning and wrote down a planner. I hate failing in anything I myself love to do and the worst is, its too hard to admit it. Since I am already enrolled for September, I should take all the oppurtunity to make the necessary inventories of what has to be done and finish up, before I started anew. That includes updating my blogs which turned out be a seasonal hobby already. Its gonna be a long day today, but it has to happen now or never. :)