It’s been a while since my last Catalogue Katie exposure and the last two Sundays wouldn’t have been re-dos either so I apologize. Here is a very current CK photo. I made the shirt (Simplicity 3751) and added my pencil skirt, a cropped cardigan and belted it. Conor always thinks it’s weird when I wear a belt with something looser, but I like the look. I left my cardigan unbuttoned which I think added to the look. I’m starting to prep my spring/summer CK. I don’t think it’ll be as varied as fall/winter but it’ll have to do!
Oh and I recently read that pencil skirts are out this season. It made me so sad! I LOVE pencil skirts. Oh well!
Last night, Denver was lit up with lightning and filled with crashing thunder accompanied by the ting of small bits of hail and twinkling snow. Weird. Today it is all slush.
I’m Conor’s personal Barber. I’ve gotten much better over the year and a half that I’ve been trimming his hair (and sometimes full-out restyling it!). Want to know how I learned? When we bought the clippers they came with an old-school hair cutting dvd. I didn’t watch all of it, but I did watch the most relevant cuts and my mum cut Conor’s hair once so I could watch. After all of that superb training, Conor refused to have anyone else cut his hair but me! I guess sometimes the best way to learn is to jump in with both feet and not looking back… Yikes! And trust me, I’ve given Conor a couple haircut that say a little more than he or I would like them too!
Last night I gave Conor yet another cut (which turned out really great if I do say so myself) because neither of us wanted him going to California looking scruffy. I thought it was great to have him sitting still in a chair, unable to move, with nothing to do but listen to me chat his ear off! It was fabulous. Conor said that I have the hairdresser thing down in that department. Ha! Lesson: if you ever want your husband listening to you and only you (and not fiddling around on his computer) then cut his hair. If you’re anything like me, you’re getting faster, but not as quick as all those commercial girls! Perfecto!
I needed a refresher on french seams. I probably could’ve figure it out all by myself but sometimes I just want to know “fer shore” that I’m doing it right and so I searched and I found a simply written tutorial on French Seams! For those who are reading and thinking, “what the heck is a french seam?” it is a seam that has no raw edges. After stitching twice the raw edges are enclosed within the fabric. It’s a more couture method of sewing, however it’s uses are many! And I’m excited to use it!
Where’s the water? When Conor got up there was no hot water, but at least he got something because now that I want to hop into the shower, there is absolutely no water available and won’t be for another few hours. Sometimes I really dislike apartment living.
