Back to basics

The past couple of weeks have been both exciting and exhausting. My new job demands my full attention and keeps me busy during the day. I like all the new challenges I get to tackle there. Each day has something new to offer. It is at night that it gets hard for me. I've been a bit down lately. I've been missing A.

To be perfectly honest, I hate being alone. I've always known it, but now I feel it stronger than ever before. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy my own company. I am very independent and don't mind spending time alone. However, I need to know that there is someone with me, sharing everything that I go through, sharing my life. Without that, without love, my life just feels empty.

However, being an eternal optimist, I know this is just a temporary period in my life. I just wish it was over already! In the meantime, I am getting back to basics. I try to eat well, stay healthy, hang out with the people I have in my life, and of course sew. And with sewing alike, I've followed the "less is more" principle and made more bags. (I guess it's because I like to see the finished product, and these don't take that long to make.)

A gift for a friend.

 A bag (and earrings) with no owner.

Today, I also started listening to a song from my past, because it fits my mood perfectly:

"I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder, louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak, I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear"
(Snow Patrol - Run)

 

Work, work, work

Between work, taking care of the daily routines at home, and just relaxing, there is very little time left for me to sew. And yes, you read correctly: I got a job! Or should I say the job, because I am now working at the communications agency that had the recruitment event I wrote about here. No more unemployment for me.

Now I'm really happy that I signed up for the sewing class back in August. Even if I don't get any other sewing done, I have three hours dedicated to sewing each week. Well, I haven't actually started sewing in my class yet, because altering the patterns for my fabulous fall coat is taking longer than I expected. But I'm learning! And I promise to finish the coat before next spring, since it obviously won't be done before the winter gets here. (Brrr, I'm not looking forward to that.)

Here are some pictures of the fabric I chose for my new coat: