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I love looking at photographs of all kinds. Photos of people I know and people I don't know. Photos of trips I've been on and of places I've never been. Art photographs and everyday life photographs. I would really love to take good photographs myself, but there are a few obstacles standing in my way. I hate having to stop in the moment to take a picture, although I love having the memory. I always feel like I'm slowing others down or looking like a tourist or getting in the way. I don't like lugging my camera around and rarely have it with me. I feel like I don't take very good pictures so I rarely bother. So to start slow I'm going to try to leave my camera in an accessible place at home and try to get into the habit of taking pictures around the house and in the garden when I have time. Maybe with practice I'll find out if I like it enough to start lugging the camera around.

"Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor"                                                         -Anne Lamott I criticize myself a lot.  I often think about things that I've messed up, or think I've possibly messed up.  This morning, I was overwhelmed by thinking about all the things that I do wrong, and I caught myself and tried to start thinking of things that I do well. Crickets. I couldn't think of a single one. And since I know that there must be some things that I do well on any given day, I know that my perception must be skewed. I'm focusing 100% on the things that I mess up and not at all on things that I do well. I think I might be a perfectionist. This surprises me because I'm not super detail orient...

After the success of my Minoru jacket, I'm even more motivated to make all of my own clothes (wherever possible).  Some things I'd like to tackle: Jeans High Waisted Skirt (like this one ) Dresses! Both sewn and knitted Self draft a blouse Design and knit my own sweater (I have a project on the go that I will share soon)