Domestication

I decided that before I leave, I am going to attempt sewing an article of clothing to wear on my trip.  My mom has been an amateur seamstress ever since I can remember (I especially loved the pink dresses she made for me when I was in kindergarden), so I asked if she would help me with the project.  Despite her protests that an apron or scarf would be easier to start with, I decided on a sundress.  After all, it's just a skirt with straps.  Seems simple, yes?  After 6 hours of painstaking, finger-pricking, and monotonous detail today, I am slightly more convinced that she might have been right.  However!, I'm hoping the dress will be done tomorrow.  And that it will fit.  And that it won't look like a noobie seamstress made it.

I hope to add this to my "womanly accomplishments" list that includes baking from scratch, changing a diaper, knowing how to iron a shirt, and being able to clean the heck out of a bathroom when the time calls for it.  Still working on learning how to tie a tie.

Also, realizing that three weeks is not nearly enough time to go everywhere I wish I could in New Zealand.  Dang it.  I hate it when you're already planning your next trip before you've even left.