#BLOGLIKECRAZY 4: PATTERN/PROJECT DILEMMA...

...today I fought the battle of what to sew next - and lost.

It's a matter of too many pattern choices that make it so hard to make a decision on what to make next.  Do any of you suffer this type of dilemma?  If so, what helps you finally come to a conclusion???

#BLOGLIKECRAZY 3: WELCOME TO THE FAMILY...

...the sewing machine family that is.

This Brother VX11-20 was gifted to me this past weekend by a lovely group of my family members, the Hughes' (Anthony, Shena, Chuck, Kenny and Telly).  Truly this is one of the sweetest families I know - and not just because they are my cousins.  They lost their Mother about 3 years ago, and lost their Father this past September. My heart goes out to them! This machine belonged to their lovely, sweet  Mother who ALWAYS made me feel so welcome in her home.  My cousins decided that they wanted me to have it because they knew that I would put it to good use.  Thank you so much Cousins!

I have never owned a Brother machine.  It came to my home without a manual, but I know it won't be a problem finding one on the internet.  This was such a sweet gesture, one that I will cherish for a very long time. I think it speaks volumes to what they think of me...

#BLOGLIKECRAZY 2: #THE SEWING GOURMET...

... can you believe that I actually fell off the cooking wagon for several months.
I guess I had grown tired of all my regular recipes; couldn't come up with any meal plans ideas, couldn't even think of anything that might taste good. Not a good situation at all because eating out all the time is definitely the PITS! While trying to make some changes in this area a recipe for  NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN popped up during blog surfing.  I had never heard of it but became very interested after reading a bit about it's history (you can read about it here). 

I took the slider approach although I've never ever made them.  You can imagine that when I Googled for a recipe I found lots of similar  recipes.  I took the ingredients I liked and that I knew I had on hand to come up with my rendition.  This didn't take much time at all especially since I had a bag of chicken tenders on hand.  Now I have a new recipe for my collection that I will use from time to time.

How do you pull yourself out of meal plan doldrums???