Doce

I have recently discovered – woah! – that I have the ability to create things. To enjoy my creatins. If I have the likes for it, and I have the skills to do it, what am I missing? Oh right, I need some prime materials to work with. Do I have those too? Then what’s keeping me? Why I am wasting my precisous free time waiting for my tumblr’s dashboard to change or crying my always eternal loneliness?

Truth is, there’s nothing in my way, really. If anything, it’s probably a matter of lack of will, or maybe a lack of the realiztion that I can actually do whatever the fuck I want. If I want to learn to speak a new language, I first must convince myself that I am able to do it, that I am able to learn. One has to fight the inertia. In my case, everything began when I decided to take the dust out of the house’s sewing machine.

I recently rearranged my drawers and found some clothes which were so old they weren’t even good for giving away. But I didn’t throw them away either because it’s a shame to throw stuff away, mommy says. So I left them sitting around… Until I understood that maybe I could stop reading sewing blogs and start sewing myself! There’s a machine around, right?

But there’s a problem, I had never used the house’s machine before. Actually, the last time I touched a similar machine – which wasn’t actually that similar – was around 5 years ago. But welps, if the internet has ever had a function ever, it is of having instructions for just about everything. Surely it would tell me how to operate the machine! I do have the tissue around, so let’s get started!

I did jamm the machine the very moment I turned it on and I did break a needle… But it was my first time. With a litle help from my mommy, I managed to make the first of – I hope – many creations! A hat! What an imperfect beauty, light of my days and nights! I do not have the guts to wear you out of the house, but I do love you very much!

My first day wasn’t over yet and I was already trying to make a pair of gloves. I was obviously unsuccessfull. Turns out, I was told a few days after, gloves are a tough thing and surely not stuff for begginer’s like me. That didn’t stop me from trying to do other pairs tho…

Today I had free time, so to the sewing machine I went! Using a technique very similar to the one I used to create the hat, I made a beannie. I think I am getting better and more used to the machinery, although the results are still far from perfect. I still lose the wire a fucking lot, but at least I am not breakint any more needles nor jamming the machine. And this is a very fun exercise, even if it makes my back hurt to the moon and back. And my creations are getting closer and closer to the mighty standard of “I could wear this outside and feel proud of if”. I’m really proud of my beanie tho!

And then I tried to make some matching gloves, but there’s no point in telling you how much of a failure tha was, again.

I’ve been planning to do something with the soy I had left since my last experiment and lasagna sounded like a good idea. Thus, I started gathering the ingredients and hoped for a day when I could peacefully cook my way. And that day was today!

I only had experimented with soy once before and I had never done a lasagna. But then again, my troubles weren’t related to that: actually, I cut my finger doing something I do all the time, which is chopping onions. I also slightly burned my hand while placing the lasagna in the hot oven. Oops! Happily I didn’t hurt myself enough for not drawing or having to keep my hands from work. The burnt place is still a little itchy, but that’s not a big deal. All is good now! :3

I made enough food for around 6 people and happily only a little piece was left. It was still not perfect, but it was pretty close! Also, soy is very fun to eat.