Sigh.
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| Belcarra blouse + Thurlow Shorts |
I've been thinking a lot lately about Me Made May. It's a great way to analyze what you wear and what you make and how the two intersect.
And after several weeks of deep navel-gazing, I've come to a couple revelations.
1). I dress for work. Work gives me a reason to put on clothing.
2) In the summer, I don't work. If I don't work, I don't have a reason to put on clothing.
Wait. That's not true. I can't go the the grocery store naked. Or the library. Or cook; that's not safe. Or I guess the neighbors might mind if I went out to work in the garden in my underwear...
3) Maybe it's more that I don't CARE about dressing in the summer. I throw on shorts and a t-shirt and go. My broccoli doesn't care if I'm wearing earrings. The beach doesn't care if I wear mascara. The playground doesn't care if my ponytail is a little sloppy. The grocery store doesn't know that today's shorts and t-shirt are only a different-colored variation on yesterday's shorts and t-shirt.
4) As you can tell, I'm currently on a slippery slope towards What-Not-to-Wear intervention.
Only I know that I'll get my act back together by August
when it's time to report back and sharpen up my pencils.
But here's where I'm struggling:
I've been TRYING to sew what I wear.
And God, is it boring.
I don't even want to blog about it.
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| Resized 2x tee + Renfrew + Day to Night Drape top + Renfrew |
Huh. I don't really LIKE making basic clothing. Huh.
Well, I DO, in that it's fast and functional, but Imma tellin' ya, it does NOT stir the soul.
In fact, I just had a thought earlier today that I'd just rather go buy a quick tshirt and be done with it.
Well, shit. That's not good.
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| Coming soon: Lisette Continental Dress |
So on that note, I'm giving up. I'm giving up on sewing everyday clothes for the summer. Henceforth, I'm sewing things I want to wear--even if it isn't until someday. An August or early September day.
