Anyone ever have sick kids who cough ALL through the night? And of course you have to work early in the am and of course they won't sleep alone when they are not feeling well. Me right now x2. My sweet 4 yo son and 1 yo daughter both have colds that are at bay during the day and just terrible at night. By 12:40am my daughter had not slept a solid 15 minutes without coughing. So I pulled out the Vicks vapor rub and smeared it on the bottom of her feet then covered them in socks. And praise The Lord she finally got some sleep! She still coughed some but it was decreased by at least 85-90%. And for anyone with sick littles that is a huge number! She and my son still managed to wake up totally rested somehow. Me not so much but let's be honest. Who really went into parenthood looking for sleep? Right?!? Hehe! So exactly what is the science behind the Vicks on the feet?? I have no idea! But I'm using it again when needed. I honestly thought it's hokey (bc it sounds totally not like it's gonna work) but it does;) I will be looking it up to see if I can find any research on it hanging around out there but for now I'm not really gonna question it:)
In actual sewing around my house I am working on a new dress for me. I found some lawn fabric that I just love online and have it washed and pressed ready to be cut out. So last night I decided I would cut out the pattern pieces and get them ready to place on my fabric. Like usual I went to take my own measurements and found some not so happy information. We've been through something sad recently (more about that later) and I have apparently gained about 5 lbs. so when I usually measure out to be a simplicity size 12 right now it's more like a 16. Now it's only been 4 weeks since the event and I've just gotten back into the healthy eating / exercising routines about 1 1/2 weeks ago soo I think I'm gonna put that to the side for a few weeks and get back to some therapy quilting. I'm making the all people quilt "butter churn" quilt however I'm not using yellow (but it is just so pretty it was very tempting!) I'm actually using navy and white fabric. Why? Because navy is my top favorite color! For me it's a neutral color and goes with everything. (I wear a lot of it and decorate with it a lot also) I'm making a king size quilt so it will take me a long time to make. (Why it's a great therapy sewing project)! For a king size I need to make 100 10 1/2" blocks. One down 99 to go. Wish me luck!
