Ag May ...

Thieves + chocoholics = terrible and horrible parents. This is us... my Dear Husband and I.  Terrible and horrible parents. Between the two of us, together and separately, we managed to clear out most of our children's Easter chocolate stash.  At one stage in Dear Husband's life, this sort of stash would have lasted almost a year. I suppose the disturbed nights and the strict set-a-good-example-eating-habit-thing have led to us to this shameful point... ... Sneaking in chocolate treats behind pantry doors while supposedly looking for something healthy for the girls to eat. ... Breaking up a chocolate egg in front of the girls and giving them only a part of it.  And then shamefully finishing it off at night and breaking another egg so that they would not know that we had finished off the original egg. ... Catching a glimpse of a shiny glittery wrapper in the bin and accusing Dear Husband of indulging, when I was putting my own shiny glittery shameful wrapper in...

So, you know that I have given birth to three kids now, right?  Well, in my books, the first priority during pregnancies and immediately after-birth is comfort.  More specifically, underwear comfort.  I mean, bloated bellies, expanding girths and extra-cushy buttocks all in the name of delivering healthy babies is the norm and is expected and should be celebrated.  Why should I punish myself during this glorious time with tight, ill-fitting, impractical, wedgie-inducing underwear?  No way, baby.  I'm going the full-bottomed cotton tails in practical white and black. And ok... fair enough, it's been six months since I gave birth to my latest princess and I'm moving towards my pre-pregnancy weight.  So maybe I no longer need the belly-supporting, up-to-my- chest underwear.  But who has time to shop for underwear with 3 kids under 5?!?  Well, I don't! But apparently my Dear Husband has some time... To be fair, while I'm the one that has to w...

Hey y'all ... this is a post mainly for my mom, but you may find it handy as well. This is a tutorial on how to make a fabric box to cover another box. 1.)  Measure the box dimensions Here - 9"wide(W) x 4.75"deep(D) x 4.25"high(H) 2.)  Add your seam allowances to the measurements.  I am using 1/4" seam allowances, so add 1/2" to all measurements (ie. 1/4" on both sides is 1/2" in total).  Get it?  Got it?  Good! Here - 9.5"W x 5.25"D x 4.75"H 3.)  Iron your fabric and then cut your pieces. Here - Top (1 piece)  => 9.5W x 5.25D  (the beige colour) Long Side (2 pieces) => 9.5W x 4.75H (the blue coloured ones) Short Side (2 pieces) => 5.25D x 4.75W (the purple coloured ones) 4.)  Sew the 4 side pieces to the top.  So that it looks like the cross above but all sewn together.  This is where you need to really pay attention.... When you sew the side pieces to the top, do not sew in the seam al...