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Costume College is over for another year. Kind of glad, kind of sad. I didn't do much costuming this year - just wore a 1920s dress I'd made a few years ago on Saturday, and blouse/skirt combos the other two days. Amusingly, though, I got compliments on my clothing all three days. I skipped the Friday Night Social (circus themed this year) because every time I go I end up hating it. And I skipped the Gala on Saturday night as well. Glimpsed lots of hella pretty costumes in the lobby, though. (I've done the Social before. Never actually been to the Gala, or the dance afterward. Or the Sunday Afternoon Tea, for that matter.)
Sunday morning, I decided discretion was the better part of valor, and didn't head over to the Bargain Bazaar until something like two and a half hours after it opened. Three hours after it opens, they switch from "make me an offer" mode to "here's a trashbag - $5 and you can fill it with anything you can carry away" mode. I ended up with two bagfuls for $10. Given I donated four, this is me coming away with less stuff. And some of it I picked up earmarking for my quilt guild, either the library or the Quilts For Kids group. And that was the grand total of my spending this year. Nothing in the Marketplace jumped out at me.
I did have great fun taking classes, though. I learned leather tooling, which was significantly easier than I'd always thought it would be. In fact, I was really really tempted to buy a set of the tools for it, but resisted. I don't know how often I'd use the skill. The limited class I took on Hardanger embroidery, however, was pretty much something already within my skill set - and once I finish the class sample (a bookmark), not something I'm likely to pursue. The work is too fine. By the end of the class, I was losing focus, both mentally and optically. And I had an eye exam last month, so I know my vision is just fine!
I kind of feel like this year I was half just phoning it in at College. Not just because of the almost-no-costuming thing, but because I'm so focused on this pregnancy. Physically, there's not much way not to be. Even if Jazzy isn't actively moving around or weighing me down like a rock, I still have to walk slow. Sitting for long periods can be uncomfortable. Getting up and down, whether from the ground or low seats, difficult.
But I got through Comic-Con and through Costume College without any bleeding or signs of labor, so I'm calling it a win.
Five weeks to go.
Sunday morning, I decided discretion was the better part of valor, and didn't head over to the Bargain Bazaar until something like two and a half hours after it opened. Three hours after it opens, they switch from "make me an offer" mode to "here's a trashbag - $5 and you can fill it with anything you can carry away" mode. I ended up with two bagfuls for $10. Given I donated four, this is me coming away with less stuff. And some of it I picked up earmarking for my quilt guild, either the library or the Quilts For Kids group. And that was the grand total of my spending this year. Nothing in the Marketplace jumped out at me.
I did have great fun taking classes, though. I learned leather tooling, which was significantly easier than I'd always thought it would be. In fact, I was really really tempted to buy a set of the tools for it, but resisted. I don't know how often I'd use the skill. The limited class I took on Hardanger embroidery, however, was pretty much something already within my skill set - and once I finish the class sample (a bookmark), not something I'm likely to pursue. The work is too fine. By the end of the class, I was losing focus, both mentally and optically. And I had an eye exam last month, so I know my vision is just fine!
I kind of feel like this year I was half just phoning it in at College. Not just because of the almost-no-costuming thing, but because I'm so focused on this pregnancy. Physically, there's not much way not to be. Even if Jazzy isn't actively moving around or weighing me down like a rock, I still have to walk slow. Sitting for long periods can be uncomfortable. Getting up and down, whether from the ground or low seats, difficult.
But I got through Comic-Con and through Costume College without any bleeding or signs of labor, so I'm calling it a win.
Five weeks to go.
