Daily Productivity: Tuesday

Some of you who know me might be aware that occasionally I spout my mouth off. I get worked up, annoyed, bored, reckless--whatever it is, I let my trap get carried away. And then I get home and my husband says, "I can't believe you said ___________ to ________." (Use your imagination. . . like a grown-up Mad Libs or something).

I'm not talking personal confrontations, just dumb stuff like, "What! You like Dave Eggers? He's so full of himself. I can't even get through one of his books without gagging." Years ago we were at dinner with a bunch of people, and at one point we were talking about Indianapolis (who knows). I was saying how lame that city is, how it always seems so boring and run-down. A few minutes later, someone asks the "new guy" in the group if he's always lived in Fort Wayne. His response: "No, I'm actually from Indianapolis."

That's the kind of stuff I'm talking about. So, imagine my surprise when at coffee yesterday I yapped my mouth off about crafting. I seem to remember telling Lindsay something like, "Yeah, I think I'm just going to make a pact to finish or work on a craft project every day." I said that! Out loud! Then I pulled into the driveway and thought, "I can't believe you said that."

And since I'm such a woman of my word, I have to go through with it. D@&#! So, as promised, here's Tuesday's project: the $1 salsa dress, turned skirt. I bought this Gadzooks see-through tube dress-thing for $1, chopped it off at the waistline, sewed in an elastic waistband, and there you have it. A brand new skirt! Check my flickr for the rest of the photos.

I'm not sure how long this self-inflicted daily productivity challenge will last. Maybe two weeks? My plan is to post photos each day from the previous day's work. Stay tuned.


P.S. I hope I haven't offended any Dave Eggers fans or Indianapolis natives. Wait, I don't care if I've offended any Eggers fans. He stinks. True fact.