No Energy to Sew

I’ve been lagging on firing up the ol’ sewing machine lately. I started working a full time job that I love (!), but when I come home in the evenings, the sewing machine looks more like a task (a nagging task, at that) than anything else. I used to sew during every one of my son’s naps and after he went to sleep for the night, but now I hardly have enough energy to plug the thing in, let alone have the creative juices flow enough to make something nice. Luckily I have a couple of half-completed handbags laying around and was even able to finish one last night, which I’ll put up on Etsy tomorrow, probably.

My husband, son and I are taking a two-week vacation to Ontario next week that I’m looking forward to. I’m a little nervous about not having a home base for that entire time, or having to share someone else’s home (nap times are crutial, especially now that temper tantrums are in full swing), but I’m really looking forward to being back.

I was eight months pregnant when we left Ontario to move back to Nova Scotia so that we could raise our son near my family. Now, nearly two years later, we’re back for our second visit (we had a day layover on our way to Cuba in November), and this will be the first time we get to meet our new niece, Maegan, who was born a few days ago at home with the help of midwives. She was a little bit late, and my sister-in-law delivered a healthy 8lb 10oz little girl without any medical intervention. Beautiful!

While we’re there, we’ll be going to the Toronto Zoo, doing lots of shopping and having some date days (nights are often a no-go since Ash still wakes up frequently and freaks out if I’m not there), going to a baby shower for another friend of mine and I’m getting a tattoo. I can’t wait to see all of our old friends again.