Friday, August 31, 2012

Project runway stupid

There is a show, project runway. It's a show about designers. 
They have different missions they need to do. They need to buy fabric, in the famous MOOD and go back and sew. 
Short version, that is. 

And sometimes, the designers are there in MOOD, shopping fabrics and when coming back to the work room they open the bag and goes. 
"OH GOSH, I DIDN'T REALIZED I GOT THIS FABRIC. I CANT SEW IN THAT."
I always think that they are kinda stupid. Why oh why do they go and spend money, buying fabric that they haven't sewed in. How oh how can't they realize what fabric they are buying? 
How is that possibly? I'm asking myself. 

There I was yesterday, rushing to get the fabric I needed to a skirt. Rushing to get some interface and rushing home to make some food. 
later in the evening I sat to sew. I open the bag and I go:

"OH GOSH, I DIDN'T REALIZED I GOT THIS FABRIC. I CANT SEW IN THAT."


Thursday, August 30, 2012

Outside cinema

Yesterday evening, we spent outside. Means summer isn't gone. We went to one of the parks in Vinohrady and watched a movie. 

Was very nice, rather romantic. 
The little girl sleeping in the stroller, all dressed up in blankets. 
Us sitting sipping a beer, watching the movie. 
And all for free!

Fantastic city!


getting some extras

I've got a lot of sewing things going on. But need to get some extra stuff for it. Missing some pieces, to finish the garments. 
I'll try to make it until the weekend!


The tough times are upon me

Working out has been so fun for me. Each time I've felt as I improved and was able to do more then the last time. 
Which is so much fun. And it gives me the motivation to continue. 
I want to see how much better I can do since last time!

Until now. Not the tough times are upon me. Yesterday was the first time, that I felt I didn't want to swim. The first time that it was REALLY REALLY hard to do anything. It went slow, it was tough. And just no fun. 
In my head I tell myself that it has to be tough, how can I ever get better if it's just fun and easy. 
But what the brain says and what I do are two different things. 

I know that this has happened before, and it was just when this feeling came, that I started to have days that I didn't need to do anything. Days I needed to rest. And wops, all of a sudden I didn't do anything for 2 months, and needed to start all over again. 

I'm tired of this, I'm tired of this. I'M TIRED OF THIS. 
I want to have a true and sustainable change in being. 
I want this to be good. 

I've done exercises more or less since our travels in Bolivia last year. So I have improved A LOT from what I did before. 
But it's the "more or less" that I don't like. 
I want it to just be more. No less. All the time. I want it to just be a part of who I am. Nothing else. 

So now it's just the time to be tough, hard and set my goal. 
And keep to it. yayayayaya. 

Tough times are upon me.  

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Skirt on demand

My friend found a really nice stripy fabric, long time ago. She gave it to me, to do a summery skirt. 
It was early spring, if I recall it right. 

I did do the first part of the skirt rather fast, but couldn't continue as I needed to fit it. 
Finally, 2 days ago we could do the fitting!

And now it's finally done. 

Unfortunately the mannequin are to big for the skirt. 
So you can't really see that's it's nice and flary.
  

The back.
Here you see it even more that it's not the same size, the skirt and the mannequin. 



If you have any fabric lying at home, and you want to do something out of it, contact me on maria@maria-madgalena.com and we can work something out!


PS. If anyone know anyone, that knows some place that sells; size changeable, affordable mannequins please contact me. 


Pillows

Was now some time ago I did any sewing. It has been lovely weather, so been out a lot with my child. 
Also had birthday of husband, anniversary and other fun things that happened, so sewing has been put on second speed. 

Yesterday I picked up the machine and had some fun!
We had four IKEA pillows, blueish pillows. 
FINALLY, did I do some covers for them. 

And they turned out very good I would say. 


I start to think I'm pillow crazy. Want to have pillows everywhere. Need some more for my bed I see here...


The size in 35x35 cm


I did have some fabric over, so I sewed 5 more. 
If YOU are interested in getting this, child labor free, pillow cover contact me on maria@maria-madgalena.com
or check out my website: Maria Madgalena
Size is 35x35 and cost 5 euro each

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

to drink or not to drink

that's the question. 

I did a lap jogging, without having my energy drink. And it didn't really do as well as I hoped. 
Now I'm a bit beaten. Maybe it wasn't me that was actually good, it was just the drink before that made me feel good. 

I also wonder if anyone has any tip of exercises that I could do. Here I'm talking about things that do not cost like hell.

Or even better if anyone knows someone that want to be a PT. They can use me as "before and after" if they want. 
If they can make me fit, they can make anyone fit. 
Of course as it would be a benefit for us both it would be in the good nature that the cost would be low, or nothing.

And something totally different. 
I'm thinking of donation eggs, for science. I think that is a good thing to do. I also want to donate my organs, when I die and want to give blood. 

Does anyone knows whom I should contact regarding these questions. 
Well not the donation thing right now, but the two other questions. 
Anyone?    

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

All my mothers

When I was a kid, a small girl. Can't been more then 7, I had three mothers. 
One, my mother
second, my god mother
third, a woman that was a family friend. 

Sometimes I just couldn't decide which one of them that I loved the most. I have this really strong memory, it was when my youngest sister got baptist. 
For one second I was in the arms of mother, but then I remembered the god mother and had to run to her, and then the other woman was there and needed to run to her. 
And like that I kept going on, as I felt an equally strong love to them all. 

The third woman moved to Africa, and I remembered that my biggest wish was to go and visit them. always looked forward for their visits, as I finally would meet her again. 
And while they still lived in Sweden I just sometimes joined them, to their home, as I wanted to be with her. 
Some of the gifts, I still have with me, standing in the window. 

The second one, she always came and saw me on my birthday, or gave me a gift. 
We went to mass, and she went there as well. When we where old enough, my parents asked us all if we wanted to continue to join for the mass, or if we wanted to stay home. 
I always came, but only to see her. It was a comfort to have her close. 
Was always happy when she came ans saw us. 


When I was 13 the second mother died. I went to the funeral all alone. And I will never forget that, one one at all to be comfort from. No one of the people there, asking who I was, what I did there and how I was. This small little girl. 


And the third woman less and less came to visit. 
And I was so often sad about it, as she was fantastic. 

I have a child, I have a child that have other woman, and men as well, very close. 
I will try to have them in her life. I want to be able to call her "aunt and uncles" and be with them. 
I want all to be her family, as it was wonderful to have my three mothers. 


  

Anniversary II

Two years ago my husband was going to have a birthday party. His birthday is the 18th of august, but he wanted to wait until the weekend to celebrate it, so we would have the part the 21st. 

The day came, and I had a bit silly feeling about it. first as my husband wanted me to get some new nice dress. Go to the hairdresser, new shoes and be all pretty. 
He had get some really new nice clothes and I did think he looked beautiful, but a bit to much for a birthday party.

I also felt bad, as I hadn't prepared anything for the party, we where gonna have it in a friends place. AS I was pregnant, and shouldn't think of cleaning up and preparing anything.
But felt stupid. 

The morning came and we had nice breakfast and I bought him flowers. It was his birthday celebrations day. 

I called a friend to see if she could help me go to a hairdresser and get my hair done. All in last minute. 
She manage the thing and also a makeup artist. 
I thought that was bit to silly, as it actually only was a birthday party. 

I went to hairdresser, got my makeup done and came home to get dressed as we where tight on schedule. Something that my husband never really cared about before. 
He wanted a walk in the park before, as he thought we where so pretty and we should show it to people. 
As we walked out, I thought I looked silly. Somehow I was all dressed in white, and it was a bit to much I thought. Come on, it was just a bday part!

As we came to the park, bu feet had already swollen to double size and I was incredible thirsty. 
I started to nag och my husband, as I needed water and that we went wrong way. To go to his friend we needed to go the other way. 
I nagged and nagged, until the point that I was almost to angry and wanted to shout at him that we went wrong, my feet hurt and I was to warm. 

Then I saw them. 
Sergio's friends, and mine as well. 
What did my friend from Geneva do here in Prague?
What did the paople do there in the park at all.We where supposed to meet them in a flat. We changed to plan, we're gonna have a pic nic?

Why where there music there. And all was so nice dressed. 
And there was a white alter there. 
What was going on??


It was my wedding day!
I just didn't know about it! 
:D






It was the most beautiful thing that anyone ever done to me. And it was the most beautiful wedding!


We went to restaurant to have some cheese plates and champagne.



The traditional czech soup, where you have to feed the partner. 




It was a magical day. As when we wanted to make a toast, the boats where honking, as if they knew and wanted to greet us. 
When we left the restaurant, the fire works light up the sky, as if it was planned. 

And the taxi driver in the mornig gave us a horse shoe, as for the good luck. 
It's hanging over our door, as a memory and good luck. 
A memory if a beautiful day, that I think will be in all our heart for ever. 

Thank You My Love. 
I Love YOU

Friday, August 17, 2012

Cleaning

Yesterday I came home, after 6 hours of cleaning and hours of food shopping, completely dead. 
I didn't have any energy left what so ever, I felt sick weak, just awful. 

As you see I do cleaning as well. What do I not do? :D

I spent hours on a floor, thought that it could be a good idea to do some proper floor care. 
Moping, impregnating,polishing. 
I just manage 2 floors, as it takes for ever to do all the steps and it's tiring to lie on the floor doing these things. 
And about one hours scrubbing a sofa, trying to make it white again. 

Hope that the floors and the sofa was noticed!


So if you are in need of help with cleaning.

One time cleaning: 170 czk an hour
Reoccurring cleaning: 150 czk an hour. 
Windows cleaning:100-200 per window pair. 
(200 czk is the old 3 meters high windows)

If interested contact me on maria@maria-madgalena.com
or 775314807

  

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Me back from my jogging this morning. 
I felt like on fire!








The voice

Is very important. With the voice we do communicate and let people know what we want and feel. 
he hard thing though is that we do have different tones on our voices. 

Apparently I have a very hard and harsh tone. More then one time, has my friends asks me if I'm angry at them. As it sounds like that in the phone. 
And I try to think about it, as it's not to good to sound like that. 

And apparently is't troubling for my husband as well, still after 3 years he can't understand that it's my voice. And it's starting to be rather enough for me as well. 
AS I do not think it's fun to always be " accused" if being angry and bitchy. 

So what to do, I try to think about it, as much as possible, but it's hard to change my voice. I can remember it one second but when talking my natural one is just coming.


According to me, I talked in a nice way. To others I sounded angry. 

Im getting to tired of hearing this all the time. 
      

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

My add


My add that my lovely husband has done for me. 
Just need to go and hand them out. 

Price list:

Hemming trousers 150
Hemming skirt 150
Change size of dress/skirt/blouse etc 200
Sew in buttons 100
Fixing holes in trousers 100-150

Then there is much more that can be done, but this is just a general price list, it´s the most common request that I do. 



Thursday, August 9, 2012

Tired

Today I saw an older woman on the tram, she was sleeping. 
Or at least resting her eyes, being tired. 

Then I started thinking about it. Can't really tell how it was when I was small, but from 11 years I just wanted to sleep. 
Then during the teenage years, I could sleep for days. 
Then I started to work, and all I remember is that I wanted to sleep, and was tired. When having a day free I slept. 
Then I moved here, and it didn't go better. I was Constantly  tired, from to much parting, to little sleep and work on that. 

Then I got pregnant, did it get better? No, not at all. Worse, the pregnancy was like a sleeping pill. So went on being tired. 
And now then? Is it better? Can't really say so, being a mother is rather tough, and doing all that needs to be done in a home and playing with my child. 
It's just hard and I'm tired. 

And it looked on this older woman, that it will not change. To be tired. 

So when actually will I not feel tired. 
Ever???
:) :) :)

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Slightly bit of panic

In three months, my parental leave ends. It means that I will have no more money from the state. 
2 years of solid income is now over. 

I also have no work to return to, as the company are in the progress of moving to Manila. 
(That they might regret today, as the flooding are really bad)

So My husband and I decided that I will do this. This means all the things I do today. 
But now I need to do it and earn money of it. And as far off earning money I could say that the only steady income will be cleaning. As I also do. 

But part from that, I will do designing, tailoring, furniture reconstruction, interior styling/decoration. 
And earn money. 

And it gives me slightly bit of panic. 
That soon we'll only be on one salary, trying to manage. What if I never earn anything, what if I fail in it all? 
The big shame, in trying but failing. Needing to go and find a "real" job. I don't want that. 
As that gives me even more panic. I juat ordered a new sewing machine, with the hope that it will be repaid, with the things I sell. 
With my job. And I Panic over, that it just might not happen. 

Oh gosh. 

Before and After

Before


After


I got a desk, it was wonderful blue drawers and the top part. 
exactly the same color as the bed for the little girl. 
Been searching something, where I can store things in her room, so it don't turn so messy in the room. 

But as you see in the top picture the rest didn't look to good. 

So I:

Sanded the surface a bit. My thought was to paint it, and then it can't have the lack on the surface. 


Then:

I painted it three times in white color. 
I think I could have done it just two times. 


I still had some red paint left, so when the white was dry, it was just to paint do the red. 
Two coats. 

Voila! 
my baby has a new  furniture in her room. 
Oh and of course, I sawed of the legs, as it was a bit to high, and they where in really bad condition. 

I really like the difference in the red and blue. 
The Blue a bit peeled off, as it's older and the new red. 







  


















Back in the world

yes yes, I got the help I needed from the one that knows about IT related stuff. So now the Email works perfectly fine. 

So now it's just so send in your irders, and I can start sew them :D


Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Oh gosh, Im terrible

with all sorts of technical things. 
Now apparently mu email doesn't work. So I don't receive any emails. 

That's not very good, when my business are built on technology and emails. 

Need to really fix this ASAP  

Avocado

About a year ago I replanted some flowers, I also planted a seed of an avocado. 
You can read about it here: Avocado

Completely forgot to show you what happened to it. 

Here you go!


When I was in Sweden, it almost died. It was standing in a window with burning sun. So it almost got completely burned out. 
But we manage to save it, but therefor the very long stem and the few leaves in the top. 


But at least it's a live, and I did save some money, as I didn't need to go and buy one. :)



Monday, August 6, 2012

New Machine!

I'm so excited! I just ordered a new sewing machine. 
And a NEW one, not a used one. A NEW! 

It should be shipped tomorrow,Wednesday the latest. 
Oh oh ooooh. I'm so excited! Can't wait. 
After that, it's just to come with ALL your things, and I manage it all. 

Will try to fix the old one as well, as it is good to have some back up. 

It isn't the top one I wanted, but the one that I REALLY REALLY wanted wasn't in my price range. So I looked and looked and looked and found this one. 


So soon soon I can let you know if it also was good. And to be frank, I think it will be much better then the one I had. 

Kisses and good night!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Armchair

I redone a armchair. 
This is how it looked before. A chair from IKEA. 


With some new fabric, as well from IKEA it turned out like this.
I'm pleased about it. 



If you need a armchair or anything else redone or done. Just comtact me om maria@maria-madgalena.com

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Dead

My machine is broken. It makes funny noices, and the seams get weird. It doesn't matter what I do with it. 
And I also miss some seams, can't sew them. Ans I miss presser feet, and other nice things for it. 

I'm in need of a NEW machine. I think it is just to realise, that this old one, doesn't really manage the quantity that I sew. 

It also makes it incredible difficult to sew, when the part that I need are lost and gone. And I can't get "new" one as it's such an old machine. 

I just need to get rich and get a new one. Or two. And don't really know where that will come from. 
Well well. 


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Translate!

Finally, it was solved the transaltion issue!
Now you all can read it, in any language!

4 years

It's getting closer now, just in a few days I've been here for four years. 
I was incredible tired of Gothenburg and Sweden. Had the feeling that there had to be more then just sitting there, doing nothing. So decied to go out travel. 

I came with the intentions to be here for a coulple of weeks, maybe a month or two tops. 
Then continue to a new place. Four years later I;m still here. I never went to anouther place. 
And that I'm glad for, because the last four years has been so fun. 
IN these four years I've done so much. From being the newbie in Prague, that had no home and job or friends to mother, wife and many friends that I value so much. 

Of course it's been hard in between, but for the most part it has only been so fun!
Met so many interesting people, seen places that I will have in my heart. 
And yes, the everyday life you get here too, but for some reason that life is so much easier and it feels like some kind of vacation almost all the time!


Velky a Maly Amerika!
ONe of all the hikes I went to.

been long time since I went hikeing. Should do it soon again!
Seen so many beautiful places here in Czech Republic. 


BERLIN
Me and a dear friend when there for 3 days. Party Party and flee markets!


One of my south american trips. Has been there twice actually. 


Another of the hikes. 
Kokorin!



Been to some concerts as well. 
Prodigy.
 my oldest friend came from Sweden and we went on this one. 


London. 


And some pictures of the endless parties I been to. And are still going to. Maybe not as much, but trying to!





Radiohead has also been here in town


Toscana!


Christmas marker in Wiena. 


Thank you all, that makes the days here so good!