Life Is One Big Progress

 Well, I finally got caught up!  Ha Ha!  But only on my blog reading.  I was a little behind, but I am now back on track.  As for everything else, I don't feel I will ever catch up.  As the title states, "life is one big progress".  I need to put that on a t-shirt.  That would mean adding something else to the long 'to do' list, so I will pass.

This post is just a chat to tell where I am and where I'm going.  Slow progress is being made on the basement.  I'm trying to add little improvements to all of the houses and businesses, but it will take time.  I want to add doors, windows, curtains, etc.  I'm also making progress in the family room.  Initially it was going to be a family room with a small section set aside for me to do some work.  I decided to turn the entire family room into another workspace.  It will have a sewing station,  a desk,  an area for making clay creations, a finishing station for wood projects, and both my miniature houses.  Now that the plan is in place, I've started making some progress.  Below are a few pictures of progress and projects.

Here is part of my new sewing station.  The black organizer in the back is a recent $10 purchase from one of our supermarkets, Aldi.  I'm not sure if I will use it for sewing notions or something else.  Right now it's empty.

Another view.  A lot of times I stand when I sew, but I may add a stool later.

I've started my fabric storage project.  I won't be able to do all the fabrics like this, but it will be nice for the lightweight fabrics.

Monica is still working on her pet shop and asked me to make some things.  I need to add a strip to the top of the food bags to make it look more finished.  I found these on a mini printable site, but I can't find the link at the moment.  I will keep looking.  If you are interested, email me and I will send a copy of the saved file I have on my computer.

I made a small set of encyclopedias.  I see I need to even them up a bit.  These are from Jim's Printables.  He has since retired, but you can find these books here.   The rest of his printables are there, too.

I designed a magazine holder and made it out of wood, for Darius' office.  After spending the time to do it, I remembered there was one at Jim's Printables.  LOL!  That's okay.  Since this one is my design, I can sell it in the future if I chose.

My mom's latest thrift store finds.  The kitchen was $1.21.  I think she gets a kick out of finding 1/6 scale items.  She may need her own blog soon.

Last but not least, I picked up this grass rug at Lowe's for $18.  It's really big and easy to cut.  It won't wear down like the paper backed rug I've purchased in the past.

Moving forward:

Lots of stories on the horizon.  It's a bit slow at the moment as I make/acquire some of the items needed to make them happen.  I will be doing a series called "A Day In The Life", soon.  We will  follow certain families from sun up to sun down to see what their day is like.  

For the newcomers to my blog, my blog focuses on family life and the day to day happenings.  You can get to know most of the families by visiting the character page.  I will be updating that page within the next few weeks.