Yay for eBay!

I finally sold a pair of shoes on eBay!

I did not make a real profit or if I did it was in cents and not in dollars since eBay charges fees for each listing. However, I did sell those Berne Mev shoes and made back half of my money on them. I'll re-list the other pair in a week or so.

By the way, I returned all of those other shoes too. My goal was a pair of red shoes; funky and retro ones if possible. Since none of those fit that description, back they went.

What is wrong with putting others first?

I saw on Shelterrific that Martha Stewart now has a blog, The Bride's Guide, for her Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. The site's blogger Darcy Miller has been editor of the wedding issues for years and is listed as the site "Wedding Expert."

The site has only been up since August 1 but they already have quite a controversy brewing. It seems Ms. Miller wore WHITE to a friend's wedding and wrote about it on the blog. Her reasons did not go over very well with the readership. Or me.

She told someone at her office about the ivory dress she was going to wear and they told her not to wear it. She polled her office and they all (overwhelmingly, she said) thought she should not wear it. Now, remember, all of these people know and write about weddings every day. However, that was not enough for her. After researching etiquette books with various different views on the subject, she went ahead and wore the dress.



Her conclusion was that if the wearer could handle the scrutiny then it's okay. What about showing the bride respect? What about for one day, just one day, letting your personal wants give way for someone's happiness? Was this white dress the only thing she had to wear? No. Or did she end up wearing it just because she still wanted to wear it? Yes.

I can see no other reason than perhaps selfishness, vanity, or a plain lack of awareness. Her decision had nothing to do with deciding that some wedding rules are outdated. I surely don't believe a bride HAS to wear white, a veil, a long dress, or throw a garter or bouquet. But none of those things affect or show disrespect to anyone else.

In my opinion, Ms. Miller made a mistake making this kind of statement in the guise of a wedding expert when it was obviously a personal decision.

So I did reenroll for the fall semester...

I was still upset that I might not be able to take the Art History department’s Historic Preservation class before I graduate. Using the VCU site's search option I stumbled upon URSP 517 Historic Preservation in Planning offered by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. The great thing about this class is that the textbook, Historic Preservation: An Introduction to its History, Principles, and Practice by Norman Tyler, was written by a professor in this field and has been used as a textbook in preservation programs around the country. This textbook can actually be called an investment, unlike the many others that I have and cannot sell back.

So I have enrolled in this class and it starts this Wednesday at 7PM. The only thing that has me worried is that it is a 500-level class. I still have not taken one of them in my own major.

I still will also try to get into that one Art History class that starts in the evening at 5:30 pm. Because it starts pretty early it might still be an issue for an employer, but as I don't have an employer yet...

What I hope to finish this weekend!

A whole group of Wee Wonderful animals (I have a few pairs of shoes and their smiles to complete. There will be another post on them later) Done!



The accompanying cards created using Denyse Schmidt Quilts' Dis-card instructions right here. Done!



The zipper on this dress from LAST YEAR! (I hope at least to decide on the hem length too.) Done!

Wish me luck!

I did some sewing with Wendy

Look, a light diversion:



I finally opened up one of my four Wendy Mullin's Built by Wendy sewing patterns and made something. I needed a quick finish project to motivate me for the many other WIP's I have around my living room. This one from Simplicity 3835 was very simple and easy. I highly recommend it. Now back to the sewing grind. I will have more finished projects to show very soon.

I really mean it this time!