Off to a good start (sarcasm)
The first two days of my 19 day break from the day job are over and pretty much everything I planned has gone wrong so far.
I figured I'd spend day one taking care of the laundry in the morning and then check out some galleries in the afternoon. I did 6 loads of laundry (it's been a while). There are only 3 machines in my building, so I had to do it in two parts. After I already started the second set, the first three loads came out of the dryer just as wet as when I put them in. Since all three dryers were not working, I got stuck with 6 loads of wet clothes. Figuring out how to deal with them resulted in leaving my house 2 hours later than expected.
The galleries were a disappointment. I arrived in Chelsea a bit late and there's not much going on this time of year anyway. I quickly got bored and don't have anything to report. I was also planning on buying a very long, white nylon zipper, which I need for my project. I thought it would be relatively easy to find in the garment district, but I had no idea where to look once I got there.
Day two was to be spent in my studio practicing on my sewing machine so that I could hopefully get good enough to complete my project during my time off. However, the newly repaired machine broke the first time I used it. I had the tailor who works down the hall from me take a look at it. He was able to diagnose the problem, so at least I know that I didn't break it. Regardless, until I either get it fixed or replaced, the project I've been working on is currently suspended.
The weather is looking pretty ominous right now, so rather than ride my bike up to the studio, I'm staying home and working on Plan B for the rest of my time off. In the meantime, enjoy these pictures of the maze of clotheslines cris-crossing my apartment:
I figured I'd spend day one taking care of the laundry in the morning and then check out some galleries in the afternoon. I did 6 loads of laundry (it's been a while). There are only 3 machines in my building, so I had to do it in two parts. After I already started the second set, the first three loads came out of the dryer just as wet as when I put them in. Since all three dryers were not working, I got stuck with 6 loads of wet clothes. Figuring out how to deal with them resulted in leaving my house 2 hours later than expected.
The galleries were a disappointment. I arrived in Chelsea a bit late and there's not much going on this time of year anyway. I quickly got bored and don't have anything to report. I was also planning on buying a very long, white nylon zipper, which I need for my project. I thought it would be relatively easy to find in the garment district, but I had no idea where to look once I got there.
Day two was to be spent in my studio practicing on my sewing machine so that I could hopefully get good enough to complete my project during my time off. However, the newly repaired machine broke the first time I used it. I had the tailor who works down the hall from me take a look at it. He was able to diagnose the problem, so at least I know that I didn't break it. Regardless, until I either get it fixed or replaced, the project I've been working on is currently suspended.
The weather is looking pretty ominous right now, so rather than ride my bike up to the studio, I'm staying home and working on Plan B for the rest of my time off. In the meantime, enjoy these pictures of the maze of clotheslines cris-crossing my apartment:
Labels: chores, laundry, setbacks, sewing machine, studio
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