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Here's one maternity dress I finished and wore out today. Yeaaaaahhhh.... it is THAT nice outside. I even broke out the flip flops.

When I'm bigger I'll probably have to fold up the waist a little. But that's ok - I didn't want the waist to be too high so that I can still wear it next summer when I'm hopefully NOT pregnant. I've been making most of my dresses with high-ish waists, with a poofy skirt. That way, I can still wear them later with a wide belt at the normal waist level. (I hope that made sense.)

I also wore this tiny purse out today:



Detail shot:




When I walk though Bayview Village to get to the grocery store, sometimes I wish I didn't have to worry about saving money, and just go ahead and get nice things for myself. It's a girl thing. But then, I remember that buying as little as possible is for good causes:

• So that we can afford to get a mortgage for a house in the not-so-distant future, and still have all the daily necessities, and so that I can stay home during our kid(s) early years and provide the nurturing of a full time family life. (It really made a difference during my childhood to have a parent at home often.)
• To minimize our participation in commercialism, the destruction of the environment, and exploitation of the down trodden around the world. This is part of the reason I like making clothes. If I'm the one doing the labour, I know kids in India or wherever aren't suffering for what I put on myself everyday. With that said, I still can't be sure that the fabric I bought is exploitation free, but at least not having a poor kid sewing my clothes for next to no pay is a start.

Hmmm... I should use fabric / bedsheets from thrift stores more often... 2nd hand is good. Buying 2nd hand means

• Not using up more natural resources and energy to produce more goods
• Taking something that somebody else doesn't want - that way less end up in landfills
• Giving local under privileged people a chance to develop job skills - a lot of thrift/charity shops exist for this purpose.

Ok... that's all for now.