Maternity leave, oh so much time but oh what to do....

Almost a year time to stay at home with my dear little guldklump! Joy, my first thought: how will I manage to pass time and feel useful and productive. Well he sleeps a lot and there is only so much you can stimulate a baby and I really dont want him to end up an ADHD case from over stimulating, so what to do with the rest of my time when not running or rowing....

I don't have a TV so I can't follow what goes on with Brooke and Ridge. I'm sure they are still trying to "find each other". What I'm saying is that I really have a need to do something productive. I don't thrive from tidying up the house and being a housefrau, my work is creative so at the end of the day, I want to be able to say: "look, this is what I made today!"

Anyway, I've taken up an old hobby: sewing. Last year, I got an old machine from Jakob's grandmother. It is very old, has backward and forward stitch as well as zig zag. It was very squeeky and noisy so Jakob took it a part, gave it some oil and now it works fine.

I've created this blog for myself to keep track of all the projects I've done during my year training to be a domestic goddess/perfect mother and share them with those who might be interested or inspired.

I myself find inspiration for what to make from blogs and stuff around me. I enjoying making stuff for Christian, for our home, the other kids and myself, stuff that has some use, not only looks good. We really have no place for anything that does not have a purpose. I'd rather have stuff that looks like me and made by me than stuff from the shop. I use alot of fabriks from Finland as I like being reminded of my roots. Still I prefer not to look like a Marimekko spokesmodel... So no more Unikko flower print....