My husband, the one with his leg in plaster from a fall in the snow on Boxing Day, is currently working from home.
We usually share the space in our study (smallest bedroom) quite happily. His lap top accommodates a much loved very old work horse of a table which has followed me from house to house. I have a piece of kitchen worktop installed in an alcove at exactly the right height for me. Fixed on three sides to a wall, it gives me plenty of space, with all my bits and pieces in handy drawers on wheels which tuck neatly beneath when not in use.
After working at length on his laptop at the much loved table he decreed that actually my work surface was at a much preferred height (I know, having once sewn from the table) but he also needed the table to lay out his files and plans.
I was surprised how much it got to me, having to move out from my little space. ‘You can have it back at the weekends’, he said, but I had lost the beauty of snatching a few minutes here and there.
Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ve been sewing in the bathroom.
Love, Lucie xx
Desperate sewer 🙂 I hope you will get beck your space soon, very soon .
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10 days and counting!
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Grounds for divorce I would say!
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I have clocked up so many brownie points these past 5 weeks, I’m expecting great things in a couple of weeks time!
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Whatever works, you could always pay him back by decorating the bathroom really girly.
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He’s self employed so I can’t say no but there will be pay back when he’s back on his feet!
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Good I am home alone, I was screaming with laughter when I saw this photo. OF COURSE you can sew in the bathroom, why not? But I hope you have two of them, or for sure, he will interrupt you there as well.
If he is in the office, that should mean the kitchen table is available… I say take it over, and eat from plates on your knees until he relinquishes your corner. 🙂
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Yes, thankfully we have more than one bathroom! He’s now talking about continuing from home 2 days a week. We are in talks about remodelling.
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I would say him at home two days a week long term SHOULD involve some remodeling. 🙂 Or at least another table. 🙂
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How long does he have to stay in plaster? He does understand that once he is able bodied once again you will be getting you perfect height work space back doesn’t he?
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Trouble is he has decided that now he has proved to everyone (including himself) that he can work effectively from home, he will continue for a couple of days a week! So we are now in talks about work stations.
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Funny photo! Wishing hubby a speedy recovery so that equilibrium can be restored!
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Only one more week to go. Last night he asked me why I was sewing in the bathroom. He suggested it could have waited until the weekend!
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I would so resort to the bathroom too, if it was the only place to be able to sew! I think he (or you?) needs an office/studio in the garden or loft if he’s going to be working from home regularly:)
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Unfortunately the roof rafters do not lend themselves to a loft conversion. Already checked that one out!
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Studio in the garden it is then!!!
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In my dreams, together with the greenhouse I want but don’t actually have any time to spend in.
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That’s ace! At least you won’t have to break off for king when you need the loo!! 😃
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That’s right. No more sewing cross legged while I finish another seam!
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That *is* desperation, but I can’t say as I blame you!
Thank dog I also knit & crochet or I’d be driving my family mad at the moment.
I got pension to drive from my dirt on today, and I’m sure that goes for driving a sewing machine too!
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Thankfully I also have a knit/crochet/handsewing project on the go too. Not doing anything would drive me completely bonkers!
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I thought I was the only one;now I have company. I have a very small apartment with an abnormally large bathroom. Perfect space for sewing machine and table.
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Ha, ha! I’m not alone. I bet your table gives you a little more space than my ‘ledge’!
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Oh Lucie! But it shows how truly dedicated to sewing you are! Don’t get soap on your fabric !! Maybe they will start to manufacture sewing machine sockets in bathrooms after this catches on! Hahaha
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The light off the white tiles is surprisingly good for sewing 😉
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Well that made me giggle! No one could say that you weren’t dedicated to your craft!
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I just don’t like to see half an hour sewing time wasted!
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The ‘talks about remodeling’ sound interesting. It may be that you end up with an even better space for sewing than before.
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Well we’ve decided the much loved table needs to go and be replaced by something at the correct height. This area is also closer to the window. The study has always looked liked an unloved space. In 8 years we have never decorated it. So as you say, every cloud has a silver lining!
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That is desperate!
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I love having my machine out all the time, it has changed the way I sew for the better – a little while longer. Jo x
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