Friday is my day: Malam

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Goblin Hood Short Jacket - Handpainted Pink Blue and Purple Paisley
by: malam

Thursday, February 4th

8h30 - I wake up too late, I did not hear my alarm clock the first time. Or rather, I heard it, but I switched it off very quickly.. I get in the shower then have coffee
9h till 10h30 I check and answer emails, update listings and photos on my websites, check statistics, Facebook and Twitter... then I check the orders I have to work on for the day, and dispatch custom orders on the calendar.

10h30 I continue working on a custom dress, adjusting it on the mannequin, and placing the darts.

I go on working on the dress, mainly sewing until lunch time around 1.30 pm Sometimes I do pattern drafting, sometimes I dye or cut fabrics, it all depends on the current orders.

I am not a very good cook, and usually eat very simple things, or ready-made meals because I don't like to take long breaks. Then coffee again, Internet again, and back to work on another dress I would like to finish today.

During the afternoon I regularly answer phone calls of which few are really for me, lots are salespeople trying to sell me new windows, china plates, or healthcare... Kind of annoying.

7.30 pm, I am done with the dress, and mark where the button holes will go.This is the only thing I don't do myself, I don't like the way my machine does it, and prefer having them made nicely by a professional button-holer. It's already dark outside , this is the view from my main window (I am on the 5th floor)

8 pm, I wait for the city train to the center of Paris. I always have a book to read while I wait for the train, here I am finishing "White is for witching" by Helen Oyeyemi, which I highly recommend, it is a very compelling read.

Fifteen minutes later, I get out of the tube station in Chatelet, and meet Yann and Guillaume - both photographers - for dinner in a small restaurant where I get a huge salad with fried cheese. I am pretty bad at choosing what I want, I can change my mind ten times before placing the order... but I changed my mind only 3 times today :)

11.30 pm, I get back home in the tube. There are still many people in the transports all as eager to come back home Midnight, I'm home and I do a last bit of handsewing, check my emails again, and.. to bed around 1am, once everything is completed :)