Thursday, May 01, 2025

Recession times--learn to sew and upcycle clothes--Price of sewing machines made in China probably gone up--

https://www.aol.com/11-best-formal-dresses-petites-030000182.html
I did this all the time--even selling some of my creations made from ethnic cloth I collected on my travels.
Don't do it now as work from home,don't travel at all, and don't go out much.
So buy US-made T shirts in dark colors, and no one needs that many pants.
You don't need a lot of special occasion clothes
I buy winter coats very seldom,and still use one I bought in 1990s.
Nor do I wear high-heeled shoes now--
Simplifying is quite easy--you should also dump"friends"who hurt you.
Easy peasy--and that includes jealous co-workers and ex-relatives too.
If you are a real writer or visual artist, you will have a built-in bullshit detector, as John Gardner said.
You are much better off reading a book, or cleaning your floor than all the social pretence.
You can also get rid of them by asking them to lend you $$$ to do--blah blah blah.
That got rid of whiny inquisite person with a tea plantation.
Here is illustration I created using Substack AI.

How to make new friends--whether you are an introvert or extrovert.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-make-new-friends-whether-you-re-an-introvert-or-extrovert?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us