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I've Been Keeping It Real!

Winter is not my favorite season. 
I usually want to curl up in a blanket watch movies and eat popcorn.... I still have been doing that, (I make the best popcorn by the way).

 I also have accomplished a few things in the past 3 months. 

I've also sewn TON!
I'll give you the run-down:

I have spent time with my family

At the beginning of December, I became a Zumba instructor!


Whew! I did it!



I'm working on making some pullovers for my new Zumba side-career...

Oh yeah, one other thing:

I also graduated with my Masters Degree in Educational Leadership!!!!
 Yup! 2 years of hard work and we are done!!! Wahoooo!
I wanted to make it special and memorable, so for our last class, I made a dress for myself, matching bow ties for the Gentleman, a pocket square for our instructor, and scarves for the ladies.










It was a great matchy-matchy ending to the past hard working two years!

Now that things have settled down a bit, I anticipate more sewing in my future!

See you next time!




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