tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post4876135231153930779..comments2024-01-23T01:25:54.343-05:00Comments on Another Sewing Scientist: Round up, clean up, catch upAnother Sewing Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-81168928033919498132012-12-07T11:19:05.755-05:002012-12-07T11:19:05.755-05:00MST! I love it!MST! I love it!Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-91509868634268496662012-12-04T22:42:13.173-05:002012-12-04T22:42:13.173-05:00People chewing gum makes me want to give Mandatory...People chewing gum makes me want to give Mandatory Slap Therapy, so I get your snorting problem.anne khttp://www.beadsdumonde.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-44127661184878585992012-11-27T10:22:25.240-05:002012-11-27T10:22:25.240-05:00The allergist actually told me to get pregnant aga...The allergist actually told me to get pregnant again, because it may reverse the allergies. After I had my daughter, most of them went away (Tomatoes?!? Really? Who is allergic to tomatoes?!?), but I still have the shellfish one and it's getting worse. He also told me that menopause may relieve it, since many kids who have childhood allergies tend to lose them after puberty - again, a huge hormonal change tends to change allergy status. I don't want to wait, so since I work with parasites, I'm thinking about doing some helminth therapy to see if that can reduce or eliminate the anaphylaxsis. Can't hurt, although it will be kind of disgusting. :P Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-62824283058289609432012-11-26T16:45:39.689-05:002012-11-26T16:45:39.689-05:00As you know I'm all with you on #2. It doesn&#...As you know I'm all with you on #2. It doesn't come up very often, though, fortunately. #3... I do pretty well myself, and yet I've also got a fairly "conventionally pretty" body, so I know that's something I'm going to have to deal with the gradual erosion of over time. I feel like my mom provided a good feminist narrative when I was growing up, though, giving me a context for being aware of the differences between stereotypes and "ideals" and reality from a very young age. My husband managed to acquire some fairly intense body issues somewhere along the line, though, so I get to live with a lot of it, and it's sort of horrifying.<br /><br />That's freaky about the shellfish allergy. Pregnancy is WACK.Tanit-Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824217102632813598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-36208681577979879362012-11-25T23:11:11.776-05:002012-11-25T23:11:11.776-05:00Jumped over from Sew Weekly... In the 1950's w...Jumped over from Sew Weekly... In the 1950's world women wore girdles and other support garments to make the crazy proportions possible. Stockings, garter belts, crinolines, all kinds of under garments only vintage lovers wear now. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268638799049146866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-10644527490858860322012-11-17T23:04:00.621-05:002012-11-17T23:04:00.621-05:00Some of my female colleagues were laughing in the ...Some of my female colleagues were laughing in the lunch room about how our slightly baggy bodies and very baggy eyes were the norm for moms-of-young-kids/scientists. Then someone blurted out, "Good thing we make our livings from our brains and not our bodies, which we all thought was hilarious, but then realized was true. And explains why we aren't hung up about the bagginess ;)Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-81892287971622165152012-11-17T22:59:52.673-05:002012-11-17T22:59:52.673-05:00I loved the fact that both Ruth and Harry were ret...I loved the fact that both Ruth and Harry were retired, but so enthusiastic and hard working for the series production. It showed how they were totally invested in preserving and communicating those lost skills. Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-41720031783754383432012-11-17T22:57:08.456-05:002012-11-17T22:57:08.456-05:00Ah, so cool! He does come across as someone who w...Ah, so cool! He does come across as someone who would be great to talk to. There is an interview on Youtube done in 2002 where he looks back at the research that had to go into the series, and that is facinating too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQ92FE72H8&feature=relmfu<br /><br />What is the Victoria Farm series? I'm going to have to track that down now too. Was it BBC or ITV?<br /><br />(BTW, kudos on being a SAHM for 5 years. I can barely make it through a Christmas holiday without blowing my top at each of them and running out of ways to keep them out of each other's hair.) Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-24739616763520014082012-11-17T22:53:08.954-05:002012-11-17T22:53:08.954-05:00I've been confronted just one too many times b...I've been confronted just one too many times by people who want to change my point of religious view, when I would never dare try to turn someone off of their religion. I once had two previous labmates (a christian and a muslim) actually sputter at me, "Well, well......you have to believe in something!!!", as if any kind of worship is better than none. They couldn't see the irony in their double-barreled attack. And it was something I never talked about until asked, because it's nobody's business, is it?Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-69643067559795719822012-11-17T22:45:54.474-05:002012-11-17T22:45:54.474-05:00Thanks to you for giving me some new readers! Thanks to you for giving me some new readers! Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-53238315754708250362012-11-17T14:35:21.695-05:002012-11-17T14:35:21.695-05:00Great post! Amen to number 2 (or is that inappropr...Great post! Amen to number 2 (or is that inappropriate?) and I wish I had your wisdom in number 3. Still learning.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179368473383373302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-87939167548655809102012-11-17T10:47:22.599-05:002012-11-17T10:47:22.599-05:00This is a great exercise because I am like, "...This is a great exercise because I am like, "Me too! Me TOO! ME TOO!!" Thanks for sharing.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942455468832787000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-29307202623179138642012-11-17T00:36:56.386-05:002012-11-17T00:36:56.386-05:00Where do i start?! My mind is going round in a tiz...Where do i start?! My mind is going round in a tizzy! First, love the post. Actually, love your blog: whitty, down to earth, you talk about sewing, kids, science, stuff...all of which I love! And I totally understand about the work environment as I used to be a software developer before having kids (been SAHM for over 5 years now). I was way more organized at work.<br />I also LOVE the historical stuff about how people lived/worked. Initially I was thinking this was the Victorian Farm series, which I've saved on our PVR for about 2 years. But when I clicked on the Victorian Kitchen I nearly blurted out loud (and it's past midnight here) when Peter Thoday came on (black hair, mustache). He and my dad were house mates in the early 60's! My mum met my dad through their friends (many au pair girl connections!) and she often told us stories about the house where the 4 young men lived (imagine drying underpants in the oven!) and great historical dinnners (they did a roman feast one new years). Oh, thanks for this memory! It's great to see the old series is on youtube.<br /><br />Cheers!Steph Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049714887862407863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-14967098197289203602012-11-16T22:35:06.417-05:002012-11-16T22:35:06.417-05:00I've been obsessed with those shows this week ...I've been obsessed with those shows this week too! Spooky! I just love the living history though - amazing to hear and see someone with first hand experience of how things were done during in a period I think of as history!Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306054198401843077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-54578250413075393722012-11-16T21:01:13.527-05:002012-11-16T21:01:13.527-05:00I'm so with you on #2 and #3
Sometimes I wond...I'm so with you on #2 and #3<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if working in a male dominated field also contributes to having a certain... I don't know. Confidence, or perhaps a lack of intimidation that carries over to body image? I sat in project meetings as a very young engineer as the only female among many 50 year old men, and I've confronted huge men named Hoss on construction sites when thigns haven't been done correctly. Somewhere along the line you stop worrying about what people think, and I think that applies to many areas of life outside of our careers.<br /><br />But I most agree with #2.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393847636501599146noreply@blogger.com