What are you doing for FUN this summer?

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Dear ers,

Since it is the start of summer, just thought I'd throw out this

question and hear what everyone is doing for FUN this summer.

I am doing a bunch of creative work - painting old furniture, and

adding 'garden art' thrift store/garage sale finds to the garden,

plus going to my gym/pool everyday, plus just redesigned a new purse

for myself, using a pair of jeans that are too big. (Dr. Phil McGraw

said once you loose weight, get rid of clothes that are too big).

Well, I came up with a cool idea. Since I like little purses - like

about 7 inches by 7 inches, and since I have lost weight to go down 2

sizes (yes, me, believe it or not) I decided to use my bigger jeans

and make a purse.

I am using the 'rear end' part - with pockets, cutting pieces, sewing

them together, plus making a long over-the-shoulder strap out of the

jeans and also putting the jeans zipper on the top of my bag to

open/close it. Now, what is cool is that the pockets of my jeans will

now be a special place for my cell phone.

Plus having this new purse to use on a daily basis will remind me I

lost weight, and to always to go the gym. Plus the purse is virtually

indestructible, and will wash. Estimated time for this project is

about a week, I hope. If this 'experiment' works, I'm going to do the

same thing with my black jeans and white ones. Maybe even sew on

rhinestones or something else.

Later this summer, into Sept, also looks like we may head back to

Fiji for some snorkeling and beach relaxing. And who knows what other

projects I'll do in the meantime.

~ Gretchen, your Moderator, in So. California