i got skills
I went on a mission this weekend to finally work through Clothes Mountain. Since we don’t have laundry machines in my building, I have to do laundry at the laundromat. It’s a real pain, so it doesn’t get done as often as it would if I had laundry machines, and as a result, Clothes Mountain forms sometimes. Well, since I had the energy, and it was on my to-do list, I started became Mission Impossible: Reclaim all My Clothes. I decided to also take care of the other clothes that aren’t even in Clothes Mountain. Those are the clothes that are out of my rotation because they need special cleaning or mending.
While looking through these clothes, I re-discovered a skirt that I haven’t worn in at least a year. It used to be my favorite, because it goes well with all types of blouses, and I have two matching jackets for it. But half of the hem fell out, and since I didn’t know how to fix a hem, I put the skirt to the side so that I’d take it to the dry cleaners. Well, since I don’t really "do" the dry cleaners, the skirt became abandoned.
I thought about taking it to the cleaners, because I went for the first time in years last weekend. I learned that the cleaner charges $3 for a pants-leg hem, because I took them a pair a slacks to clean, press, and hem, and they charged $3 for the hemming. But I’ve always intended to learn how to do this myself. I wondered if maybe I could do it myself? I put the skirt with the other clothes that I knew I could mend. When I finally got around to mending last night, I re-attached a spaghetti strap to a dress, fixed three seams, put on a button, and re-attached a belt loop. I figured that while I was getting all of that done, I might as well try fixing that skirt hem.
Well, I did it! I have no idea how well it will hold up in the wash, but I fixed my own hem! Now yes, I did save a little money doing it, but this was about more than saving money. I just like knowing that I can do stuff for myself. Now that’s one less thing that I HAVE to spend money on because I’m too intimidated to try it myself. Now, I have an option, because I’ve picked up a new skill!
