There’s this cleaners near the Great Clips in Carol Stream I like to frequent that does the most amazing tailoring. I’ve had my dress pants clasp reinforced there many years ago and it’s still like new, Joe had holes in two sweaters repaired and you can’t see the stitching, I’ve had two pairs of jeans made into shorts, and most recently I had the belt loops on my jeans removed because they bunch up strangely and make me look bumpy. You can’t even tell there were ever loops there to begin with. The woman who does all the work, Mi, is so nice too. When I asked her about removing the loops she lopped one off with scissors suggesting I could do the same to the rest of them for free, but I didn’t want the extra material left there. I am contemplating trying it on my newer pair of jeans, however, since the loops are sticking out too. Both pairs that do this are the Target brand stretchy jeans which I otherwise love so it’s a small price to pay for a pair of pants that flatter my figure and are also super comfortable.
Month: November 2016
Halloween
Last night we had a total of 13 trick-or-treaters, all before 8 pm, although the last three were two girls who looked at least 15, if not older, with a very young boy who was under the age of five. Each girl had a big clear bookbag stuffed with candy which I found a bit annoying. The point isn’t to go around and get a ridiculous amount of candy, especially at their age. I don’t even think they lived in the neighborhood since I’ve never seen them before.
I turned Transylvania 2 on (available on Netflix) to try and get into the spirit but honestly, the holiday is more disappointing than anything. I love Halloween but it never turns out how I want it to – there aren’t many kids, no one invites us to any parties, and dressing up sounds fun until I contemplate the time, effort, and cost.
Needless to say, today I took down all the decorations so the house will at least look a little less cluttered.