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Put on your big girl panties and deal with it

My new favourite expression is "Put on your big girl panties and deal with it." I need to do just that and get on with finishing the two sweaters that are almost finished except for the finishing. You know what I mean, the sewing, the buttonholes, the buttons…

I once knit a sweater, one of my first ones, which sat in my closet for over 20 years, sewn together, patiently awaiting its button holes. One day I discovered that I had actually completed this step and only the buttons weren’t sewn on. By then it was three kids and 20 lbs later. Here it is, barely worn by Elina in her first year in the dorm five years ago, still buttonless:

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Chuck says do it now, while you can, before it becomes, "Put on your Depends and forget about it." I think I need to order this book.

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5 responses to “Put on your big girl panties and deal with it”

  1. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    I live by ” Bless it, release it and let it go” Who needs buttons?!?!?

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  2. Dorothy Avatar
    Dorothy

    I LOVE that saying! I think it’s become my new personal favorite. I think I will use it at work a lot. I actually was a really big girl when I finally finished a bunch of sweaters that were all knitted, just needed sewing. So, you can do it!! Just get on with it. Panties and all!

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  3. Christine Avatar
    Christine

    How about those clasps instead? I got some really pretty pewter ones somewhere… BTW: I bought that book when I first started knitting and it has been invaluable. I have two finished things that need the tails woven in, blocked, and sewn up… One of which is a gift for a baby so time is important or she will have outgrown it before I give it to her!

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  4. Judith Avatar
    Judith

    Your new favorite expression is fabulous! May I borrow it? And the fact you will be putting buttons on a true classic sweater is monumental. I still haven’t finished my 25 year old daughter’s baby quilt I started before she was born–I just have to put the border around it & voila!, done….hmmm…your wonderful exit statement please–“Put on your Depends & forget about it”.

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  5. eyeleen Avatar
    eyeleen

    love the saying!
    As for finshing, I finally started sewing together a sweater i’ve had in the basket for the past year. I think I need that book as well.

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