FMM 204: Textiles and Color Final Project

I learned a LOT about various fibers, how they are made and used. For our final project we got to design a wardrobe for an imagined client.

Random Thoughts ....

Random thoughts that have been bouncing in my head as I head into Finals Week …..

1. Why have we as a society decided that there is no longer any limit on what is inappropriate to wear outside of our homes? Especially when at work or the grocery store? Have we all just become so lazy that slippers are acceptable footwear anyplace – because you know putting on shoes is just SOOOOO hard. Don't get me started on pajamas.

2. And I cannot wait until the women you see on the red carpets finally realize that there is a REASON we invented bras and perhaps they should try wearing them again. Honestly, do men really find a woman’s sternum, from collar bone to belly button, with the curve of pendulous unsupported breasts that appealing? I get it – you have tits and a navel – doesn’t mean I want to see them every time you step out of your house.

3. What is with the cat-ear headbands and clips I see on so many elementary school girls? Is this a new cult?

4. Are we really better off as a society because we “let go” of a more elegant way of living? I hear people saying that getting rid of the Dining Room, nice dishes or big family dinners frees up their time. For what? Sitting together on the sofa ignoring the television while everyone stares at their phone/tablet? Are most people actually using that so-called “extra” time to learn something, make something or spend time with others?

5. It’s okay if you do not believe the same things I do. I know people have been hurt by some religious groups or are still on a path of searching for answers. However, is it really the best idea to post anti-Christian “jokes” or demeaning comments about Christianity during the holiest week in our year? If I did that about Jews during Passover, or Muslims during Ramadan my page would be flooded with angry responses. I did not respond to you because I am choosing to turn the other cheek and pray for you in your Journey that God will make His love for you manifest in your life. NOT because I am ashamed of what I know to be true.

6. For the last several years I have pulled back from being the person to always initiate getting together with quite a few people. Partly because I was still learning my new “normal” after Mom’s death. And I really noticed that if I do not initiate the getting together – that 97% of the people I know never invite me to do anything. Not a movie, coffee, or dinner. This is hitting me especially hard tonight. Yet another Holiday where not one of my friends, or acquaintances, ever asked if I had plans for the day. This comment will of course illicit one of two responses. Either “It is a day for family only” or “If I/we had known we would of course have asked you over”. I know I am not the cuddliest of people, but it does hurt my feelings sometimes.

Anyways, back to cleaning.