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| A Pooh Bear cake for a special baby shower... |
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| A practice cake... Soon....a real post. From a real person. Who REALLY does quilt...really. |
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wait for it... wait...wait...
A real post is coming. A post about fabric and quilting. Really. Right here. I know..you're suprised. If you need a lil lie down, I understand. To prove that a real person lives here and posted this, rather than an evil drone, I present you with a couple of cake pictures....
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Yep Still Here
Not knitting, not doing much but working and doing health-related things.
However....
I'm getting ready to do 4 cakes this month and I'll post pics of that...then I'll start on my christmas quilting and I'll post some of that too.
Meanwhile, for anyone who stumbles here - for I have no followers, LOL. What do you think about the rudeness some people exhibit on the internet? The lack of common courtesy and using our manners seems to fly out the window for some folks.
Just because we can't see you - doesn't make it okay to be nasty.
Nuff said.
However....
I'm getting ready to do 4 cakes this month and I'll post pics of that...then I'll start on my christmas quilting and I'll post some of that too.
Meanwhile, for anyone who stumbles here - for I have no followers, LOL. What do you think about the rudeness some people exhibit on the internet? The lack of common courtesy and using our manners seems to fly out the window for some folks.
Just because we can't see you - doesn't make it okay to be nasty.
Nuff said.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Still here...Still knitting...
Knitting has continued....
School is three-quarters done....Solid B+ in Anthropology and clinging to an A in algebra. I've decided to take Spring term off. My son really needs me right now...and not to have me divided between work, teaching dance, going to school. My stress level is on the ceiling...and what the hell, what's a few more months in the long line of the many years it will take me to get this degree? He's more important than anything else right now.
Health, doing better. Lost 15 pounds so far after following the low glycemic eating plan, supplements and hormones. When I do it I should add because stress? Stress does tend to drive me right to the sugar.
Current knitting? Another Baktus, this one striped. Not that I have had much time for it...my so-called "free" time is consumed with school.
But I'm here. Still kickin'. Still knitting.
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| Completed Baktus...see that "extra" yarn next to it? Proof that no, I can't eyeball it and know when I'm half done.... |
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| Valentine Cupcakes |
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| and more Valentine cupcakes.... |
Health, doing better. Lost 15 pounds so far after following the low glycemic eating plan, supplements and hormones. When I do it I should add because stress? Stress does tend to drive me right to the sugar.
Current knitting? Another Baktus, this one striped. Not that I have had much time for it...my so-called "free" time is consumed with school.
But I'm here. Still kickin'. Still knitting.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday check in
I've been too busy to take pictures or think up anything interesting to write about. School and dance are in full swing - with pesky work thrown in to make it interesting.
Holding steady with a B in anthropology. The first week's quiz, I felt well prepared....and wasn't. The second week I tried preparing differently....and had pretty much the same result: B. By the time I figure out what she's really after...the term will be over. I'm okay with a B...I'm just a bit of an overachiever and if it's not an A, I'm not satisfied. Considering how busy I am and how much reading is involved in this class - I can be very satisfied with a B, thank you.
Math continues to hold well and as of yet, my head has not exploded as I expected. Let's keep it that way, shall we?
Baktus is finally over 50%. My plans were to immediately cast on for a second, striped one....but I've been so annoyed with the knots and snaggles in this skein of Noro I'm having second thoughts since I'd planned on using another colorway in Noro Kureyon sock I have in stash....We'll see. Perhaps I'll do some other sock yarn from stash.
Danced a solo at the Guild showcase over the weekend, and was happy with the results. If the video comes out decent, I'll link to it.
Health: Noticing I'm not exhausted constantly...not hungry constantly either. Lost a bit of weight. Sleep well and not needing a nap just to make it to 9 p.m. Good things must be happening, eh?
Let's hope so.
Holding steady with a B in anthropology. The first week's quiz, I felt well prepared....and wasn't. The second week I tried preparing differently....and had pretty much the same result: B. By the time I figure out what she's really after...the term will be over. I'm okay with a B...I'm just a bit of an overachiever and if it's not an A, I'm not satisfied. Considering how busy I am and how much reading is involved in this class - I can be very satisfied with a B, thank you.
Math continues to hold well and as of yet, my head has not exploded as I expected. Let's keep it that way, shall we?
Baktus is finally over 50%. My plans were to immediately cast on for a second, striped one....but I've been so annoyed with the knots and snaggles in this skein of Noro I'm having second thoughts since I'd planned on using another colorway in Noro Kureyon sock I have in stash....We'll see. Perhaps I'll do some other sock yarn from stash.
Danced a solo at the Guild showcase over the weekend, and was happy with the results. If the video comes out decent, I'll link to it.
Health: Noticing I'm not exhausted constantly...not hungry constantly either. Lost a bit of weight. Sleep well and not needing a nap just to make it to 9 p.m. Good things must be happening, eh?
Let's hope so.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Saturday Gratitudes
Three Saturday Gratitudes:
Stash Documentation
I've accumulated some stash in the last six years...some of it I love and some of it is just crap. I bought yarn like it was going out of style for awhile...and I bought everything from good yarn to crappy acrylic yarn with abandon.
Lighting is poor, but that's what happens when you do this stuff at o'dark thirty in the morning...poor light.
It's nothing compared to many knitter's collections...but it's mine, eh? The real problem? I love sock yarn...I love socks....I don't have the patience/attention span to KNIT socks. While unpacking the above yarns...I found around 10 little starts on things not finished. Until recently, I felt guilty about those false starts. I felt like I was lazy or unmotivated...and embarrassed by them. Then I began to deal with my son's diagnosis of ADHD and realized....I probably have some degree of the same disorder. It's allowed me to cut myself a little slack and not feel so guilty. Less guilt is good.
It's not perfect....and I find that annoying. I'm working on accepting it with it's imperfections and just being grateful I have gotten this far considering Winter Term has started with lots of math and anthropology reading/homework and I'm teaching dance 4 nights a week. I'm also reminded of how much I really dislike Noro yarns..The color is fabulous....the knots and incredibly uneven part make me crazy. Which brings me to a decision:
I'm only going to buy yarn that I love. Period. In looking through the stash I see a lot of yarn I don't love. I see yarn that was cheap, I see yarn that I bought because I couldn't buy what I really wanted. So, rather than putting myself on a stash diet, I'm simply going to make a rule: I'm going to knit out of stash to reduce it...and only yarn I really love will come to live with me in the future.
How do YOU decide what comes to live in your stash? Do you view the yarns you aren't so in love with with regret?
- Not working the weekend. I worked last weekend and it's made this week really looooong
- Survived Rush Week.
- Getting by
Stash Documentation
I've accumulated some stash in the last six years...some of it I love and some of it is just crap. I bought yarn like it was going out of style for awhile...and I bought everything from good yarn to crappy acrylic yarn with abandon.
Lighting is poor, but that's what happens when you do this stuff at o'dark thirty in the morning...poor light.
In the garage, we find the stash housed in plastic bins - this is it, minus the sock yarn.
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| This is the sock yarn, tho upon thinking about it...it's not all of the sock yarn. There are at least two unwound hanks in a different bin...and two UFOs with sock yarn in the project bin. |
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| There's the commercial sock yarn... |
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| Lots of Lorna's Laces - the first "real" sock yarn that was available locally for awhile - well, at least that I could afford... |
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| The handpainted, minus those hanks and UFOs... |
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| Baktus, probably about 40% done. |
It's not perfect....and I find that annoying. I'm working on accepting it with it's imperfections and just being grateful I have gotten this far considering Winter Term has started with lots of math and anthropology reading/homework and I'm teaching dance 4 nights a week. I'm also reminded of how much I really dislike Noro yarns..The color is fabulous....the knots and incredibly uneven part make me crazy. Which brings me to a decision:
I'm only going to buy yarn that I love. Period. In looking through the stash I see a lot of yarn I don't love. I see yarn that was cheap, I see yarn that I bought because I couldn't buy what I really wanted. So, rather than putting myself on a stash diet, I'm simply going to make a rule: I'm going to knit out of stash to reduce it...and only yarn I really love will come to live with me in the future.
How do YOU decide what comes to live in your stash? Do you view the yarns you aren't so in love with with regret?
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Rush Week
Rush week means...no pictures...knitting only in brief moments snatched while waiting to pick up kids or for an appointment...baking, are you kidding me?
This week is the first week back at my "real life"...the life of overscheduled chaos. Dance classes Monday and Thursday, private students Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and troupe practice Monday and Friday. Squeezed in between dance stuff and reading 60 pages a week for anthropology, I'm picking away at my math class assignments...trying to choreo a performance for myself set for January 16 (insert palm to forhead with "what was I thinking when i said I'd dance at this?" here), and the usual work, family obligations and trying to increase my health.
Next week, I'll post. A real post...with pictures and a witty caption and ....yeah. But this week? Dude, it's rush week....
This week is the first week back at my "real life"...the life of overscheduled chaos. Dance classes Monday and Thursday, private students Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and troupe practice Monday and Friday. Squeezed in between dance stuff and reading 60 pages a week for anthropology, I'm picking away at my math class assignments...trying to choreo a performance for myself set for January 16 (insert palm to forhead with "what was I thinking when i said I'd dance at this?" here), and the usual work, family obligations and trying to increase my health.
Next week, I'll post. A real post...with pictures and a witty caption and ....yeah. But this week? Dude, it's rush week....
Friday, December 31, 2010
Recap 2010....Dreams of 2011
I may not have blogged all year, but I was busy! A few of the things I completed:
2010 was a truly mixed bag...Good things happened and hard things happened. Overall, I'd have to say it was more hard than good. Perhaps that's why I'm excited about New Years - A chance for a year with more good than hard.
I'm no resolution keeper, but I do have goals for this year:
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| Baby Quilt |
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| Cake! |
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| Sahara's Dream had opened an Oregon Art Beat segment on our own fabulous Natasha Bacca! |
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| and more cake.... |
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| I think this is my best work so far! |
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| Love the Mickey! |
2010 was a truly mixed bag...Good things happened and hard things happened. Overall, I'd have to say it was more hard than good. Perhaps that's why I'm excited about New Years - A chance for a year with more good than hard.
I'm no resolution keeper, but I do have goals for this year:
- Get my GPA back up. I crashed and burned Winter term 2010...taking 5 terms with no break was not the smartest thing I've ever done. By the middle of the term, I was so overdone it wasn't funny. Grades slid badly and I barely finished. Took Spring and Summer terms off, and hit it again last term and finished with a 3.37 GPA. I'd like to get it back up to 4.0....but I'd settle for 3.5!
- Suhaila Salimpour Level II prep and ....maybe..... testing for the level in August. If you don't know about her bellydance format...imagine being a couch potato and signing up for a triathlon. That's a bit extreme - but so is the format! All isolations up to full time - twice as fast as was required for level I. So....learn something really hard....then learn to do it twice as fast! It's a big leap...
- Keep knitting - even if it's plain boring projects. It keeps me sane and makes me happy.
- Regain health - work on reducing my blood glucose levels, cholesterol, and other health issues through diet and prescribed supplements/meds. Resist the sugar demon.
- Dance solo more often. I choreograph/train fabulous dancers, I direct an award-winning troupe (http://www.saharasdream.com/).... and I rarely dance solo. Time is a big factor...and if I'm honest with myself, I hate the way I look in costume and that's a big factor. I need to just "do it"
- That leads me into my last goal: Avoiding procrastination. I've heard it called "failed perfectionism - if you can't do it perfectly, don't do it at all." No bueno. Don't like that - so why do I do it?
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