AAAH! Crafting for this swap is going MUCH smoother than I imagined! I'm spending this weekend finishing Things 1 and 2, (the repeats, that is.) I made "prototypes" of the ones I'm working on now, and I'm really loving the design changes. I'll post pics soon, of course :)
Knitting Thing is ... failing. haha. It's really the only thing that has to do with robots, too! Aaah! Well, not the ONLY thing, but one of the, like, maybe 3? I'm not really following the theme as much as finding lovely snacks.
Work has been.... horrible. Schedule change, crap manager crap, more crap... It's bad. But, after one harrowing week, I'm feeling better, and really, I'm spending time on myself and treating myself rather than worrying about anything else. A combination of struggling and frustration has gotten me down, but I'm not going to let it keep me down. I did eat an entire bag of Oreos and a giant peanut butter cup from For the Love of Chocolate (AWESOME PLACE) but otherwise, pretty non-detrimental. I've not worked out once this week, I've been too tired. :( But, I'll get back into it. I've been thinking about a new schedule to fit it all in and it will be good.
I had my first lady-date and it was very much fun! I'm not one to make lady friends, but I've found one and we had a lunch date and went shopping! That is SO unlike me, you have no idea! I'm such a man when it comes to shopping! I go in, get what I want, and leave. No dallying around, no real browsing unless I'm internet shopping, but man... it was fun! I spent more money than I thought, but I'm kind of okay with that. It's all about indulgence today!
Anyway, that lead to creating inspiration... and it's been good since. I'm finally at ease, and relaxed. It feels good. I'm going to work on keeping it this way, going back to my more relaxed way of dealing with things. I've been way high-strung lately, and I'm ready for that to be over. Creative juices don't flow so good when my brain is clogged like that. I'm going to take advantage of it while I can!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Tape and Sunshine
Uuuuggghhh
That's really all I have to say about today. Today was supposed to be my cleaning/working on projects/being awesome day and I did pretty much none of that. Well, that's not necessarily true. Every bit of what I did today was in an attempt to do all of that, but every bit seemed to fall apart around me.
I had a meeting at work this morning at 9. Worst. Meeting. Ever. Who has a meeting that early on SATURDAY??! Directly after that, I hit the store, came home, made breakfast, and started cleaning. After some fun internet procrastinating, of course... :) I cleaned up the living room, got my craft area all straightened up and organized finally, and started working on yet another project for the swap. Unfortunately, this project is looking like it's not going to pan out appropriately. It's too big, I think. Or maybe it will be horribly proportioned. I'm going to finish it unless it's looking really off, and debate whether to send it or keep it. A bit of frustration there, to say the least.
I got my clay machine finally, yay! I'm really excited to get started with the other projects I have in mind for the swap. I'm hoping that I don't get frustrated at that, though. Sometimes, clay frustrates me the most, and sometimes it's the best thing after a crappy day. I'm hoping the time off I have had from it will be for the better.
I did get the swap yarn today, too! Is it bad that I sooo want to keep it??! Haha. It's so soft, and it's kind of sad, I realized that the only yarn I've ever really worked with is acrylic, and that one time someone got me bamboo yarn. I have TONS of decent acrylic yarn in my stash I'm wanting to get rid of/use up, but I'm just not sure what to make! I need some good stash busting projects that give me some motivation to knit more! I haven't wanted to knit anything for the last 3 or so weeks after all that holiday knitting I did.
I also had a sort of failed but not lost project for the swap today! It was edible, so that most certainly helped make it better. It's going to work out fine when I get the right ingredients, I was just doing a faux trial run this time around. But it was a delicious trial!
I'm thinking about making some things to post online soon, so I can make some money off the awesome things I'm capable of. Unfortunately, I'll have knits up by summer, so maybe things won't sell as well, haha. But I'm going to work on jewelry simultaneously, so maybe I'll have lots of things to post, and by the time school starts up, I'll have plenty of things to get me through the semester! That's my hope, anyway. I need extra cash to buy books and school supplies, so that money will be mega helpful right around then.
Anywho! I have an INTENSE workout tomorrow morning, bright and early (7am!) and I'm looking forward to it. I get TWO days off directly after this workout, so hopefully I won't be too sore! Wish me luck! :)
That's really all I have to say about today. Today was supposed to be my cleaning/working on projects/being awesome day and I did pretty much none of that. Well, that's not necessarily true. Every bit of what I did today was in an attempt to do all of that, but every bit seemed to fall apart around me.
I had a meeting at work this morning at 9. Worst. Meeting. Ever. Who has a meeting that early on SATURDAY??! Directly after that, I hit the store, came home, made breakfast, and started cleaning. After some fun internet procrastinating, of course... :) I cleaned up the living room, got my craft area all straightened up and organized finally, and started working on yet another project for the swap. Unfortunately, this project is looking like it's not going to pan out appropriately. It's too big, I think. Or maybe it will be horribly proportioned. I'm going to finish it unless it's looking really off, and debate whether to send it or keep it. A bit of frustration there, to say the least.
I got my clay machine finally, yay! I'm really excited to get started with the other projects I have in mind for the swap. I'm hoping that I don't get frustrated at that, though. Sometimes, clay frustrates me the most, and sometimes it's the best thing after a crappy day. I'm hoping the time off I have had from it will be for the better.
I did get the swap yarn today, too! Is it bad that I sooo want to keep it??! Haha. It's so soft, and it's kind of sad, I realized that the only yarn I've ever really worked with is acrylic, and that one time someone got me bamboo yarn. I have TONS of decent acrylic yarn in my stash I'm wanting to get rid of/use up, but I'm just not sure what to make! I need some good stash busting projects that give me some motivation to knit more! I haven't wanted to knit anything for the last 3 or so weeks after all that holiday knitting I did.
I also had a sort of failed but not lost project for the swap today! It was edible, so that most certainly helped make it better. It's going to work out fine when I get the right ingredients, I was just doing a faux trial run this time around. But it was a delicious trial!
I'm thinking about making some things to post online soon, so I can make some money off the awesome things I'm capable of. Unfortunately, I'll have knits up by summer, so maybe things won't sell as well, haha. But I'm going to work on jewelry simultaneously, so maybe I'll have lots of things to post, and by the time school starts up, I'll have plenty of things to get me through the semester! That's my hope, anyway. I need extra cash to buy books and school supplies, so that money will be mega helpful right around then.
Anywho! I have an INTENSE workout tomorrow morning, bright and early (7am!) and I'm looking forward to it. I get TWO days off directly after this workout, so hopefully I won't be too sore! Wish me luck! :)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Swordfish
And so the crafting begins, and let me just say... I'm super excited. I feel like the things I'm making will be SOOO cute and really enjoyed. I'm not going to go into full detail just because my bloggeroo is connected to my Ravelry account, and I don't want any spoils to be, well, spoiled! But, I'm making something that at first thought was dumb but now am feeling like it's really useful, considering I have one myself now! The only thing I'm worried about is that it's either going to be double knit or fair isle knitted, and that's a bit thick and is too short to fit perfectly, so I"m wondering if it's too much, but maybe it's not. I've got nearly a month to decide, and I'm putting a ton of other hand-made items in the box, so I'm not too worried if I keep this one for myself. I'll be sure to post a picture of it here once it's been received!
The other handmade items will all be from polymer clay, two of which are jewelry, and the other is a really neat refrigerator magnet set. I have the perfect little box to put the jewelry pieces in, and I'm really excited about doing them. I'm going to go to the craft store sometime this week I hope and pick out some fun things to add to it, and pick out just the right findings. I'm going to wait on doing the clay stuff though for two reasons. One, I want to really feel settled in my designs and take a lot of time tweaking them into something I want to be proud to give away, and two, I just ordered a clay rolling machine on a whim and this will be the perfect excuse to use it!! It's kind of also one of the reasons I'm ok with procrastinating on putting my craft table back together and taking down the Christmas tree! I'll get to it eventually, I just don't want to accept that it's over yet, haha.
I'm really focusing on getting this apartment clean, too. I'm tired of having everything coated in dust, but that's inevitable given the drafty little upstairs apartment we live in, but I can keep things cleaner so the dust won't hide so easily. Being a crafter (aka hoarder) I tend to collect a lot of things, and that most certainly leads to collecting junk I really don't need. I'm going to make it a project to go through all the beads, clay materials, fabric, yarn, crafts without homes, things I will never use for crafting but decided to keep anyway, and things I've made but don't like. I can take those things apart and maybe use parts of it somewhere else, instead of sitting there going to waste. I want to keep my bedroom cleaner and with little storage, that is difficult, but not impossible. I have a closet I can store things in if I clean out what's in there. It will be my project for the next few weeks. I'm in the design phase of my next big project, so I'll have plenty of time where I'm not actually doing things and I should get things like that done.
Anyway, just wanted to do a quick update for myself to keep track of what things I'm doing to make my life better and worth living. So far, I'm not doing terribly, but I could be doing better. Things to think about for next week!
The other handmade items will all be from polymer clay, two of which are jewelry, and the other is a really neat refrigerator magnet set. I have the perfect little box to put the jewelry pieces in, and I'm really excited about doing them. I'm going to go to the craft store sometime this week I hope and pick out some fun things to add to it, and pick out just the right findings. I'm going to wait on doing the clay stuff though for two reasons. One, I want to really feel settled in my designs and take a lot of time tweaking them into something I want to be proud to give away, and two, I just ordered a clay rolling machine on a whim and this will be the perfect excuse to use it!! It's kind of also one of the reasons I'm ok with procrastinating on putting my craft table back together and taking down the Christmas tree! I'll get to it eventually, I just don't want to accept that it's over yet, haha.
I'm really focusing on getting this apartment clean, too. I'm tired of having everything coated in dust, but that's inevitable given the drafty little upstairs apartment we live in, but I can keep things cleaner so the dust won't hide so easily. Being a crafter (aka hoarder) I tend to collect a lot of things, and that most certainly leads to collecting junk I really don't need. I'm going to make it a project to go through all the beads, clay materials, fabric, yarn, crafts without homes, things I will never use for crafting but decided to keep anyway, and things I've made but don't like. I can take those things apart and maybe use parts of it somewhere else, instead of sitting there going to waste. I want to keep my bedroom cleaner and with little storage, that is difficult, but not impossible. I have a closet I can store things in if I clean out what's in there. It will be my project for the next few weeks. I'm in the design phase of my next big project, so I'll have plenty of time where I'm not actually doing things and I should get things like that done.
Anyway, just wanted to do a quick update for myself to keep track of what things I'm doing to make my life better and worth living. So far, I'm not doing terribly, but I could be doing better. Things to think about for next week!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Welcome, 2012!
Normally, I'm not one to make new year's resolutions, but I figured, why not start?! I made a few.
1. Stop underestimating myself. I always underestimate how awesome I have the potential to be and I really want to stop that. I never have actual faith in myself, and I never really believe I am capable of what I set my mind to do. I'm a second-guesser, and I'd like to work on that.
2. Get Healthy! I know, it's everyone's resolution, but for real this time. I've spent years being overweight, and I've spent this last year really thinking about it, but still using excuses to get out of doing anything about it. No more. No more excuses, and no more playing around. I'll figure out the best ways to do this, even if I'm not 100% right all the time. It's a learning process because it's a lifestyle change. I'm setting a small goal for myself first, which is to drop 10 lbs by the end of January. If I can reasonably manage that, I'll make a new goal when and only when I reach the first goal. I'm a big picture person, but sometimes I get lost in the picture rather than focusing on the details. One step at a time, and it'll figure itself out.
3. Encourage myself everyday. If I'm not the one encouraging myself, who is going to do that for me? Sure, I've got a lovely boyfriend, a network of friends and relatives that support me, but if I don't have that everyday, "Yes, you CAN do this," I know I'll get nowhere fast. So everyday, I'll do something to encourage myself. It's going to start by rewarding myself, writing myself notes, reading more about health/fitness/other goals to get tips, etc.
I'm still going to be the same person, just a better version of that. I can hear the doubts filling my head even I write this.
"I am, a little bit insecure, a little unconfident
'Cause you don't understand I do what I can
But sometimes I don't make sense
I am, what you never want to say, but I've never had a doubt
It's like no matter what I do I can't convince you for once just to hear me out
So I, let go watching you turn your back like you always do
You face away and pretend I'm not
But I'll be here 'cause you're all that I've got"
I think that's me, talking to myself. How appropriate. Encouraging crazy to make me better? Ha... If only my therapist could hear me now!
Here's a picture of me with my Linus blanket that I carry around with me pretty much anywhere in the house. It isn't allowed to go past the front porch unless I'm sick and going to the doctor/pharmacy to make me better.
Happy New Year, and good luck!
Normally, I'm not one to make new year's resolutions, but I figured, why not start?! I made a few.
1. Stop underestimating myself. I always underestimate how awesome I have the potential to be and I really want to stop that. I never have actual faith in myself, and I never really believe I am capable of what I set my mind to do. I'm a second-guesser, and I'd like to work on that.
2. Get Healthy! I know, it's everyone's resolution, but for real this time. I've spent years being overweight, and I've spent this last year really thinking about it, but still using excuses to get out of doing anything about it. No more. No more excuses, and no more playing around. I'll figure out the best ways to do this, even if I'm not 100% right all the time. It's a learning process because it's a lifestyle change. I'm setting a small goal for myself first, which is to drop 10 lbs by the end of January. If I can reasonably manage that, I'll make a new goal when and only when I reach the first goal. I'm a big picture person, but sometimes I get lost in the picture rather than focusing on the details. One step at a time, and it'll figure itself out.
3. Encourage myself everyday. If I'm not the one encouraging myself, who is going to do that for me? Sure, I've got a lovely boyfriend, a network of friends and relatives that support me, but if I don't have that everyday, "Yes, you CAN do this," I know I'll get nowhere fast. So everyday, I'll do something to encourage myself. It's going to start by rewarding myself, writing myself notes, reading more about health/fitness/other goals to get tips, etc.
I'm still going to be the same person, just a better version of that. I can hear the doubts filling my head even I write this.
"I am, a little bit insecure, a little unconfident
'Cause you don't understand I do what I can
But sometimes I don't make sense
I am, what you never want to say, but I've never had a doubt
It's like no matter what I do I can't convince you for once just to hear me out
So I, let go watching you turn your back like you always do
You face away and pretend I'm not
But I'll be here 'cause you're all that I've got"
I think that's me, talking to myself. How appropriate. Encouraging crazy to make me better? Ha... If only my therapist could hear me now!
Happy New Year, and good luck!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
So Many People Telling Me to Stay...
I'm totally going to be late for work by posting on my bloggaroo, but I'm doing it anyway. :D SOOOOO much more fun than entering invoices and filing papers and other crap like that. But I just wanted to update a little bit on some things. I'm excited about Robot Swappin', and I'm working on things for that already, even though I don't have my partner yet. Regardless of whether they like it or not, I'm knitting it. It is SO cute. I won't post anything until after the swap is done, so I don't spoil the surprise. If these people are anything like me, I've done a decent amount of researching on each person participating so I get an idea of where I could get some awesome stuff. I think this swap will be fun for me in some interesting ways. I'm usually a pretty boring person, going to the same places, etc, but lately I've been venturing around and discovering things about the city I've lived in for 5+ years learning about what new shops are around and whatnot. It's been really fun! My boyfriend thinks I'm a little crazy with it all, but what does he know!
Here are some pictures of the gifts I made for my niece and nephew. I didn't have a chance to get pictures of them playing with them, but they're 7 and 4, so they were bouncing around all over the place anyway, ha ha. They are so cute! (And I don't even like kids!)
The kitty picture was taken at night, so there was just the overhead light in that room and no flash on my phone camera, so it's a little dark, but that green is a lovely color, and I'm glad I bought that extra ball so I can make something nice for myself :)
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, everyone!!
Here are some pictures of the gifts I made for my niece and nephew. I didn't have a chance to get pictures of them playing with them, but they're 7 and 4, so they were bouncing around all over the place anyway, ha ha. They are so cute! (And I don't even like kids!)
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, everyone!!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tis the Season!
OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH it's Christmas. :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
So, I LOVE Christmas, like crazy love. I have no idea why, but it gets me all squishy inside and I can't wait. I love spending time thinking about gifts for people, hand making a lot of them, and taking the time to bake, or cook for those around me that I resent the majority of the year. It's honestly the only time of year I'm a reasonable person. :P (That's a direct quote from my boyfriend.. lovely, isn't he?) I love the cold weather, I love all the holiday colors, and can't wait every year for this time to come around. I start Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, and always put up my tree on my birthday, December first.
Anyway, so I'm hosting a cute little Christmas shindig at the house this Saturday, which I'm super excited about. I'm making all kinds of holiday treats and snacks and we'll have music and games and wine and it will be fun. Convinced the boyfriend to take off work to come, and my roommate is actually participating! We're going to do a Yankee swap? I'm not certain what that is, but I was instructed to make 11 ornaments, which I'm almost (not even close to being) done with, so you know.. no stress there or anything. I could just buy them, I suppose, but I felt like knitting them would be nicer. Most of my friends don't know what I'm into in terms of that kind of thing; I don't know any other close knitting or crocheting or crafting friends.
So, I LOVE Christmas, like crazy love. I have no idea why, but it gets me all squishy inside and I can't wait. I love spending time thinking about gifts for people, hand making a lot of them, and taking the time to bake, or cook for those around me that I resent the majority of the year. It's honestly the only time of year I'm a reasonable person. :P (That's a direct quote from my boyfriend.. lovely, isn't he?) I love the cold weather, I love all the holiday colors, and can't wait every year for this time to come around. I start Christmas the day after Thanksgiving, and always put up my tree on my birthday, December first.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Whoaaa Thanksgiving!
Wow! Thanksgiving has come and gone! Unlike most people, I prefer a quiet Thanksgiving. I didn't go visit my family, and no one came to visit me. Sad, some might say, but I think it's great. No crazy relatives, no one to please but myself.. It's nice, and I will enjoy it while I can. I get stuck working open to close the days before and after Thanksgiving at work all the time, so it's really not a big deal. It'd be an all day event just trying to find a ride to and from where my family lives, so it works itself out. I usually spend a ridiculous amount of time with them around Christmas time, so it kind of makes up for it. I'm a psycho for Christmas, though.... Not a Black Friday shopper, though, and NEVER plan to be! Did anyone read where people got SHOT and MACED at Wal-Marts, people got beat up and arrested.... what the HELL! No thank you! I'll stick to shopping in my underpants in the comfort of my own home. Or someone else's house, I really don't care. :)
ANYWAY ABOUT CRAFTING
Lately I've been getting a lot of work done! I reformed my Christmas crafting list so it made sense and didn't make me want to knit a noose and hang myself... Even then, I don't think I could have found time for that, anyway. Currently working on my dear roommate's gifts. I haven't talked about my roommate here yet... He's special. He's a big ol' nerd like I am; though he geeks over movies, Tina Fey, Lady Gaga, Glee, Harry Potter, the dog, and of course, Pokemon. So, his birthday is a little less than two weeks after mine, which is FAST approaching! I'm knitting him a Pokeball plushie that will have a knitted Squirtle inside! I'm adapting
this pattern to knit instead of crochet because, let's be honest, crochet doesn't make a damn bit of sense. Mine is always SO lumpy, so I went with knitting it. I'll write out my pattern as soon as it is done and tested, so look for that soon! The Pokeball will be an adapted form of this, with some minor additions of some stuffing and a lining. I'll describe all that too, once I'm finished and it's looking good. :)
Also, I've been working on a lot of clay stuff that I'm excited about too! I got some neat cutters and stamps I'm excited to get to using, and I got a whole bunch of new colors to play with. I'll update with some pictures of all that too, when I'm done, of course. I like the in-progress photos, but all you'd see for now is a messy desk... So I'll wait on those :)
Truly hope everyone had a spectacular Thanksgiving, with family or even all by yourself!
ANYWAY ABOUT CRAFTING
Lately I've been getting a lot of work done! I reformed my Christmas crafting list so it made sense and didn't make me want to knit a noose and hang myself... Even then, I don't think I could have found time for that, anyway. Currently working on my dear roommate's gifts. I haven't talked about my roommate here yet... He's special. He's a big ol' nerd like I am; though he geeks over movies, Tina Fey, Lady Gaga, Glee, Harry Potter, the dog, and of course, Pokemon. So, his birthday is a little less than two weeks after mine, which is FAST approaching! I'm knitting him a Pokeball plushie that will have a knitted Squirtle inside! I'm adapting
this pattern to knit instead of crochet because, let's be honest, crochet doesn't make a damn bit of sense. Mine is always SO lumpy, so I went with knitting it. I'll write out my pattern as soon as it is done and tested, so look for that soon! The Pokeball will be an adapted form of this, with some minor additions of some stuffing and a lining. I'll describe all that too, once I'm finished and it's looking good. :)
Also, I've been working on a lot of clay stuff that I'm excited about too! I got some neat cutters and stamps I'm excited to get to using, and I got a whole bunch of new colors to play with. I'll update with some pictures of all that too, when I'm done, of course. I like the in-progress photos, but all you'd see for now is a messy desk... So I'll wait on those :)
Truly hope everyone had a spectacular Thanksgiving, with family or even all by yourself!
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