Ten on Tuesday

1. What did you get for Christmas?

A serger!
2. Have you taken down your Christmas decorations?

Definitely, weeks ago now
3. What did you do for New Years Eve?

Sat home…alone.  (well, Parker was here but sleeping)
4. Do you like accents?

Yes.
5. What kind of television do you have?

42″ phillips flat panel
6. Did you make any changes at the beginning of 2012?

healthier eating
7. What’s the last book you read and do you recommend it?

The Hunger Games and YES
8. Do you stay current on celebrity gossip?

Definitely not.
9. Do you know the words to Bohemian Rhapsody? Gangstas Paradise? Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Definitely not.
10. What is your favorite education television show?

Uh…sewing with nancy.

Blog hop!

WordPress won’t let me post the actual blog hop so ho see it here!

Ahh organization, I’ve missed you.

I am very cool.  So cool in fact, that I have spent my Friday night so far printing and organizing knitting patterns.

 

(really need to make that blanket, just fyi)

I took and put two patterns in each page protector, (except the ones I had printed premium-style at Staples on accident)  each facing out for easy viewing.  I also printed a bunch I hadn’t yet, and put them all in a new binder.  Not new, but…different from the last one lol.  Pink too!  I also printed the pattern pieces for the hat pattern I’ve got for making Parker hats, as well as the grocery bag pattern I’ve never made, as well as my quilt pattern.

Speaking of said quilt pattern, I REALLY need to get on that.  I so want that finished!  I want to curl up with it on the couch at night, not stare at it partially sewn together on the ugly wall of my studio.  I have to sew one row of blocks together, and then 3 rows to each other, then that set of 3 rows to the set of 2 rows thats already together.  THEN…I have to sew up all the little border pieces, and then sew them to each other, then sew them to the top piece.  THEN get the backing situated, then sandwich it, then quilt it, then bind it, then I can curl up under it.  Ugh.  This was my birthday gift to myself.  In September.  It’s January.  Hurry up lady!

Guess whose quilt is finished?

That’s right, Parker’s!  I FINALLY bound Parker’s dr seuss quilt!

 

Why are we constantly beating ourselves up?

Why is it that we as mothers are always beating ourselves up?  Why is it that we(at least me…maybe its just me?)  are constantly cutting ourselves down for what we do as a mother?  I know I am always internally telling myself that I shouldn’t be doing this, no matter what it is I/we are doing.  If we’re watching cartoons, I’m reminding myself that he shouldn’t watch so much tv.  If I’m teaching him colors, I’m yelling at myself for him not knowing his colors better.  If I’m feeding him one thing for dinner, I’m yelling at myself for not feeding him something else/different/better.  It’s always the same story.  Why is it that I can’t just remember that I’m doing my best and he’s FINE.  He’s better than fine, he’s healthy, happy, well rounded.  He’s tall, skinny, mouthy, and your typical two year old.

 

So, note to self:  Give yourself a break!

The Wednesday Want…

Things I’ve been wanting lately…

 

Gabriella Rocha Boots

 

North Face Siena Bag

 

Zojirushi Rice Maker

 

Doodle Stitching

A new “needlework” goal

I am going to work on WIP’s till they’re finished.  That means no new damn projects.  This is the order in which I want them done:  (There will be a page at the top to chronicle this journey)

Moms Sweater

Wicked Ribs Socks

Tweed Central Park Hoodie

Double Heelix

Sophie

Koolhas

Ishbel

Gray Central Park Hoodie

Entrelac Blanket

Strago

Toe up 2  @ a time socks

 

 

 

I’m also starting a few self imposed knitting clubs.  First, 12 pairs of socks in 2012.  12 sweaters in 2012.  If I finish 3 sweaters in January, (example only obviously lol) then that takes care of the “club” till the end of March.  I currently have three sweaters in progress, and 3 pairs of socks.

January Socks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February Socks

March Socks

 

January Sweater

February Sweater

 

March Sweater

Januarys socks are my Wicked Witch socks.  February will be Double Heelix, and March will be the tow up 2 at a time socks.  Sweater wise January will be my Mom’s sweater.  February will be my donegal tweed Central Park Hoodie.  March will be the misty gray wool of the andes Central Park Hoodie.  I’m going to add a page at the top for each of these “clubs” aka challenges.

Why does everything I post feel like a pity party?

I’m so bored with my life and I don’t know what to do about it.  I live in the middle of nowhere and don’t have a car.  I have no way to make money, so I don’t know how I Could possibly buy a car.  I have a two year old to take care of, so its not like I can just get a ride to somewhere.  I love that I can stay home with him, and I love seeing him learn and grow every day.  Some days I think getting a job would be easier, not having to deal with the craziness every day.  But…in the end I can’t even imagine not being with him all day every day.  I love how he crawls into bed with me every morning.  I love that we have a routine.  We get up, change diapers/go potty, go get my coffee (“fee” if you ask him) and his milk (guch if you ask him) and then we go cuddle on the couch and watch mickey (foofy in Parker speak) and wait for the sun to come up.  Then we make oatmeal, mix in our mixins and enjoy our breakfast.  We spend the day doing random stuff.  I need to play with him more.  We’ve been exercising together, he’s so cute.  Today I got down and pretended to be an animal and he rode around on my back.  We built mega blocks towers.  It was fun, needs to happen more often and for longer stretches.  We’ve been eating much healthier, I need to do better though.  Watch portions, not let him have too much of one thing.  Him eating raisins instead of “ookies” is good, but I think he’s eating too many raisins and its messing with his pooping.  He’s got this nasty cough which is screwing with his sleeping.  Its been a rough two weeks.  In other words so far 2012 has sucked.

I want to learn to paint.

I want to start scrapbooking.

I want to have a killer garden.

I want to read the books I have in my kindle and nook.

Groove? Where have you gone?

Man, I need to get my groove back.  I haven’t knitted anything since like a week before Christmas.  I didn’t even finish any of the gifts I intended for Christmas!  Oy.  My Mom got her sweater half finished.  Parker’s hat isn’t finished, and I haven’t even started his mittens (which he could really use.)  I didn’t finish his entrelac blanket, or Sophie (which was intended as an Easter gift last year.)  I have some serious knitting to do, and I just don’t have the interest.  My quilting/sewing interest has gone bye bye too.  I have A ton of sewn strips on my cutting table that just have to be cut into 6″ squares and then sewn back together in a random fashion and ta da you have a quilt top.  Have I done it?  No!  Ive cut maybe a dozen squares, it’s ridiculous.  So many UFO’s that just keep staying UF’d.

 

Time to get knitting!

Sometimes I like where we live…

It’s taking me a while to realize, but I think I may like living here come spring.  The fact that we’re in the middle of nowhere and I don’t have a car is a huge problem, and one my sanity requires to be rectified, but we have a large yard and we’re close to the water.  I think when it comes to Parker playing outside this spring and summer, its going to be fantastic.  I’ll be able to have a large garden, etc.  We can get a small pool and a swing set if we want.

I do believe it shall be rather nice.  Now Spring needs to get here already!