Eat.Knit.Sleep

So it made my day yesterday to see that I made someone else's day. Marianne listed me as one of the blogs that Made her Day.

I found Art is the Handmaid of Human Good when there was a good possibility C and I would move to Lowell, MA and I kept reading because of her wonderful photos. Thanks Marianne you make my day too!

The official rules are: *Official rules “Give the award to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times.”

So in no particular order:

1. Concateknit Elisa's blog was one of the first I started reading when I found knitblogs. She seemed to be at the same level of skill as I was and her blog always made me laugh. She has become one of my true friends in the blogworld.

2. Wry Punster Another blog I've been reading since early on, and I relate to Elspeth, more as a person in that stage of life than a knitter, because she knits faster and better than I ever could.

3. Claudia Who doesn't know Claudia? I always like her take on things, her beautiful knitting and her photos. Plus I have a thing for tandem bikes.

4. Sknitty Beautiful knitting, and beautiful FO pictures. I've always enjoyed Jillian's blog.

5. Not knit related, but Go Fug Yourself. Just 'cause.

6. Grumperina I have half of Kathy's blog bookmarked for future reference, and the other half is good reading too.

7. Yarnstorm A true must read. Beautiful photos, and the amazing way Jane thinks about color makes my morning.

8. What Housework? I love the title, and Jessie makes me want to move to Vermont, buy a farm and buy her yarn and roving.

9. The Woolen Rabbit Everytime I read this blog I get inspired (or a buy something).

I read many blogs, and have many in my bloglines that I don't get to as often as I'd like, but these are my recent faves.

Off to bed for me good night.

Posted by Jenny at 09:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

So, yeah . . . I'd been putting off writing a big New Year's round up post because I didn't have time, and here we are 3 weeks into the month.

I knew the days were passing, but today was the final straw -- Even C asked me (via google chat) why it had been so long since I posted.

So I decided to forgo the whole New Year's round up and just write about what I was currently working on (as in the exact second that C chatted me). Yeah, you know what Carole and Margene have been up to right?

Yeah, of course you do, it is January 21st!

So I took some pictures of some wool I have been washing (which included some Spunky Club fiber and some wool that came with my wheel), and some of what I am spinning now (more Spunky Club). Yeah, can't find my camera cable at all.

So, as I spend today doing homework (homework!), laundry, watching spinning videos on You Tube, and actually spinning, I guess I will write a short writeup. Not of what I accomplished in 2007 (nor a recap of the first 3 weeks of 2008 which haven't been so hot) but about what my plans are. Not resolutions per se, but plans.

1. Lose weight and feel healthy. What I'm doing towards this is taking yoga twice a week, which I am really enjoying. I also bought a treadmill so my biggest excuses for not running aren't applicable. Dark outside? Bad weather? Who cares! I've also rejoined Weight Watchers online. I'm not very overweight (actually I'm probably at the high side of normal) but I need to nip things in the bud, and frankly no exercise and no paying attention to what I eat isn't going to prevent me from becoming fat.

2. Get my shit together. Literally and figuratively. The more emotionally messed up I am and unhappy I am the more my world becomes physically messy, which leads to more stress and unhappiness, and I'm sure you can see the downward spiral here. This is especially tricky when my lovely BF is a bit of a neat freak, and has higher standards than some other men. I'm taking on a lot this year and I need to start getting organized.

3. Be happy and enjoy life and plan for a happy future. This is tied directly to Number 1 and Number 2. When I'm tired, and lethargic, and sad and living in a pigsty, this is impossible. Yoga and running are things that I actually enjoy when I make time to do it. I've started back to school this month towards my teacher certification, and it feels good. I also need to spend more time enjoying my hobbies like knitting and spinning. I buy beautiful fiber and yarn and I do so faster than I use it and then the guilt comes. I'm not going on a yarn diet, because I don't see anything wrong with buying yarn/fiber if I will enjoy it, and I'm not enjoying what I purchase now because the lethargy has hit my craftiness too. This stops now.

I don't want to set myself up for failure by being too specific in my goals but these are essentials to a good life, and the life that I want to lead. I must go work on organizing (and finding my camera cable), doing my homework and laundry, and getting ready for yoga tonight. I love days off!

Go Giants!

Posted by Jenny at 03:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)