So with the whole increased free time thing, I made it back to the gym after work today. I lost so much of my running progress over the last four months. Not that I wasn't doing anything in that time -- a lot of it was taken up with the walkertracker thing. I had been working on increasing my speed after finishing the couch to 5k program and had ( Read more... )

I have finished the first stage of my swap bag. I'm super happy with the results of the color work although the shape is a little wonky. I think I managed to block most of the wonkyness out, but we will see after it dries. I guess this means I need to get my butt to JoAnns to get some fabric for the lining and a zipper. Or maybe a button. I'm ( Read more... )

First off, a picture from the ( prom party... )

First off, my cousin and his wife are having a little girl for whom I've been making a sweater.  It's lacy and yellow and will have little sunflower buttons all down the front (and is entirely machine washable).  Now my mother had informed me that she was due towards the beginning of April, and I adjusted my knitting time frame around that.  Today ( Read more... )

    Georgia is a lot further away from Louisiana than it looks.  I always forget that until I'm in the car; usually around the fourth hour or so it hits me.  We left at 10:00 am central and arrived at 9:00 pm eastern, which gave me time to work on the  Little Devil Pants  for my cousins and listen to Little Women  courtesy of LibriVox.  It will, ( Read more... )

This week we found, in no particular order:

• A Historic Standing Structure (read abandoned house).  That means more paperwork, bah! Also actual stuff, Yippy!  Also, I get to use the icon again, so that makes me happy. 
  
• The hills of Louisiana.  Louisiana is not supposed to be a hill filled state.  It is actually quite flat.  However, I feel like I've ( Read more... )

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I feel really productive today as I:

1. Got my oil changed

2. Picked up my last JoAnn's paycheck and exchanged the two skeins of green chunky yarn for two skeins of green worsted weight yarn, so that I have the appropriate materials for the sweater I want to make.

3. Checked out the West Chester Grower's Market. Yay! locally produced fresh ( Read more... )

Today I taught myself to knit. Anyone want a scarf ( Read more... )