Episode009
I'm tired and I can't wake-up!!
I don't know why I'm so tired but I am. I feel worn out. So here it is 12 noon and I'm drinking coffee :o Unfortunately it's not my own roast -- but it's tasty. I tried drinking black tea -- it was good but then I went back to sleep. Uggh! I hate sleeping in late -- I know that I can't stay up late so if I wake up late and go to bed early -I feel like my day is shot!
Did I mention that I am holiday'd out already? I've decided that I'm not decorating the usual artificial tree, decorating or cooking a big meal or any of that stuff. I did buy a few gifts -- (son, best friend, boyfriend), but I am not going to wear myself out with all that other stuff typically associated with the holiday. Nope! It's been a really rough, tiring year and this is one that I can skip! I'll make up for it next year.
What's interesing is that I didn't put the chafing dishes away from Thanksgiving.
Well, they get to sit unused until the New Years Feast IF I decide to cook one and then they will be stored away again.
Crafty crap/What's on my needles
Since none of my sisters listen to my podcast, I can leak you that I'm working hard to catch up on afghans which are due to our new family additions -- which are not so new anymore. Whenever my sibs have a new baby or get married etc, I make it a point to create an individual crocheted afghan for that person.
Family gets to pick the colors and I get to create a design from granny squares with different color arrangements.
I love creating them but I seem to have fallen behind (big surprise). I have three afghans that are past due.
My sibs have beautiful babies, but it seemed that all of them were exepecting a new addition at the same time about 2 years ago.
How did I deal with that kind of pressure? I panicked and didn't crochet anything!
TA-DA.
Anyway, I have one sis who wants every afghan in pink and green, and another who wants them all in pink and yellow. Get it yet? -- LOTSA girls.
All of the rest of the afghans were for boys -- done and gone.
I love creating them and even if the basic colors are sometimes the same, I work to ensure that each one is done in a different pattern, style shade or texture of yarn.
(side note: this really works out -- I'm doing laundry now. You regular listeners know that my recording studio is in the basement -- not too far from the washer dryer. So there is not way that I could record right now. But I can BLOG. HA!)
Anyway, I'm working on my third pink and green afghan oh, and yup! -- the colors are associated with my sisters sorority.
It's her choice for her baby girls. I won't call out the name -- but some of you probably know which one it is
No guessing -- I won't say! Anyway, I just completed all the squares for that afghan.
I will start on the next set. No way am I going to be able to get them delivered by christmas -- but I might be able to get them there just after the new year.
Um.... I have not yet located the rest of that black cotton yarn -- that's problematic. I am nearly done with the sleeves -- in fact, I think I'm ready to start shaping and binding-off the last few stitches... but I'm not sure that I have enough for my turtle neck collar. I would just feel better if I found that last box of yarn.
I'm tempted to start a version of that mission falls sweater with some of my cheaper wool-ease... just so that I can work through some of the yarn.
Holy fuzz and strings! As I dug-out some fabric in the back room I found MORE yarn! So I started binning and boxing again. This is ridiculous! And until I make my way through some of this stuff -- to make WHATEVAH, no way can I let myself buy the mission falls wool needed to make the turtle neck in the mission falls Recollection Booklet. Whaaaaaaaa!
I should just jump into all that crap in the backroom and see just how bad it gets. NOT!!
ANTI-Decluttering
Guess who got the final installment of Nicki Epsteins "edge" books? Meeeeeeeeee!
OMG! It's very nice. I'll review it in the podcast cuz I want to say more about it than I'm willing to type (BCEG).
Decluttering and Minimizing
Ta Da!
I cut out and basted my first few pairs of slacks with my Bonfit Patterner -- see how long it takes me to get to doing things?
The cool part is that I got to go through a LOT of fabric that was stacked up in the cabinet-o-fabric and in the back room of the basement. Sadly-- but there is soooo much more.
(Side Note: Wow -- I kinda like this blogging -- it's actually a little easier than talking -- the editing certainly is
I have got about 4 pair of comfy slacks -- back darts, side zippers and no pockets and they are EXTRA long!!
Whoo-hoo! Why do I make such a big deal about that? Well when your legs are as long as mine, it's something you learn to appreciate. In fact, my height is the reason I started sewing as a kid (12).
The clothes that were long enough were too big or too "grown up" and the ones that fit were too short-- sleeves or inseam.
I a no longer worried about what looks too grown up. I just hate purchasing slacks that don't fit correctly or that cost too much. A major nationwide department store is really good about carrying "tall" slacks -- but it's hard to catch the right color in stock and I have never cottoned (yes I said it -- "cottoned") to ordering clothes from catalogs.
I thought I might add a new entry to my declutering -- "What I threw away". Anyone who has had to deal with a large scale decluttering job knows that there are just some things that have to go to the garbage- - not recycled (though that should count too) not re-purposed, not donated - but sent to the garbage.
Its' one of the fastest ways to get rid of "stuff" --but not always the best. The stuff I'm talking about pitching is stuff that definitely needs to be pitched and mostly it will be little innocuous stuff. Hmmm... for this first week. I'm gonna list it on the show -- cuz it just sounds so dumb. --lol.
You'll see as soon as I get the show posted and I'll list it all.
Closing comments
Okay -- even though I say I wouldn't do product placement stuff-- the coffee I'm drinking is called Royal Winter by Gevalia (do you think they'll mind the ad?)
I don't recommend any other pre-roasted coffee over roasting your own -- but this one is tasty when stored and brewed correctly.
What I wish I was doing
knitting on one of my knitting machines and working quickly through all this yarn.
Painting the walls on the first floor of my home.
Walking in the park with the pooch.
Someone go do those things for me?
For you podcast listeners -- just music this week.
L
I don't know why I'm so tired but I am. I feel worn out. So here it is 12 noon and I'm drinking coffee :o Unfortunately it's not my own roast -- but it's tasty. I tried drinking black tea -- it was good but then I went back to sleep. Uggh! I hate sleeping in late -- I know that I can't stay up late so if I wake up late and go to bed early -I feel like my day is shot!
Did I mention that I am holiday'd out already? I've decided that I'm not decorating the usual artificial tree, decorating or cooking a big meal or any of that stuff. I did buy a few gifts -- (son, best friend, boyfriend), but I am not going to wear myself out with all that other stuff typically associated with the holiday. Nope! It's been a really rough, tiring year and this is one that I can skip! I'll make up for it next year.
What's interesing is that I didn't put the chafing dishes away from Thanksgiving.
Well, they get to sit unused until the New Years Feast IF I decide to cook one and then they will be stored away again.
Crafty crap/What's on my needles
Since none of my sisters listen to my podcast, I can leak you that I'm working hard to catch up on afghans which are due to our new family additions -- which are not so new anymore. Whenever my sibs have a new baby or get married etc, I make it a point to create an individual crocheted afghan for that person.
Family gets to pick the colors and I get to create a design from granny squares with different color arrangements.
I love creating them but I seem to have fallen behind (big surprise). I have three afghans that are past due.
My sibs have beautiful babies, but it seemed that all of them were exepecting a new addition at the same time about 2 years ago.
How did I deal with that kind of pressure? I panicked and didn't crochet anything!
TA-DA.Anyway, I have one sis who wants every afghan in pink and green, and another who wants them all in pink and yellow. Get it yet? -- LOTSA girls.
All of the rest of the afghans were for boys -- done and gone.
I love creating them and even if the basic colors are sometimes the same, I work to ensure that each one is done in a different pattern, style shade or texture of yarn.
(side note: this really works out -- I'm doing laundry now. You regular listeners know that my recording studio is in the basement -- not too far from the washer dryer. So there is not way that I could record right now. But I can BLOG. HA!)
Anyway, I'm working on my third pink and green afghan oh, and yup! -- the colors are associated with my sisters sorority.
It's her choice for her baby girls. I won't call out the name -- but some of you probably know which one it is
No guessing -- I won't say!
Anyway, I just completed all the squares for that afghan. I will start on the next set. No way am I going to be able to get them delivered by christmas -- but I might be able to get them there just after the new year.
Um.... I have not yet located the rest of that black cotton yarn -- that's problematic. I am nearly done with the sleeves -- in fact, I think I'm ready to start shaping and binding-off the last few stitches... but I'm not sure that I have enough for my turtle neck collar. I would just feel better if I found that last box of yarn.
I'm tempted to start a version of that mission falls sweater with some of my cheaper wool-ease... just so that I can work through some of the yarn.
Holy fuzz and strings! As I dug-out some fabric in the back room I found MORE yarn! So I started binning and boxing again. This is ridiculous! And until I make my way through some of this stuff -- to make WHATEVAH, no way can I let myself buy the mission falls wool needed to make the turtle neck in the mission falls Recollection Booklet. Whaaaaaaaa!
I should just jump into all that crap in the backroom and see just how bad it gets. NOT!!
ANTI-Decluttering
Guess who got the final installment of Nicki Epsteins "edge" books? Meeeeeeeeee!
OMG! It's very nice. I'll review it in the podcast cuz I want to say more about it than I'm willing to type (BCEG).
Decluttering and Minimizing
Ta Da!
I cut out and basted my first few pairs of slacks with my Bonfit Patterner -- see how long it takes me to get to doing things?
The cool part is that I got to go through a LOT of fabric that was stacked up in the cabinet-o-fabric and in the back room of the basement. Sadly-- but there is soooo much more.
(Side Note: Wow -- I kinda like this blogging -- it's actually a little easier than talking -- the editing certainly is
I have got about 4 pair of comfy slacks -- back darts, side zippers and no pockets and they are EXTRA long!!
Whoo-hoo! Why do I make such a big deal about that? Well when your legs are as long as mine, it's something you learn to appreciate. In fact, my height is the reason I started sewing as a kid (12).
The clothes that were long enough were too big or too "grown up" and the ones that fit were too short-- sleeves or inseam.
I a no longer worried about what looks too grown up. I just hate purchasing slacks that don't fit correctly or that cost too much. A major nationwide department store is really good about carrying "tall" slacks -- but it's hard to catch the right color in stock and I have never cottoned (yes I said it -- "cottoned") to ordering clothes from catalogs.
I thought I might add a new entry to my declutering -- "What I threw away". Anyone who has had to deal with a large scale decluttering job knows that there are just some things that have to go to the garbage- - not recycled (though that should count too) not re-purposed, not donated - but sent to the garbage.
Its' one of the fastest ways to get rid of "stuff" --but not always the best. The stuff I'm talking about pitching is stuff that definitely needs to be pitched and mostly it will be little innocuous stuff. Hmmm... for this first week. I'm gonna list it on the show -- cuz it just sounds so dumb. --lol.
You'll see as soon as I get the show posted and I'll list it all.
Closing comments
Okay -- even though I say I wouldn't do product placement stuff-- the coffee I'm drinking is called Royal Winter by Gevalia (do you think they'll mind the ad?)
I don't recommend any other pre-roasted coffee over roasting your own -- but this one is tasty when stored and brewed correctly.
What I wish I was doing
knitting on one of my knitting machines and working quickly through all this yarn.
Painting the walls on the first floor of my home.
Walking in the park with the pooch.
Someone go do those things for me?
For you podcast listeners -- just music this week.
L
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