It's like knitting with silk!! And it's NOT the yarn! I'm using some acrylic yarn to play around with patterns and new skills for knitting. My very dear friend Cat send me several sets of knitting needles, and DPN's and one of the neatest crochet hooks I've ever seen. I can't wait to use it.
Anyway, there are 3 sets of bamboo needles, and oh my god, they're lovely! I love love love them!!! Even this acrylic yarn is just knitting beautifully! And I'm not really even making anything just a large swatch really. Oh so nice!
Thank you again my friend <3
Last weekend I picked up a few skeins of acrylic. One has turned into arm/wrist warmers, I crocheted them up quickly last Saturday/Sunday. Another skein is going to be 'practice socks' that I'm making for the hubby. Once I find the 'right' yarn for his house slipper-socks I want to have made a pair that big! LOL The 3rd skein was just a red skein, I needed it to make my little brothers hat, and I needed it on hand just in case my sister in laws pom pom comes off her hat. I had to secure the pom pom last week she wears it so much!!
And that same sister in law is coming over this weekend, and I might actually get to teach her to crochet this time :) She seemed genuinly interested in it last weekend when she was here. SO I have started a small square for her.
Anyway, not much else going on, just cleaning, and trying to run (though my knees hurt :( ) and knitting, crocheting, and kiddie care :) Such is life!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Chilly Morning
I seem to have gotten the 'itch' to write this morning.
Have you ever had someone that wouldn't leave you alone. Or take the hint? Now, I'm not the kind of person to usually put someone in their place. But, I don't think I'm all that 'unreadable' either.
Sure persistence pays off...for some. For others it just makes you a bother, annoyance, whatever your word choice is there.
I don't like hurting peoples feelings, and I'm sure this is a major downfall in my personality. Sometimes I just can't seem to make myself speak my mind. Mostly when it's concerning ME. Put me in a position to help, oh say, a baby that deserves breastmilk over formula. Or a woman deserving to know her choices for childbirth, then I can be fairly outspoken. Probably a bother, annoyance, whatever.
And now, for something completely different!!
I will be having the husband put the pics from my camera on his computer so that
1. I don't have over 200 pics on my camera.
2. the videos on there can come off.
3. I can update with some photos!!
Have you ever had someone that wouldn't leave you alone. Or take the hint? Now, I'm not the kind of person to usually put someone in their place. But, I don't think I'm all that 'unreadable' either.
Sure persistence pays off...for some. For others it just makes you a bother, annoyance, whatever your word choice is there.
I don't like hurting peoples feelings, and I'm sure this is a major downfall in my personality. Sometimes I just can't seem to make myself speak my mind. Mostly when it's concerning ME. Put me in a position to help, oh say, a baby that deserves breastmilk over formula. Or a woman deserving to know her choices for childbirth, then I can be fairly outspoken. Probably a bother, annoyance, whatever.
And now, for something completely different!!
I will be having the husband put the pics from my camera on his computer so that
1. I don't have over 200 pics on my camera.
2. the videos on there can come off.
3. I can update with some photos!!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Happy Anniversary! Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Anniversary because it is my 8 year anniversary! I can't believe we've been married that long!
Happy Birthday is for a dear friend Michelle. She is having a birthday give away on her blog, some beautiful stuff, check it out!!
Happy Birthday is for a dear friend Michelle. She is having a birthday give away on her blog, some beautiful stuff, check it out!!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Cold!
While not as cold as many of my friends, it is very cold. Yesterday, Friday, when I went out to run, it was 29*
I had on 2 pair of pants, a long sleeve turtle neck shirt, a t-shirt. Knee high socks, which are too thin to wear in my sneakers with out blistering, so I put on a pair of ankle socks too. Then my (crocheted by me) hat (which has my head phones pinned to it, so my ears stay warm and my hat stays on!) AND fleece gloves.
Unfortunately it was still too cold, my knees were not into running. I ended up walking briskly through my neighborhood, so I managed to stay perfectly warm. However, the wind began to blow on my last stretch, and the insides of my elbows was freezing (what an odd place?!). Made me wish I liked hot tea, I would have had a cup as soon as I walked in the door.
Today is supposed to hit 40. I might go out today. Sunday is supposed to be wet, but 40 and wet. I'd rather go today and rest when it's raining. Sunday is also my measurement day. EEK!
If I don't see any improvement I will wait another 2 weeks before I measure again. I'd like to increase the difficulty of my Yoga during my running days off. So I'll be crafting a new schedule.
Running and Easy Yoga (along with a few crunches and push ups)
*add slightly more difficult yoga on the day I don't run*
Running and Easy Yoga (plus crunches and push ups)
*yoga*
Running and Easy Yoga (crunches push ups)
and so on.
We'll see what tomorrow holds. My husband said to me on Thursday that he'd been able to SEE a difference and that just thrills me. :D Gave me even more reason to keep moving. I'm dying to fit into my clothes, and I will be over the moon if I can comfortably wear my shorts this summer. Last summer they weren't as comfortable as they had been the previous summer.
And I will not be buying more clothes. I LIKE my "skinny shorts" (they're 7's and 8's, but that's my usual size) and I HATE my 'fat jeans'. I will not buy bigger shorts. (and my legs look like hell right now so that doesn't matter so much yet ;)
I had on 2 pair of pants, a long sleeve turtle neck shirt, a t-shirt. Knee high socks, which are too thin to wear in my sneakers with out blistering, so I put on a pair of ankle socks too. Then my (crocheted by me) hat (which has my head phones pinned to it, so my ears stay warm and my hat stays on!) AND fleece gloves.
Unfortunately it was still too cold, my knees were not into running. I ended up walking briskly through my neighborhood, so I managed to stay perfectly warm. However, the wind began to blow on my last stretch, and the insides of my elbows was freezing (what an odd place?!). Made me wish I liked hot tea, I would have had a cup as soon as I walked in the door.
Today is supposed to hit 40. I might go out today. Sunday is supposed to be wet, but 40 and wet. I'd rather go today and rest when it's raining. Sunday is also my measurement day. EEK!
If I don't see any improvement I will wait another 2 weeks before I measure again. I'd like to increase the difficulty of my Yoga during my running days off. So I'll be crafting a new schedule.
Running and Easy Yoga (along with a few crunches and push ups)
*add slightly more difficult yoga on the day I don't run*
Running and Easy Yoga (plus crunches and push ups)
*yoga*
Running and Easy Yoga (crunches push ups)
and so on.
We'll see what tomorrow holds. My husband said to me on Thursday that he'd been able to SEE a difference and that just thrills me. :D Gave me even more reason to keep moving. I'm dying to fit into my clothes, and I will be over the moon if I can comfortably wear my shorts this summer. Last summer they weren't as comfortable as they had been the previous summer.
And I will not be buying more clothes. I LIKE my "skinny shorts" (they're 7's and 8's, but that's my usual size) and I HATE my 'fat jeans'. I will not buy bigger shorts. (and my legs look like hell right now so that doesn't matter so much yet ;)
Monday, January 12, 2009
knitting!
well, thanks to my darling friend Cat I have managed to master the purl stitch and am off to knitting land :) Also a thanks to Carrie for helping me find a pattern for a hat done on straights (my choices in needles is much smaller compared my choices in hooks) and I did manage to knit a hat in about 4 days. I only failed to make it long enough, but it still worked out. It fits my head, but doesn't cover my ears. the decreases are good looking and it's not pointed making me look like cone head. :) I am very happy with it. I did drop a few stitches but that gives me the chance to work out how to repair a dropped stitch with out ripping the garment back (because I hate trying to pick up the stitches with knitting. too many!! I much prefer pulling back crochet, just one loop to worry about.
Once I have a proper computer back I will have tons of pictures to upload and I will try to get some taken of the hat before I add on the crocheted bottom (going ot use crochet to make it long enough) Then I'll be finding another color yarn somewhere in my stash to make the same hat again lol.
Ok, that's two blog posts for the day, and it's 9 am, time for breakfast!!!
Once I have a proper computer back I will have tons of pictures to upload and I will try to get some taken of the hat before I add on the crocheted bottom (going ot use crochet to make it long enough) Then I'll be finding another color yarn somewhere in my stash to make the same hat again lol.
Ok, that's two blog posts for the day, and it's 9 am, time for breakfast!!!
yay! results!
on January 4th I posted about the fat. I also said I would be doing something about it. well here ya go.
I have been doing interval training. A very good friend of mine, Nichole, has been doing this as well with great results. Encouraging enough for ME to actually want to try it. It's running. I hate running. But, I have been getting out there almost every other day (almost because I had one rain day which kept me from running one day).
On the rainy day I chose to do Winsor Pilates instead. Interval Training for those who aren't googling ;) Is running for a block of time, then walking. If you google you can find a better decription. You do this every other day. I have chosen to follow my body and jog/run for as long as my body feels able, then I walk until I'm feeling rested enough to run again. I set small goals and aim for landmarks. I do my best to make it with in a few strides, and have done rather well.
On my days off from running I try to do Hatha Yoga, it's easy ground work and designed for relaxation.
As my body becomes used to the running and yoga and my weight/inches loss declines and plateaus I will be adding the Winsor Pilaties in as my 'running day off' work out' and adding the yoga to the running days before my run (I did this once last week and loved it.)
Alright, on to the results. I took my first measurements on 1/4/2009 and my second on 1/11/2009
After 8 days:
biceps - minus 1.5 inches
chest - minus 1.75 inches
waist - minus .5 inches
hips - minus 1.62 inches
thigh - minus 1.5 inches
I am just thrilled!! Hopefully this summer will still see me getting some of this done, either in the morning or just as it's getting dark, I do not handle heat well. (nor cold for that matter, but it's easier to get warm running than it is to keep from over heating) And I would love to add swimming to my routine, even if it is only for a few weeks while the pools are open.
I have been doing interval training. A very good friend of mine, Nichole, has been doing this as well with great results. Encouraging enough for ME to actually want to try it. It's running. I hate running. But, I have been getting out there almost every other day (almost because I had one rain day which kept me from running one day).
On the rainy day I chose to do Winsor Pilates instead. Interval Training for those who aren't googling ;) Is running for a block of time, then walking. If you google you can find a better decription. You do this every other day. I have chosen to follow my body and jog/run for as long as my body feels able, then I walk until I'm feeling rested enough to run again. I set small goals and aim for landmarks. I do my best to make it with in a few strides, and have done rather well.
On my days off from running I try to do Hatha Yoga, it's easy ground work and designed for relaxation.
As my body becomes used to the running and yoga and my weight/inches loss declines and plateaus I will be adding the Winsor Pilaties in as my 'running day off' work out' and adding the yoga to the running days before my run (I did this once last week and loved it.)
Alright, on to the results. I took my first measurements on 1/4/2009 and my second on 1/11/2009
After 8 days:
biceps - minus 1.5 inches
chest - minus 1.75 inches
waist - minus .5 inches
hips - minus 1.62 inches
thigh - minus 1.5 inches
I am just thrilled!! Hopefully this summer will still see me getting some of this done, either in the morning or just as it's getting dark, I do not handle heat well. (nor cold for that matter, but it's easier to get warm running than it is to keep from over heating) And I would love to add swimming to my routine, even if it is only for a few weeks while the pools are open.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Fat
I. feel. Fat. Yes, fat. So, I'm trying to do something about it. I've never been very athletic, and for no good reason. I'm just lazy. So, yes, gonna be doing something about it.
The Christmas crocheting is over, which is why I haven't been posting, so now it's on to not posting because I have nothing to post about, and will be working out.
On a positive note, I did manage to read all of the Twilight Saga over Christmas, and loved the books! Next venture is to try to see the movie.
The Christmas crocheting is over, which is why I haven't been posting, so now it's on to not posting because I have nothing to post about, and will be working out.
On a positive note, I did manage to read all of the Twilight Saga over Christmas, and loved the books! Next venture is to try to see the movie.
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