we haven't been married all that long, but i feel like its been forever. i feel like im stuck in time right now. i am looking forward to so many things and its almost like im rushing towards them and forgetting to just ENJOY the time i have right with my husband.
i need to get better at that.
my house isn't giving me that good homey feeling anymore. i decided to paint the hallways this weekend. maybe that will help. i need to add color to our house. i don't like walls, its too impersonal. i want warmness in every corner and on every wall. i want people to walk in and instantly feel comforted in our home.
theres a new store in town, real deals on home decor. i checked out their website and it looks like some of their things will fit into our home just perfectly. i'm planning to check with out with my N.D. girl kelly on saturday.
tonight i am going to wash down the walls with tsp (i think thats the name of it). they are filthy. just like the carpets i cleaned last weekend, yay for me. and maybe we can go buy the paint tonight, its by dutch boy, we usually just get the walmart paint, its pretty cheap and decent quality, but i need something for high traffic areas... butt go do some research. I don't know if satin is good for that or not. the actual painting process should not take very long at all. i love getting a new look in a small amount of time. painting can be a pain, but this should be easy, breezy. and my loving husband usually does all the rolling and the ceiling trim is my job.
saturday we are scheduled to go rummage saling. oh how i love to garage sale!!! im actually going to one before work tomorrow. :)
so i totally went off a limb and this post was nothing like i planned, oh well. another day. :o)
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
I'm back!
oops, i have been a bad blogger! I haven't posted in what seems like forever. But does anyone actually read my blog? who knows. I'm using it for more of a place to just put my thoughts. My husband doesn't even know I have one so its better than having a diary he can snoop through. and... futhermore... I can much easier type during the day than I can write in a journal at night, because, of course, my hands are tied up at night during my freetime with needles!
So.. I *finally* got my books. It was ridiculous how long it took and it didn't help that I was anxiously awaiting them. I haven't done anything out of One Skein yet, but I hope to make some petal bibs for an upcoming craft fair (November, I'm getting prepared early!) and the little felted mini totes, so cute! Perfect for Christmas gifts for all the girls on our list.
I have, though, made three baby hats and I'm about to finish my fourth. I really should post pics, but you see, its such a PAIN for me to fire up my computer at home because I can't leave it on overnight (for fear it might blow up or something bizzare) so it just takes so much time out of my night to upload photos. I really need to though. I will, promise.
I have also been making baby bibs from Mason-Dixon Knitting. I got this book at the library and I really like it. I copied (oops, is that illegal?!) a lot of the patterns and put them in sheet protectors in my knitting binder (s). yeah more than one, is that surprising?! I am a bit obsessive with crafting hobbies, just ask my mum.
I want to make a big order from knitpicks.com they have decent priced yarn. But, I have also found some great wool at Wild Purls, our LYS. And I am happy to support her, but she doesn't have much cotton or other things.
Oh yeah! I also bought the Felted Clog pattern from Fiber Trends. Perfect Christmas gift for my mom! She wears slippers ALL the time. There is a class being offered at our LYS but its $25 or $35 plus cost of materials. I guess it would be okay to just take it because I could learn it right the first time, I plan to make quite a few pairs.
And.. in other news. Babies! No. we aren't having any... yet... but we have semi-seriously decided to try next summer. I am so excited. I have so much baby knitting to do. I have already started putting money away for our "baby fund". Yes, I am crazy and obsessive. But I want us to be prepared as much as possible when we do decide to add a little one to our family. Its a big decision though and we need some time to do things we can do now before we have a baby to carry along or find a babysitter.
My mom was here last weekend (memorial day) for a visit. It was so nice of her to come out here. We planted some flowers in my garden, its fab! We shopped, of course! Went to church together. Ate out, A LOT! Went up to Red Lodge and Chad drove us over the mountain, it was so much fun! She just loves it up there and its nice to get away from it all and enjoy nature.
I have been finding some really great blogs.. I'll share later.
So.. I *finally* got my books. It was ridiculous how long it took and it didn't help that I was anxiously awaiting them. I haven't done anything out of One Skein yet, but I hope to make some petal bibs for an upcoming craft fair (November, I'm getting prepared early!) and the little felted mini totes, so cute! Perfect for Christmas gifts for all the girls on our list.
I have, though, made three baby hats and I'm about to finish my fourth. I really should post pics, but you see, its such a PAIN for me to fire up my computer at home because I can't leave it on overnight (for fear it might blow up or something bizzare) so it just takes so much time out of my night to upload photos. I really need to though. I will, promise.
I have also been making baby bibs from Mason-Dixon Knitting. I got this book at the library and I really like it. I copied (oops, is that illegal?!) a lot of the patterns and put them in sheet protectors in my knitting binder (s). yeah more than one, is that surprising?! I am a bit obsessive with crafting hobbies, just ask my mum.
I want to make a big order from knitpicks.com they have decent priced yarn. But, I have also found some great wool at Wild Purls, our LYS. And I am happy to support her, but she doesn't have much cotton or other things.
Oh yeah! I also bought the Felted Clog pattern from Fiber Trends. Perfect Christmas gift for my mom! She wears slippers ALL the time. There is a class being offered at our LYS but its $25 or $35 plus cost of materials. I guess it would be okay to just take it because I could learn it right the first time, I plan to make quite a few pairs.
And.. in other news. Babies! No. we aren't having any... yet... but we have semi-seriously decided to try next summer. I am so excited. I have so much baby knitting to do. I have already started putting money away for our "baby fund". Yes, I am crazy and obsessive. But I want us to be prepared as much as possible when we do decide to add a little one to our family. Its a big decision though and we need some time to do things we can do now before we have a baby to carry along or find a babysitter.
My mom was here last weekend (memorial day) for a visit. It was so nice of her to come out here. We planted some flowers in my garden, its fab! We shopped, of course! Went to church together. Ate out, A LOT! Went up to Red Lodge and Chad drove us over the mountain, it was so much fun! She just loves it up there and its nice to get away from it all and enjoy nature.
I have been finding some really great blogs.. I'll share later.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
friends?!
So friends... we all have them, some have lots some have few. Since I have moved here, I've really found out WHO is my friend and WHO wants to make an effort to keep that friendship going. When you are in high school, its pretty easy to keep your friends (well maybe not but thats a sore subject for me and I won't go there). You see them every day, talk to them everyday, in class, in the halls, after school, etc. Its "convienient" to have them as friends.
But... then you go to college, you branch out, meet new people, so do you forget your old friends? Only talk to them when you just-so-happy to run into them? Or do you ocntinue to keep that frienship going, regardless of the fact that its going to be more difficult because you DON'T see them every day, you DON'T have that opporunity to keep it "easy" to be friends.
I think its a lot more work to keep a friendship going if you aren't close in location. I know this for a fact because all of my good friends live NOWHERE near where I am. And.. I think, a good friend CALLS you, they call to see how you are, they call beacuse they miss talking to you, and they call because they are doing their part to keep your friendship going.
I have one friend from GRADE school that I email almost every single day, I probably talk to her more than I talk to ANY of my friends here in town. She is familiar, she is comfortable, and I feel "good" discussing everyday things with her.
Life gets busy, really busy. I was just thinkign in my car today, how did my life get SO BUSY?! Do I just make it that way? I'm not planning a wedding, like last year, I don't have kids to look after, so what am I doing that keeps me sooo busy?! Owning a house and keeping it clean is a lot of work, feeding your family every day after 8 hours of work keeps me busy, my hobbies keep me busy, my garden, my husband, my dog... and eventually, I hope, my babies.
BUT, I truly hope that I always remember to take that extra time to cherish the friends I have in my life and let them know that I am thinking about them and that I care about them.
Okay, enough of that.
Its 9:49 and my damn books aren't here yet. I HATE DHL!!!!!!
But I did find needles at my LYS-Wild Purls-and they are about the same price a online without shipping, I have a 10% off coupon forMmonday nights, so I plan to get my needles on Monday for the itty bitty hats.
But... then you go to college, you branch out, meet new people, so do you forget your old friends? Only talk to them when you just-so-happy to run into them? Or do you ocntinue to keep that frienship going, regardless of the fact that its going to be more difficult because you DON'T see them every day, you DON'T have that opporunity to keep it "easy" to be friends.
I think its a lot more work to keep a friendship going if you aren't close in location. I know this for a fact because all of my good friends live NOWHERE near where I am. And.. I think, a good friend CALLS you, they call to see how you are, they call beacuse they miss talking to you, and they call because they are doing their part to keep your friendship going.
I have one friend from GRADE school that I email almost every single day, I probably talk to her more than I talk to ANY of my friends here in town. She is familiar, she is comfortable, and I feel "good" discussing everyday things with her.
Life gets busy, really busy. I was just thinkign in my car today, how did my life get SO BUSY?! Do I just make it that way? I'm not planning a wedding, like last year, I don't have kids to look after, so what am I doing that keeps me sooo busy?! Owning a house and keeping it clean is a lot of work, feeding your family every day after 8 hours of work keeps me busy, my hobbies keep me busy, my garden, my husband, my dog... and eventually, I hope, my babies.
BUT, I truly hope that I always remember to take that extra time to cherish the friends I have in my life and let them know that I am thinking about them and that I care about them.
Okay, enough of that.
Its 9:49 and my damn books aren't here yet. I HATE DHL!!!!!!
But I did find needles at my LYS-Wild Purls-and they are about the same price a online without shipping, I have a 10% off coupon forMmonday nights, so I plan to get my needles on Monday for the itty bitty hats.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
hopeful
I am hopeful that my birthday books will come today. Amazon.com said they were "scanned in for arrival" at 7:30. Please! DHL! Make a stop at my work today!!!!!!
I cannot WAIT for my birthday books to get here:
1. One Skein, I saw this at Michaels. LOTS of fun, cute projects.
Maybe if I have time this weekend, I can whip a few up for our rummage sale/craft sale next weekend.
2. itty bitty hats! I have seen blogs with people's hats and they are TO DIE FOR. soooo darn cute. by the time we finally have babies, I will have probably made one of each for the little munchkin! I can't WAIT to start.
But, I don't have any of the needles, so more waiting to order those and get them in the mail. Bah! This town is no good for the knitting supplies I need. I suppose I should check my LYS, but way too overprices. So I'll go online. I found some at fabulousyarn.com, great prices too.
I am off to run errands and go to the library! yay! More knitting books there for me! :)
Sunday, May 6, 2007
goodbye 23, happy birthday to me!
Today, I turn 24 years old. Wow... It seems old, but still young. I guess it just depends which way you look at it.
This past year, a lot happened. I became a homeowner, the mom of a dog, a WIFE!, went to another country for the first time, got the biggest raise yet, met some new friends, learned to be more independent.
And for the next year, here are a few of my goals:
-learn more, more, more about knitting
-start discovering photography
-treasure the special times in my life with important people
-improve the relationship between my husband and I
-DECLUTTER!
-Finish painting the house and adding decor touches
-pay off debts: car (December), credit card (July), and Ashley Furniture bill (March)
-harvest a bigger deer than last year!
-get my house in order, make it more "homey" and disgard things we don't use.
We are going to go shopping today, I ordered "itty bitty hats" and I need a size 7 circ needle and size 7 dpn, so we are going to check at Michael's today. Our JoAnns sucks and doesn't carry either!! boohoo! The lady I work with said I could use my J coupons at M's, so we'll see what happens. Chad needs some work pants and we were going to buy bikes... At least I know I want one.
Speaking of purchases, yesterday we bought a 2001 Polaris Sportsman 500, its a four wheeler. Put us back a bit but I've worked out a budget to replenish our savings by July 2008 from that purchase, and its just cheaper to NOT take out a loan, plus then insurance on it isn't required. Chad is really happy about it, it will be fun to have to take riding places! And its much safer than a dirtbike!
And about the raise above, this week I was given a $100/paycheck raise. I was soooo happy because my raise for the year made me a little less than happy. I guess all my hardwork is paying off! Hurray! :)
This past year, a lot happened. I became a homeowner, the mom of a dog, a WIFE!, went to another country for the first time, got the biggest raise yet, met some new friends, learned to be more independent.
And for the next year, here are a few of my goals:
-learn more, more, more about knitting
-start discovering photography
-treasure the special times in my life with important people
-improve the relationship between my husband and I
-DECLUTTER!
-Finish painting the house and adding decor touches
-pay off debts: car (December), credit card (July), and Ashley Furniture bill (March)
-harvest a bigger deer than last year!
-get my house in order, make it more "homey" and disgard things we don't use.
We are going to go shopping today, I ordered "itty bitty hats" and I need a size 7 circ needle and size 7 dpn, so we are going to check at Michael's today. Our JoAnns sucks and doesn't carry either!! boohoo! The lady I work with said I could use my J coupons at M's, so we'll see what happens. Chad needs some work pants and we were going to buy bikes... At least I know I want one.
Speaking of purchases, yesterday we bought a 2001 Polaris Sportsman 500, its a four wheeler. Put us back a bit but I've worked out a budget to replenish our savings by July 2008 from that purchase, and its just cheaper to NOT take out a loan, plus then insurance on it isn't required. Chad is really happy about it, it will be fun to have to take riding places! And its much safer than a dirtbike!
And about the raise above, this week I was given a $100/paycheck raise. I was soooo happy because my raise for the year made me a little less than happy. I guess all my hardwork is paying off! Hurray! :)
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