and life continues. I have a lot going on at work. Way too much. There is so much that needs caught up that I am not sure if it will happen. I haven't done a lot of demographics in about 5 weeks and just because we are closed, doesn't mean people don't move, give birth, get married, etc.
Ethan will be leaving for school this weekend. It was a nightmare, as he needed to have several THOUSAND dollars to go back because his Fall semester bill wasn't paid. It would have been so much easier if we (Ethan and I) knew about it before Monday, but Steve didn't say anything until Monday. Oh, well, we have a small fix that will buy us some time.
So on to goals for the year. None are really accomplished yet, but I have plans. I was going to do a down and dirty cleaning in the living room last weekend, but got sucked into a project for Steve. He has a 15 passenger van and wanted to build a bench to go between the front two seats. He built it, but wanted a cushioned cover over it. I was in charge of that part- and it HAD to be completed last weekend. I spent most of Saturday designing one out of old blue jeans. It came out pretty good, but it wasn't my plan for the day.
What I have accomplished is some knitting. I got one slipper done, one to go. It will be glorious when it is felted. I am working on the second one now. I am also working on the Age of Brass and Steam shawl in Lion Brand Amazing. It is a great set of colors- bright blues, oranges, fuschias. It's so much fun to knit that I don't mind the miles of stockinette stitch.
I am still reading The Book Thief and it is very good. I almost have a hard time putting it down, it's so good. I highly recommend it.
Classes start on Monday and I am happy/scared/ excited all at the same time. As I said, Ethan goes back to school over the weekend. Baylor heads out for Tucson next week. It will be me and the dogs again. I'll miss my boys, but they are on the downhill slide of finishing school. I hope it all goes well.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
New starts and snowy days
So, here we are at a new year. I love new starts - the opportunity to think about what you would change in your life. If you could change anything about yourself, what would you choose? To lose weight? Organize? Purge? Quit procrastinating? All of the above? That is what I want to do. I also want to be more grateful for all the things in my life. One of my goals is to be grateful and try to seek out the good in life.
I am a naturally upbeat person. Many think it's because I am uninformed, maybe even a bit daft. Its just the way I am wired. I could look at life and see things that are negative, but I chose not to - to look at the way things could be and the bright side of the event. Oh, sure, I have times that I get down, overloaded, all too sad, but I don't stay there long.
Here are my two grateful things so far:
January 1
I am grateful for my friends that I can go and play with for an evening. They got me out of the house yesterday before a snow storm and allowed me to enjoy some time without my family. I love my family dearly, but just needed a break.
January 2
I am grateful for snow. I love snow, even when it causes travel issues. There is something very exciting about snowy weather. The chance for a snow day always hides in the back of my mind. I don't get them very often any more, but I still can dream. Even when you are at work, there is a change in the air on a snowy day. You feel like you live in a snow globe.
Knitting goal:
As always, I have goals for knitting. This month I am finishing my Christmas gifts, hopefully before the 7th. I am also working on the Age of Steam and Brass shawl. It's an easy shawl so I am doing it in bright colors. I need to finish a WIP, but that remains to be seen.
Household goal:
I need to finish cleaning the living room this weekend. Maybe even get the tree and some other decorations taken down. I think I'll get another tote or two to be sure I have good ones for the Christmas stuff. Maybe do some moving around - move yarn out of clear totes into colored ones, move Christmas stuff into clear totes. I don't have much up that needs taken down, but do have a few things that need completed.
I would say that takes care of at least three areas of my life for my resolutions. I need to look for text books and see if renting would be cheaper than buying. It would have to be significant to make it worth my time, but for now, I believe it's time for some ice cream.
I am a naturally upbeat person. Many think it's because I am uninformed, maybe even a bit daft. Its just the way I am wired. I could look at life and see things that are negative, but I chose not to - to look at the way things could be and the bright side of the event. Oh, sure, I have times that I get down, overloaded, all too sad, but I don't stay there long.
Here are my two grateful things so far:
January 1
I am grateful for my friends that I can go and play with for an evening. They got me out of the house yesterday before a snow storm and allowed me to enjoy some time without my family. I love my family dearly, but just needed a break.
January 2
I am grateful for snow. I love snow, even when it causes travel issues. There is something very exciting about snowy weather. The chance for a snow day always hides in the back of my mind. I don't get them very often any more, but I still can dream. Even when you are at work, there is a change in the air on a snowy day. You feel like you live in a snow globe.
Knitting goal:
As always, I have goals for knitting. This month I am finishing my Christmas gifts, hopefully before the 7th. I am also working on the Age of Steam and Brass shawl. It's an easy shawl so I am doing it in bright colors. I need to finish a WIP, but that remains to be seen.
Household goal:
I need to finish cleaning the living room this weekend. Maybe even get the tree and some other decorations taken down. I think I'll get another tote or two to be sure I have good ones for the Christmas stuff. Maybe do some moving around - move yarn out of clear totes into colored ones, move Christmas stuff into clear totes. I don't have much up that needs taken down, but do have a few things that need completed.
I would say that takes care of at least three areas of my life for my resolutions. I need to look for text books and see if renting would be cheaper than buying. It would have to be significant to make it worth my time, but for now, I believe it's time for some ice cream.
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