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Two good, content-filled days in a row
Dec. 17th, 2008 12:11 amMonday:
1. Started off with a great therapy session. I talked about not having goals and dreams. We discussed why I've been lacking in such. I managed to identify one goal/dream: becoming a master crafter.
2. Went to the local beading store and got materials to restore my grandmother's necklace, a crystal beaded thing that belonged to her mother. This inspired me to learn more about beading and jewelry-making...
3. So I went to the library and took out a few books on beading, knitting and fabric dyeing.
4. When I got home, my new knitting needle set was waiting for me. It's nifty. There was also an Eddie Bauer package with my name on it---Jule had sent me a really nice red stretch velvet track suit. It fits perfectly.
5. I finished restoring Grandma's necklace, and she was very pleased with the results. I got paid, even.
6. I finally got an email from my dad! Yay! I still need to write back. I've actually been really busy.
7. I found out that the velvet anorak from J. Jill was marked down about $100. So I withdrew some money from my paypal account, rounded up 70 bucks worth of Lands End stuff for refunding, and ordered the thing. 'Cause every artist chick needs a black velvet jacket!
Tuesday (today)
1. As soon as I woke up, started on making holiday cards (and two laundry loads). I used bristol board as my card stock, and did mini-paintings with metallic acrylic paints on contrasting high-grade construction paper. They're festive, but not exclusively Holiday-themed.
2. Grandma stopped by and paid me a pretty righteous sum for restoring the necklace. Yay, cash!
3. I decided to check out a yarn store in Torrington, CT about 30 miles away from where I live. The drive was quite nice, about the same distance as Pittsfield but with less traffic and fewer lights. I stopped at the Kmart first, and found some 10K gold hoop earrings for 15 bucks (originally 85). Nice stocking stuffer for mom. She really wanted some gold earrings.
4. The yarn store I checked out was Hither And Yarn. It's a small shop, but the prices are good and the service is friendly. They had sport-weight alpaca yarn on sale, so I bought some deep teal heather skeins for a lacy shawl. I'm still debating which shawl pattern to use, but leaning towards flower-petal or feather-and-fan.
5. Once I got home, I organized and inventoried all my knitting and crochet equipment. Man, I've got a lot of needles.
6. Leftover lamb steak and beet salad for dinner. Yummyyy.
So yeah, I've been a busy girl. It feels nice. Tired now. Fall down go boom.
1. Started off with a great therapy session. I talked about not having goals and dreams. We discussed why I've been lacking in such. I managed to identify one goal/dream: becoming a master crafter.
2. Went to the local beading store and got materials to restore my grandmother's necklace, a crystal beaded thing that belonged to her mother. This inspired me to learn more about beading and jewelry-making...
3. So I went to the library and took out a few books on beading, knitting and fabric dyeing.
4. When I got home, my new knitting needle set was waiting for me. It's nifty. There was also an Eddie Bauer package with my name on it---Jule had sent me a really nice red stretch velvet track suit. It fits perfectly.
5. I finished restoring Grandma's necklace, and she was very pleased with the results. I got paid, even.
6. I finally got an email from my dad! Yay! I still need to write back. I've actually been really busy.
7. I found out that the velvet anorak from J. Jill was marked down about $100. So I withdrew some money from my paypal account, rounded up 70 bucks worth of Lands End stuff for refunding, and ordered the thing. 'Cause every artist chick needs a black velvet jacket!
Tuesday (today)
1. As soon as I woke up, started on making holiday cards (and two laundry loads). I used bristol board as my card stock, and did mini-paintings with metallic acrylic paints on contrasting high-grade construction paper. They're festive, but not exclusively Holiday-themed.
2. Grandma stopped by and paid me a pretty righteous sum for restoring the necklace. Yay, cash!
3. I decided to check out a yarn store in Torrington, CT about 30 miles away from where I live. The drive was quite nice, about the same distance as Pittsfield but with less traffic and fewer lights. I stopped at the Kmart first, and found some 10K gold hoop earrings for 15 bucks (originally 85). Nice stocking stuffer for mom. She really wanted some gold earrings.
4. The yarn store I checked out was Hither And Yarn. It's a small shop, but the prices are good and the service is friendly. They had sport-weight alpaca yarn on sale, so I bought some deep teal heather skeins for a lacy shawl. I'm still debating which shawl pattern to use, but leaning towards flower-petal or feather-and-fan.
5. Once I got home, I organized and inventoried all my knitting and crochet equipment. Man, I've got a lot of needles.
6. Leftover lamb steak and beet salad for dinner. Yummyyy.
So yeah, I've been a busy girl. It feels nice. Tired now. Fall down go boom.
