"experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." -randy pausch
Showing posts with label nesting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nesting. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

the edge


do you ever get to a point in your day where this will just put you over the edge?
yeah.
me too.
is it summer yet???
we're officially couped up.
...
i wiped down all of my kitchen cabinets this morning.
they are sparkling white.
AND
i vacuumed my window treatments.
is this for real???
b/c
it makes me happy:)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

nesting {the angels sang}

oh nesting,
i LOVE you!
sean said this picture looks like it's coming from heaven.
i could hear the angels singing as i was stacking my cans in organized rows.
4 more bags to the goodwill and 2 more bags of garbage.
behind me are 20 organized bins.
i only have one more corner to tackle.
i have never slept so well in my entire life.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Friday, January 15, 2010

5 double crochets

it took me an hour to do that square.
at least it's supposed to be a square.
i need to work on my "tension."
meaning i need to try to be more even with my crochet-ing.
my mom just informed me i'll most likely have to undo it all and start over b/c i have 5 double crochets instead of 4 on one side.
the hardest part is trying to figure out the foreign language of code the pattern is telling you to do.
i'm having flashbacks of the stitch flounce when i was making my apron!
and let's not forget "press the fabric" when i was making brennan's quilt.
"press" means iron, in case you were wondering.
it does NOT mean press it together with the palm of your hands and hope it will stick.
despite having to learn a new language to make another blanket for max, i know i'm going to love it once i get going.
i have the urge to sit and crochet while watching grey's, or whichever show is in my recorder.
i love doing things with my hands.
the satisfaction of making something always feels so great.
still, i'm thinking i should have started this project sooner than now.
good thing grandma casper is making one too b/c i doubt this one will be ready by the time max arrives.
the best part of the entire process was sitting on the couch with my mom, laughing over what the directions were saying.
and then realizing i was supposed to have a square, when mine looked more like an uneven blob of a circle.
i loved the feeling of laughing at myself and learning together.
on my couch.
just crochet-ing away.
and there's just something about all of this pink that's making me feel more like a lady than i ever have before.
i love it.
all of it.