Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitting. Show all posts
Friday, May 31, 2013
Log Cabin
Knitting has always been a hobby of mine and yet I just figured out how to do the log cabin tiles! Been knitting away at my new project!
Friday, March 29, 2013
Simpler Living
Yesterday M and I discussed about feeling disconnected from ourselves and each other. We decided to do something to get us back into feeling better and getting more refreshed. We started off by declaring that no t.v. or computer time will be allowed (besides allowing to put music on and to watch a work out video). The outcome was amazing.
So what did we do in that time? I started and defeated casting on my first toe up sock. I cleaned out the entire second bedroom closet and threw away 2 more bags of garbage (where does this junk come from?), started working on the foot of the sock, read some more about tiny living and minimalism, and made a wonderful cod dinner as well as organized most of our books.
The closet it self was a big project. We had the entire shelf above the clothes bar full of papers, half filled note books and things we just generally did not need anymore and had forgotten about. I went through every piece of paper and threw out everything we had not used in the last year (which was almost all of it). The top of the closet is now almost bare. M even asked last night what we were going to do with that space and I smiled and replied "I do not know." It is nice having the extra space.
Next was the books. I went through the book shelves and put books in order based on fantasy/fictional books and educations books and homesteading/craft books. That took a while. I am not even close to be done with it all either. Next weekend (because we have company coming over Sunday for game day!) we are going go to through the books and decide what ones we want to sell and plan on selling at least 75% of them. We have a lot. By a lot I mean 6 bookshelves, 1 closet and a few stacks hidden places as well. And these book shelves don't just have a few books on them, no. They are stuffed with books on top of books to use up as much space as possible. We love our books but it is time to let go of the ones we do not plan on reading again.
The dinner was delicious. Wild Caught Cod with olive oil, some herbs and a fresh orange made a delicious dinner and helped us relax after working so hard on trying to organize and clean.
We finished off the evening by M reading and I knitting on the couch just enjoying the quietness of the evening. Ronnie (my dog) cuddled on the couch with us and we just enjoyed being. It was a great feeling and one that I plan on recreating again tonight. A night without technology really brings bliss.
So what did we do in that time? I started and defeated casting on my first toe up sock. I cleaned out the entire second bedroom closet and threw away 2 more bags of garbage (where does this junk come from?), started working on the foot of the sock, read some more about tiny living and minimalism, and made a wonderful cod dinner as well as organized most of our books.
The closet it self was a big project. We had the entire shelf above the clothes bar full of papers, half filled note books and things we just generally did not need anymore and had forgotten about. I went through every piece of paper and threw out everything we had not used in the last year (which was almost all of it). The top of the closet is now almost bare. M even asked last night what we were going to do with that space and I smiled and replied "I do not know." It is nice having the extra space.
Next was the books. I went through the book shelves and put books in order based on fantasy/fictional books and educations books and homesteading/craft books. That took a while. I am not even close to be done with it all either. Next weekend (because we have company coming over Sunday for game day!) we are going go to through the books and decide what ones we want to sell and plan on selling at least 75% of them. We have a lot. By a lot I mean 6 bookshelves, 1 closet and a few stacks hidden places as well. And these book shelves don't just have a few books on them, no. They are stuffed with books on top of books to use up as much space as possible. We love our books but it is time to let go of the ones we do not plan on reading again.
The dinner was delicious. Wild Caught Cod with olive oil, some herbs and a fresh orange made a delicious dinner and helped us relax after working so hard on trying to organize and clean.
We finished off the evening by M reading and I knitting on the couch just enjoying the quietness of the evening. Ronnie (my dog) cuddled on the couch with us and we just enjoyed being. It was a great feeling and one that I plan on recreating again tonight. A night without technology really brings bliss.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Homesteading Dream
This week has been full of things pushing me towards fulfilling my homesteading dream.
First off, on Monday, I finally learned how to knit socks. This may not seem like a huge deal to many of you but to me it is HUGE! I have been knitting on and off since about the age of seven and the thought of knitting a sock terrified me. I was always afraid that it was going to be impossibly hard and I would get super frustrated and give up with out accomplishing anything. Well thankfully the life saver of modern times, aka YouTube, saved the day. I finally learned how to turn the heel and make the gusset (the triangle thing by the heel for those who don't know). And now I have completed my first pair of socks! Amazing I know. They need some improvements but I figured for my first pair they are pretty darn good. I am wearing them as I type.
The second thing that really has me on the homesteading bandwagon is making my own onion powder. Yup, I did it. Another thing I thought near impossible that I accomplished this week. It was super easy as well! I even got to use my mortar and pestle! Oven baked the onions until they were super crunchy (low heat over a few hours) and then pounded away at them with my stone. It was great fun and really made me think of doing this for the rest of my life. Now the only thing that could have made it better if I grew the onions but there is always room for improvement.
I continue to read up on homesteading . Put a ton of books on hold at the local library. Would love to own them all but we have to save all our pennies, nickels and dimes if we want to afford a homestead in Western Washington.
This was a great week for me and realizing my dreams. I can't wait until next week when I get to try something new.
Until next time!
First off, on Monday, I finally learned how to knit socks. This may not seem like a huge deal to many of you but to me it is HUGE! I have been knitting on and off since about the age of seven and the thought of knitting a sock terrified me. I was always afraid that it was going to be impossibly hard and I would get super frustrated and give up with out accomplishing anything. Well thankfully the life saver of modern times, aka YouTube, saved the day. I finally learned how to turn the heel and make the gusset (the triangle thing by the heel for those who don't know). And now I have completed my first pair of socks! Amazing I know. They need some improvements but I figured for my first pair they are pretty darn good. I am wearing them as I type.
The second thing that really has me on the homesteading bandwagon is making my own onion powder. Yup, I did it. Another thing I thought near impossible that I accomplished this week. It was super easy as well! I even got to use my mortar and pestle! Oven baked the onions until they were super crunchy (low heat over a few hours) and then pounded away at them with my stone. It was great fun and really made me think of doing this for the rest of my life. Now the only thing that could have made it better if I grew the onions but there is always room for improvement.
I continue to read up on homesteading . Put a ton of books on hold at the local library. Would love to own them all but we have to save all our pennies, nickels and dimes if we want to afford a homestead in Western Washington.
This was a great week for me and realizing my dreams. I can't wait until next week when I get to try something new.
Until next time!
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