Tink Back Tuesday

Welcome to the first-ever (and hopefully not last-ever) edition of Tink Back Tuesday. Tuesday is the perfect day for me to update you on my little corner of the knitting world, since it falls right after my Stitch n Bitch that happens Monday nights - I get a good portion of my week's knitting done on Monday, so you'll get the most updated pictures and progress reports for all of my projects. I also tend to do quite a bit of tinking on Monday nights, because I'm too distracted by crazy conversations about the special cupcakes of the day at our local coffee shop where the SnB takes place - hence the name of this feature.

I hope you enjoy Tink Back Tuesdays - please feel free to join in! I'd love for this (and my other upcoming features) to be a way for bloggers to connect with one another. You can borrow my banner and link it back to my blog, and leave a comment with your web address so I can compile a list of who participates to be shared each week.

Without further ado, here is what I've got on the needles at the moment.

Sprucey Lucy Socks by Wendy D. Johnson, in Knit Picks Essential Kettle Dyed (discontinued), colorway Timber:


I've had the socks on the needles for a few weeks, but I haven't been working on them very much, as you can tell. I was originally making them for my aunt as a thank-you/hostess gift, since she's letting us (us = Tyler, biomaj5, and myself) stay at her cabin when we go to Colorado in June for the Estes Park Wool Market. Because I've made lots of mistakes, and I like the yarn so much, I'm keeping the socks for myself.

Ripened Scarf by Danielle Chalson, in Lion Brand Cotton-Ease, colorway Azalea:


According to my Ravelry account, I started this scarf December 16, 2009. I think the last time I worked on it before last night was sometime around New Year's Day 2010. Yikes! Anyway, I have resurrected this WIP to stand in as my hostess gift for the aforementioned situation. I noticed when I took the picture that I have some frogging to do, because I was distracted by my chocolate peanut butter cupcake last night and didn't take care to follow my chart all that closely. Oops.

Geodesic Cardigan by Connie Chang Chinchio, in Tempted Hand Painted Lacy Grrl, custom colorway:

Last but certainly not least is my very first cardigan. This was started as a challenge/knit-along with my pal biomaj5. I began on June 2, 2010, and this is all that I have to show for it. I'd really like to finish this in time for our trip in June, but I'm just not sure if I'll make it! Maybe blogging about it weekly will help keep me accountable?? (Stop laughing. It was worth a shot!)

This weekend is the DFW Fiber Fest, and it will be my 3rd year in attendance. Biomaj5 and her friend Liz will also be accompanying me, and we're looking forward to it! I'm planning to purchase my first drop spindle and roving, as well as a shawl pin. Hopefully I won't break the bank, but if I do, at least I'll have something to keep me entertained afterward.

PS: I need to learn to take better photos of my knitting. Any suggestions on where/how to start??

New start in the New Year!

I've decided to resurrect my blog this year. :) To start, I'm just going to make a rough list of my goals and wishes for 2011.

-get pregnant (I'm not even sure what to say about this... but I really hope 2010 is the last year we'll be childless)
-read 88 books
-knit 11 objects
-learn a Bach sonata
-read my Bible every day (just purchased Eugene Peterson's The Message//Remix: PAUSE to help with this)
-run! (already scheduled for 1 10k and 2 half marathons)
-become better at communicating, especially on the phone

That's all I can think of for now. I'm sure there's more things I'm not thinking of now, but you'll hear about them as they come up.

My epitaph

Today I am embarking on a journey to discover God's vision and purpose for my life. A friend suggested the book/experience "Chazown" by Craig Groeschel to me, so I am starting there.

The first section of the book ends with a question: During your final days, how do you want to be able to finish these statements?
-The thing that was most important to me was
-People say I stood for
-I made a difference in my world by
-God was glorified because I
-People knew I loved them because
-The reason I expect God will say "well done" is

I wrote these questions in a journal, and started pondering what I want my life to say. The answer to the first question came to me easily.
-The thing that was most important to me was FAMILY.

The other questions took more time. I let my thoughts wander as I read and re-read the questions. Certain thoughts started repeating themselves as I looked down at the page, and I realized these were some of my answers.
-God was glorified because I worshipped with abandon.
-People say I stood for equality.

The last few questions I still struggled with. I thought about what I would write, and realized this is just a jumping-off point, none of this is set in stone. So I wrote what I feel in this moment.
-I made a difference in my world by helping people achieve better health.
-People knew I loved them because I invested time in them.
-The reason I expect God will say "well done" is for setting a Godly example of what a wife should be for my children and others.

For now, this is my epitaph.

Hmm...

I've been neglecting the blog (and Project 365) again! It's been about 2 weeks since I posted, and I've taken very few pictures in that timeframe. Sorry, guys! I think I'll start afresh tomorrow, since it will be the first of a new month. Stay tuned!

Oops!

Sorry I've been neglecting the blog a bit! I have 2 weeks worth of pics to post. I'd better get crackin'...

Sept. 2 - some awesome storm clouds rolled in!














Sept. 3 - we flew to Roswell, NM. This is the sign outside the airport.














Sept. 4 - we celebrated Grandma Mahaffey's 80th birthday














Sept. 5 - we spent some time in the park taking family pictures


















Sept. 6 - Tyler and I hung new shelves in the living room














Sept. 7 - missed

Sept. 8 - sunset through the house they're building behind ours














Sept. 9 - missed

Sept. 10 - missed (my mom was in town for all of the 'missed' dates)

Sept. 11 - Former UNT footballer Johnny Quinn, with Honest John and a painting by Honest John














Sept. 12 - flowers!


















Sept. 13 - Lucy wears my running shirt.














Sept. 14 - Massage Envy's Massage for the Cure (and a picture of my new haircut, I'll get a better picture soon though!)





























Sept. 15 - me and the puppehs

New Rules

Yesterday Tyler and I started a new workout program - the New Rules of Lifting for Women. (Yes, we are aware that Tyler is not a woman. But this training plan reminds us that there is no reason for women to lift differently from men, so it works for both of us.) I decided my Project365 picture of the day should be my 'before' shots. So you get to see me in all my semi-fit glory. Please note my terrible posture and gradient tan. Hopefully in 6-8 months you will see my fabulously fit self in the 'after' pictures, with better posture and some abs! Stay tuned!

A pictureful post!

I know that I'm way behind, but I think I'm only missing a picture for one day! Here's a mega-post of pictures, ending with Monday's picture. Yesterday's gets it's own post, for a reason to be revealed in that post. ;)

(8/24) - I got off work 2 hours early for my 'weekend', and the temp was finally below 100*!
















(8/25) Enjoying my day off, after a massage and lunch with Tyler. A HOT cinnamon chai and Little Women on my Nook.
















(8/26) A very flattering shot of me after Thursday night training. shoveling soybeans into my mouth.
















(8/27) We really know how to party: in bed at 9:45 on Friday night.
















(8/28) Ahh, Saturday morning training. :)
















(8/30) So much for our workout, this means a double on Tuesday!