Knitting goals for 2010

well i have several knitting goals for this year, right now it is still just a list. i have not refined or set the exact details for any of these goals. well here goes:

1. knit a pull over sweater ( one that actually fits )
2.there is a circular vest i want to tackle
3.finish the knit picks project bag kit that i got for x-mas
4.complete my ravelrympics ( or however you spell it ) vest in the
two week time allotted
5.i want to complete at least two pairs of socks
6.i would like to make a triangular shawl
7.there is a vest that buttons down the front and has a collar that i want to make it looks like it will be a challenge

well that is it. the goal is to do all of this in a years time i think it is possible. i won't be surprised if this list changes several times over the nest ten months.

hi again

o.k so i have been pretty lazy about writing on here, sorry.
let's see what have i been up to, well new year new me.
I have decided that this year i need to focus on my personal life. I joined an online dating site chemistry.com it has been three weeks. I have had one date it went well. I had a good time the conversation flowed well. we went for lunch and had hot pot in Chinatown. I had never had it before it was really really good and kind of fun. You have a pot of boiling broth in front of you, they bring out veggies and whatever type of meat you order ( it is sliced very very thin). You put it in the broth to cook, it cooks really quick so if you leave it too long it will get dry.
so anyway, he was nice kind of nerdy (but that's one of my types) if he calls again fine if not that's fine too. There weren't any real sparks or anything. I am talking to two other guys on chemistry right now so we will see what happens.

I also have some knitting goals too. I will list those another time i am kind of tired it has been a loooooooong hard week so i think i will go have some tea, a slice of the applesauce cake that my mama made MMMMMMMMMMMMM that will make me feel better and because the cake has applesauce in it it has half the fat you would find in other cakes ( so i don't have to feel guilty eating it)

chow yall

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I finished the sweater before the end of 2009 !! I am trying to post pictures but my computer won't cooperate :( i will keep trying.

October

well it is October already, this year just seem to be flying by. I don't like October for reasons i won't get into right now, just not in the mood to get into all of that at the moment. I have so many things to take care of i feel like a attach to a tread mill the just keeps going and going..... two more teeth that need work done on the (PPPPPPPPPPPPPP) i need to get to the eye doctor it has been three years and my glass's are on their last legs... i primary care doc just up and left her practice with telling her patients so now i need a new..... i have yet to find an endocrinologist that i like ( thyroid doctor ).. i need to get my brakes checked.... i could go on forever but i won't. I guess it is just Monday. sorry i am not in a better mood.

september

how can it be September already? where did the summer go? don't get me wrong i love fall weather the only problem is it is followed by winter.

well, any hoo. there is a lot going on with the career front. I have decided that i can't do the job i have anymore mostly i can't put up with other peoples crap, low pay, and poopy diapers. I have been burnt out for a while but up until recently i liked the people ( most of them have left ). A few things have happened at work over the summer that have changed me or at least the way i feel about the childcare field. so i have been thinking and looking and i decided that while i want to leave the childcare field i do still want to work in education. I have sent out 4 resumes and i have four more to send out. I am mostly applying to different public schools not for teacher positions for support staff (instructional aid, the inclusion program.......) i also sent a resume to the children's museum, and two after school programs.

I realize that the school year has already started and that most schools will already be fully staffed, but, i found that some are still looking and a few others have anticipated vacancies that they will need to fill part way through the school year. so now i just have to wait and see what happens ( of course i will keep looking ) and do some follow up.

back to the real world.....

hi, i just got home from my vacation today and i go back to work Monday. The Berkshires were fabulous, I was surrounded by mountains and had a view of the most beautiful lake. In the morning there was big puffs of fog rising up off the mountain tops and the air was soooooo clean smelling. I went for nature walks, i walked the labyrinth every day, i learned a lot about healthy foods and why they are good for us, i participated in a drumming circle, and i ate some really good food!

I left there on Thursday and went to Albany N.Y. for two days to visit my best friend who had a baby about six months ago. She said i could be auntie Donna whoo hoo i am an auntie! The baby was soooo cute she has red hair and the best smile ever. I will have to visit more often.

I got back today and i go back to work Monday. back to the real world, i don't want to can't i live in my vacation world forever? well i guess if i stayed there forever it wouldn't be much of a vacation would it. so back to the real world i go like it or not.