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So I didn’t quite make every day… 8 days missed, but some days had 2 posts.. What did I find out about myself by really trying to blog every day? That I am totally boring at the moment! But that’s ok Today’s post is all about my hands… or at least things that are going to adorn that area. In the last week I have been very fortunate to receive some gifts that will allow me to make my hands pretty.
I also finally got my Mother’s Day present from my husband & son. It’s been on layby for a few months, but I’ve been looking for it for years. I have always found it hard to find a style of watch (that isn’t antique) that suits me. It had to be oval, silver and a fairly low profile. Thank goodness I found this watch, as I was starting to get a bit over using my phone as a watch all the time. What I love is that it will look good with any ‘era’ of clothing too. Dressed up, or dressed down.
I love aprons! Really, I do. I have a few, too. All of which I wear, and all of which I’ve made. Half, bib and pinafores, they all have a use and some are better than others for certain jobs.Pina  Pinafore Apron Pinafore aprons (or pinnies) are good for just about everything except hostessing. I love pinnies for doing housework, baking and crafting in. Like a pretty “protect-all” for your clothes. As these tend to be ‘workhorse’ aprons, I prefer to re-purpose my husband’s old business shirts after the collar has gone, than buy pretty new fabric. I do, however use some pretty bias to edge the apron and pockets.  Bib Apron Bib aprons are also good for the above, but have the added bonus of being able to be a little more ‘dressy’. Great for serving up food at a dinner party.  Half Apron Half aprons are not fantasic clothes protectors, but they are great as extra pockets, as hand wipes, and good for light housework, they can also be really pretty. I made a great little joey pouch for holding pegs when putting up/getting down laundry. Unfortunately, like hats, gloves and a number of other things, aprons are now more of a ‘kitsch’ item, than something we don on a daily basis. But I love them, and will continue to make them and wear them, and soon will do a tutorial on how to turn a business shirt into a pinny. Public holiday Mondays tend to get me down. Mostly it’s preparation for the short week to come, or getting over the two days before… Or both. This time it’s been all of that plus a house of sick, wanting to rest but not really having the opportunity to. The only upside is that the kitchen is now 30% decluttered! Just getting it in mind that it had to be done and doing it! So now, as I get ready to sleep, I know that getting another 20-30% done tomorrow is possible. That makes my blues a little less intense. I know i said i was going to recap on WWKIP today, but my head is still a little fuzzy…. However, thanks to my friend Sharre, I have been introduced to a great site, called Zenhabits. I’ve only had a quick look, but it seems to be a good set of guidelines to help you clear out the clutter in your space and life. JUST what I need!! I plan on sitting down for half an hour in the morning and giving the site a good skim through and seeing if there’s anything I can put into place immediately… It may not sound like much, but it’s one of those moments when the clouds part and the sun shines through. Pumped about the possibilities that this has for me, for my family. Today, on a bit of a whim, I bought up big on basic vege soup ingredients. While we’ve all been sick, I’ve craved some nice clear broth, and vege soup makes a nice one. So over the weekend, I’ll be slicing, dicing, chopping and peeling a batch’o'veges for some soup. Do I follow a recipe? Nah. Chop it all up, sautee the onion and celery (gives it a sweet flavour) and then lots of stock and all the veges. Obviously I won’t be making it tomorrow, what with WWKIP and all.. but for sure, first thing Sunday morning, the house will start filling with the aroma of lovely vege soup.l This coming weekend is the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. I enjoy long weekends, gives you 2 WHOLE days of weekend, and the ‘getting house ready for a week’ is saved for Monday. Pending kicking this illness, I have a really good start to the weekend all set out. This Saturday is the monthly Inner City Knitters Guild meeting. Each month we have a different topic, and this month is Blocking, which is being presented by Donna, aka Randomknits. I’m very excited about this one, I’ve only really blocked one item, and not with wires. After Guild, I’ll (hopefully) be trekking up to the Abraham Mott Hall for the World Wide Knit in Public day event. Organised by Sally, aka Pompom, for the 3rd year, it is promising to be a great event! Not just for the fact that there are competitions and prizes, but purely that it’s a whole afternoon of sitting and knitting with friends!! Sunday and Monday promise to be somewhat quiet, which is not a bad thing. It will give me a chance to catch up on some housework and organisation. There really is nothing glamourous or productive about being ill. I’ve finally been struck down with the ailment that the rest of the household has been suffering with. I am determined, however, to be well again by Saturday. I got the GP to put me on the good meds straight up so I can kick this quickly. Tomorrow is probably going to be a Doona day so that I can put all of my body’s resources into getting well.
Where: Abraham Mott Hall, Argyle Place, Millers Point/The Rocks When: June 12th, 2010 from 1:30pm – 5pm What’s going on: Apart from a lot of knitting and crocheting, there’ll be competitions and prizes! From the Ravelry Post about the event:
Here is the official poster. If you are a knitter, or work with knitters, please print and hand out! Look forward to seeing you all there!!! … when I’ve done very little to blog about.
Last night with the Vivid Festival and Lou Reed’s “Slow Music” night was awesome. HIghlights for me were the Blind boys of Alabama. I loves me some tight harmonies. This photo is the stage set up and where our awesome seats were. Great view!! Seeing the Opera House all dolled up was great too, here she is in some tight leopard print! REOWR!
This morning was an 8am sleep in (yay!) and a lovely tea and toast provided by my MIL. Noms. The rest of today has been chatting to friends, some mundanity we refer to as “HouseWenching”, some spinning and all out trying not to succumb to the illness that has taken a hold of the rest of the household. What will tomorrow bring? Who knows? |
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I know it’s a passing thing, because I have so much planned!
