I’ve talked a couple of times about the fact that I’m participating in the One Little Word project that Ali Edwards does each year. The intent of the project is to have participants focus on one word throughout the year. Instead of making resolutions, you make decisions based on whether they resonate with your word. My word is create. Being ... Read More »
Today’s challenge form Blogtober Fest is to promote and old post. This is an easy one for me because it’s my most popular post ever. How to Lengthen a Shirt with Another Shirt was born out of the frustration of having a tall, skinny kid whose tummy was always showing in her shirts long before she was ready to go ... Read More »
I’m a big fan of food that doesn’t necessarily take a short time to cook but instead takes a short time to prepare, meaning my time actively working is limited even if the cooking time is long. I love making bread and soups, for example, because even though the time needed for bread to rise or soup to simmer is ... Read More »
The Bit is three today. Three. I can’t believe it. I know all parents say the time goes really fast, but at the same time, three years is a long time, and we’ve been through so much together already. Lots of people I know — grownups and little ones alike — have birthdays right around this time. So I’ve been ... Read More »
A is for Arkansas, of course. It’s where most of us live, and where we gathered for a couple of days to celebrate this weird thing that we do. (It’s also for AllYou, a fun magazine you’ll find at Wal-Mart, which was one of our sponsors.) You couldn’t escape the beauty of our surroundings in Mountain View every time you ... Read More »
Back in June I wrote about trying to do more art journaling, and at some point I ended up buying a smash journal (the Retro SMASH Folio to be precise), thinking that would be easier than building something from scratch. The only thing is, I barely use it, and certainly not for smashing (I’ve doodled a little and done some ... Read More »
Counting today, there are 45 days left in 2010. Yikes. There are a few resolutions I’d like to make before the year ends, if you’ll allow. 1. I want to post here, like, ever. 2. In order to make number 1 happen, I want to start doing some crafts that aren’t part of my job. 3. I want to mail ... Read More »
There are lots of things I’ve been meaning to write about lately, but I couldn’t resist sharing this picture of my kitty, Mr. Bean, helping me out when I was trying to take pictures on the kitchen floor: The project is Swifty (Ravelry link) from Mason-Dixon’s Knitting Outside the Lines. Thus taking the picture on the kitchen floor. Read More »
So, this has pretty much been my life for the past six weeks or so: My little girl, Anna Catherine, was born September 5, a full six weeks early. So, actually, this has been my life for the past five weeks or so, because we spent the first week of her life in the NICU. Everything’s fine, she’s gained two ... Read More »
I was really excited to read an article in the New York Times this morning about parents in this new economy scaling back purchases for their babies, buying things secondhand or getting them for free when in the past they might have bought the top-of-the-line new products for each child. Unfortunately it was an article in the fashion section, so ... Read More »
My baby, of course, is far from having enough dexterity to wield a crayon let alone create anything that might be considered crafty, but that doesn’t mean I’m not already reading up on the subject. I’d love nothing more than to have a wildly creative little girl who wants to make her own clothes and learns to knit at age ... Read More »
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