I’ve learned a…
I’ve learned alot of things this past week….how to waterfall braid my hair!!!! I found that my local farmer’s market is not that expensive – not enough to not go to it! I learned how to paint polka...
View ArticleBlue FeatherWeight
I finished my sweater that I’ve been working on since may – it made good knitting for the past couple months, it was simple knitting and I didn’t need the pattern most of the time. Pattern:...
View ArticleObsession: Coconut oil
I recently found a recipe somewhere for some kind of shower moisturizer with just coconut oil, shea butter and beeswax. I’ve been shopping around for those things, but I really really wanted the...
View ArticleHandmade Soap Obsession
The top one I just bought at a fair, and the others I bought as part of an online deal from an Etsy shop. I have four more bars in use in the bathroom…..
View ArticleCareers (Or how I learned to stop worrying and accept my fate)
I really had great plans for this blog. It’s my grown-up blog, my blog about my actually real, honest to goodness, out of school on my own life. That didn’t work out – at first, honestly because I...
View ArticleWhere to go from here?
Today, I found out I was not accepted in to Teach for America. I’m conflicted about it – my type-A, planning personality is now concerned about what I’m going to do next year. It seems I’m back where I...
View ArticleNow, for something completely different:
I moved in with my grandpa. (He’s doing a favor for me, not me for him, I had nowhere to live, and very suddenly) He’s allegric to gluten (like, gets hives). I’m lactose intolerant (by varying degrees...
View ArticleSicksicksick
I went to work yesterday and I didn’t feel 100%. I left a bit weird and then during the day (what a day…) I noticed a sore throat, swollen lymph nodes and stuffy ears. Nothing that is a good sign....
View ArticleMust get better for yarn
Still sick. I felt better monday and went to work… Then my mistake was not going to bed early and not drinking enough water/tea that day. I felt awful again by mid-day tuesday. Then, wednesday morning...
View ArticleHere we go again
Last year, I lost power on October 30th and didn’t get it back til Nov. 2nd. My boyfriend’s mother didn’t get it back until over a week later. We were cold, frustrated and poor (students don’t...
View ArticleYou are what you eat
Recently, I’ve been noticing that since I don’t cook often for grandpa (about 99% of the time, I’m just eating and making my own food), I eat strange things. I eat pretty much what I want and I try...
View ArticleHappy New Years, Aka the most creative title you’ve ever seen
This was new year’s eve, last night. I want to See where this life takes me. Travel to at least one place, even if it only ends up being my grandparent’s vacation home in maine where I’ve been 40...
View ArticleMakings of Sangria
I will show the end product later but basically I used that wine, it was 1.75 liters, then two oranges, one apple, two cinnamon sticks, 1/2 a vanilla bean, 1 cup of brandy and 1/2 cup of Triple Sec. I...
View ArticleFinally Christmas
I know, it’s not Christmas. This is a christmas present I just finished this weekend. Pathetic. I want to take a picture of them on the recipient’s hands but the specs are: Pattern: Froot Loop Gloves...
View ArticleLoopy Gloves, sans ends!
A better photo of Josh’s grandma’s gloves. They fit her perfectly. I’m getting really good at making things for people who aren’t with me at the time. It’s a good skill to have. (Click the picture for...
View ArticleA Day Trip: Northampton
I went to Northampton yesterday. I end up going up there every year around this time, and it’s normally to visit WEBS, the giant yarn store in Northampton, but we ended up going on a Sunday, when...
View ArticleSometimes you hit it right
I went to Saver’s today, a chain of thrift stores that is extremely organized and well laid out. I normally can’t find anything – everything I like is the wrong size or doesn’t fit right but this was...
View ArticleAll My Plans Fall Apart
I know I wrote about a “Real” job that I got, it’s most of the reason I haven’t been posting. I work full time as the front office manager at an optometry and optical office. I really enjoy it, I love...
View ArticleToday: The Day I Refuse to do Anything
So, that is the front of my parent’s house. I’m staying here for a week because they’re in the bahamas (right? poor them!). We got probably three feet of snow. I couldn’t see my dad’s car. Well, I...
View ArticleBack to Reality
Really, what happened Saturday? I made my brother and sister go out and shovel, immediately felt terrible and though they did the bulk of the work, I did go out and direct for a bit. Then. At about...
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