Tangles

Saturday check-in

Well, it's been too long again.  I've been knitting on a pair of Cookie A BFF socks this week.  The little cable pattern is really cute and pretty easy to work.

The yarn is Dream In Color Smooshy in the colorway In Vino Veritas. I love that yarn!

As you probably know, we've had a bit of rain the past few days.  Nothing to worry about here, but more is coming tonight and tomorrow. 

On the 101 in 1001 days front, I have updated the list with my progress on a couple of items.  The weight-loss plan is going great-I'm down 10 pounds since New Year's Day.  Most of the others will be gradually crossed off the list.

My plan for the weekend is to start BFF sock #2 and stay in out of the rain. 

Saturday, again

How did that week move so quickly!  I can't believe it's Saturday so soon.  Not that I'm complaining-things are very hectic at work and most nights are spent quietly knitting in the corner.

The cardigan is moving along nicely.  Almost time to start sleeves.  I received my first skeins of the new Dream in Color Smooshy yarn and that inspired me to make more pieces for the Hexagon Blanket.

The Project 365 album is coming along, too.  I took some shots of a spider web dripping with moisture from today's foggy morning.  Most of the rest of last week's photos are not that exciting-kinda like my life at times.

The 101 in 1001 list has a few updates.  5 pounds lost, $$ in the bank, calendar being looked at every day (I was not crazy about the 2007 calendar and stopped checking it more than once or twice a month to dump most of the pages) and book to plan a trip to Hawaii ordered.

Saturday

Happy Saturday!  Even though it was just 3 days of work, it sure seemed long.  So happy to see Saturday.  We had about an inch of rain last night and early this morning.  No problems and we sure needed the water.  Should be more coming tonight or tomorrow.

I've updated a few things on the 1001 list.  My weight loss is 4 pounds-yay!  I know it is mostly water weight and won't continue to come off so quickly, but still sounds good to me. 

I don't think there's been a post yet about my Great American Afghan project.  I started last week and have one square finished and two partials.  This is a fun project, but requires time for concentration.

Time to start the day--here are 2 cat photos from this morning:

Shorty drinking rain water from a stray plastic bag in the backyard.

Princess Oreo relaxing on her new pillow/throne.

New Year, New Me

So, today is the start of a new year.  I don't usually get too worked up about a new year, but something struck me this time.  I look forward to a year of improvement, physically and emotionally. 

This morning, I took a long walk at the Bolsa Chica wetlands and did some thinking about things to improve and what to get moving on.  Wish me luck. 

I will have a photo album of shots taken at the wetlands soon.  iPhoto isn't updating for some reason, but it will all work out eventually.  Everything's o.k. now, here's the link to the Bolsa Chica album.  Taking the optimistic route, I started another album of photos for the 365 challenge.  There were some photos taken in December as a test run, but this is the real thing.  Wish me luck, o.k?

Knitting-wise, I'm working on the Great American afghan project.  I haven't blogged about that one, but will in another post.

Happy New Year!!

Post holiday catch-up

Yes,  it's been a long time with no posting.  The holiday crunch really got to me this year.  I stressed over gift buying right up to the last minute, but everything turned out fine.

My brother, sister-in-law and two nephews were able to come across the country for Christmas for the first time in many years. We had fun, but they weren't able to stay as long as we all would have liked.  Pictures may be posted soon...

I'm starting back on my diet as of New Year's day--too much snacking on cookies and other carbs.  Losing weight is on my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days.  I wracked my brains for most of the evening to come up with a list of 101 things I want to do in the next 2.75 years.  Some things will be easy and a few may never happen, but I'm planning to have fun trying.

I've done my list as a separate page so the blog isn't clogged with such a long post.  Updates will happen as needed.