I was gone for the long weekend

That's my excuse for not posting and I'm sticking to it! :-P

So I followed a friend's lead and joined the 111 projects in 2011 group on Ravelry. There's NO way I can do 111 knitting projects but I'm sure I can do 111 PROJECTS of all varities. So I want to post some of what I want to do here:

1. Finish my "Susie's reading mitts"
2. Finish my "Woodland Shawl"
3. Finish up the Strathmore Altered Art groups I joined (Three of them, so that counts as three projects right?)
4. Finish the Silly 3 lessons (those are so much fun!)
5. Keep working on "Drawing Lab" (The author is Carla Sonheim who also does the above Silly lessons)
6. Get my camera working!
7. Get the pattern for Raggedy Ann/Raggedy Andy and make a set of each! For ME. (and probably another set for my sissies.)
8. Complete the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge this year.

This is a start, I'll keep working on the list as I go.

I’m not a loser…..

 

…..but I want to be! Why is it I’m not losing any weight, even when I stick to this diet meticulously? What is wrong with my body?

"...trying to make ends meet you're a slave to money then you die..."

~Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve

No change I can change....

I get tired of constantly struggling to make those ends meet! Today I realized I need to pay over $300 for an exam I need for work. Now...they'll reimburse me IF and WHEN I pass the exam. Paying the money up front though, is HARD. I'm a single working mom. It's hard to scrap together money like that for something I can't feed myself, my cats or my kid.

The art of SiLlinESs

Me and my Girlfriend joined an online drawing class hosted by Carla Sonheim http://carlasonheim.com. I’m really excited about it! If I COULD, I’d post my efforts but for now, I’m still waiting to be able to purchase my memory card for my shiny new camera! (It’s payday tomorrow! YAY!)

I need a class like this. Something to help me just relax and practice drawing in a fun way! I LOVE love love love Carla’s book, Drawing Lab. I haven’t gotten all the way through it, but it was exactly what I was looking for.

I have NO drawing skills. None. I’m not kidding. NONE. I’m new to this whole world of art, as I’ve said before. Though I’m having a ton of fun smearing paint on a page and collaging, drawing still makes me nervous. I’m so excited about this approach. What’s there to be nervous about? It’s all about slowing working your hands and your brain together so they both behave and produce results that are pleasing, right? It’s all a journey in learning to create.

I’ve been neglectful of you, dear blog!

But I haven’t forgotten you! I’ll try to write out a better post this evening!

“Crack that whip, give the past the slip..”

~Whip it by Devo

Back on the diet wagon! I only fell off….a little! I just had a “bed time” shake that consists of some strange (but yummy) ingredients. It fills me WAY up, satisfies my need for sweet and hopefully will help me with getting back into the swing of low-carbing it.

I need to seriously work on my will power. Why is dieting SO hard?

“All is quiet, on new years day…”

~ New Years Day by U2

New years day and here we are again. I’ve missed several days of blogging and I’d like to get back to it. I want to post something everyday. That is part of my 2011 resolution, to blog daily.

Some of my other resolutions:

1. Do something creative everyday, whether a small sketch or a bit of writing.

2. Read more. In 2010 I managed 49 books. This year I WILL get to 52! That’s been my goal for two  years now and I haven’t made it yet. This will be my year!

3. Stick to this diet. I won’t say my goal it so lose weight, but I want to stick to what I’ve already started and become HEALTHIER.

4. Be a better mother. That’s always a given but I want to focus on it this year even more so.

So what are your resolutions this year?