I’ve seen this around everywhere and I’ve been stubbornly avoiding doing it for some silly reason, but i’ve finally caved and decided to do it!

So here we go!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
   • I’m 50/50. I like to re-use gift bags, (all about the eco-friendly), but somethings are just better wrapped.
2. Real tree or Artificial?
   • I’ve spent the last 6 Christmas’s in various apartments so I’ve been stuck w/ an artificial tree, but the moment I’m in a situation where i can have a real one! I will, because I love the smell!
3. When do you put up the tree?
   • December 1st always!
4. When do you take the tree down?
   • Hmmm… it varies, I left it up till August once. But last year I was good and took it down in Feb I think? This year I’m going to be very good! I swear ~_~
5. Do you like eggnog?
   • Love it!!!!!1 Alone or with a bit of rum And speaking of Christmas drinks, I also love hot mulled cider! Yum!
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
   • My family was never very well off, so we really appreciated everything we were given. I remember one board game I was super stoked on tho called 1313 Dead End Drive. It was a murder mystery game.
7. Hardest person to buy for?
   • My mother. She never asks for anything, and I never know what to get. I always end up getting the same thing year after year.
8. Easiest person to buy for?
   • My Andy, he drops heavy hints and then emails a wish list ^^
9. Do you have a nativity scene?
   • I used to have a cute one where I made the barn out of Popsicle sticks that I painted and cute little figurines, but it’s since been lost to time.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
    • I love old fashioned mail. Christmas cards, both sending and recognizing is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Especially the Q*bee card exchange!!
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
    • I don’t really think as gifts as good or bad.  The thought behind them is what counts.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
    • I looooveeeee Christmas movies.  My all time favorite would be White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.  But the Charlie Brown Christmas movie, Santa Clause is coming to Town (narrated by Fred Astaire), The second Home Alone movie and The year without a Santa Clause all get an honorable mention <3!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
    • I don’t really have a set time.  I kinda just keep my eyes open when I go through life and if something jumps out at me, or if i notice something that someone mentioned needing, i’ll pick it up.  I’m also a huge crafter, and many of my gifts are hand made.  So for crafting, I start in November.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
    • Heavens no!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
    • Mmmm! The whole Christmas dinner in general is yummy.  Shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate are also fantastic.
16. Lights on the tree?
    • Of course! The lights are the best part!
17. Favorite Christmas song?
    • I love caroling! Every Christmas song is my favorite! Yah… i’ve been sitting here a bit thinking, and yah, i can’t pick a favorite.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
    • I’m a home body! And my whole family is in the city, so I’ve never had to worry about it.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer?
    • Of course!!! (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner,  and Blitzen!!! Oh, and Rudolph^^)
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
    • Always a Star!
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
    • One present on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
    • People who hate Christmas and spread negativity instead of cheer and people who complain about what the got! Missing the point peoples!!!
23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
    • I’ve done themes in the past, like red and gold… or blue and silver.  But now I just like color and go with everything!
24. Favorite memory of Christmas?
    • Every Christmas is full of special memories.  Is that a cop out? Well… I love driving around and seeing houses decorated to the nines. That’s always a favorite memory.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
    • World Peace

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But I really fail at taking pictures of them. 

Oh well! Here are the two best pictures out of a thousand and one pictures of my Christmas Tree this holiday season.

Isn’t is prettyy?????????  But it turned out kinda orangish! Here’s pic number two!

This one has  better lighting, but it turned out more blurry.  Was it the camera? The eggnog? The awe of being in the presence of such a lovely object? Who knows ^^

What I do know is that Christmas is fast approaching and that’s oh so exciting!!!!!!!!!!!  

Ps. My exciting new Christmas emoticons were made by the beautiful and talented Louise <3! Thanks so much! 

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I got inspired by a Christmas doodle I drew and  decided to make a new Holiday theme! I love it! I really really love it.  Especially the stripes, although, I can already hear my boy friends voice in my head saying, hunny, don’t you think the stripes are a little over the top? And to that I say no way!

The stripes were created using a generator and the font is a free font called Holiday Home.

How I love thee Christmas! Let me count the ways!

Err.. actually, since it’s past twelve and I have to work tomorrow, I shall save thee post for another day.

Night world <3

EDIT: Just got my morning email from my hunnyb and he says:

The new header image looks good, with the right amount of red in the black and white, but the candy cane pattern hurts my eyes.

I almost choked on my coffee i was laughing so hard ^^

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I just finished watching the end of Love Actually as I’m getting ready for work here. The ending is so phenomenal, no matter how many times I see it, my heart wants to burst with happiness.  I can’t even pick a favorite plot line or character, because I love them all.  If you haven’t seen it, I really recommend it as one of my favorite movies of all time.

Also!!!! I finished my first pair of “off the top of my head” mittens!  It’s funny to me, how the most typical items that people usually knit/crochet (ie; mittens, slippers, booties , sweaters) are the hardest for me.  Especially when it comes to reading patterns.  I almost always improvise in the end.  ~_~  Anywho, I’m running late, again, so I’ll post a pic and then fly!

Happy Monday!

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Hello all!

How are you doing?  I am very well!  Things are great.  Great!! The Creative Craft Fair show went fantastic by the way. It was an amazing learning experience, and we made so many connections, and new friends.  Our table was super lovely, and the positive feedback was overwhelming.   I’ve posted some pics of it on the Events Page over @ Twin Love.  ¹  Thanks to everyone who came to show support! <3

What is your favorite gallery plugin? Anyone? I’m open to suggestions!!!

Now that December is so close in proximity, I’ve been getting my Christmas hat on! I feel very alive with the Christmas Spirit this year, and I’m all about the non-commercial celebration.  I’m going to bake tons, and craft tons and be merry for the rest of the year!  I plan to make all my gifts this year,  ² and give baskets of homey goodness instead of looking for the best sales and forging into the horrifying mall scene.

For various reasons last year at this time, I was in a much darker place, and I didn’t get into the holiday spirit at all! I don’t think I even crafted a single Christmas thingie! Can you believe it?! Well, not this year. My first little experiment this season are crocheted snowflakes!! Here’s my first attempt.

I didn’t realize how big it would turn out ~_~  I was using a thicker yarn than the pattern called for i think,  ³ so while this one might be good for decorating,  maybe not so much for a tree.  *insert Charlie Brown moment where I place this snowflake on my tree and the whole thing tilts over!*  It was super fun to make though! I’ve never made anything like this before.  ./cheer

Then i looked for something a bit smaller, and I came across this pattern.

This one is a much better size!! And soooo super cute!! I love how it turned out.  And this one was really easy to make too! So I’m definitely going to make more of these!!  The next step with these, is to try and make them a bit stiffer.  There are crochet stiffeners that you can buy, but from what I’ve read they’re more for crochet thread items.  Because I made this out of acrylic, I’m not sure if it would ruin it or not?  With a little bits of Internet research, I found a really informative page on the different types of stiffener,  and I think I might crochet a mini sample and try the sugar method. And add sparklessssss!!!!!!!!! I love sparkles! They’re going to look so pretty! And if that doesn’t work out, I might stitch some silver sequence on instead. We’ll see!

I’m also working on my very first pair of mittens.  I looked at several patterns, and while the concept of mittens seems within my grasp, the patterns just left me baffled.  So i looked at a lot of pictures instead, and then just made it up from my head as I went along.  I have one mitten done, and the other I’ve just started.  So pics to come of that soon! I’m excited for them to be done.  The weather here has taken a turn for the worse and my fingers get so cold! Brrrr!

Any who, I’m off to work, Happy Friday everyone! *hugs*

1. On a side note, I just upgrade the version of Next Gen I was using for the gallery, and now it’s all buggered up.  When you hit Next, it just says loading forever.  *sigh* Another thing to find time to fix. [↩]
2. With the exception of my boyfriend who’s already alphabetized the list of items he’d like and emailed to his family and myself! [↩]
3. since it’s the only white yarn I have!! [↩]

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I’ve have been crocheting so much the last week that I think…. that just maybe… I’m a little tired of it.

No wait!!!!!!

I could never tire of it.  I love crocheting.  But for the sake of my wrist, after this weeks show I’m taking a week off  !

Any who, I’ve made too many things to post pictures of all of them, but here’s a sneak preview.  Hopefully if I have time before Friday, I’ll try to take proper pictures of them and post them in the Twin Love galleries.  However, in the mean time, I’ll show you a few shots taken with my cell phone.

I think I’m in love with these. I’m not normally drawn to red, but this color, called Cranberry I believe, is so rich and lovely that it makes me want a pair!!

This is a Queen Anne Lace stitch used in a neck cozy. And drawn together with a braided cord with two red velvet hearts on each end. I love love love how it turned out. The picture does not do it justice at all unfortunately.

This is a full length Queen Anne Lace scarf done in a most lovely variated wool/acrylic blend that is rich with so many beautiful colors. I wannnnts. I have this terrible problem of loving all of my creations! But I might have to get this wool again and make one for myself too

This little beauty is made with this fabulous eco-friendly fabulous peacock blue yarn. Once again my little cell doesn’t do the color justice!! This is one of my own random designs. It’s super comfy and perfect when you need to keep the chill out but you don’t want to deal with a bulky scarf.

So yah, it’s 3 days till the show and we still have so much to do, so much to prepare.  I kinda fudged my business cards , but I don’t have time to re-design them, so they’ll have to do.  I’m just so excited that right now, I’m on top of the world.

I’m also redonkulously hungry. NOM TIME!

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My good friend Hev is too sweet for words! She is the Cross Stitch Mistress extraordinaire!  She made me one of the sweetest gifts I’ve ever received, and has always been super supportive.

She has this awesome program that can turn images into charts and has made a chart for Twin Love!

How amazing is that?  As soon as things calm down a bit, and our Pearks show is over, I totally want to stitch that and sew it into a bag.  She’s also been kind enough to place a link to out Twin Love site <3 Thanks Hev!

So last night’s Crochet club was super productive! I think that’s due to the fact that only Julianne and I showed up ! It was absolutely pouring rain last night. It was awesome. I managed to complete 2 hats yaya!
Here’s a pic of Joules trying one of them on. Isn’t she beautiful? The picture is from my cell and it was so dark that I tried to lighten it in Picnik just now and it made the blue too bright.  It’s really more of a Robin’s egg blue… Anywho! The hat is my own design that I made up in my head and I haven’t figured out what to call it yet.  I’m waiting for the perfect name to come to me.  I’m always welcome to suggestions as well!

Well, I should get back to work and what not! I can’t wait till the weekend begins.  It’s going to be a back to back crochet extravaganza!

Happy Friday! 

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How is it still not 6pm yet?? I feel like this day is draaagggggging on forever and ever.  I think it’s because I’m excited for the first meeting of my new Crochet Club.   I’ve been tossing the idea of creating a weekly meeting in which we can work on our protects, share ideas, show off our completed pieces and spread the crochet love around!

Well, now that the craziness of October is finally over, today is our first meeting

However… i think it’s just going to be me and Joules ><  The two friends I’ve invited had other stuff come up, which is life .  But some of her friends might come, so whatever happens, it’s all good.

The only worry I have about this, is Julianne’s and I’s inexplicable ability to attract strangers to us who want to have long conversations.  Sometimes it’s hard to get any work done because people are so interested in what we’re making!  This is why I’m excited in having more people join us. That way, I can leave the talking to them, and focus on being productive! The craft fare is only 7 days away and I’m still not even close to being ready! Yikes!

I’ve been so busy making stuff I haven’t even had time to take photo’s of it all.  But I have three days off next week (remembrance day and then two requested days off), so I’ll take pictures of everything and upload them to the Twin Love Gallery!  I’m just so excited.  Every morning I wake up excited.  Things are just lovely.

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I started this post when I woke up this morning.  I was writing down things that crossed my mind as I got ready for work today.  And then of course I forgot to post it.  And because I was doing in on the quick post box on the dash board, it didn’t save… and now that I’m at work, I’ve lost my ruminations.

I think one of them had to do with my fabulous cup of black current tea this morning.

Another was was my excitement for a blue hat I’m currently crocheting.

Then there was my thought on my new dice I picked up from Comic Con and how I’m looking forward to using them tonight..

That’s all I can remember.

Now for my Work/Lunch break ruminations.

Having a co-worker bring you a Cheesecake brownie is just about the best thing that can happen.

Also, my cream of veggie soup I’m eating is all kinds of warm and yummy.

Then there’s the thought of…. it’s not even 2pm yet???? 

I love my job, I really do.  It’s just that when I get obsessed with something…. it’s call I can think about.  While I’m writing checks for account payables I’m really planning out the next item to make.  While I’m negotiating student loans with new starts, I’m actually creating patterns in my head.

When I’m counting dollars… i’d rather be counting stitches.

I guess I’ll settle for counting minutes ~_~

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I’ve been facing a hard decision weighing on my heart the last few months on whether or not to continue my comic. And while I love drawing and I love Van, Meeko, Rice and the Robot, I have to be honest with myself about the time I have in which to devote to them.  I do not want Crumpled Paper to wither away and be a constant source of stress while time slips through my fingers.   In the  last few months,  I’ve been waking up every Monday morning in a panic realizing that once again I haven’t been able to complete my comic.  That once again I’ve failed in my constant vigilance!  And the hardest part for me about all of this is accepting that it’s OK.  I don’t have to be this Super Hero who can manage multiple websites, and a weekly comic and work a full time job and try to create a business on the side and balance a boyfriend and family and friends and the gym and my house work.  And it’s not like I can never draw again, or continue my comic at some later date, or even start a new one!

So for now, the comic will be put on a hiatus.  I’m going to archive the comic section and just blog about my crafting and life and what not.  If I doodle here or there, or get inspired in a moment of creativity, then i’ll post it of course.  But I want to remove this pressure from me so that I can focus on my crafting.

Especially since Joules and I have been offered a fantastic opportunity to share a table at the 32nd Annual Craft Show event at Pearks Arena on Nov. 12th, 13th and 14th.   This is the largest craft show of the season here in Victoria and probably across the lower island.  Last year there were approximately 8000 people over the three days who attended.  The exposure, the net working, the potential sales… the whole idea of it is almost beyond my ability to comprehend.

I feel like this was meant to happen.  It’s such a wonderful opportunity to launch Twin Love locally and really get our name out there. 

It’s also happening a little too fast.  With less than three weeks notice and in the middle of my b-day and Halloween, I’ve been busier than I ever imagined.  I don’t know how much business we’ll do there, but Joules and I don’t have nearly enough stock for a three day show.  So we’ve both been crocheting like mad to get ready for the show.  I don’t want to assume we’ll sell  a ton of stuff and I’ll be ecstatic at the chance and opportunity alone.  But at the same time, I don’t want to be naive and un-prepared on the chance that people really love our creations. 

So any who, that’s where my head space has been at.  I’m just going to buckle down for the winter season and craft my little heart out.  And speaking of the coming seasons, look what I saw on my way to work this morning! 

Ho ho ho!

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Last night,  Andy and I had a most wonderful evening filled with Dorito’s, pirates and pumpkin guts! These were the results:

Ahhh, they look so lovely all in a row.. i‘ve got a lovely bunch of pump-a-kins..

Ehhh….  Doesn’t sound as good, ANYWHO! Would you like to see the pumpkins up close and personal? Of course you would! Here we go!

When I saw this design, I knew I had to make it! I love the combination of the shoe and kitty cat.  Meow!

This was Andy’s first pumpkin! I like his twisted grin and spooky eyes!

This was my second pumpkin.  It was a little hard.  I almost screwed up the eyes and beak!!! EEkkkk!!! I love how the pumpkin is looking up and the owl is looking down! Hoo hoo!

This was Andy’s second pumpkin.  I love how spooky it is.  Scary pumpkins are my favorite, but I never carve scary ones for some reason. I’m too drawn to cute. Isn’t is awesome? It’s prolly my favorite.  

I also want to show the pumpkin I carved at Joules house last week.

I didn’t have very good tools, so it’s not as good but it was oodles of fun to do! I can’t believe I didn’t take a picture of the one Julianne carved! Bad Christine! Maybe she’ll send me a picture message and I can add it ~_~ *hint hint*

I love pumpkins!

Anyways, I hope everyone has a safe, fun and happy hallowe’en!

Ps.  For those wondering about the designs, Andy and I purchased our patterns at The Pumpkin Lady!

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I think I worry too much about the flow of my writing.  I think I’ve touched on this before… but it’s just that my thoughts don’t work in perfect sentence structure.  And they don’t seem to follow the rules of grammar very well.  Silly thoughts! Think better!

Why am I even talking about this at all? Because I’ve been trying to write posts all month about what I’m doing, where I’ve been, and things I’ve made.

But every time I write a blog post and read it over, I feel like English has become my second language in stead of my first. ><  It could be that I am just too critical of myself, but whatever the reasons, it’s a poor excuse to leave my blog so sparse.  Every time I look at my little calendar in the side bar and see only a few spaced out posts,  I get this little panic attack.  But then i look at how few comments I get these days, and how low my traffic is… and I’m thinking.. does it really matter if i capitalize all my “I”’s?

Anyways, my birthday was fantastic.  One of our dear friends made Joules and I the most amazing cake ever.

Isn’t is amazing???? I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Amanda had designed and baked a Twin Love cake.  And it was sooooooo yummy too! So thank you again Miss. Amanda!! She also made me a most beautiful pair of earrings.  ¹

I received a number of really nice things from my friends and family.  More than I was expecting and I’m so thankful for the warm wishes and thoughts of everyone.

But my favorite gift has to be what my darling boy gave me.

Isn’t is lovely???? Beautiful??? Stylish?? Gorgeous?? Big?? Practical?? I love it! I loooove it.  I’m one of those ladies who lives out of her purse² and this bag was made for me.  ./swoon

Thank you so much hunnyb !!!

So now I’m in my 27th year and I have a feeling that this is the year.  It’s all happening this year.  On a side note, my good friend T got me the latest Terry Goodkind book for me, and he swears it was a co-incidence, but the book begins on the main characters 27th birthday.   And his life is never the same.  I too can feel a magic stirring.. and I think this year will bring wonderful positive changes !

Right?

Right! 

1. She’s a very talented woman! [↩]
2. partly because I have a boy who still needs his space, and partly because I love to carry everything and the kitchen sink with me when i travel [↩]

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October! Slow down! Stop rushing! There’s no need to hurry!

How is it the 19th already??? I’m drowning in good ideas and half written drafts.  And it’s been two Mondays in a row now that I haven’t managed to put a comic up! Bad Christine!

I’ve had very good reasons though. So it’s all good.

Last Thursday was my trip to Vancouver with Joules to see Owl City.

And it was amazing.

I didn’t think i could fall anymore in love w/ Adam then i already was.  And then i saw him.  I was 3 feet and 5 blond girls away from him.  If it wasn’t for security and the blond brigade (as I’ve coined them), I could have reached out and touched him.   Really all I wanted to do was shake his hand, or maybe give him a little hug and thank him for sharing his music with the world.

He was so cute and shy.  He sang most of his songs with his eyes closed or looking up! But it was adorable. Because even though I never made eye contact with him, I knew he was giving us everything he had.   The sound quality was amazing.  I haven’t been to a lot of shows in my little 27 years on the earth, but it was the best show I’ve ever been to.  The venue was a tiny little cabaret setting, with blood red velvet walls and animal heads mounted through out, but it was perfect.

My onnnnnnnnly complaint is that it wasn’t long enough.  I wanted to hear more!!!1  And i so desperately wanted to hear him sing “I’ll meet you there”.

I also didn’t get to meet him as he ducked out kinda fast.  But I did get to talk with some of the band and that was exciting.   After 40 mins of sitting at a table clutching my freshly purchased Owl City CD’s, I worked up the nerve to talk to Breanne Duren, who sings on some of my favorite tracks and played keyboard in the performance.   She was beyond pretty. 

About an hour after the show ended, we got the boot from the establishment.  We were going to wander the streets in search of some night life but as it was pouring rain, we decided to duck back into our hotel.  And as it turned out, Thursday was Karaoke Night!  So Joules and I ordered some wings and nibbled while we watched people sing (and sometimes murder) their favorite songs.  I wanted to get up myself, and i would have if they’d had the song I wanted (Knock on Wood!).   But I think it was a good thing they didn’t, cause I sang my heart out at the show and I’m already sick and the next day I lost my voice completely… so i’m thinking it’s a good thing I didn’t rock out to Knock on Wood.  Joules, however, gave a all star performance of Aha’s Take On Me. It was good times. 

Anywho, this is all the update I can give at the moment. Back to work! And Deposit Reports! meow!

Happy Monday to you all! 

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I woke up with this song stuck in my head again. It’s just a really really good song. I think it’s the song that I’d like to sing if I was ever dragged to Soprano’s and actually got tipsy enough to consider singing. ~_~

Annnywho, just wanted to pop by quickly to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Mmmmm, how I love turkey and gravy, and stuffing, and cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes and gravy and brocollie and cheese sauce and sweet potatoes and buttery carrots and peas and pumpkin pie!!!!!!!!

YUM.

Okay, bye <3

PS.  Four days till OWL CITY OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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I stayed up so late last night crocheting a pair of toddler booties for Julianne’s good friend Cathy.

I am so tired.

./falls asleep

./conks head on desk

./wakes up suddenly

Wah? Where am i?

Annnnyways,  I’m even more tired because I buggered one of the booties by decreasing in the wrong place  ¹, so the bootie was lop sided and had some weird tumor-ish looking lump on it and i was having a panic attack about it all!  So at midnight, i had to stop and set my alarm and I told myself I’d worry about it in the morning.

Well,  i even dreamed about it.  Or to be more precise, I had a nightmare about it.  All the wool was unraveling and tangling all around me!  ²  Well, i woke up at 6 am and decided there was no fixing it and I just had to unravel the poor guy.

After a few furious hours of crocheting before work time, this is the final result:

I call them my Little Bigfoot Booties!

This is a top view!!  They make me want babies.

I used French knots for the little claws.  Baby safe of course!

And the little bottoms! There was a great debate about what kind of felt foo pattern to go with, between Joules and I, , but i think it worked out alright in the end!

They were a lot of fun to make!  Once I finally figured out what I was doing.  But in true Christine Silliness, I didn’t write down the pattern as I went along  so I’ll have to go through this all over again with the next pair i make  !

1. i was making up the pattern as i went along from the inside of my head [↩]
2. which was prolly my sheets wrapping around me! [↩]

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Now that it’s getting chilly out there, it occurred to me that I should prolly make a pair of arm warmers for myself too!  So i whipped these guys up on the weekend, and I have to say, I loved how they turned out <3!

Also in the realm of craftiness, I just finished updating Twin Love with my newest creation, Wandering through Dreams at Night.   I had so much fun creating that necklace!! 

I’m starting to finally get into the spirit of promoting myself too.  For so long, when ever anyone complimented my things, I’d thank them, blush and hurry away to the darkest nook or cranny.  These days, when someone compliments something I’ve made, I hurriedly dig through my purse and hand out business cards! Tee hee   They’re nothing fancy of course, just something i made up on PSP9 and printed off on those perforated card sheet thingies.  But it’s something else to get excited about!

I hope all of you are having a fantastic Monday!

And let me leave on a question, what kinds of things do you get excited about?

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One of my October goals is to write a blog post every day.  Really that’s an every day goal on it’s own anyways, but there’s something about the “beginning” of anything that inspires you to start this time, for sure.  Right.

But the question I read on so many blogs these days, is what to write about? Do I write for a reader? Do i write for myself? Do i write to remember things?

I think in the end, I just like to write what ever I’m thinking at the moment.  I’m envious of  Erin’s ability to make anything sound awesome.  Seriously, she can write about puking to painting toe nails to health-care debates and it’s all very enjoyable to read.  And one of the things i think she has over a lot of blogger, is how honest her writing always comes across.

When I write, what i really try to do is just get my thoughts down.  I’ll type the whole thing at once just to get it out, but upon reading it, I realize just how disjointed my brain is.

I was talking to my good friend Dave last night, and he phrased it in a way that I’ve often thought of but never really voiced.  He was telling me that his brain often works like tab browsing sometimes.  And that he’s always getting distracted from his original thought as he tabs aside things he wants to remember to touch upon.  I’m much the same way.  I keep day dreaming for the day we get to implant chips in our heads and download/upload thoughts, information and knowledge.

*gets side tracked by thinking about technology*

Oh look! My work day is almost complete!

Happy Friday everyone!

*hugs and kisses* 

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I love October.

October is when I finally stop kicking and screaming.  It’s when I finally dig out my favorite scarves, hats and sweaters,  and rock what my dear twin has coined “the mega look”.  It’s when I begin to get excited about hot coco and sweaters and walking in the rain.   It’s a month where I’ve got something to look forward to every single weekend!

1. Thanks Giving! Nommmmm turkey/gravy/stuffing/cranberry/nommm!

2. Owl City in Vancouver with Joules! (omgomgomgomgican’twait)

3. Joules and I’s 27th Birthday. (wow am i really that old?!)

4. Zombie Walk and Hallowe’en! (still undecided on costume and now i have no timeeee)!!!!

This October 1st is also the 10 Year Anniversary of moving out on my own.  It seems a life time ago that Joules and I rented that dicey little basement suit out in Fernwood and struck out on our own.  The excitement of a place all our own, the struggles of getting that first couch we purchased from Sally Ann picked up and delivered, the memories of all our walks through downtown on so many lovely nights.  We haven’t lived together for a very long time, and of course we fought like cats, but it’s something i really do miss.  She really is the one person in the universe I never mind having around.

I rarely read into horoscopes, but the one in Monday Mag really caught my eye.  It echoes things I’ve been thinking about and preparing for.  This year, is my year to make it happen.

In the next 10 months, Mars is going to arouse you like you won’t believe!  You’re super turned on about all kinds of possibilities.  You’re eager to prove to others what you can do. You see that success is just within your grasp, and you intend to grab it!  Since things are going well at home, you can focus on your external world.  Focus on your objectives and stay there.

Crazy eh?

It’s all happening.

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Broccoli really has nothing to do with this post, but it’s in the left over stir fry I’m eating for lunch right now and it’s super yummy.  

It’s so hard to sit at work and focus on Period End reports and Student AR when my mind is constantly thinking about the next thing I want to crochet!!!

I just finished updating Twin Love with my first attempt at making some newborn things.  I had so much fun making them, that I’ve got all these new ideas for super cute and current baby wear-ables! I think I have too many ideas in my head.   They’re bouncing around in my head and arguing amongst them selves for priority.  I feel like I’m going through a creative overload.

That must be why my brain hurts. 

Any who, quick note on SYTYCD Canada.  It’s official, I’m on a completely different wave length than the judges.  How can anyone call Vincent their favorite? I know I’m a little over judgmental of the guy.  And even I have to admit his Paso Doble was fantastic.  However, his solo? the exact same solo we’ve seen week after week after week.   Nothing new, nothing exciting.  Also, for the third week in a row, I’ve been trying to vote and no matter who I pick, it’s always a busy signal.  The conspiracy junkie in me is sure that no one gets through, and it’s all a front! And that the choices  are made by the producers.  I have to admit, it’s turned me off the show a little.  

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!

Love you all! 

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Especially when I’m sending off parcels!

I sent off my first sale from Twin Love! (Still so exciting I can barely breath), and second, I sent off a little present I made for the Lovely Erin, who’s expecting!

Everywhere I turn there are people having babies.  Well, not physically having babies right there in the street, but you know what I mean.  I’ve hit that age where most people I know are having children.  Add that to the number of my blog friends who are having babies, and it’s crazy!

I’m forever and a day away from having any children of my own, so I guess I’ll just have tons of practice crocheting adorable baby things.  ~_~   And maybe one day… I’ll have a little one of my own.

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