Back in full force!

So far, 2009 has not been a crafty year for me in any way, shape or form. I have yet to do any of the crafty things I dreamed up for this year. In all truth, I haven't done any crafting at all this year.

Well, yesterday I got a kick in the pants for my lack of craftiness. Because I haven't been active in my crafting, I haven't even been active in my reading all my favorite craft-related sites....and that has cost me a chance at a dream job. When I saw the post for the PT Ravelry job, and that I missed out, I was so sad for the rest of the day....and did quite a bit of life thinking.

The past month has really sucked for me, and I'm thinking the reason it's been so crappy is because of my lack of crafting. Nothing makes me happier than working on some creative project, and watching it evolve from and idea or ball of yarn into a gorgeous finished project. So yes, I'm back and in full force! Life's too short to be unhappy!

I've also got some other ideas in this crazy mess of a mind, but those are going to be saved as surprises for a later date! Gotta keep you in suspense sometimes!

No excuses

I haven't posted in entirely too long, but I won't sit here and post excuses as to why I neglected the blog. It's my own fault, and I will take the responsibility for it. While I'm not making excuses, I do want to apologize to all my crafty friends who haven't been given my craft life updates.

Not only have I been neglecting this blog, I've neglected my needles...and that sickens me. Remember that list of crafty goals for 2009? I haven't even begun to tackle a single item on that list, and I don't want to waste the rest of the year not being crafty. I've got to do something to motivate me...what now? Well, starting March I'll be doing my own crafty goal challenge each month to tackle some of those goals I set for myself, giving periodic updates on my journey to a new crafty ability.

Stay tuned for the March crafting challenge...

Not your typical craft

Well, so far in 2009 my knitting/crocheting has been a little limited as I've been working on a few different things this new year. First, I had to work on a gift for my fabulous mother on her birthday (she'll be 60 this Friday, but she doesn't look or act her age), a cute little counted cross-stitch of some adorable tree frogs.

Now I'm helping my dad with his type of crafting, writing. He's a self-published writer who has about 9 or so books already published. Lately he's been having some trouble getting some good, reliable help for proofreading his books. So I decided to support him a little with offering my services, even though English is not my strong suit....I'm a total Math girl!

Other than that, I've finally done a little more work on my sweater I started in the fall of last year. Since I've been rushed lately with my crafting projects because of deadlines, I've decided to take this one slowly and just enjoy the whole knitting process. I should have some pictures to post soon on the progress of my sweater, once I can get a little photography help from my boyfriend.

Holiday Recovery

I don't know about you, but although I love the holidays because I get to spend some great quality time with my family...it wears me out! My Christmas lasted 3 straight days, but Christmas day was definitely the busiest of them all. Luckily I got a few extra days off of work, so I was able to get some rest after all the running around.

If you have spent any time reading my blog, you will know that I was starting to stress out a few times about getting the gifts completed on time. I am proud to say that everyone received completed gifts, even the two who were surprise guests (I had less than 24 hours notice that we would have two more for dinner on Saturday, so I had to whip up something quick for them...thank goodness for hats!). The gifts were a huge hit, and a few were trying to not only keep their gifts but steal others as well.

Well, now that all the stress of holiday knitting is over, you can expect to see more of me on this blog. Oh, and don't be surprised if you see more than knitting on here...I got a dress form for Christmas (I'm hoping to start working on some sewing soon)!!

I hope that each and every one of you had a wonderful holiday, filled with lots of great crafting fun!