Archive for February, 2008

The rollercoaster of teaching

  I was feeling a bit depressed about my job today, but my seventh period students have brightened me up a bit.  I love ending the day with my seniors, at least most of the time.  It is tough to get them to focus, but they are a really great bunch of kids and often make [...]

February 28, 2008   Posted in: Sewing, Work  One Comment

Hi ho, hi ho.

  I can’t believe I’m already back at work. Last week just flew by, and the weekend left me exhausted. But, time marches on, and I’ll just have to figure out how to keep pace. I did manage to get a picture posted of the little crocheted bonnet I made. It’s on my 2008 crochet projects [...]

February 25, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Yay for vacations!

  It’s been fabulous.  I’m so not ready to go home, especially since this is going to be such a busy weekend for me. We went skiing on Tuesday.  It was fun, but I don’t really think it’s my thing.  K was a bit disappointed in this particular ski location.  Well, the location was fine, but [...]

February 22, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

PR

  I nearly forgot about Project Runway! Click here for spoilers and such…

February 14, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Updates…well, sort of

  I can’t really update my website right now, but at least I can add pics via this blog.  Lots of new pictures on my 2008 crochet project page (see list of blog pages in the right-hand column. I’m also getting close to being finished with my latest cross-stitch project.  At least, the cross-stitch part of [...]

February 14, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Yet another whirlwind weekend.

  I got up early on Saturday so that I could get a mock up of my bodice cut out.  In the afternoon, I went down to the South Bay to help K’s friend with her curtains.  (Note to self: roman shades are not a one-afternoon project.) I got up early again on Sunday to assemble [...]

February 11, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing  3 Comments

Grrrrrrr

  So, I tried making the earflap hat smaller by using a smaller hook.  No go.  The problem is that the rounds at the top of the hat are too full, so instead of being a circle that gradually gets smaller, it sort of ripples.  Originally, I figured it was because the hat is supposed to [...]

February 8, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

My most seaming virtuous queen

  It’s always a good day when you can quote Shakespeare in your title.  And, no, I didn’t misspell anything thing–I sewed last night!  Not much, admittedly, but it was something at least.  I got another flounce hem done.  I have to put the skirt aside for the moment, though, in order to get a mock [...]

February 7, 2008  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

In the Light

  I love the winter, but I can’t help but be a little relieved when the days become noticeably longer.  I don’t think about the dark mornings and evenings too much, and don’t realize they bother me until it starts to be a bit more gray in the mornings and not get dark so early in [...]

February 6, 2008   Posted in: Work  No Comments

Whirlwind Weekend

  The job fair was a bust.  Entirely pointless, which was what I was kind of worried about, but I went anyway.  I started out the day running a little late and still had to run by Staples to get copies made of my resume.  That took way longer than I thought it would, so by [...]

February 4, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments