Life has a way of getting in the way of blogging. I’ve been decidedly absent from the computer since moving to Austin. I suppose that could have to do with all the fun changes and goings-on in my life here.
To recap:
I moved to Austin in June 2009
Bought a house in November 2009
Got my first puppy in December 2009
Planted my first garden in February 2010
Got my second puppy in October 2010
Planted my second garden in February 2011
I recently read Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project and was totally inspired. She focuses on making small changes each month, with each month being devoted to a particular theme. It struck a chord with me, because I do my own version of this. 3 times a year, I map out the upcoming 4 months and set goals to accomplish each trimester. Some goals continue all year and some are one time wishes. For instance- my continuing goals are: work out 4 times a week, read a book every two weeks, try one new recipe per week, clean the house once a week, treat myself once a week, do something social once a week. Then specific type goals are take a spanish class, get new tires for the car, plan a weekend trip, etc.
So I wanted to check back into word press and make sure my account was still active. I’m not sure how much I’ll still talk about crafting, cooking, and reading probably a lot, since those are my passions, but I hope to keep track of my own happiness and goals and wishes and interests, so I can look back every so often and remember what matters and what I love.
onward my friends
I worked for a few hours on my cable scarf. It looks the same as last week, only a few inches longer. It’s taking forever, as all knitting does for me. A coworker is having a baby, so I’ll start a crochet blanket soon to make me feel more productive.
I picked up my gray shawl and once again started it over because it had so many dropped stitches. After restarting 5 times, I gave up on it for now. So I decided to teach myself to make cables. I’m starting with a simple scarf pattern. It’s really easy and the cable is looking great.
I’ll likely finish American Wife today (only 50 pages left), and I think I’ll start on Wally Lamb’s The Hour I First Believed. But in recounting what I read this summer, I forgot to mention Tana French’s In the Woods. It was a thriller-type novel about a detective who, as a child disappeared with two friends and was the only one to be found. He is assigned to the case of child murdered in the same woods where he was lost. Great story, quick read, though only a meh ending.
Parent conferences are half over. Tomorrow I have 6 more, then Thursday I have one in the afternoon, then I’m done! Only 2 weeks until fall break!
It smells so yummy. I think it will taste great on some lettuce with some tortilla chips. It’s red, green and yellow peppers and onions in large pieces- mixed with olive oil, canned corn, and red wine vinegar- black beans rinsed and drained. Salted and peppered to taste. So not exactly kitchen cooking, but definitely kitchen prep work.
