Posts from — July 2006

Yeah I know it is hot everywhere in the country right now, but since it is my blog I am going to say how ridiculously hot it is here right now. Now don’t get me wrong, I love it hot out (in fact I don’t mind it even in the low 90’s), but 105+ is a little crazy. Yeah you read that right, there is a heat advisory because the heat index is over 105 degrees right now! Oh, and that heat advisory is supposed to last until wednesday. Is there enough electricity in the world to air condition everyone’s houses until then!? Unlike a lot of people we don’t keep our central air crazy cold (why turn the air down below the temp you would heat in the winter?), but still the central air does feel very, very nice right now. Living on ice cream until the heat lets up also sounds pretty good to me…

On to other topics… the other night it was storming so I thought I would knit for a little while. I started knitting a blanket awhile back (um maybe 2 years ago, it was before i was married…). Well, it is going to be a purple and gray stripped blanket. The stripes are going to be fairly big so each stripe takes awhile. Still that is no excuse for why I am still working on the first purple stripe. I couldn’t believe how little I have worked on it, well that is until I pulled it out of the closet and tried to work on it. Pounce & Axel love it when I knit! Yeah, they love it so much they try to eat the yarn, bat it across the floor, chew on my knitting needles, or swat quickly at my knitting needles. So I quickly remembered why I am only so far on my blanket. It is because I have two very adorable kittens that are way better than being able to say “oh I knit that blanket.”

This afternoon I am going to do a little sewing, stay inside with the a/c, and maybe eat a little ice cream.

So I just got back from the fabric store, where I bought fabric to make a dress, two aprons, and a pair of cropped pants. I also bought some buttons and thread. (Plus I bought a little something for my sister. You can guess Sari, but I am not telling what :) I leisurely strolled through the aisles and took my time just browsing. It was quite a bit of fun. Not that I needed any of the fabric I bought today. I already have fabric sitting at home to make two scrub tops (I want to get them done before school starts…) and a dress.

This is what I made the other night.

Yeah I know it is another purse. Not like I really needed one of these either, but I am trying to perfect my purse making skills:) I have to say that I really liked how this one turned out. I did things a little different so that the strap is a lot sturdier and so that the stitching where the lining attaches to the outside fabric is hidden. I have been using it for a couple days now and have to say that I love this style of bag. I am also planning on making a matching wallet and a couple of cases for inside this bag to keep things sorted a little.

So I got my funny looking boots and coveralls for school in the mail. The boots are a pain to put on, in fact I have yet to get them on with my shoes (you are supposed to wear them with your shoes inside). I do know that my foot will fit since I tried them on with just my socks and there is plenty of room, but when I tried to get them on with my shoes I got slightly frustrated. So I gave up temporarily (I know how about that…)! The coveralls are actually too small to wear a few layers underneath. They would be just fine if I didn’t need to be able to put on a few layers underneath, but since I need to wear these outside during the winter…. So I am going to return them and get the next size up. Maybe when I get the whole ensemble I will take a picture, or maybe not depending on how silly I look!

Sorry that my blog isn’t showing up great in ie. I am going to have Ben take a look at it, since I can’t figure out what I did wrong… He will probably be able to sort through my crazy html and figure out where I messed it up:)

Yeah! I got my new design up and so far I am really liking it. It even seems to work a little better than the old design. Which is very cool, since blogger has been kind of weird lately:) I hope everyone likes it!

okay so i take that back, it works in firefox just fine, but still looks strange in ie (augh!)
just goes to show that firefox is better:)

Blogger is being very weird lately! So I just wanted to say that I am sorry if the formatting on my blog shows up all crazy like. It really isn’t me, I promise:)

I often change my hair color because I am bored of it. If you have known me for any amount of time, you will have seen me go from blonde, to red, to blonde with blue, to blonde again, to purple, to black, to blonde again. I just get into a mood where I decide that wouldn’t it be fun to change my hair color.

I also love to rearrange furniture. It is boring to leave it in the same place all the time. Although the only downside to moving furniture is that eventually you figure out the perfect arrangement, so you either have to leave it, change it to imperfect, or buy new furniture (probably my favorite option:).

This isn’t to say that I get unhappy with stuff. I just like to be creative and change things around. Changing my hair color or redecorating is a fun way to express my creative side. So in the spirit of being creative and changing things, I have decided my website needs a little change. I have been working on a new look which isn’t quite ready yet, but hopefully I will have it up fairly soon. So I hope everyone enjoys it when I get it finished. Check back soon to see the results!

And no I haven’t changed my hair color recently :)