I have been bitten by the sewing bug again. Over the last two days I made five pillowcases. Two are going to my parents and three are going to my hockey player nephews.
Here they all are:
Here is a closeup of one of the blue ones and I didn't think about it when I decided to make them but they fit in perfectly with Project Spectrum's theme for July. I love the fabric in these(I am almost tempted to keep them):
Here is a closeup of one of the hockey pillow cases. I love the fabric and I am hoping the boys will too:
On a never ending quest to improve my knitting skills, keep the backs of my stitching projects neat, and organize the chaos that is my life. Welcome aboard!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Where has summer gone?
I cannot believe that it is mid way through July already!
For the past couple of summers my kiddos and I make a list of goals we want to accomplish over the break; in addition, I have them work out of the Summer Bridge workbooks and read during the weekdays over the summer. I think all of this gives them some structure and keeps the wheels turning in their brains(and mine) when school is out.
My goal list has not progressed as fast as I would like.
I have been super focused on working out since last August--I had been working out 6 days a week without fail. Notice the operative word "had". On June 16 I started feeling a sharp pain on the outside of my right knee--it was sharp enough that I thought, "Kim, you need to take a break and rest that leg." So that's what I did. For about a month I did not workout and I iced my knee quite a bit in the first couple of weeks. I also think I could buy stock in Advil at this point. I felt like I could feel myself getting fatter and a lot of my old habits came back with a vengeance. I started attempting to workout again on July 10. I went back to my Turbo Fire/Turbo Jam workouts mixing cardio and strength with a 2 day on/1 day off schedule. I am also making sure that I am not jumping(which stinks because I LOVE plyo jumps). My knee, however, is not healed. One thing was consistent during my time off from exercise--my knee hurt whenever I walked upstairs and guess what? It still does. SO I think it is time I bite the bullet and get this knee checked out.
On the crafting front, I have accomplished a few things(as evidenced in posts here) but not nearly as much as I wanted to. A side effect of the no workout thing is that I have zero energy but that is coming back now. I am hoping to finish my first quilt top(a strip quilt for me), Rage's second sock, and the Bramble and the Rose cross stitch.
On the home front, I want to go through every closet and attempt to get rid of clutter; then I want to tackle our basement!
I also want Rage to learn how to ride a bike(which was also put on hold because I cannot run next to one to help him), so we can all ride bikes together.
The kiddos start school in about 3 weeks so we shall see how much we get done.
Happy summer everyone! Get out there in the heat and enjoy :)
For the past couple of summers my kiddos and I make a list of goals we want to accomplish over the break; in addition, I have them work out of the Summer Bridge workbooks and read during the weekdays over the summer. I think all of this gives them some structure and keeps the wheels turning in their brains(and mine) when school is out.
My goal list has not progressed as fast as I would like.
I have been super focused on working out since last August--I had been working out 6 days a week without fail. Notice the operative word "had". On June 16 I started feeling a sharp pain on the outside of my right knee--it was sharp enough that I thought, "Kim, you need to take a break and rest that leg." So that's what I did. For about a month I did not workout and I iced my knee quite a bit in the first couple of weeks. I also think I could buy stock in Advil at this point. I felt like I could feel myself getting fatter and a lot of my old habits came back with a vengeance. I started attempting to workout again on July 10. I went back to my Turbo Fire/Turbo Jam workouts mixing cardio and strength with a 2 day on/1 day off schedule. I am also making sure that I am not jumping(which stinks because I LOVE plyo jumps). My knee, however, is not healed. One thing was consistent during my time off from exercise--my knee hurt whenever I walked upstairs and guess what? It still does. SO I think it is time I bite the bullet and get this knee checked out.
On the crafting front, I have accomplished a few things(as evidenced in posts here) but not nearly as much as I wanted to. A side effect of the no workout thing is that I have zero energy but that is coming back now. I am hoping to finish my first quilt top(a strip quilt for me), Rage's second sock, and the Bramble and the Rose cross stitch.
On the home front, I want to go through every closet and attempt to get rid of clutter; then I want to tackle our basement!
I also want Rage to learn how to ride a bike(which was also put on hold because I cannot run next to one to help him), so we can all ride bikes together.
The kiddos start school in about 3 weeks so we shall see how much we get done.
Happy summer everyone! Get out there in the heat and enjoy :)
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