Knitter in Progress

1.9 is how many dishcloths I finished in the last twenty four hours. Hurray for me! (If I had time to go into everything else I did today, I would but I'm tired). Night. PS--this post lets me meet my personal challenge of blogging for 3 whole months in 2009 :)

Can anyone recommend a book(s) or a website(s) that deal with specific journal topics? I would love to find something that is a wealth of journaling ideas. I want to get back into my journaling routine and I would like additional options; I already do diary type entries and fiction writing.

Today DH and I have been married for 11 years. There have been ups, downs, and challenges but we have persevered and grown together. Today is actually THE day we got married. We got married on a Sunday at Turtle Bay in Kahuku, Hawaii. You know the movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall ? We actually stayed in one of those beachfront cabanas after our wedding--the view was great and the room was HUGE. This year we are looking into getting a Hawaiian quilt for our bed in our wedding colors--navy and white. I love you, honey!

I started(actually restarted for the fourth time)a pair of socks over the weekend. I had been wanting to try making a pair of socks using the Fibonacci stripe method and I thought doing a pair in Pens colors would be perfect. So my dilemma has been whether or not I need to cut the yarn between the bigger stripes--hence the multiple restarts. I finally ended up with cutting the yarn before each repeat of eight(I'm doing stripes in the following order: 2, 3, 5, 8, 1) and even spreading it out that much is going to leave a boatload of ends to weave in so this will probably be my first and last pair of Fibonacci striped socks ;) I thought about doing jogless stripes and then decided I didn't feel like adding that into the mix. Now that I have a pattern down, it makes nice mindless knitting.

I have two main goals for this month: 1. To exercise 4-6 times per week. 2. Put 1000 stitches per week into my TT "K". I've been having exercise issues lately so I'm trying to get that routine locked down again--I didn't bust my butt(literally) to lose all the gains I've made. As for the stitching, I think if I don't actually block out time for it then it will not get done.

Enjoy the day!

It's taken me over a year to get a fitness routine that I can maintain on a consistent basis. I try to workout 5-6 days per week for at least 60 minutes each time. Here's a typical breakdown: **3 days weights **2 days cardio **1 day stretch/yoga On some weight days I'll add an extra hour of cardio. I also try to include walks with the family and swimming with the kiddos--neither of which I consider exercise for me(too easy). I use P90X for a majority of my weight work and Cathe for a majority of my cardio. It seems to be working for me and I'm loving the results.

On weekdays during the summer we have a pretty predictable schedule here at Casa KiP. I learned a long time ago that when Diva and Rage don't have a schedule things tend to run amok so I set up a summer routine that keeps them on schedule which makes getting them back into school in the Fall a little easier. Mornings: **wake up **eat breakfast **watch shows(as Rage likes to say) **Mommy cleans, wastes time online or on the phone with family, or a combination of those things. Afternoons: **lunch **school: Diva and Rage work from the Summer Bridge Books and read or get read to for 30 minutes(this process can take anywhere from 1-2 hours depending on their attitudes. **errands and/or special trips(like the pool, the zoo, a playdate) **no TV/Computer/or Wii for ANYONE between lunch and dinner--sometimes that's a blessing and a curse **more cleaning, craft time, or a combo for me Evenings: **dinner **still more cleaning--it never ends **go for a walk(when our weather cooperates) **w...

One of my Challenges this year was to blog every month for three months. I've already done January and March and I loved the theme for July, so I decided to jump in. In the dictionary : Main Entry: rou·tine Pronunciation: \rü-ˈtēn\ Function: noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way Date: 1676 1 a: a regular course of procedure b: habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure 2: a reiterated speech or formula 3: a worked-out part that may be often repeated; especially : a theatrical number 4: a sequence of computer instructions for performing a particular task Main Entry: rou·tine Function: adjective Date: 1817 1 : of a commonplace or repetitious character : ordinary 2 : of, relating to, or being in accordance with established procedure — rou·tine·ly adverb In the thesaurus : Entry Word: routine Function: noun Text: 1 an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity Synonyms...

NaBloPoMo for short. Did you know they did this every month and not just in November? I didn't but I'm going to give it a shot this month. This month's theme is Thanks! ; I am certain that almost all my posts this month will not follow theme. But today I can say thanks to myself for getting done with 85% of my Christmas shopping in November and getting most of the Christmas decorations up. I hate waiting until December to get shopping done. Now if I could only find my address book I could get Christmas cards done :)