The Dreary Life I Lead
We ended up not going to Great Falls yesterday, so I got to sleep in and chill and crochet.Â? I’m currently making 7-inch squares with my scrap yarn for afghans for Afghans since I don’t have any major crocheting projects or presents coming up.Â? (Well… I ordered yarn for a baby blanket but it hasn’t arrived yet.) Making the squares has been nice — it’s one of those things I can just sit and do sort of mindlessly and I end up feeling like I’ve made progress as I get 2-4 a day done.Â? Today, I’ve had a little monster curled up next to me pretending to be a sweet cat.Â? She took a nap with me this afternoon (I’ve been exposed to influenza, so I’m kind of letting my body dictate what it wants to do until I can get tested on Friday), she snuggled with Jon, and she sat and was my stressball when I was crocheting earlier.Â? Yesterday, she was burrowing under the comforter on the couch and making little caves.Â? Silly gremlin!
I watched the marathon of The Biggest Loser that BRAVO had on yesterday and got caught up on the episodes that I missed because of travelling or whatever.Â? I have to say… I am soooo impressed with Pete, the guy who won the $100,000 from the Biggest Loser Club (or whatever the thing is called).Â? On the episode where he had to pick the teams, he chose based on who would help each person the most when he could have easily stacked it so that he’d win.Â? The way he explained it was also wonderful as was the scene with him and his wife.Â? He’s one of the characters I actually liked on the show — for the most part, the really nasty people got voted off early, unlike last season where Lisa lasted WAAAAAAAY too long on there!
Such is my life.Â? Other than crocheting and watching TV, I went to breakfast with Jon and the other pastors today and then went to the crafting group that meets on Tuesday with various community people.Â? (It’s kind of become a tradition on Tuesdays for me.)Â? There were quite a few people there this morning and I got a couple squares done while there and found out what a Montana Mud is.Â? (It’s Coke, Irish Cream syrup, and milk.Â? It would actually be pretty decent made with diet Coke or Pepsi since it’s a little too sweet with the real thing.)
::Embodiment:: Journal
I’m pretty darn proud of my journal so here are the pics of it:
I need to put some Mod Podge over the collage so that it stays put; but I think it looks pretty darn cool considering that I’m not an artsy person.
New Year’s Resolutions
These are my basic resolutions for 2006.Â? My crocheting ones are here.
- Develop healthier habits.Â? (I lost weight and gained muscle this year.Â? I’m hoping to continue that.)
- Pray more and obsess less.
- Not eat any blue paint in 2006.
- Find a job I love.
A Collect for New Year’s Eve
From the Lutheran Book of Worship:
Eternal Father, you have placed us in a world of space and time, and through the events of our lives you bless us with your love. Grant in this new year we may know your presence, see your love at work, and live in the light of the event which gives us joy forever — the coming of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Enjoy your New Year’s Eve and please stay safe tonight!
*Trying* to Be Positive
I’ll just say it: this year sucked for me. But… rather than focus on the bad (which is unfortunately tempting), here are the positives for this year.
- God’s presence in my life.
- Having Jon in my life
- My kitties
- Tying quilts with WELCA’s in Montana and Minnesota and the fellowship I gained from that
- Pontooning with my WELCA in Minnesota
- Blogathon 2005
- Recovering so quickly from surgery
- Montana — it’s just a good thing this year
- Thanksgiving with family
- Christmas with family
- Getting to hang out with Melissa while I was in Washington
- Time with my mommy (and other family) while I was in Washington
- Baking bread with Benjamin and Nathaniel while I was in Washington
- Psych-testing in Minneapolis
- Getting my driver’s license… twice
- The support I got after the journal fiasco
- Being able to get the domain name I wanted
- The amazing friendships I’ve made this year on and offline
- Beating the self-injury thing. (It’s been 6 months. This is good, OK?)
- The kids at all 5 churches I’ve been part of this year
- Baking with Ca, Ke, and Ka for the open house
- People in Minnesota who loved me through all the yuckiness
- Jon getting through the call process in only 2 weeks
- Having family only an hour and a half away
- Being on meds that actually keep me stable
Pathetic
You know you’re obsessed with a blogger when you go and buy an issue of Glamour because that particular blogger is featured.