Baby Birds!

The bird outside my window has had 4 babies. It is really neat to watch them being fed, but it's hard to be fast enough to get a picture.

It's Bike Season!

This is my bike. I got it last year near the end of the summer. Isn't it pretty? Today I rode it to work for the first time this year. I've decided to set a goal for myself to ride my bike 92 days this year (no, it's not random, it's 1/4 of the days in a year). It shouldn't be too hard, but I think it will make me ride it more than if I didn't have a goal. 2 down, 90 to go.
Also, it seems like a lot of people are starting diets and I'd like to loose a little belly fat, so maybe I should start one too. Diets for me really just involve being more aware of what I am eating (yesterday, being on a diet meant picking most of the breading off of my onion rings.) Anyhow, I decided to look up how many calories I should ideally be getting per day. You always think that 2000 is like the normal, average amount. Well, I only get 1400! Harumph!

Stash, what stash?

So, I've always thought that I don't have much of a stash. Just a box under the bed with a few skeins in it, nothing too exciting. Then today I went looking for a particular yarn that I knew I had to start a project with. That's when I realized that my stash doesn't seem that big because I have multiple stashes. So here they are. 1. The current project basket. For all on the needles projects, recently finished projects and their leftover yarn and several random skeins that just got thrown in there when I was cleaning the living room.
2. Leftover bits of superwash wool.
3. Basket of mostly chunky yarns that I assembled together when I was inspired to make some funky hats this winter. (Number of funky hats made so far: zero)
4. Yarn that was selected from stash #5 because it was deemed 'superior' or 'inspiring' and that something was going to be made out of it "soon". The selection now seems quite random and I'm going to recombine it with the big box.
5. Project leftovers (mostly of usable quantities) and inferior yarn. This is the box that I have previously thought of as my stash.


In other news, a bird has made its nest right outside my sewing table window! It's really the perfect spot, very sheltered, what a smart little bird!

It's Dyeing Weather Again

So this blog was supposed to be about stuff I make, right? Whatever, here's some yarn I dyed last week.

New Kitty!!

This is the adorable new kitty that is coming to live with us on Sunday. He is 9 months old and super affectionate. I am hoping him and Scotty will be pals and that he will keep a respectful distance from Peanut (unless by some freak chance she actually likes the new kitty.)

Were You Aware?

I am a midwife, and now I have a website to prove it. www.lexingtonhomebirth.com

New Years Resolutions

ok, so I know I haven't posted for a long time. My excuse, I was busy busy, then there was Christmas, then I was busy, and then I was lazy. Anyhow, I have no pictures, because I am lame, but here are my resolutions:
1. For the first 15 days of January there will be no sewing, but cleaning and organizing instead.
* ok, so I've already broken this one because yesterday I sewed a bag for myself....and I've kind of lost momentum on the cleaning....but I'm having a party in February and that should motivate me.
2. Get a midwifery website up. This is a January goal.
3. Get 6 midwifery clients this year. I think the website will help a lot with this.
4. ReVamp my etsy store. This is a March goal. I never really worked on the etsy store, but I want to get a banner thing and get really good pictures for each of the summer skirt designs, so the store will have more of a unified look.
5. Be more social. I think I have this goal every year. Hermiting myself away is my default mode.
6. Ride my bike more. Should be easier, now that I have a bike.