My Little Piece of The Net

Goals for the 26th year

Quit Smoking.
Write to Someone I Admire (Can be anyone from friend to celebrity).
Send 27 Post Cards (I miss connecting with people outside of the internet).
~~Leave the State for vacation.~~
Pay off my credit cards.
Give handmade gifts for special occasions. (Due to my schedule, I will give as many as I can)
Publish writing.
Sky dive or bungee jump.
Start a work out routine.
Debate with someone and try to see their side.
Walk for a cause.
Take a dance class.
Read a book a month (at least).
Give a gift to a stranger.
Hang out with my brother more often.
Seek Grammar/Writing Education Opportunities.
Volunteer my time outside of school.
Stop to reflect on the good things. (May decide to blog it, may decide to write it down in a journal).
Maintain a sick time balance at work.
Save up for a cushion/emergency fund.
Slumber Party/Diva Evening. (I miss sleep-overs!)
Learn to walk in heels!
Bring lunch to work (at least 3x a week).
Take a financial workshop.
Learn to cook/cook more often.
Go Camping!
Stop spending all my money on coffee!

Montego Bay Revealed!

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

I'm home with a thrown out back today. Le Sigh. So while I am sitting on the couch I thought I would post the pictures of the Montego Bay Scarf. Enjoy!!

A Close Up of the Stitch Pattern.

What do you think? I noticed it's curling quite a bit, I don't know if this is part of the pattern or what but I am thinking about blocking it. What do you think? The kicker, I have never blocked before, any good websites you can direct me to?

Labels: Back Pain, Montego Bay Scarf

posted by Valerie @ 12:59 PM 4 comments

And Here It Is!!!

Sunday, November 18, 2007

The blog is back up and running! Yeaahhh!! Doesn't it look nice? I'm so happy that I found one that didn't pan all the way to the right or left. This one is simple, non-emo and easy to fiddle with. If you notice anything that is off, please let me know. I'm still playing around with it.

Anyways, on with the show!

In the world of knitting, I have had to completely frog back the tree jacket. Apparently I am not trained enough in the ways of the ninja knitter style to know how to watch TV and knit at the same time. Or at least that night I didn't. I totally messed up the pattern. When I went to rip back it just went downhill from there. No biggy really. It did hurt to frog to the start again but I didn't want a sh*tty looking sweater. I did finish a pair of fingerless gloves. They're nice, not what I expected but nice. I swatched and the size was perfect.. so the only answer can be that I have smaller hands than the average adult.. That I didn't count on. So they are a little.. um.. what's the word... roomy. I adjusted them a little around the wrist by entwining yarn into the stitches and pulling it a little tighter. Here's a picture!

See what I mean, they just look a little bigger than me. So I'll just make sure to knit myself kid gloves from now on. -=giggle=- Also, I wanted to share a cute little action shot.

Not the best picture of me but Kiya was really interested in my glove knitting. -=giggle=- Other than that, I have been slowly working through my assorted projects. I haven't really felt up to knitting much. Somewhere along the line I really hurt my back. So I have been taking it easy and watching a lot of movies instead.

In other news, we head out on Tuesday!! I can't wait, it's going to be wonderful! So I'll probably be out of the loop for another week (sorry about the long leave of absence by the way). I'll be back with pictures from the trip and hopefully progress shots. I plan to get a lot of knitting done on my plane. Which reminds me, I need to cast on the Tree Jacket again or they're not gonna let me on with it. So outside of relaxing, we've been shopping and preparing for that, needless to say, it's been a reeeally busy weekend. Tomorrow I work and then I am off for 7 days. -=dances a happy jig=-

Well dears, I think that's all for now. I'm hoping to get another post in tomorrow but if I don't I will talk to you all soon. Sorry for being a bad blogger. Forgive me?

Labels: Back Pain, Finished Project, Knitting, Template, Tree Jacket, Update, Vacation, Weekend Finale

posted by Valerie @ 8:55 PM 1 comments

Back Pain Won Out...

Thursday, March 8, 2007

I woke up in a pretty dandy mood. I was tired, but who isn't at 6 in the morning. I went into work, was doing fine until I started folding maps. I have to fold 105 maps to put into the reports that I just got done spending a full day copying. I had 42 maps left when it hit me. Crippling back pain again... I squeel but toughen up.
"I CAN DO THIS. I will not be defeated" So I do a couple more maps... Everytime I pick up and stretch out my right arm, my back pulsates with a throbbing pain. A deep breath and it hurts, a movement and I am near tears. I tried, I really did try to stay at work. My boss likes me a lot and I don't want to give her any reason at all to think any less of me. I am dedicated to this job, it's one of the best paying jobs that I have ever had and I would be SCREWED if I lost it. So I came home and took meds, took a shower and I can type and move my arms now. I haven't really tried moving since I got home really.

I got a call from Jan today (the mentor) and she is sending me a package for my birthday. Every time I hear her voice I feel at ease. I have to call her back tonight. She said something to the regards of doing a chart on me and she needs to know the place where I was born. I vaguely know what she is talking about. I'll have to ask her to describe in more detail when I call her tonight.

Tomorrow is game day! The Finale is upon us! I wonder what is going to happen to this band of heroes. Will they be beaten by the forces of the damned, will they triumph over evil or will they just run screaming ? Only time will tell. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about.. It's RPG. I am in an all girl Warhammer campaign that Grim is running. It's been a lot of fun and very interesting. This is the finale so we can all take a break, then we're picking back up with a Cyber Punk Horror sort of Story Line. Who knows, he could change his mind fifty times before then. -=giggle=-

Knitting related. I went back to making the original rib stitch shawl I was going to make for Jan. I really like how it looks and I am not at all impressed with the triangular ones right now. I have to buckle down and start working on it. I have been sort of putting it off for some reason. I guess I was waiting to decide finally on a pattern. Anyways, I am going to go. Meds hit and it's making it really hard to type/concentrate.

Have a nice day everyone!

Labels: Back Pain

posted by Valerie @ 12:44 PM 2 comments

About Me

Name: Valerie
Home: Troy, New York, United States
About Me: I am 26 years old. I work, go to school, participate in roller derby and knit every chance I get. Oh, I also love hanging out with my boyfriend (Grim) and two cats (Kiya and Sigh).
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